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  • 第1题:

    It can be inferred from the passage that early historians of women’s labor in the United States paid little attention to women’s employment in the service sector of the economy because________.

    A.fewer women found employment in the service sector than in factory work

    B.the wages paid to workers in the service sector were much lower than those paid in the industrial sector

    C.women’s employment in the service sector tended to be much more short—term than in factory work

    D.employment in the service sector seemed to have much in common with the unpaid work associated with homemaking


    正确答案:D
    本题和上题的根据同出一处,根据上题答案,选项D正确,服务行业之所以所以少受早期历史学家关注,是因为它看上去和妇女无报酬的家务劳动太相像。

  • 第2题:

    Text4 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form of sarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr.Granger,they want to be with family and free ofpain.Yet hospital remains the most common place ofdeath.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The govemment,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr.Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the government may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must often shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost ofa patient's bath.A bill now would cap the cost of an individual's social care by Parliament.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the govemment's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.36.According to the first two paragraphs,patients like Dr.Granger would rather

    A.stay at hospital to avoid sickness and pain.
    B.bear strong ambitions to fight against disease.
    C.die at home accompanied by her parents.
    D.receive supporl from the govemment and charity.

    答案:C
    解析:
    事实细节题。第一段最后一句说“她不打算死在医院的急诊室,而是在她父母的房子里——音乐为歌.烛光为舞,亲人相伴”。第二段第二句也说到“就像格兰杰医生一样,他们想在亲人身边,免受病痛折磨”,故选C项。【干扰排除】A项,第一段最后一句给出信息说“她不打算死在医院的急诊室里”,所以该项错误。B项,第一段第二句说她有“最好的安排”,但不是为了和疾病做斗争,而是为了按照她的意愿来安排剩下的时间,所以该项错误。D项,第二段最后一句说到政府想要伸出援助之手,是因为很多英国人想在家中死去。但是事实是他们常常死在医院,因为很多疾病是没有明显的转折点的,所以政府应该给予他们帮助,并不是说政府要帮助格兰杰医生。D项属于句意杂糅。

  • 第3题:

    Text4 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form of sarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr.Granger,they want to be with family and free ofpain.Yet hospital remains the most common place ofdeath.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The govemment,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr.Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the government may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must often shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost ofa patient's bath.A bill now would cap the cost of an individual's social care by Parliament.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the govemment's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.39.It can be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6 that Britons want the govemment to

    A.pay for the fee to care end-of-life patients.
    B.offer more shelter homes for patients
    C.provide necessary medical care.
    D.give more pocket money to patients.

    答案:A
    解析:
    推理判断题。根据定位词找到第五段和第六段。第五段说到政府不用花钱来处理那些选择在家里死亡的人,意味着这部分费用需要普通人或慈善机构支付,从而容易引起很多纠纷。而第六段倒数第二句说到希望那些生命即将走到尽头的人可以获得免费的社会护理,而这种社会护理的费用就是政府支出的,可以让更多人以自己想要的方式告别人世,故选A项。【干扰排除】B项,文中没有提到shelter homes的问题;C项,文中并没提到医疗关怀不足,有问题的是费用;D项,第五段第三句说的pay out of pocket(自己掏腰包,自己付钱)与pocket money(零花钱)表达意义不一致。故均排除。

  • 第4题:

    Text4 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form of sarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr.Granger,they want to be with family and free ofpain.Yet hospital remains the most common place ofdeath.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The govemment,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr.Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the government may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must often shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost ofa patient's bath.A bill now would cap the cost of an individual's social care by Parliament.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the govemment's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.38.The"palliative-care co-ordination systems"may suggest

    A.doctors require patients to receive treatment at home.
    B.patients can get different advice from several doctors.
    C.incurable patients could choose to stay at home.
    D.part ofthe patients are unwilling to waste money in hospital.

    答案:C
    解析:
    事实细节题。根据定位词定位在第二段和第四段。第二段第一句提到“三分之二的英国人都意欲在家面对死亡”。第四段第一句表明“提前计划的人更有机会实现愿望”。随后提到通过这个系统其他疗养提供者可以按医嘱执行。最后一句说到“调查显示,‘缓和护理协调系统’的使用增加了选择在家死亡的人数”,故选C项。【干扰排除】A项,第四段第二句给出的信息是,这个系统使得医生可以把患者的个人偏好输入系统,因而其他疗养提供者可以按这些偏好为患者提供服务。第三句说到那些“护理人员给病人家里打电话,会了解到他们自己不愿再接受治疗的愿望”,所以A项不正确。B项,根据第四段给出的信息,医生在电子“缓和护理协调系统”出现之后更多的是遵照患者自己的意愿而患者不再喜欢接受医生的意见,所以也不正确。D项,根据原文的信息,有了这个电子系统,病人可以提前安排自己死亡前要做的事情并决定以什么样的方式死去,强调的是个人喜好,而非省钱。

  • 第5题:

    共用题干
    Women with AIDS
    For a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one half of all AIDS cases in the world are women .But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.
    Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of her-self. The HIV- positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal prob- lems.Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.
    The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the discase .This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of cause,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other peo- ple will know they are HIV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against.For ex-ample,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many coun- tries,including the United States,China and Russia.
    The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolation.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out. She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it-whether that means taking better care of them-selves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights-are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women.

