1 . Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In the playground.

B．At home.

C．In the hospital.

2 . Scientists from Imperial College London have found that using virtual reality(VR)headsets can reduce sensitivity to pain, by immersing(沉浸)people in icy Arctic scenery. In a study published in Pain Reports, a team from Imperial used VR video to reduce people’s sensitivity to ongoing pain and sharp shooting pain.

According to the researchers, the findings add to the growing evidence for the potential of VR technology to help patients with long-term pain. Beyond the distracting effect, they think VR may actually cause the body’s own inbuilt pain-fighting systems to start working.

Dr Sam Hughes, the first author on the paper, said "Our work suggests that VR may be getting involved in processes in the key parts of our inbuilt pain-fighting systems and are helpful in regulating the spread of increased sensitivity to pain.

To test their theory, researchers applied a cream containing capsaicin(辣椒素)-the chemical that makes your mouth bum-to 15 healthy volunteers. The capsaicin makes the skin more sensitive to painful stimuli(刺激)like a very small electric shock.

In the first trial, participants were then asked to rate the pain caused by the capsaicin cream on a scale of 0-100 (from 'no pain' to 'worst pain possible' )while either watching a VR scene of Arctic exploration through a headset, or looking at a still image of an Arctic scene on a monitor. Under the same conditions, they were also asked to say when a stimulus applied directly to the skin area is considered as painful.

The team found that ongoing pain was reduced following VR immersion, and that sensitivity to painful stimuli was also reduced. However, the same effect was not seen in people who looked at still images of the polar environment.

They explain that while the findings made at the beginning are encouraging, the study is limited by the small number of healthy participants, without long-term pain. However, the researchers believe VR could hold a bright future to treat patients with long-term pain who have poor inbuilt pain fighting systems.

1. How can VR possibly help long-term pain sufferers?

A．By making their pain-fighting systems function.

B．By drawing their attention to fighting pain.

C．By controlling the spread of pain sensitivity.

D．By slowing down their brains' reaction to pain.

2. Which step comes first in their theory testing?

A．Making a capsaicin cream.

B．Putting on virtual reality headsets.

C．Applying capsaicin cream to the skin.

D．Looking at pictures on a computer screen.

3. What conclusion can be drawn from the trial?

A．Still images helped to ease people's pain.

B．VR immersion was the key factor in pain reduction.

C．Healthy people were less sensitive to VR than pain sufferers.

D．Capsaicin cream brought people more pain than electronic stimulus.

4. What does the last paragraph imply?

A．The team feels confident about future VR treatment.

B．The researchers will work on the side effect of VR.

C．VR treatment can be applied in other medical fields.

D．The trial only has an effect on short-term pain patients.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a hospital.

B．In a drug store.

C．In a restaurant.

2. What might cause the woman’s discomforts?

A．Being caught in a heavy rain.

B．Great changes in her diet.

C．A lack of enough sleep.

3. What does the man suggest?

A．Buying some medicines from a drug store.

B．Taking the medicine with few side effects.

C．Getting a professional’s suggestion when ill.

4 . Who is the woman probably speaking to?

A．Her good friend.

B．Her doctor.

C．Her personal trainer.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman doing now?

A．Working at a clinic.

B．Shopping in a supermarket.

C．Buying medicines in a drug store.

2. When should the woman take the pills?

A．Before going to bed.

B．After meals.

C．At noon.

3. What is forbidden after taking the pills?

A．Having a meal.

B．Taking a walk,

C．Driving a car.

4. How does the woman pay at last?

A．By card・

B．In cash.

C．By E-payment.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How did Jim get hurt?

A．He was kicked by a boy.

B．He was hit by a football.

C．He fell down on the ground.

2. When can Jim play sports again?

A．In 48 hours.

B．In 4 days.

C．In a month.

7 . 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。

First aid is of importance in our life. There is no doubt     1     it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and     2     (accident) happen from time to time. If a person has an accident, he needs medical care     3     a doctor can be found. But in the process of first aid, whether the     4         (injure) will be properly treated depends on your knowledge of first aid. As     5     famous journalist, Yansong leads a very simple life. But he not only has a good nose for news, but also has     6    (admire) professional first aid skills, because he    7     (think) if we know something about first aid, perhaps a life can     8    (save).

Everybody should know some first aid in order to save other     9    (people) lives. Let's take delight in     10     (acquire) skills of first aid.

