1 . Standing outside my hospital the other day, I was struck by a sight. In fact, it’s a sight we’ve all seen countless times: obese (肥胖的) nurses standing around outside a hospital. It is estimated that one in four nurses is obese, with nearly two-thirds being overweight.

While some have argued that obese nurses may be less productive and take more time off sick, this isn’t my concern at all. I’m just worried about the example they set to others. Yes, of course, nurses and doctors struggle with having a healthy lifestyle like everyone else. But if they can’t stick to the basic principles of maintaining a healthy lifestyle that they are promoting themselves, then in my opinion they have no business being on the front line. No patient is going to take them seriously unless they can demonstrate that they at least try to practise what they promote.

It’s a serious professional failing, because it sends the disastrous message of “do as I say not as I do”, which is never going to result in someone changing their ways. You wouldn’t take advice about reducing your drinking from an alcoholic, would you? So why should you be expected to listen to an overweight healthcare professional who is telling you to lose a few pounds?

Of course, there are lots of instances when a doctor or nurse’s personal struggles can really help. For example, I used to smoke and I find this actually helps me because I can relate to patients — I know their struggles, I know their concerns and I know the things they say to themselves to avoid quitting. Knowing that I used to smoke helps me come across as more human to my patients — I’ve done silly things but I’ve changed and so can they.

Similarly, a nurse who was previously obese but has now lost weight could be a real motivation for patients. But until they have lost weight and can demonstrate that they practise what they promote, they risk alienating (使疏远) the very patients they are charged with helping.

1. What worries the author concerning obese nurses?

A．They will have difficulty getting along with patients.

B．They will be unlikely to take patients seriously.

C．They will fail to play their role in health promotion.

D．They will be incompetent at their job on the front line.

2. What is the author’s attitude to “do as I say not as I do”?

A．Tolerant.

B．Contradictory.

C．Uncaring.

D．Disapproving.

3. In what way is the author’s experience of quitting smoking helpful?

A．He understands smokers better.

B．He manages to maintain a healthier lifestyle.

C．He has become brave in the face of struggles.

D．He sets a good example to his workmates.

4. What can we infer about the author?

A．He is an alcoholic.	B．He is a doctor.
C．He is overweight.	D．He is impatient.

2 . Andrew Chilton was diagnosed with autism (自闭症) at age eight. There was a lot to _________. Would he ever have a job? Live _________? Doctors and school officials _________ that Andrew might not even graduate from high school.

Andrew’s family would do anything for him. Christy Chachere, the boy’s personal care attendant, saw the _________ right away. “You have to let him _________,” she told the family. “It’s the _________ way he learns to do things on his own.”

No longer would Andrew’s mother write his papers. His younger brother wouldn’t _________ him to operate the computer. Christy wouldn’t help him with homework either.

Andrew _________ loudly at times. But then what Christy expected began to _________. Andrew would come home from school, get a snack and start on his homework. Christy was ____________ there. She wouldn’t do his papers for him. But she showed him how to get organized. Best of all, Christy offered ____________ once his work was done. She’d ____________ him to a store where he could buy Pokémon cards. To the movies. Or out to eat his favorite food.

Christy has been with Andrew for six years. She has successfully helped ____________ the life of a boy with autism. One ____________ at a time, Andrew gained independence. He graduated from high school and entered community college. “Life has never been ____________,” said Andrew.

1.

A．put off

B．worry about

C．set aside

D．settle down

2.

A．flexibly

B．fortunately

C．creatively

D．independently

3.

A．whispered

B．desired

C．predicted

D．witnessed

4.

A．opinion

B．chance

C．problem

D．ability

5.

A．fail

B．escape

C．protect

D．promise

6.

A．easy

B．normal

C．quick

D．only

7.

A．help

B．inspire

C．allow

D．refuse

8.

A．apologized

B．complained

C．requested

D．argued

9.

A．pass

B．reduce

C．spread

D．happen

10.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．never

11.

A．quality

B．measure

C．freedom

D．strength

12.

A．follow

B．take

C．force

D．introduce

13.

A．ruin

B．change

C．occupy

D．admire

14.

A．discovery

B．competition

C．choice

D．step

15.

A．better

B．busier

C．easier

D．quieter

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I am a doctor, so I love my job. I always have, but I feel particularly proud to do it at the moment. With COVID-19 sweeping through Wuhan, people are avoiding hospitals as possible they can. However, pregnant women still need to come into the hospital. Babies still need to be born.

Right now, it is even scarier for these women, as they have to come in on their own, often feeling frightened. Their families are separated from them due to safety measures. We’ve always provided physical support, but now we are doing so on a different level — we also have to keep them company and offer emotional support. Unfortunately, some of the women have caught corona-virus, and being at the hospital puts me at risk. Personally, I feel protected because we have full personal protective equipment, which we wear all through our 13-hour shifts. You don’t know if someone is carrying corona-virus or not.

I didn’t want to put my family in danger by bringing the virus home and possibly passing it on to them. As a single parent to my children, Xiaohua, 12 years old, and Xiaoyong, 9, I realized I had to make a very tough decision about my family’s safety when the country went into lockdown. Giving up work wasn’t an option for me. I wanted to be able to look after the women who were feeling poorly and very scared, but I could not leave my little angels behind either.

At this point, my sister suggested that the children stay with her and her husband for the time being and leave me to my hospital duties. I thought it was a great idea, so we set a date for her to pick them up. When I explained the situation to my angels and told them they needed to stay with their aunt for a while, they both seemed upset, but agreed to go. On the day I saw them off, they kept looking back at me until they were too far to be seen.

注意：
1、续写词数应为150左右；
2、请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

After that, my workload increased because some of my coworkers fell ill.

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A week later, it came to Xiaoyong’s birthday.

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