    Active women with AIDS tend live longer.
    A: Right
    B: Wrong
    C: Not mentioned

    答案:A
    解析:
    第一段倒数第二句讲到“全球艾滋病病例中的一半都是女性”,因此本句表述是正确的。




    第一段最后一句讲到“no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women senousiy enougn”,即没人把女性中危险的高感染率当真。因此本句的表述是错误的。




    虽然文章第三段最后一句提到很多国家不允许他们入境,如美国、中国和俄罗斯,却并没有说这些国家的艾滋病感染者最多。因此选项C是正确的。




    文章第三段描述了患艾滋病的女性所受的攻视,但是中间也提到“there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV”,所以应该是所有患艾滋病的人都会受到社会攻视。本句陈述是错误的,选项B是正确的。




    最后一段第一句就说:" The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolation a”因而本句表述是正确的,选项A是正确的。




    文章最后一段讲到那些得到支持并且能同他人讨论自己的问题,从而采取对策的 HIV呈阳性的女人可能会活的更长,而对具备这些特质的女人,作者在后文中称呼她们为“active women”。因此该句表述是正确的,选项A是正确的。




    文章中并没有直接明说,但是从最后一段作者对消极应村艾滋病的种种危害的描述来看,他是鼓励患艾滋病的女性能勇敢地告诉他人以减轻自己的压力,更好的治疗。因此选项A是正确的。

  • 第6题:

    共用题干
    Many Women Who Beat Cancer Don't Change Habits
    Many women who battle breast cancer will tell you it's a life-changing experience. However,a new study shows that for many___1___ ,the changes aren't always positive or permanent.
    Beth Snoke has watched her mother and both grandmothers battle and survive breast ___2___.So when she was diagnosed,there was no doubt in her mind ___3___ she had to do.
    “I do exactly what the doctors say as far as the medicine that I'm on,as ___4___ as the vitamins,the diet,and the fitness. And I can't stress enough___5___ important that is,”says
    Beth Snoke. But a surprising new study shows that___ 6___ every woman who beats breast cancer is getting that message. In fact,nearly 40% of them say even___7___ surviving breast cancer,they haven't made significant changes in the 8 they eat or how much they exer- cise.
    “Not all survivors are taking advantage of this teachable moment and making positive health changes in___9___life,”says Electra Paskett,PhD,at Ohio State University's Cornprehensive Cancer Center. Paskett says diet and exercise have been proven to not only help women feel better during and after treatment,they may___10___play a role in preventing some cancers from coming back.___ 11___ growing evidence,some women just aren't listening.
    “Colon cancer survivors ___12___ exercise have actually been shown to have improved survival rates.So,yes,it is true that perhaps by making some of these healthy choices we can actually increase their health,”says Paskett.
    As a breast cancer survivor ___13___ ,Paskett knows first hand how much difference diet and exercise can___14___.The challenge,she says,is to get more survivors to be more like Beth,during and after treatment.
    Experts-say exercising more and eating a healthier diet can also cut___15___on stress and help women overcome depression. There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors liv-ing in the U. S. of those,nearly a million have yet to change their diet or exercise routines.

    1._________
    A: women
    B: people
    C: persons
    D: men

    答案:A
    解析:
    根据短文的题目和第一段的第一句可以得知,全文谈的主要是患癌症的妇女的生活、运动等习惯是否改变问题。所以答案为A。
    之前已经两次出现breast cancer。所以答案为C。
    此处应选关系代词what作后面do的宾语。所以答案为C。
    as far as表示程度、范围,前面刚刚出现过。所以答案为A。
    表示“多么重要”应用how important。所以答案为D。
    根据上下文,本句意为:然而,一项令人吃惊的新研究显示,并非每一位战胜 乳腺癌的妇女都知晓这一点。所以答案为A。
    从上下文可以判断,空格处应选after,表示“即使在得了乳腺癌而幸存下来 之后”。所以答案为B。
    表示“她们的饮食方式”应用the way they eat。所以答案为C。
    对应前面的survivors,应用人称代词的第三人称复数形式。所以答案为A。
    前面出现了not only,因此这里应用also。所以答案为D。
    根据上下文,本句意为:尽管有越来越多的证据,但有些妇女就是听不进 去。在意思上,despite和regardless均可,但despite是介词,符合;regardless是形容词,后必须加of才符合。所以答案为A。
    用表示人的关系代词who指代前面的survivors。
    表示Paskett她本人,应用herself。所以答案为C。
    make difference是固定搭配,表示“起作用;有影响”。所以答案为B。
    cut down on是固定搭配,表示“减少”。所以答案为D。

  • 第7题:

    共用题干
    Women with AIDS

    For a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one haff of all AIDS cases in the. world are women. But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.
    Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of herself. The HIV-positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal problems. Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.
    The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in the home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the disease.This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of course,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other people will know they are HJV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against. For example,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many countries,including the United States,China and Russia.
    The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolatjon.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out.She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it一whether that means taking better care of themselves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights一are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women.

