1. What’s wrong with the man?
A.He has got the flu. | B.He has a sore throat. | C.He has a stomachache. |
A.Three times a day after each meal. |
B.Four capsules every other day. |
C.Three times a day before each meal. |
1. What did the speakers do last week?
A.They sent the Smiths to hospital. |
B.They visited the Smiths’ daughter. |
C.They expressed thanks to the Smiths. |
A.At the hospital. | B.At school. | C.At home. |
A.Classmates. | B.Doctor and patient. | C.Reader and librarian. |
4 . I grew up in a home with a mother who believes that vaccines cause brain damage, and do not contribute to the health and safety of a society. The only shot I received was for tetanus (破伤风) when I was two months old. After that, nothing.
At the beginning of each school year, I was very anxious. Delayed term paper? Mischievous (捣蛋的) behaviour? Late for school? None of them. I’d be pulled out of class and brought to the headmaster’s office. The school doctor would tell me I haven’t received any of the necessary shots to attend school. But the same thing occurred each time: my mom would exempt (免除) me from the shots and nothing would happen.
After doing a lot of research, I found although people who don’t vaccinate their children make up only a relatively small group, they can cause major consequences. People who, for health or age reasons, cannot receive vaccines are at a higher risk of catching a preventable disease.
Eventually, I turned 18. In Ohio, where I live, I had to wait until I became a legal adult to make the decision to receive vaccine shots. A huge factor in taking the step to ensure my health was the message board website Reddit. Last year, I asked Reddit users for advice about what vaccines to ask for and how to go about getting them from a doctor. After my post received more than 1,000 comments, I made an appointment with my family physician. Despite how strongly my mother felt, I went through with it anyway.
I did something every person should do. It wasn’t special in any way. Vaccines protect the health and safety of not only yourself but also other people. Vaccination is important because someone could die if you don’t get vaccinated. This was the biggest reason I got vaccinated despite the opposition.
1. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 1?A.He was born disabled. | B.He suffered from tetanus. |
C.He was hardly vaccinated. | D.He was spoiled by his mother. |
A.Because he would never behave himself. |
B.Because he couldn’t go to school on time. |
C.Because he often forgot to do his term paper. |
D.Because he would be called to meet headmaster. |
A.Grateful | B.Annoyed | C.Excited | D.Guilty |
A.Obeying the old pays off. | B.Keeping fit is the best policy. |
C.Doing the right thing matters. | D.Following advice is beneficial. |
5 . Scientific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which
I chose this
After years’
One day,
While the doctor concentrated on
Even today, I still
A.means | B.draws | C.declares | D.announces |
A.responsibility | B.burden | C.career | D.dream |
A.patients | B.children | C.clowns | D.parents |
A.frightened | B.abandoned | C.annoyed | D.confused |
A.simple | B.general | C.familiar | D.special |
A.teasing | B.entertaining | C.comforting | D.educating |
A.taking on | B.working on | C.putting on | D.drawing on |
A.sacrifice | B.embarrassment | C.annoyance | D.boredom |
A.normal | B.formal | C.accurate | D.appropriate |
A.anxious | B.ambitious | C.cautious | D.disappointed |
A.cozily | B.uncomfortably | C.angrily | D.fortunately |
A.challenge | B.treat | C.guide | D.comfort |
A.operating | B.experiencing | C.controlling | D.examining |
A.attraction | B.admission | C.attention | D.assumption |
A.reflected | B.relieved | C.removed | D.replaced |
A.magically | B.originally | C.officially | D.reasonably |
A.in return | B.in vain | C.in turn | D.in question |
A.play a trick | B.do the trick | C.do no good | D.do the opposite |
A.stick | B.wear | C.supply | D.strengthen |
A.attitude | B.magic | C.laughter | D.behavior |
1. How long will sunburn be usually recovered?
A.At least ten days. | B.Within seven days. | C.About half a month. |
A.By having a warm bath. |
B.By drinking some boiled water. |
C.By taking some foods with Vitamin E. |
A.Whitening the skin. | B.Skin cancer. | C.Getting young quickly. |
A.At 3 pm, August | B.At 4 pm, July. | C.At 10 am, June. |
7 . Last month, I slept through a flight from London to Beijing. Upon waking up, I was shocked to discover that I could no longer
The doctor at the Sino Japanese Friendship Hospital
In that moment of
In that clinic, I heard many other patients’
I’m surprised at how these
A.move | B.touch | C.understand | D.shape |
A.structures | B.instructions | C.schedules | D.principles |
A.got hold of | B.appealed to | C.belonged to | D.put up with |
A.judged | B.advised | C.forbade | D.requested |
A.warning | B.persuading | C.ordering | D.recommending |
A.happier | B.further | C.simpler | D.mature |
A.hopelessness | B.eagerness | C.hesitation | D.preparation |
A.refused | B.failed | C.pretended | D.offered |
A.punishment | B.research | C.treatment | D.learning |
A.shock | B.worry | C.loyalty | D.belief |
A.legs | B.fingers | C.knees | D.wrists |
A.normal | B.superior | C.unique | D.wonderful |
A.adventures | B.backgrounds | C.stories | D.efforts |
A.widespread | B.steady | C.reasonable | D.severe |
A.silently | B.carefully | C.smoothly | D.exactly |
A.influenced | B.admitted | C.damaged | D.recovered |
A.tiny | B.wide | C.rough | D.soft |
A.communicate | B.compete | C.start | D.struggle |
A.direction | B.occasion | C.wisdom | D.comment |
A.knowledge | B.health | C.experience | D.interest |
8 . Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines, say UK researchers.
Their study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine, which was considered the best cough medicine at present.
The Imperial College London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment. “While coughing is not necessarily harmful (有害的) it can have a major effect on the quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem,” said Professor Peter Barnes.
Ten healthy volunteers (志愿者) were given theobromine, codeine or placebo, a pill that contains no medicine, during the experiment. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pill. The researchers then measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and as a sign of how well the medicine are stopping coughs.
The team found that, when the volunteers were given theobromine, the capsaicin needed to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. When they were given codeine they needed only slightly higher levels of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo.
The researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a nerve activity (神经活动), which causes coughing. They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness.
1. According to Professor Barnes, theobromine ______.A.cannot be as effective as codeine |
B.can be harmful to people’s health |
C.cannot be separated from chocolate |
D.can be a more effective cure for coughs |
A.Theobromine. | B.Codeine. |
C.Capsaicin. | D.Placebo. |
A.were patients with bad coughs | B.were divided into the three groups |
C.received standard treatments | D.suffered little side effects |
A.Codeine: A New Medicine | B.Chocolate May Cure Coughs |
C.Cough Treatment: A Hard Case | D.Theobromine Can Cause Coughs |