8 . Culture influences an individual’s health beliefs, behaviours, activities and medical treatment outcomes. ___________ the significant influence of culture upon health and related outcomes, health care ___________ should be culturally competent in order to provide ___________ health care to patients. Cultural competency means considering many options and being more careful about making judgments. For example, scars and bruises that suggest abuse in western culture could ___________ be symbols of accepted healing methods or sacred rituals. ___________, different parts of the body are considered sacred in different cultures.

Cultural competency in healthcare ___________ four major challenges for providers. The first is the straightforward challenge of recognizing clinical ___________ among people of different ethnic and racial groups, e. g. , higher ___________ of hypertension in African Americans and of diabetes in certain Native American groups.

The second, and far more complicated, challenge is ___________. This deals with everything from the need for interpreters to nuances of words in various languages. Many patients, even in western cultures, are ____________to talk with their doctors about such personal matters as sexual activity or chemical use. How do we overcome this ____________ among more restricted cultures?

The third challenge is ethics. ____________ western medicine is among the best in the world, we do not have all the ____________. Respect for the belief systems of others and the effects of those beliefs on well-being are critically important to competent care.

The final challenge involves ____________. For some patients, authority figures are immediately mistrusted, sometimes for good reason. Having seen or been victims of atrocities (暴行) at the hands of authorities in their homelands, many people are as ____________ of caregivers themselves as they are of the care.

1.

A．Because of

B．Regardless of

C．Thanks to

D．In regard to

2.

A．professors

B．signals

C．professionals

D．assistants

3.

A．optimum

B．opposite

C．optimistic

D．optional

4.

A．truly

B．surely

C．actually

D．really

5.

A．In fact

B．In addition

C．In general

D．In theory

6.

A．provides

B．reduces

C．contends

D．holds

7.

A．similarities

B．differences

C．traditions

D．experiences

8.

A．danger

B．threat

C．risk

D．problem

9.

A．contact

B．communication

C．comprehension

D．translation

10.

A．ready

B．hard

C．reluctant

D．impossible

11.

A．challenge

B．fault

C．result

D．phenomenon

12.

A．When

B．While

C．As

D．Unless

13.

A．diagnoses

B．medicines

C．answers

D．religions

14.

A．loyalty

B．honor

C．reputation

D．trust

15.

A．conscious

B．careful

C．worried

D．wary

9 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter对中医文化很感兴趣, 发来邮件向你咨询。请回复邮件。
要点：1. 简要介绍中医文化；
2. 推荐央视《中华医药》 (Traditional Chinese Medicine) 栏目。
注意: 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 结束语已为你写好，不计入词中。
参考词汇：中医/中医文化：TCM = Traditional Chinese Medicine
央视网址：www. cctv.com.
Dear Peter,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

10 . An aircraft carrying personal protective equipment donated by China, along with U.S.-purchased medical supplies, arrived in New York on March 29.

The plane is the first in a series of flights over the next 30 days organized by the White House to help fight the coronavirus, the White House said. Most of the purchases are from Asia including Malaysia and Vietnam.

The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. retweeted a report from Axios, which said that 12 million gloves, 130,000 N-95 masks, 1.7 million surgical masks, 50,000 gowns, 130,000 hand sanitizer units, and 36,000 thermometers from China have arrived in the United States.

Along with the goods, Chinese company Huawei donated 10,000 masks, 20,000 articles of protective clothing, 10,000 gloves and 50,000 goggles to New York state.

Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed the donation and thanked Huawei on Twitter.

The plane was funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It landed at John F. Kennedy airport carrying gloves, gowns and masks for distribution in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, three hard-hit states battling to care for a crush of coronavirus patients.

The airlift is a product of a team led by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, which formed "Project Airbridge," a partnership between large U.S. healthcare distributors such as Mekesson Corp, Cardinal, Owens & Minor, Medline and Henry Schein Inc, and the federal government.

The flight from Shanghai was the first of about 20 flights to arrive between now and early April, according to the White House. Additional flights will carry similar gear from China, Malaysia and Vietnam.

1. From the passage we know that ________.

A．all goods on the plane are donated by China

B．all goods on the plane are purchased from China

C．all goods on the plane are donated by Huawei

D．some of the goods on the plane are from donation while others are purchased from Asia

2. Which is not the hard-hit state battling to treat coronavirus patients?

A．New York.	B．New Jersey.
C．California.	D．Connecticut.

3. What does the underlined word "gear" mean in the last paragraph?

A．Protective equipment and medical supplies.

B．Parts of the machine.

C．Medicine.

D．Food.

4. Where do you think passage is most probably taken from？

A．A textbook.	B．A collection of stories.
C．A guide book.	D．An official report.