    There are more AIDS cases in the United States,China and Russia.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:C
    解析:
    第一段第三句讲到“全球艾滋病病例中的一半都是女性”,因此本句表述是正确的。
    第一段最后一句讲到“no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough",即没人认真对待女性中危险的高感染率。因此本句的表述是错误的。
    虽然文章第三段最后一句提到很多国家不允许携带HIV病毒的人入境,如美国、中国和俄罗斯,却并没有说这些国家的艾滋病感染者最多。因此选项C是正确的。
    文章第三段描述了患艾滋病的女性所受的歧视,但是中间也提到“there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV",所以应该是所有患艾滋病的人都会受到社会歧视。本句陈述是错误的,选择选项B。
    最后一段第一句就说:"The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolation.”因而本句表述是正确的,选择选项A。
    文章最后一段讲到那些得到支持并且能同他人讨论自己的问题,从而采取对策的HIV呈阳性的女人可能会活得更长。对具备这些特质的女人,作者在后文中称呼她们为“active women"。因此该句表述是正确的,选择选项A。
    文章中并没有直接明说,但是从最后一段作者对消极应对艾滋病的种种危害的描述来看,他是鼓励患艾滋病的女性勇敢地告诉他人以减轻自己的压力,更好地治疗。因此选项A是正确的。

  • 第8题:

    Laura was married for 6 months.Her husband was using drugs.She didn't want her son or her unborn baby to live that way,but she was afraid to ask her husband to leave.She left him a note instead.After reading the note,Laura's husband waited for her to come home and then beat her and her son.
    Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job.She was ashamed to ask for help from the police,courts or women's shelters.Sometimes her husband was very nice to her.She decided to try harder so her children could have a home and a father.Laura joined a church and told a priest about her problem.
    But her husband kept using drugs and hurting the family.Finally,she told her husband she loved him,but they should live apart for a while.He beat her again.The priest came over to talk to her.He asked the husband to go out for a while.Laura packed up her things and left home with her son.The next day she lost the baby.Her husband went to jail.
    Laura got a lot of help from groups that help women who have been beaten.Now she is in college,has her own apartment and works on special projects at a women's shelter."We got out,and it changed life for me and my child.You can do it.You can break the cycle,"Laura said.The message Laura left her husband was most likely“__”.

    A.Do not beat the kid any more
    B.Learn to take care of the family
    C.Leave me and my children
    D.Be a good father

    答案:C
    解析:
    见这篇短文涉及家庭暴力的问题。第一段讲到Laura结婚六个月了。她丈夫吸毒。她不希望自己的儿子或者未出世的孩子过这样生活。她很害怕她的丈夫,不敢直接撵她的丈夫出门,只好给她的丈夫留了一张字条。由此判断,字条上写的是要求她的丈夫离开这个家。

  • 第9题:

    Text 2 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form ofsarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr Granger,they want to be with family and free of pain.Yet hospital remains the most common place of death.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The government,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.In death,at least,public wishes align neatly with the state's desire to save money.The NHS has calculated that if roughly one more patient per general practitioner died outside hospital each year,it would save 180m($295m).In 2008 it introduced a broad end-of-life care strategy,which sought to increase awareness of how people die while improving care.Since then the proportion of people dying at home or in care homes(the split is about half-and-halfbetween them)has increased,from 38%t0 44%.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the govemment may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must ofien shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost of a patient's bath.A bill now trundling through Parliament would cap the cost of an individual's social care.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the government's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.According to the text,people who die in the hospital will——.

    A.get more welfare than other choices
    B.be aware ofthe importance ofend ofcare approach
    C.cost more than die at home
    D.get an end of care life from the state

    答案:C
    解析:
    事实细节胚。根据定位词定位到文章的第三段,第二句中体现了人们选择在医院离世的结论,即:The NHS has calculated that ifroughly one more patient per general practitioner died outside hospital each year,it would save 180m(S295m).[英国国民医疗服务体系(NHS)已经大致计算出,如果每年每个全科医师医治的病人在原来的基础上增加一名患者选择在医院外面离世,就会节省1.8亿英镑(约合2.95亿美元)。]故C项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项中的福利概念在文章中没有体现;B项中的临终关怀在段落中有体现,但是选项中所说的aware of(意识到).这个概念在文章中没有指明;D项在段落的结尾处有体现,说法也一致,但是与在医院死亡的联系不大,属于拼凑的概念。

