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。
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2 . Computers are used more and more in the hospitals. For example, patients’
A.treatments | B.appointments | C.movements | D.conversations |
A.that | B.it | C.which | D.this |
A.saves | B.do | C.is | D.does |
A.advantage | B.technology | C.rule | D.choice |
A.on | B.in | C.to | D.towards |
A.slowly | B.well | C.quickly | D.clearly |
A.like | B.from | C.as | D.beside |
A.write | B.take | C.miss | D.bring |
A.it | B.that | C.this | D.them |
A.difficult | B.easy | C.ordinary | D.possible |
A.However | B.After all | C.In fact | D.So far |
A.worse | B.faster | C.more truly | D.better |
A.in all | B.at all | C.after all | D.above all |
A.in | B.on | C.out | D.at |
A.at | B.out | C.on | D.in |
A.besides | B.except | C.anyway | D.or |
A.ever | B.even | C.used to | D.almost |
A.time | B.work | C.health | D.brain |
A.so | B.that | C.but | D.so that |
A.told | B.proved | C.appeared | D.created |
3 . Ms. McIntyre, 38, worked as a publisher. She suffered brain cancer and her health got worse despite some medical treatment. But she realized that in a way, she was luckier than some other people. She had insurance to help pay for her medical care. But Ms. McIntyre and her husband, Mr. Gregory, knew that many people with cancer face tough decisions because of the costs of medical care and wind up owing far more than they can pay.
Though her health was failing, Ms. McIntyre decided to help pay off the medical debts of as many people as she possibly could. The couple began donating money to a group called RIP Medical Debt, which is committed to working to pay off the unpaid medical debts of others. The group can pay off medical bills for about 100 times less money than they cost. In other words, for every 100 donated, the group can pay off 10,000 in unpaid medical bills.
Unfortunately, Ms. McIntyre passed away before long. Mr. Gregory posted a message for Ms. McIntyre on her social media accounts. “If you’re reading this, I have passed away,” the post began. Then the post explained, “To celebrate my life, I’ve arranged to buy up others’ medical debts and then destroy the debts.”
The couple had set up a page on a website to raise money for this purpose. They had hoped to raise about $20,000. Nevertheless, Ms. McIntyre’s last post attracted a lot of attention. The donations on her web page quickly passed the total goal. In less than a week, the site had raised 10 times more than expected and the donations are still coming in. By November 22, 2023, Ms. McIntyre’s web page had raised over $627,000, or enough money to pay off about $60 million in medical debts.
Mr. Gregory planned a special event in December to celebrate Ms. McIntyre’s life and to announce how many millions of dollars of medical debts her efforts had paid for.
1. Why did Ms. McIntyre feel luckier than some other people?A.The doctors eventually cured her. | B.Her disease didn’t become worse. |
C.She had a decent job before being ill. | D.She had security about medical care. |
A.By paying for their daily debts. | B.By giving away money to them. |
C.By ridding them of debts from treatments. | D.By purchasing medical insurance for them. |
A.The public involvement. | B.The couple’s commitment. |
C.The operation of a website. | D.The increase of medical debts. |
A.Humorous and elegant. | B.Influential and understanding. |
C.Cautious and promising. | D.Enthusiastic and adaptable. |
Tu Youyou, the first female Chinese scientist
5 . Rwanda is a small country in East Africa with about more than 13 million people. The landlocked country is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa.
Many people live in
Zipline, an American start-up company, now helps people in remote areas to get better
Rwanda is where their plans have been met with
“Rwanda is the first country to
If a hospital or a
Doctors or healthcare workers just need to send a
“I used to see the drones fly and think they must be
The drones have already successfully completed more than 12,000
A.Otherwise | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Moreover |
A.botanic gardens | B.city centres | C.department stores | D.remote areas |
A.medicines | B.muscles | C.headaches | D.thoughts |
A.likely | B.difficult | C.enough | D.certain |
A.health care | B.road conditions | C.food providers | D.public education |
A.dismissed | B.organized | C.imitated | D.defeated |
A.approval | B.curiosity | C.discrimination | D.strangers |
A.catch up with | B.operate on | C.run away from | D.work with |
A.pilot | B.doctor | C.designer | D.driver |
A.school | B.clinic | C.grocery | D.market |
A.construct | B.describe | C.understand | D.access |
A.team | B.message | C.present | D.ticket |
A.emotionally | B.patiently | C.effectively | D.privately |
A.needed | B.discovered | C.produced | D.exported |
A.table | B.file | C.emphasis | D.order |
A.kind | B.real | C.curious | D.useless |
A.soul | B.life | C.children | D.mother |
A.novels | B.forms | C.deliveries | D.applications |
A.identified | B.abandoned | C.expanded | D.observed |
A.technology | B.recreation | C.headline | D.surgeon |
6 . Brynn Schulte nearly died two times when she was a baby. At one point she needed emergency surgery for bleeding in her brain. No one knew what was wrong. Then, a test that looked at her full genetic details found a rare bleeding disorder. Catching the disorder early saved her life. “You have this hopeless feeling when you don’t really know what’s going on,” said her father, Mike Schulte. He noted that the test made a difference in finding the cause and “getting her the right care that she needed almost immediately”.
