| A．One teaspoon per day. | B．Two teaspoons per day. | C．Three teaspoons per day. |
2 . Jennifer Udler was in the middle of a 50-minute session with a patient when it started to rain. Walking and talking about anxiety and stress, she and her teenage patient got wet. But when they made it back indoors, Jennifer said, “Hey, look at us! We’re wet, but we got through it! Now you can use that next time you have anxiety before and during an event.” This kind of insight is key to her practice.
Jennifer, a social worker whose practice focuses on adolescents, has been a therapist(治疗师)for 20 years. For most of that time, she practiced in a traditional office, but she noticed how easy it was for her running partners to open up about their problems. After doing some research, in 2013, Jennifer founded Positive Strides Therapy, where she conducts sessions while walking outdoors. She conducts all of her sessions outdoors and in all kinds of weather.
“When somebody asks me if I specialize in walking therapy, I say, ‘No, that’s how I practice,’” Udler said. “I specialize in family systems theory. Walking in the park is just where I practice.”
Despite the lack of formal research, Jennifer believes strongly in the benefits, saying that it can be helpful. “We’ll be talking about ‘moving forward’ as we are actually moving forward on the path, building muscle memory of how they can move forward and leave the anxiety behind.”
And outdoor walking therapy doesn’t just benefit teens. Jennifer says the adults in her practice welcome the humanizing effect of taking therapy outdoors.
1. What lesson did Jennifer teach her teenage patient through the rain?| A．Rain and suffering are a part of life. | B．She is ready to help the young man. |
| C．We can beat our difficulty after all. | D．Rain can help us deal with our trouble. |
| A．Jennifer always talks with his patients in the rain. |
| B．Jennifer found it easy to talk with her patients in traditional office. |
| C．Jennifer conducts all of her sessions outdoors in Positive Strides Therapy. |
| D．Jennifer specializes in walking therapy. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Confident. | C．Unconcerned. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．The lack of formal research about the therapy. |
| B．Building physical memory of past experience. |
| C．Treating her teen patients in a traditional office. |
| D．Conducting walk-and-talk therapy for teens. |
| A．Walking outdoors is similar to managing worries. |
| B．Moving in the rain is a bit too difficult to tolerate. |
| C．The rain can make one excited and face the trouble. |
| D．Running in the rain or storm will make one healthy. |
3 . Visitor Code of Conduct
Please help us maintain a healing environment for our patient. Visiting hours and policies vary throughout the hospital. Please ask a staff member about the policy on the unit you wish to visit. We ask that you comply with the following visitor rules;
• Do not visit if you are sick (fever, cough, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting) or have been exposed to chicken pox (水痘) or other contagious (传染的) illness within the past three weeks.
• Clean your hands each time you enter and leave the patient’s room.
• Follow isolation precautions (隔离预防措施) that are posted on the patient’s door.
• You must wear shoes and shirts at all times. Clothing must be clean and neat.
• Visitors are limited to two per patient each time.
• Do not use waiting rooms on a unit if you are not visiting a patient in that unit.
• Waiting rooms are not for overnight stays.
• Children must have adult supervision (监护) at all times and must be respectful of the hospital’s healing environment. Some units do not allow children’s visiting.
You will be asked to leave for violating (违反) any of the above rules or for the followings:
• Your behavior creates a risk to patients, families or staff.
• You appear to be ill.
• You refuse to follow isolation precautions.
• You are not respectful or considerate of others.
• You fail to supervise children.
If you believe someone is violating these rules, or you need assistance, please notify security by dialing 7363 on the hospital phones or 813-844-7363 on your mobile phone. Security is available at all times.
Waiting areas are monitored at all times by a security video camera.
1. According to the passage, you should ________ before you visit a unit in the hospital.| A．make an appointment | B．ask permission from the doctor |
| C．check the visiting policy | D．ring up the patient first |
| A．study | B．obey | C．discover | D．pass |
| A．stay at the waiting room of any unit | B．create a new environment for patients |
| C．refuse to follow isolation precautions | D．be supervised at all times |
| A．visit patients in group of two | B．touch patient equipment |
| C．stay overnight in the waiting room | D．change into slippers in the patient room |
| A．Children can go to visit patients by themselves. |
| B．If you seem to be ill, you can still visit the patients unless it is contagious. |
| C．Visitors who violate the rules will not be allowed to visit again. |
| D．You can ask for security’s help at any time. |
4 . Being able to find high quality health care at an affordable price is a problem to be solved in many countries. In the United States, Walmart, a large chain store, is trying to help. It is offering something new to its employees: cutting the cost of a doctor’s appointment to only $4 instead of the usual $40 for the same service.
The catch is that the patient and doctor must meet over the internet. This online service is called “telemedicine.”
Walmart is the latest major business in the United States to push its workers toward a high-tech way to be examined and treated by doctors. Thanks to telemedicine, people can talk with medical experts from the privacy of their own homes, often using a secure video connection.
Supporters say online visits make it easier for patients to see an expert or quickly find help for problems considered non-emergencies.
Some healthcare needs are well-suited for telemedicine. It can help people seeking treatment for insect bites or skin conditions. Patients who have had medical treatments and cannot move around easily can use telemedicine for their follow-up visits. Also, people seeking help for mental health issues can benefit from the privacy that telemedicine gives.
But still, many people do not use telemedicine, they continue to go to the doctor’s office when they are sick. 80 percent of middle-size and large U.S. companies offered telemedicine services to their workers in 2018. However, only 8 percent of its employees used telemedicine at least once in 2017.
Compared with seeing a real doctor in person, some people may think the quality of telemedicine is not as good. Parents, for example, may feel they are not giving their child the best care if they use a virtual doctor appointment. Older adults may look forward to their in-person doctor appointments. For them, going to the doctor’s office is a big event, something they look forward to.
Another reason some adults may not use telemedicine services is trust. Tom Hill, aged 66, says he has no plans to ever use telemedicine. He does not buy anything online, let alone do something as personal as seeing a doctor. He says, for him, it is important to look his doctor in the eye and shake hands.
However, for some people, especially young people and busy students, telemedicine might be a good choice. It can cut down on the time away from work. It can also cut down on the cost of doctor visits.
1. What is Walmart trying to help with?| A．Finding something new for its employees. |
| B．Promoting the online service “telemedicine”. |
| C．Cutting the online cost of a doctor’s appointment. |
| D．Reducing the cost of seeing a doctor at a much lower price. |
| A．It enables patients to see doctors at home for free. |
| B．It has become increasingly popular in America. |
| C．It is the online service that is provided by most large US companies. |
| D．It makes it easier to see a doctor for emergency problems. |
| A．Because their company doesn’t provide telemedicine. |
| B．Because they don’t trust the doctors online. |
| C．Because they look forward to a virtual doctor appointment. |
| D．Because they have made friends with the doctors. |
| A．Jenny, a shy woman who suffers from mental illness. |
| B．Smith, a grandpa who has been bitten by a running dog. |
| C．Wilson, a worker who got seriously injured in a car accident. |
| D．Kate, a mother whose kid is suffering from a skin disease. |
| A．Positive. | B．Negative. | C．Objective. | D．Doubtful. |