  • 第10题:

    Text 2 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form ofsarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr Granger,they want to be with family and free of pain.Yet hospital remains the most common place of death.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The government,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.In death,at least,public wishes align neatly with the state's desire to save money.The NHS has calculated that if roughly one more patient per general practitioner died outside hospital each year,it would save 180m($295m).In 2008 it introduced a broad end-of-life care strategy,which sought to increase awareness of how people die while improving care.Since then the proportion of people dying at home or in care homes(the split is about half-and-halfbetween them)has increased,from 38%t0 44%.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the govemment may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must ofien shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost of a patient's bath.A bill now trundling through Parliament would cap the cost of an individual's social care.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the government's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.
    It is suggested in Paragraph 2 that most Britons want to die_____

    A.in the hospital
    B.free ofpain
    C.at care home
    D.out of hospital

    答案:D
    解析:
    事实细节题。根据定位词定位在文章的第二段前两句Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr Granger,they want to be、vith family and free of pain(调查发现,三分之二以上的英国人都希望在家中离开这个世界。他们也像Granger医生一样希望有家人的陪伴,没有病痛的折磨。)可知,英国人并不希望在医院结束自己的生命,D项是文章的同义改写,故D项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项in the hospital“在医院”、B项free ofpain“无痛苦”、C项at care home“在护理中心”都不能体现英国人希望告别人世的地点,因此应当排除。

  • 第11题:

    共用题干
    About End-of-Life Care

    Dying patients are happier,less depressed,have less pain and survive longer when their end-of-life care wishes are known and followed,researchers report.
    This type of patient-centered care can also help keep health costs down________(51)patients who don't want aggressive treatment,the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA) research team said.
    "You can improve care while________(52)cost by making sure that everything you do is centered on what the patients want,what his or her specific goals are and tailor a treatment plan to ensure we_________(53)the specific care he or she wants,"Dr. Jonathan Bergman,a clinical scholar and fellow in the urology department,said in a university news release.
    __________(54)many cases,dying patients are given aggressive treatments that don't help them and_________(55)higher costs.
    Patients who want__________(56)care should receive it,but many don't want it and haven't been_________(57)about their wishes,according to Bergman and colleagues,who are testing patient-centered care__________(58)cancer patients.
    To change the situation,doctors need to be educated about patient-centered care,the researchers said. They also_________(59)that changes to Medicare should be considered.But this is a highly controversial topic that has been sidelined after recent suggested changes were characterized as creating"death panels".
    "Given the disproportionate cost of care at the very________(60)of life,the issue should be revisited,"Bergman and colleagues wrote."We should address goals of care,not to___________(61)aggressive care to those who want it,but to ensure that we deliver aggressive care only to those who__________(62).This reduces costs and improves outcomes."
    The study authors noted that,according to the results of a 2004 study,30 percent of Medicare dollars are________(63)on the 5 percent of beneficiaries who die each year,and one-third of the costs in the final year of life_________(64)during the final month.
    Previous research has shown that patient-centered care can reduce the costs in the last week of life________(65)36 percent and that patients who receive such care are less likely to die in an intensive care unit.

    _________(63)
    A:spent
    B:cost
    C:wasted
    D:got

    答案:A
    解析:
    for"为了······”。这句话的意思是为那些不想进行积极治疗的病人降低医疗成本开支。
    reducing“减少,降低”。上一段已指出这样做可以降低成本,A、B、D的意思与文章相反。
    provide“提供”。这句话的意思是量身定制一个治疗方案来保证我们提供给他想要的具体关怀。
    in many cases是固定搭配,意思是“在很多情况下”。
    result in“导致,造成”。没有A选项和C选项这样的固定搭配,D的意思是“由······引起”。
    positive“积极的”。这句与上文中的aggressive和下面段落中的aggressive 是同样的意思,即便不清楚aggressive的意思,也可以从上下文意思中可以分析出来,这句想说希望得到积极治疗的病人应该得到这样的治疗。
    asked在句中用的是被动语态,意为“被询问,被过问” 这句话的意思是很多病人不希望积极治疗,而且没有人问过他们的意愿。A选项“怀疑”,B选项“猜测”,C选项“要求”,都不太符合这里的意思。
    on“在······上”。这句话的意思是伯格曼和其同事正在癌症患者身上测试以病人为中心的关怀。
    suggested在这里用的是过去式,意为“建议”。这句话的意思是研究员们还建议,应该考虑改进医疗保险机制。B选项“知道”'C选项“承诺”,D选项“决定”,都与上下文意思不符。
    end“终点”。这句话根据上下文可以推测出想表达的意思是“在临终前”。
    deny“拒绝,拒绝给予”。这句话的意思是不拒绝希望获得积极治疗的人。 A、B、C意思不符。
    do这里代表的是“want it"。 C选项don't意思相反。are和is都是be动词的变形。这里want是实义动词,代替实义动词应该用do。
    spent是spend的被动语态,意思是“花悄,花费”。这句话的意思是每年 30%的医疗保险费花费在5%的受益人身上。C选项意为“浪费”,含贬义,这里没有说钱花在临终病人身上就是浪费,应选择中性词。
    happen“发生,产生”。这句话的意思是生命最后一年的1/3的成本开支是在最后一个月发生的。
    by的用法很多,其中一个用法是表示增减的幅度。这句话的意思是在生命最后一周降低36%的成本。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    After a few hours' snowing there are often some shortages of food because______.
    A

