One of the premier medical
In 2003, SARS broke
2 . 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. |
3 . Alifa Chin is a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl whose last name sometimes leads to her being mistaken for a Chinese.
“I like my name very much. I think my name is the
This year, Chin wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping to
“To
The girl’s father said, “We didn’t
“We have seen how people in other countries have gained a better understanding of China through the medical
| A．presence | B．symbol | C．signal | D．proof |
| A．pick up | B．hand over | C．give birth | D．work out |
| A．show | B．perform | C．follow | D．load |
| A．Luckily | B．Originally | C．Obviously | D．Gradually |
| A．transportation | B．shelter | C．budget | D．treatment |
| A．thankful | B．generous | C．proud | D．sympathetic |
| A．contribute | B．supply | C．express | D．release |
| A．relief | B．embarrassment | C．credit | D．surprise |
| A．called | B．offered | C．fought | D．encouraged |
| A．temporary | B．traditional | C．unique | D．contemporary |
| A．live up to | B．figure out | C．make up for | D．account for |
| A．agree | B．exhibit | C．expect | D．charge |
| A．unnecessary | B．unavoidable | C．uneventful | D．unbelievable |
| A．benefit | B．assistance | C．concern | D．agreement |
| A．helpful | B．grateful | C．wealthy | D．creative |
This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (co-winner),
Tu Youyou, a
5 . Wu Ming, a young German born after 1995, is a big fan of Chinese culture. As he thought some diseases couldn’t be treated
Studying TCM also
Wu
Wu thinks there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “
| A．immediately | B．gradually | C．entirely | D．regularly |
| A．depend on | B．dig into | C．look up | D．work out |
| A．created | B．enjoyed | C．advanced | D．recorded |
| A．overcame | B．seized | C．divided | D．escaped |
| A．raised | B．sorted | C．cooked | D．tasted |
| A．aspects | B．standards | C．themes | D．means |
| A．enriched | B．reflected | C．expanded | D．changed |
| A．exposed | B．devoted | C．related | D．addicted |
| A．businesses | B．tricks | C．routines | D．tasks |
| A．normal | B．healthy | C．rewarding | D．diverse |
| A．applies | B．promotes | C．summarizes | D．expresses |
| A．predicting | B．checking | C．touching | D．comparing |
| A．concern | B．wish | C．demand | D．love |
| A．Misunderstanding | B．Difference | C．Stress | D．Failure |
| A．source | B．basis | C．bridge | D．tool |
6 . Everybody should have some first aid techniques,because accidents and medical emergencies can happen anywhere at any time and in such an urgent situation lives can be saved. St. John First Aid courses give you the knowledge and confidence to provide effective first aid whenever it is needed.
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Fee: $162 (includes GST)
Duration: eight hours
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Includes all course content from First Aid Level 1,plus an additional half day. Ideal for special first aiders,health and safety managers and anyone who needs a first aid qualification.
Fee: $235 (includes GST)
Duration: twelve hours
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC)
Advanced training for first aiders who already hold unit standards 6400 and 6402. Ideal for people who require advanced first aid skills or a pre-hospital emergency care qualification for their work.
Fee: $635 (includes GST)
Duration: three days
Child First Aid
Ideal for parents,grandparents and other family caregivers.A recognized qualification for childcare workers.
Fee: $65 (includes GST)
Duration: four hours
Outdoor First Aid
First aid response to accidents and medical emergencies in the wilderness. For groups of eight or more.
Duration: one to two days depending on experience
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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. |
7 . Over the last few weeks, I have been back and forth to the hospital and working with my doctors and medical technicians. I feel very
With everything I
Some inventions were accidental
| A．regretful | B．grateful | C．severe | D．pure |
| A．ignoring | B．concerning | C．curing | D．swapping |
| A．devices | B．antiques | C．curtains | D．manuals |
| A．packed up | B．set down | C．went through | D．suffer from |
| A．proofs | B．shadows | C．editions | D．inventions |
| A．complex | B．pure | C．adorable | D．contradictory |
| A．train | B．wheel | C．airplane | D．car |
| A．Drafting | B．Seizing | C．Adapting | D．Reviewing |
| A．funny | B．steady | C．hard | D．safe |
| A．discoveries | B．statistics | C．patents | D．observations |
| A．principles | B．policies | C．minds | D．effects |
| A．distinct | B．strange | C．legal | D．common |
| A．current | B．product | C．powder | D．criterion |
| A．challenges | B．directions | C．privacies | D．conclusions |
| A．puzzle | B．frighten | C．annoy | D．surprise |
Known as “the mother of ten thousand babies”, Lin Qiaozhi, a physician in OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital,
When she was five years old, her mother's death affected her
After the founding of the new People's Republic of China, Lin Qiaozhi
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 . 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. |
