1 . What would happen today, if there was an accident at your workplace? Would employees know what to do? Would the injured person get the best possible care?

When an accident happens, a first-aid programme that meets the requirements of the law and is made to the type and size of the workplace can really make a difference between life and death, or between recovery and lasting disablement (伤残).

Employers should make sure that all employees know where emergency information is posted at the workplace. The emergency notice should show the phone numbers of the closest ambulance service, rescue unit, fire police station, and hospital. The amount of time it takes to look up one of these important numbers can make a big difference to a seriously injured person. The place of first-aid equipment and rescue equipment should also be posted.

All workplaces should have a person with first-aid or medical training in case of an emergency. First-aid equipment and supplies, including a variety of dressings and instruments, as well as an up-to-date first-aid book, should be stored where they can be reached quickly and easily in case of an accident. These supplies should be inspected frequently, making sure they are kept in sanitary (卫生的) and usable conditions and re-stored after use. Larger workplaces may need more than one fully-equipped first-aid bag.

In lonely workplaces, emergency supplies and an action plan are especially important. At least one person trained in first aid should always be on-site (在现场的). If first aid is not given properly, it can sometimes hurt rather than help an injured person, or even be harmful to the person giving first aid.

All workers should know who is trained to give first aid on-site, where first-aid equipment is put, and what medical professionals or medical instruments should be found if a medical emergency happens.

1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The importance of a proper first-aid programme at the workplace.

B．The possibility to make a first-aid programme.

C．The requirements of the law about a first-aid programme.

D．Difference between the type and size of the workplace.

2. What should you do for a seriously injured person?

A．Report the present conditions to the employers.

B．Give first aid to him right away all by yourself.

C．Look up and call the emergency telephone numbers quickly.

D．Run to the rescue centre to get first-aid equipment.

3. Why are first-aid equipment and supplies stored in workplaces?

A．To be reached quickly and used to rescue in time.

B．To meet the requirements of the government.

C．To deal with the inspection of higher departments.

D．To make a medical training for the employees.

4. According to the text, what are all workers required to do?

A．Be responsible for the result of the injured person.

B．Know the exact place of first-aid equipment.

C．Be trained to give first aid to the injured in an accident.

D．Be far away from the accident place.

2 . When someone damages their backbone, the injury can leave them paralyzed (瘫痪). Now, scientists have given three paralyzed men the ability to walk again, thanks to an implanted device.

The human backbone, or spine, doesn’t just help us stand up straight. Inside is the spinal cord, which carries important information between the head and the lower part of the body. This information moves around as bursts of electricity traveling between the brain and the other parts of the body. When the spinal cord is hurt, this pathway gets damaged and they can’t move their legs.

Now scientists in Switzerland have given three paralyzed men the ability to walk again. To help them walk again, the men had surgery. A special device was placed directly on the lower part of their spinal cord, below their injury. This “implant” contained sixteen electrodes, which are small objects that electricity can pass through. The researchers made sure the electrodes were lined up with nerves that control the leg muscles. The scientists controlled the implants from a tablet computer.

The patient’s brains aren’t sending “walking” messages to their legs. Instead, the tablet tells the implant to send the walking messages. The researchers used computers to generate patterns of movement, like taking a step. The patient then uses the tablet to choose the pattern and the muscles move in the chosen way. Over time, the men were able to walk using a special walker with buttons to control each leg.

The solution isn’t perfect. It’s very expensive, it requires difficult surgery, and the patients can’t walk without the system. But the scientists are hopeful that in the future, this sort of technology will allow many paralyzed people to begin to walk again in just hours.

1. What's the main function of the spinal cord?

A．It serves as a message carrier.	B．It helps people stand up straight.
C．It takes control of the muscles.	D．It produces signals for movements.

2. What is the implanted device expected to do?

A．Activate the damaged nerves.	B．Identify the position of the injury.
C．Test the degree of the damage.	D．Bridge the nerve gap made by the injury.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．How the surgery is performed.	B．How the device works on patients.
C．How the patients walk without aid.	D．How movement patterns are designed.

4. Which can be the best title of the text?

A．Damaged nerves recover after surgery.