    shops have closed down

    B

    people buy as much as they can

    C

    farmers can produce no more

    D

    people eat more vegetables


    正确答案: D
    解析:

  • 第13题:

    All of the following are true EXCEPT __.( )

    [A] men tend to talk more in public than women

    [B] nearly 50 percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversation

    [C] women attach much importance to communication between couples

    [D] a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse


    正确答案:B
    以下选项除_____ 外均表述正确。
    [A]在公共场合男性往往比女性健谈
    [B]最近的离婚案例中近一半是因为交流不畅造成的
    [C]女性将夫妻之间的交流看得很重要
    [D]女性在家往往比她们的伴侣更健谈
    答案解析:[B]事实细节题。本题可定位到第三段最后一句“Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent,that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year——a virtual epidemic of failedconversation.”联系上下文可知,目前的离婚率接近50%,按这个比例计算的话,在美国每年因交流不畅导致的离婚案例得有上百万,并不是说“最近的离婚案例中近一半是因为交流不畅造成的”,故[B]错误,为正确答案。第二段明确说明“公共场合男性比女性爱讲话”,所以[A]正确,排除。[c]和[D]也分别能在第四段和第二段找到依据,均为正确表述,故排除。

  • 第14题:

    Text4 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form of sarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr.Granger,they want to be with family and free ofpain.Yet hospital remains the most common place ofdeath.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The govemment,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr.Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the government may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must often shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost ofa patient's bath.A bill now would cap the cost of an individual's social care by Parliament.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the govemment's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.37.Which of the following would Dr.Granger most probably agree on?

    A.A planned death is equal to suicide.
    B.Death is a failure for doctors.
    C.Planning for death is beneficial for patients.
    D.End-of-Iife care is a fundamental rask for doctors.

    答案:B
    解析:
    推理判断题。第三段第二句给出信息说“格兰杰说:‘作为医生,我们将死亡看作失败”’。故选B项。【干扰排除】A项,第三段最后一句说到,“即使没有什么治疗方法,为死亡做好充分的计划对患者来说也是有益的”,故排除A项。C项,第三段最后一句有提到相关内容,但它不是格兰杰直接提出的观点,故排除;D项,第三段第一句说到“为引导病人出院,普通医生被劝服找到那些1%的可能会在下一年离世的病人,并且开始与他们谈论临终护理”,并不是说临终关怀就是他们的基本任务,故排除D项。

  • 第15题:

    Text 1 While still catching up to men in some spheres of modern life,women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category.“Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men,”according to Dr.Yehuda,chief psychiatrist at New York’s Veteran’s Administration Hospital.Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response,causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions.In several of the studies,when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries(the female reproductive organs)removed,their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.Adding to a woman’s increased dose of stress chemicals,are her increased“opportunities”for stress.“It’s not necessarily that women don’t cope as well.It’s just that they have so much more to cope with,”says Dr.Yehuda.“Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men’s,”she observes,“it’s just that they’re dealing with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner.”Dr.Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes.“I think that the kinds of things that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeated nature.Men go to war and are exposed to combat stress.Men are exposed to more acts of random physical violence.The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations,by,unfortunately,parents or other family members,and they tend not to be one-shot deals.The wear-and-tear that comes from these longer relationships can be quite devastating.”Adeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son,but was determined to finish college.“I struggled a lot to get the college degree.I was living in so much frustration that that was my escape,to go to school,and get ahead and do better.”Later,her marriage ended and she became a single mother.“It’s the hardest thing to take care of a teenager,have a job,pay the rent,pay the car payment,and pay the debt.I lived from paycheck to paycheck.”Not everyone experiences the kinds of severe chronic stresses Alvarez describes.But most women today are coping with a lot of obligations,with few breaks,and feeling the strain.Alvarez’s experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function.21.Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?

    A.Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.
    B.Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.
    C.Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.
    D.Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.