Brynn, now 4, got the genetic testing as part of a clinical trial, the results of which were published recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Testing all of the details of a person’s genes is called “whole genome” testing. Whole genome tests are much better than narrowly targeted tests when it comes to finding genetic differences, called abnormalities, which can cause disease. The study found 49 percent of these abnormalities, compared to 27 percent with more commonly used tests targeting only some genetic diseases.
Whole genome tests could solve the problem of doing several narrowly targeted tests on babies, which still might not find the disorder. Experts warn there are some problems because labs vary in how they understand results. Also, whole genome tests are more expensive and less likely to be covered by insurance.
But researchers hope that whole genome tests will at some point be used for millions of hospitalized babies with rare and difficult conditions. The US National Human Genome Research Institute has found that around 350 million people around the world live with rare disorders. And it found that about 80 percent of the more than 7,000 conditions are genetic.
1. How did Mike Schulte feel about the test?A.Proud. | B.Grateful. | C.Unclear. | D.Hopeless. |
A.narrowly targeted tests are easier |
B.commonly used tests take longer |
C.whole genome tests focus on babies |
D.whole genome tests are more accurate |
A.They cost a lot. |
B.The process is complex. |
C.The disorder might not be found. |
D.Their results are hard to understand. |
A.In a blog. | B.In a medical record, |
C.In a newspaper. | D.In a letter. |
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1. If you are going to camp,which course should you choose in advance?A.Child First Aid. | B.Sports First Aid. |
C.First Aid Level 1. | D.Outdoor First Aid. |
A.$162 | B.$78 | C.$65 | D.$52 |
A.First aid in childcare. | B.Basic emergency care. |
C.Advanced first aid skills. | D.Injury prevention methods. |
This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (co-winner),
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9 . You’ve probably heard the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Comedy on Referral has taken that idea and run with it, using standup comedy to help treat people struggling with depression and anxiety in partnership with the NHS.
The idea stemmed from comedian Angie Belcher’s experiences of teaching comedy at Bristol University. She found that students often told her how much stronger and more resilient (恢复力强的) they were thanks to standup comedy.
Inspired, she teamed up with the NHS in Bristol to create a six-week comedy course for patients struggling with depression in January 2022. Following the success of this initial course, Comedy on Referral won NHS funding to help men at risk of killing themselves in London.
Belcher will work alongside psychologists and men who have experienced self-killing events to use comedy as a form of therapy (疗法).
Talking to The Bristol Post, Belcher said, “Past depressions are perfect for comedy. Comedy doesn’t come from the happy, perfect moments of your life, but from our everyday struggles and major life events. People who’ve been through big life experiences such as the death of a close relation and ill health often can’t wait to tell me their story, mostly because there’s always something strangely funny about the situation.”
Research has shown that laughter has positive psychological effects, such as decreasing levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) and increasing endorphins (chemicals making you feel relaxed).
It can even have physiological benefits, although less research has been done in this area. Current research has linked laughter and humour with increased levels of pain tolerance as well as short-term cardiovascular (心血管的) benefits. More research is needed to prove these findings.
Nonetheless, the mental health benefits of regular laughter are widely accepted, and using comedy to treat mental health struggles could be a real breakthrough in the treatment of mental health.
1. Why is the saying used at the beginning of the text?A.To attract readers’ attention. | B.To introduce the topic. |
C.To demonstrate a theory. | D.To present a statement. |
A.She set up a new company for the struggling patients. |
B.She took an effort to run after the success of her course. |
C.She created a six-week comedy course for related patients. |
D.She raised money to help men at risk of killing themselves. |
A.Bringing the depressed at ease. | B.Making struggling patients energetic. |
C.Building up the patients’ willpower. | D.Ensuring the patients to be pain-free. |
A.Using Standup Comedy Improves Wellbeing |
B.Depression and Anxiety Can Be Cured Now |
C.The Initial Course Proves to Be Successful |
D.Laughter Is Actually Being Used as Medicine |
10 . Technology Brings Change to Doctor’s Visits
Lisa has not seen her doctor of 25 years since she started using a healthcare service called telemedicine. With telemedicine, a person can contact a doctor from wherever they are using a smartphone or other devices and discuss their health concerns in a video conference. Lisa no longer waits for the doctor’s office to open. She does not even have to leave her home. She used virtual visits last summer for help with a skin problem and returned for another small issue. She told The Associated Press she does not feel the need to seek care in the traditional way, especially since she also gets free health exams at work. Last year, the Kaiser Family Foundation, a healthcare research group, found that about 25 percent of adults in the United States do not have one doctor they visit often. That jumps to 45 percent for those under age 30.
Other people have moved to walk-in clinics and urgent care centers. And more medical services are using teams of professionals to keep patients healthy.
More recently, employers have started adding work place clinics. And thousands of urgent care centers have opened around the country to treat emergencies that are not life-threatening. Doctors say the team-based services are changing their relationships with patients. Harvard Medical School professor Russell Phillips, also a doctor, often answers emails or questions from his patients.
A.The remaining 20 percent are referred to the emergency room or a primary care physician for further examination. |
B.They limit visits with a doctor to just the more serious cases. |
C.It’s probably minor, and the way a doctor is able to tell is with a physical exam. |
D.Some people like Lisa wonder how much they still need a regular doctor. |
E.They also can make sure different medicines work together, as well as help make sense of information patients find with an Internet search. |
F.He says health care is changing into more of a flowing, virtual relationship where patients have shorter visits with their doctors more often. |