B．Tablets are used in a medical treatment.

C．Implant helps the paralyzed walk again.

D．Scientists made a discovery on backbones.

3 . Shenzhen in Guangdong province has become the first city in China to allow specialist nurses to prescribe (开药方) selected drugs and order tests, in a move that is expected to increase efficiencies in the healthcare system and reduce the patient-load burden on physicians.

Under a new rule in October that took effect in January, eligible nurses will be permitted to order examinations, treatments considering their expert skills and knowledge of specialist nursing or community healthcare. Their prescriptions must be based on existing diagnoses (诊断) made by physicians.

To become a nursing specialist, applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in nursing, five years of working experience, obtained an advanced nursing qualification and have attended a months-long specialist training program and passed a final test.

“Medical institutions must review inappropriate prescriptions given by nurses,” said the regulation. “Nursing specialists who are found to have given three or more improper prescriptions will have their prescribing power stopped for three to six months and will have to undergo retraining before regaining the authorization,” it added.

“Considering the difference in professional positioning, medical education background and work experience between physicians and nurses, it is necessary to fully analyze the necessity and practicability of the nurses’ prescriptive authority,” the commission said.

Zhou Wensi has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and is now a specialist nurse in periodontitis (牙周炎) , or gum disease, at Shenzhen Stomatology Hospital in the city’s Pingshan district.

“Our hospital has not begun allowing us to prescribe. If the rule goes into effect in the future, we’ll likely be able to directly prescribe mouthwash, anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers to patients,” she said.

   However, she also noted that most patients visiting the hospital are in need of treatment delivered by doctors with assistance from nurses like her, so the new regulation is not expected to have a major impact.

1. Why does Shenzhen give permission for specialist nurses’ special rights?

A．To improve the overall ability of the specialist nurses.

B．To speed up the development of the healthcare system.

C．To enhance the work efficiency and lighten doctors’ load.

D．To respond to the demands of doctors, nurses and patients.

2. What does the word “eligible” underlined in the second paragraph refer to?

A．well-recognized

B．Qualified

C．flexible

D．hard-working

3. What do we learn about the new regulation?

A．A specialist nurse should follow the rules strictly.

B．No institutions take charge of the prescriptions .

C．Not all specialist nurses can prescribe drugs freely .

D．A specialist nurse always has the prescribing power.

4. What is Zhou Wensi’s attitude toward the prospect of nurses’ prescribing drugs?

A．Doubtful.

B．Indifferent.

C．Neutral.

D．Hopeful.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

In ancient China which was far away from modern medical technology, Chinese people    1    (cure) themselves by a wide range of traditional Chinese medical practices,    2     (include) herbal medicine, acupuncture, cupping, Qigong and so on.

According    3    research, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was very popular during the Qin and Han dynasties and many books on TCM    4     (write), which are lost today. In the following dynasties, more medical writings came out gradually, among    5    the “Sheng Nong’s Herbal Classic” and the “Compendium of Materia Medica” are the most famous ones.

Nowadays, TCM is still very popular among Chinese people even if the western medical technology produces effect    6     (fast). The most important reason for that is Chinese people believe that TCM makes less side-effects. For a long time, TCM makes    7     deep influence on Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese medical science. Today, TCM is classified as alternative medicine. In China,     8    (course) of both western medicine and TCM are    9     (common) provided in medical colleges, and students can even choose a college of traditional Chinese medicine where they have a chance    10    (study) more about TCM.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hua Tuo was a famous physician in the later years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is     1     (wide) known as the first doctor in traditional Chinese medicine to invent some anesthetic (麻醉的) herbal formulas and the first surgeon to conduct abdominal (腹部的) operations. Hua also created     2    set of therapeutic qigong exercises called Wuqinxi,    3     imitate the movement of tiger, deer, bear, ape and bird, and are still popular today.

Hua later appeared in many     4     (legend) stories. One of them is about how Hua did surgery on Guan Yu, a famous general of the Kingdom of Shu, without using any anesthetic.