    答案:A
    解析:
    文章第一段提到,在一个不太好的方面(undesirable category),女性似乎遥遥领先,接着通过引用医师耶胡达的话指出,这种领先是指“女性面临压力更容易患病”。在第二段指出,性激素影响压力的反应,使得雌性在承受压力时分泌更多触发不良反应的化学物质。两段结合,说明“女性在面临压力时容易患病的原因”。more vulnerable to stress和biologically分别与文中的susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorde

  • 第16题:

    Text4 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form of sarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr.Granger,they want to be with family and free ofpain.Yet hospital remains the most common place ofdeath.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The govemment,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr.Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the government may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must often shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost ofa patient's bath.A bill now would cap the cost of an individual's social care by Parliament.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the govemment's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.40.Which ofthe following would be the best title ofthe text?

    A.British Govemment Wants Britons to Have a Comfortable(and Cheap)Death
    B.The Last Care for the End-of-Life Patients
    C.A Better Social Care for Incurable Patients
    D.Patients Prefer to Stay at Home in Their Last Hours

    答案:A
    解析:
    主旨大意题。本文第二段最后一句就提出了“topic sentence”,即The government,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.(在同情心和节俭理念的共同驱使下,政府想要伸出援助之手。)一直到文章最后作者还在讨论政府应该支付费用的问题。所以文章讨论的重点就是英国政府希望英国人舒服又经济地离世的问题。最佳答案为A项。【干扰排除】B项,临终关怀只是医院为引导病人出院采取的一种措施,不足以证明全文的思想,故排除;c项,社会护理并不是文章讨论的重点,所以也不正确;D项,有一部分病人喜欢这样做,但不是所有的病人都希望这样,并且这不是全文主要讨论的问题,故排除。

  • 第17题:

    共用题干
    Many Women Who Beat Cancer Don't Change Habits
    Many women who battle breast cancer will tell you it's a life-changing experience. However,a new study shows that for many___1___ ,the changes aren't always positive or permanent.
    Beth Snoke has watched her mother and both grandmothers battle and survive breast ___2___.So when she was diagnosed,there was no doubt in her mind ___3___ she had to do.
    “I do exactly what the doctors say as far as the medicine that I'm on,as ___4___ as the vitamins,the diet,and the fitness. And I can't stress enough___5___ important that is,”says
    Beth Snoke. But a surprising new study shows that___ 6___ every woman who beats breast cancer is getting that message. In fact,nearly 40% of them say even___7___ surviving breast cancer,they haven't made significant changes in the 8 they eat or how much they exer- cise.
    “Not all survivors are taking advantage of this teachable moment and making positive health changes in___9___life,”says Electra Paskett,PhD,at Ohio State University's Cornprehensive Cancer Center. Paskett says diet and exercise have been proven to not only help women feel better during and after treatment,they may___10___play a role in preventing some cancers from coming back.___ 11___ growing evidence,some women just aren't listening.
    “Colon cancer survivors ___12___ exercise have actually been shown to have improved survival rates.So,yes,it is true that perhaps by making some of these healthy choices we can actually increase their health,”says Paskett.
    As a breast cancer survivor ___13___ ,Paskett knows first hand how much difference diet and exercise can___14___.The challenge,she says,is to get more survivors to be more like Beth,during and after treatment.
    Experts-say exercising more and eating a healthier diet can also cut___15___on stress and help women overcome depression. There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors liv-ing in the U. S. of those,nearly a million have yet to change their diet or exercise routines.

    9._________
    A: their
    B: his
    C: her
    D: our

    答案:A
    解析:
    根据短文的题目和第一段的第一句可以得知,全文谈的主要是患癌症的妇女的生活、运动等习惯是否改变问题。所以答案为A。
    之前已经两次出现breast cancer。所以答案为C。
    此处应选关系代词what作后面do的宾语。所以答案为C。
    as far as表示程度、范围,前面刚刚出现过。所以答案为A。
    表示“多么重要”应用how important。所以答案为D。
    根据上下文,本句意为:然而,一项令人吃惊的新研究显示,并非每一位战胜 乳腺癌的妇女都知晓这一点。所以答案为A。
    从上下文可以判断,空格处应选after,表示“即使在得了乳腺癌而幸存下来 之后”。所以答案为B。
    表示“她们的饮食方式”应用the way they eat。所以答案为C。
    对应前面的survivors,应用人称代词的第三人称复数形式。所以答案为A。
    前面出现了not only,因此这里应用also。所以答案为D。
    根据上下文,本句意为:尽管有越来越多的证据,但有些妇女就是听不进 去。在意思上,despite和regardless均可,但despite是介词,符合;regardless是形容词,后必须加of才符合。所以答案为A。
    用表示人的关系代词who指代前面的survivors。
    表示Paskett她本人,应用herself。所以答案为C。
    make difference是固定搭配,表示“起作用;有影响”。所以答案为B。
    cut down on是固定搭配,表示“减少”。所以答案为D。

  • 第18题:

    共用题干
    Many Women Who Beat Cancer Don't Change Habits
    Many women who battle breast cancer will tell you it's a life-changing experience. However,a new study shows that for many___1___ ,the changes aren't always positive or permanent.
    Beth Snoke has watched her mother and both grandmothers battle and survive breast ___2___.So when she was diagnosed,there was no doubt in her mind ___3___ she had to do.
    “I do exactly what the doctors say as far as the medicine that I'm on,as ___4___ as the vitamins,the diet,and the fitness. And I can't stress enough___5___ important that is,”says
    Beth Snoke. But a surprising new study shows that___ 6___ every woman who beats breast cancer is getting that message. In fact,nearly 40% of them say even___7___ surviving breast cancer,they haven't made significant changes in the 8 they eat or how much they exer- cise.
    “Not all survivors are taking advantage of this teachable moment and making positive health changes in___9___life,”says Electra Paskett,PhD,at Ohio State University's Cornprehensive Cancer Center. Paskett says diet and exercise have been proven to not only help women feel better during and after treatment,they may___10___play a role in preventing some cancers from coming back.___ 11___ growing evidence,some women just aren't listening.
    “Colon cancer survivors ___12___ exercise have actually been shown to have improved survival rates.So,yes,it is true that perhaps by making some of these healthy choices we can actually increase their health,”says Paskett.
    As a breast cancer survivor ___13___ ,Paskett knows first hand how much difference diet and exercise can___14___.The challenge,she says,is to get more survivors to be more like Beth,during and after treatment.
    Experts-say exercising more and eating a healthier diet can also cut___15___on stress and help women overcome depression. There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors liv-ing in the U. S. of those,nearly a million have yet to change their diet or exercise routines.

    8._________
    A: place
    B: kind
    C: way
    D: much

    答案:C
    解析:
    根据短文的题目和第一段的第一句可以得知,全文谈的主要是患癌症的妇女的生活、运动等习惯是否改变问题。所以答案为A。
    之前已经两次出现breast cancer。所以答案为C。
    此处应选关系代词what作后面do的宾语。所以答案为C。
    as far as表示程度、范围,前面刚刚出现过。所以答案为A。
    表示“多么重要”应用how important。所以答案为D。
    根据上下文,本句意为:然而,一项令人吃惊的新研究显示,并非每一位战胜 乳腺癌的妇女都知晓这一点。所以答案为A。
    从上下文可以判断,空格处应选after,表示“即使在得了乳腺癌而幸存下来 之后”。所以答案为B。
    表示“她们的饮食方式”应用the way they eat。所以答案为C。
    对应前面的survivors,应用人称代词的第三人称复数形式。所以答案为A。
    前面出现了not only,因此这里应用also。所以答案为D。
    根据上下文,本句意为:尽管有越来越多的证据,但有些妇女就是听不进 去。在意思上,despite和regardless均可,但despite是介词,符合;regardless是形容词,后必须加of才符合。所以答案为A。
    用表示人的关系代词who指代前面的survivors。
    表示Paskett她本人,应用herself。所以答案为C。
    make difference是固定搭配,表示“起作用;有影响”。所以答案为B。
    cut down on是固定搭配,表示“减少”。所以答案为D。

  • 第19题:

    共用题干
    Women with AIDS
    For a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one half of all AIDS cases in the world are women .But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.
    Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of her-self. The HIV- positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal prob- lems.Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.
    The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the discase .This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of cause,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other peo- ple will know they are HIV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against.For ex-ample,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many coun- tries,including the United States,China and Russia.
    The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolation.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out. She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it-whether that means taking better care of them-selves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights-are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women.

    There are more AIDS cases in the United States,China and Russia.
    A: Right
    B: Wrong
    C: Not mentioned

    答案:C
    解析:
    第一段倒数第二句讲到“全球艾滋病病例中的一半都是女性”,因此本句表述是正确的。




    第一段最后一句讲到“no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women senousiy enougn”,即没人把女性中危险的高感染率当真。因此本句的表述是错误的。




    虽然文章第三段最后一句提到很多国家不允许他们入境,如美国、中国和俄罗斯,却并没有说这些国家的艾滋病感染者最多。因此选项C是正确的。




    文章第三段描述了患艾滋病的女性所受的攻视,但是中间也提到“there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV”,所以应该是所有患艾滋病的人都会受到社会攻视。本句陈述是错误的,选项B是正确的。




    最后一段第一句就说:" The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolation a”因而本句表述是正确的,选项A是正确的。




    文章最后一段讲到那些得到支持并且能同他人讨论自己的问题,从而采取对策的 HIV呈阳性的女人可能会活的更长,而对具备这些特质的女人,作者在后文中称呼她们为“active women”。因此该句表述是正确的,选项A是正确的。




    文章中并没有直接明说,但是从最后一段作者对消极应村艾滋病的种种危害的描述来看,他是鼓励患艾滋病的女性能勇敢地告诉他人以减轻自己的压力,更好的治疗。因此选项A是正确的。

  • 第20题:

    Text 2 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form ofsarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr Granger,they want to be with family and free of pain.Yet hospital remains the most common place of death.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The government,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.In death,at least,public wishes align neatly with the state's desire to save money.The NHS has calculated that if roughly one more patient per general practitioner died outside hospital each year,it would save 180m($295m).In 2008 it introduced a broad end-of-life care strategy,which sought to increase awareness of how people die while improving care.Since then the proportion of people dying at home or in care homes(the split is about half-and-halfbetween them)has increased,from 38%t0 44%.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the govemment may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must ofien shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost of a patient's bath.A bill now trundling through Parliament would cap the cost of an individual's social care.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the government's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.
    It is stated from the passage that who will meet their wishes to die?

