1 . Culture influences an individual’s health beliefs, behaviours, activities and medical treatment outcomes.
Cultural competency in healthcare
The second, and far more complicated, challenge is
The third challenge is ethics.
The final challenge involves
A.Because of | B.Regardless of | C.Thanks to | D.In regard to |
A.professors | B.signals | C.professionals | D.assistants |
A.optimum | B.opposite | C.optimistic | D.optional |
A.truly | B.surely | C.actually | D.really |
A.In fact | B.In addition | C.In general | D.In theory |
A.provides | B.reduces | C.contends | D.holds |
A.similarities | B.differences | C.traditions | D.experiences |
A.danger | B.threat | C.risk | D.problem |
A.contact | B.communication | C.comprehension | D.translation |
A.ready | B.hard | C.reluctant | D.impossible |
A.challenge | B.fault | C.result | D.phenomenon |
A.When | B.While | C.As | D.Unless |
A.diagnoses | B.medicines | C.answers | D.religions |
A.loyalty | B.honor | C.reputation | D.trust |
A.conscious | B.careful | C.worried | D.wary |
2 . On September 3, 1928, Alexander Fleming was hard at work. His
Fleming believed that he could turn the mold into medicine to
The first patient treated with the new drug had a bad
At that time, diseases were just as
The four scientists saved lives and changed the world of medicine forever. Today, antibiotics are used to treat many illnesses.
1.A.task | B.dream | C.job | D.success |
A.closely | B.quickly | C.simply | D.gently |
A.disappointing | B.unusual | C.formal | D.alarming |
A.producing | B.sharing | C.posting | D.growing |
A.wondered | B.confirmed | C.judged | D.demanded |
A.organization | B.species | C.type | D.tissue |
A.research | B.split | C.fight | D.cross |
A.named | B.found | C.listed | D.recorded |
A.seized | B.added | C.gave | D.changed |
A.stepped in | B.came down | C.set off | D.got back |
A.updated | B.developed | C.combined | D.identified |
A.infection | B.operation | C.experience | D.memory |
A.strategies | B.treatments | C.collections | D.services |
A.ran out of | B.tried out | C.called for | D.broke away from |
A.especially | B.possibly | C.commonly | D.unfortunately |
A.test | B.make | C.invent | D.replace |
A.further | B.earlier | C.better | D.faster |
A.popular | B.active | C.deadly | D.remarkable |
A.caused | B.answered | C.obtained | D.damaged |
A.expanded | B.controlled | C.remained | D.dropped |
3 . 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 |
4 . 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 |
5 . I watched a wonderful video showing my friend Kieran Jordan dancing beautifully. I felt very
Kieran has been living with Lyme disease (莱姆病) for two years. She first fell
She said,“GoFundMe saved my life. The disease is
At the first signs of the illness, she saw several medical professionals. She said,“The
Kieran is now seeing two physicians who specialize in Lyme. But she said
A.confused | B.encouraged | C.grateful | D.annoyed |
A.asleep | B.silent | C.desperate | D.ill |
A.untreated | B.unnoticed | C.unchallenged | D.unexpressed |
A.business | B.research | C.work | D.damage |
A.Though | B.If | C.So | D.Since |
A.reached | B.formed | C.blamed | D.destroyed |
A.earning | B.raising | C.costing | D.paying |
A.going on | B.preparing | C.waiting | D.working out |
A.trouble | B.leaders | C.support | D.needs |
A.reality | B.proof | C.information | D.expectation |
A.determined | B.doubted | C.missed | D.studied |
A.money | B.popularity | C.confidence | D.strength |
A.peacefully | B.hopefully | C.absently | D.disappointedly |
A.serious | B.rare | C.common | D.mental |
A.helping | B.deciding | C.healing | D.continuing |
6 . On September 11,2001, Tom Frey reported to duty as a detective for the New York Police Department. However, he was assigned to work for
In February 2016, after routine check-up and
Frey began
A.training | B.research | C.rescue | D.treatment |
A.terrible | B.peaceful | C.important | D.amazing |
A.improved | B.changed | C.ended | D.remained |
A.perfectly | B.continuously | C.accurately | D.occasionally |
A.heart | B.lung | C.muscle | D.blood |
A.invitation | B.reward | C.call | D.letter |
A.interviewing | B.testing | C.questioning | D.arguing |
A.common | B.strange | C.rare | D.impossible |
A.taken out | B.taken in | C.broken down | D.broken up |
A.cutting | B.building | C.loading | D.surfing |
A.reduced | B.forced | C.led | D.followed |
A.progress | B.difference | C.decisions | D.choices |
A.reduction | B.chaos | C.sight | D.reality |
A.suitable | B.grateful | C.determined | D.reliable |
A.dreaming | B.worrying | C.living | D.suffering |
A.reporter | B.nurse | C.doctor | D.policeman |
A.replace | B.cure | C.survive | D.encourage |
A.satisfy | B.offer | C.consult | D.affect |
A.going through | B.working on | C.talking about | D.looking into |
A.health | B.harmony | C.happiness | D.hope |
7 . When you first hear the words “lung cancer”, you will think that’s the end of the world. Camille, a 53 -year-old mother of two teens is not
With proper
As part of that gratitude,
“I’ve always been the caretaker and the volunteer, but people have helped me, particularly in the last couple of months, so I really want to
A.asleep | B.alone | C.lonely | D.together |
A.make sense | B.make up | C.make sure | D.make out |
A.benefiting | B.escaping | C.traveling | D.deserving |
A.relaxation | B.protection | C.entertainment | D.treatment |
A.program | B.process | C.routine | D.service |
A.manage | B.monitor | C.follow | D.record |
A.help | B.accompany | C.greet | D.save |
A.besides | B.moreover | C.otherwise | D.instead |
A.surprise | B.nature | C.special | D.normal |
A.stand | B.remember | C.realize | D.lie |
A.pitiful | B.grateful | C.cautious | D.impatient |
A.struggling | B.engineering | C.volunteering | D.pioneering |
A.take | B.look | C.return | D.give |
A.situation | B.occupation | C.relationship | D.system |
A.opinions | B.options | C.difficulties | D.decisions |
8 . After persuading most of his patients, his wife and son to go back to France following the lockdown of Wuhan, Philippe Klein, a French doctor, decided to stay in the epicenter during the COVID-19 outbreak.