According to the story, after Guan’s right arm    5     (wound) in a battle by a poisonous arrow, he invited Hua to help treat the wound. First, Hua wanted the general    6     (take) his anesthetic. The general laughed and sad that it was unnecessary since he was not afraid     7     pain. So, without applying any anesthetic, Hua used a scalpel (手术刀) to cut off the poisoned flesh from Guan’s arm and then scraped the affected bones while the general calmly played chess.    8     (listen) to the sound of bone scraping, the onlookers’ faces turned pale,    9    the general never uttered a single sound of discomfort throughout the operation.

This popular story shows both the doctor’s exceptional skill and the rare    10     (brave) of the general.

8 . Staying in hospital can be difficult for patients, often causing fear and anxiety, especially in younger individuals. These emotions can easily take over, but hospitals in Richmond, Virginia, have programs to relieve some of the stress and create moments of joy.

Due to a program called Dogs On Call provided by the non-profit organization Center for Human-Animal Interaction, at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond, the sound of dogs coming down the hallway creates an atmosphere of excitement among child patients. For 21 years, the volunteer-run program has been connecting dogs with those in need of an inspiring moment.

With the necessary registration steps, dogs and handlers can participate in weekly visits to the hospital. Besides the scheduled visits, parents or children can request a specific team to visit their rooms.

“When a patient interacts with a dog, it can decrease blood pressure and reduce pain,” says Nancy R. Gee, executive director of the center. Their faces change just for a moment. They’re not thinking about their health situation or their pain. Just for that moment, they’re just kids with a dog.

Instead of Dogs On Call, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital of Richmond provides Happy Wheels, a program in which a cart full of treats and other items rolling through the halls of the hospital. The volunteer-run program visits four times a week. They go from room to room to hand out toys, coffee, snacks, and other comfort items. All of the items found in the cart are donated to the program and handed out to families in all children’s care units.

“It’s an opportunity for the children to be children and to get excited about a new toy coming in their rooms, ”says Laura Gepford, child life specialist at St. Mary’s Hospital. “Besides the fevers, the medicine and all the difficult things that occur in the hospital, they have the shining of happy moments. That’s what people hold onto. ”

1. What do we know about the program Dogs On Call?

A．Dogs might frighten the child patients.

B．Dog visits must follow a fixed schedule.

C．It gives mental treatment to the child patients.

D．It is financially supported by the government.

2. What does Nancy R Gee mean in paragraph 4?

A．Children care for dogs by nature.

B．Children’s moods are changeable.

C．Children are too young to take their illness seriously.

D．Children’s spirits are lifted by the dogs’ companion.

3. What is Laura Gepford’s attitude to the Happy Wheels program?

A．Concerned.

B．Appreciative.

C．Dissatisfied.

D．Doubtful.

4. How do the two programs in the text help?

A．By bringing patients comfort and cheer.

B．By changing people’s attitude to illness.

C．By telling people the importance of play.

D．By guiding parents to better comfort kids.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Prihardinni, from the Indonesian city of Surabaya, is amazed at how traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)     1    (continue) to develop since she began studying it a year ago.

The 20-year-old arrived in China in 2019 and initially studied Chinese in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. She is     2     (current) a freshman at the Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, the only university in Northwest China permitted to grant a doctoral degree in TCM,     3     is a medical system with thousands of years of history and widespread international     4     (popular).

When Prihardinni was 10 years old, she suffered     5     continuous headaches. So, her mother took her to see a TCM doctor near their home. The doctor checked her pulse, examined her face and tongue, and wrote down a prescription (处方). After several     6     (week)of consuming the bitter herbal medicine, her symptoms were relieved, and she found comfort.

“His medical skills were like magic.” Prihardinni recalls. The memory of being cured by TCM was remembered in Prihardinni’s heart and it encouraged her     7    (pursue) TCM study majoring in the clinical science of Chinese and Western medicines.

“People in my country are becoming increasingly interested in TCM.     8     (vary) social media vloggers are documenting their experiences with Chinese medicine.” Prihardinni says,     9     (add) that she plans to return to her hometown after graduation and open a TCM clinic. “I want to tell my friends and relatives that Chinese medicine is also     10     good and trustworthy choice.”