    A.People who accept palliative-care co-ordination system.
    B.People who prefer getting care from hospital,
    C.People who accept the end oflife care.
    D.People who make plans ahead of time.

    答案:D
    解析:
    事实细节题。根据定位词定位到文章的第四段,结尾处体现了题目的内容,即Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.(然而,如果没有可以治愈的方法,为死亡做好计划也是对病人的一种治疗。)D项People who make plans ahead of time“提前做出计划的人”与此信息相匹配,故D项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项在第五段的开头有体现,同时B项和C项也有体现,但是相对于正确选项D项来说,都不能体现题目中所说meet their wishes to die.故均排除。

  • 第21题:

    Text 2 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form ofsarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr Granger,they want to be with family and free of pain.Yet hospital remains the most common place of death.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The government,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.In death,at least,public wishes align neatly with the state's desire to save money.The NHS has calculated that if roughly one more patient per general practitioner died outside hospital each year,it would save 180m($295m).In 2008 it introduced a broad end-of-life care strategy,which sought to increase awareness of how people die while improving care.Since then the proportion of people dying at home or in care homes(the split is about half-and-halfbetween them)has increased,from 38%t0 44%.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the govemment may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must ofien shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost of a patient's bath.A bill now trundling through Parliament would cap the cost of an individual's social care.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the government's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.
    The best title of this text may be——

    A.Dying at Home
    B.Home Helpless
    C.Hospital Best
    D.End of Life Care

    答案:A
    解析:
    主旨大意题。解决题目的关键是做完前四道题,大致猜出文章的中心,再通读各段首句,验证中心,全文通过比较英国人选择在哪里死亡的不同可以得出,文章体现的是更多英国人希望在家结束自己的生命,A项Dying at Home“家中安息”与此信息相匹配,故A项为正确选项。【干扰排除】B、C、D项虽然在文章中都有提及,但是不能概括文章所有的内容,因此应当排除。

  • 第22题:

    Text 2 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form ofsarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr Granger,they want to be with family and free of pain.Yet hospital remains the most common place of death.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The government,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.In death,at least,public wishes align neatly with the state's desire to save money.The NHS has calculated that if roughly one more patient per general practitioner died outside hospital each year,it would save 180m($295m).In 2008 it introduced a broad end-of-life care strategy,which sought to increase awareness of how people die while improving care.Since then the proportion of people dying at home or in care homes(the split is about half-and-halfbetween them)has increased,from 38%t0 44%.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the govemment may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must ofien shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost of a patient's bath.A bill now trundling through Parliament would cap the cost of an individual's social care.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the government's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.
    The word"trundling"(Para.7)is closest in meaning to——.

    A.covering
    B.working
    C.overwhelming
    D.identifying

    答案:A
    解析:
    词汇理解题。解决此题目的关键是通读段落后,仔细分析上下句,找到同性词。通过上下信息很难体现该单词的含义,因此另一种方式为将四个选项分别与文中的单词替换,看哪一个意思通顺,A项covering“涵盏”,与througb搭配可以理解为“一个法案涵盖了……”意思较为通顺,故A项为正确选项。【干扰排除】B项中的working与through搭配表示消除,与上下文的含义不相符;c项表示占有主导地位,不能与through连用;D项表示识别,与上下文的逻辑不相符。故均排除。

  • 第23题:

    问答题
    Most Americans have great vigor and enthusiasm. They prefer to discipline themselves rather than be disciplined by others. They pride themselves on their independence, their right to make up their own minds. They are prepared too take the initiative, even when there is a risk in doing so. They have courage and do not give in easily. They will take any sort of job anywhere rather than be unemployed. They do not care to be looked after by the government. The average American changes his or her job nine or ten times during his or her working life.

    正确答案:
    大多数的美国人精力充沛,热情高涨。他们宁愿自律,也不愿受制于人。他们为能独立行事和有权做出自己的决定而感到自豪。他们做事会采取主动,即使这样做要冒风险,也在所不惜。他们有勇气,不会轻易屈服。他们愿意到任何地方干任何工作,也不愿意失业。他们不想得到政府的照顾。普通美国人一生中要换九到十次工作。
    解析: 暂无解析