"I am a doctor, so I have to do my job and do my
Before authorities in Wuhan
Following the outbreak, he closed his
But while he continued to see his patients, Klein found some had fever and he might be
"When I came back home after seeing patients, I didn't feel very comfortable. I really did not want to put my family
In addition to his sense of duty as a doctor, he said he also chose to stay because of his deep
“People in Wuhan are very friendly to French, and here I feel like a star sometimes,” he said.
“The last month was the craziest month in my
A.share | B.duty | C.thing | D.bit |
A.sealed | B.decorated | C.damaged | D.saved |
A.contain | B.decrease | C.fuel | D.cancel |
A.healed | B.recovered | C.served | D.cured |
A.studio | B.clinic | C.agency | D.firm |
A.finance | B.analyses | C.relief | D.diagnoses |
A.tested | B.influenced | C.infected | D.detected |
A.in trouble | B.in danger | C.in anxiety | D.in progress |
A.departed | B.left | C.flew | D.parted |
A.affection | B.influence | C.attitude | D.association |
A.Sensing | B.Witnessing | C.Smiling | D.Hearing |
A.contribution | B.point | C.impact | D.difference |
A.offer | B.promise | C.risk | D.sacrifice |
A.intellectual | B.professional | C.productive | D.amateur |
A.catch on | B.come back | C.take off | D.pay off |
9 . What the scientists are saying…
The first primate (灵长目动物) clones
For the first time, scientists have used the technique that produced Dolly the sheep to clone monkeys. The Chinese researchers who produced the two macaques say that having access to genetically identical primates will be a huge
Herbal remedy danger
Herbal remedies such as St. John’s wort and ginseng may be
A.threat | B.damage | C.benefit | D.potential |
A.variations | B.diseases | C.structures | D.factors |
A.manufacturing | B.applying | C.testing | D.prescribing |
A.mess | B.differences | C.losses | D.recombination |
A.concerns | B.focuses | C.funds | D.suspicion |
A.translating | B.transferring | C.connecting | D.reversing |
A.magnificent | B.astonishing | C.limited | D.accurate |
A.theory | B.reality | C.advance | D.addition |
A.Attached | B.Related | C.Compared | D.Added |
A.access | B.key | C.barrier | D.contribution |
A.harmful | B.useful | C.helpful | D.purposeful |
A.methods | B.figures | C.problems | D.instances |
A.deal | B.interact | C.mix | D.identify |
A.put forward | B.moved up | C.held down | D.carried on |
A.claim | B.avoid | C.classify | D.mention |
10 . “Don’t get sick in July!”
This is a common concern in teaching hospitals in the U.S. It’s driven by the academic calendar: July is when the new interns, fresh out of medical school, start work. In other words, it’s when everyone is most
So is medical experience good or bad? Well, in most cases, your doctor’s experience is very helpful, allowing her to pick up on a(n)
In a variety of situations, though, experience can backfire. The reason is simple
Doctors are usually locked onto a diagnosis early and disregard new and
Also, some experienced doctors tend to believe evidence when it supports their previous opinion while subconsciously ignoring information opposing it. Let’s say your doctor is pretty certain you have ill digestion and orders a test to
In fact, there are clearly many benefits to having a highly experienced doctor, such as technical proficiency. But there may actually be some unexpected benefits to having a less-experienced one too. She may have a more up-to-date education, boundless energy and perhaps is less vulnerable to biases, freed from the same
To safeguard yourself as a patient, one thing you should always do is
A.innocent | B.productive | C.inexperienced | D.prohibited |
A.slight | B.objective | C.complex | D.sustainable |
A.media | B.tradition | C.reality | D.textbook |
A.psychology | B.education | C.procedure | D.priority |
A.take advantage of | B.make sense of | C.fall victim to | D.play fire with |
A.spring | B.depart | C.benefit | D.distinguish |
A.highly-motivated | B.well-seasoned | C.deeply-offended | D.wide-eyed |
A.moderate | B.visible | C.conflicting | D.permanent |
A.initial | B.tough | C.multiple | D.private |
A.evaluate | B.operate | C.confirm | D.revise |
A.preoccupied | B.labelled | C.associated | D.concerned |
A.professional circle | B.thinking pattern | C.academic background | D.operating order |
A.investigating | B.questioning | C.monitoring | D.observing |
A.obstacle | B.trap | C.horizon | D.struggle |
A.practice | B.accommodate | C.justify | D.remove |