Doctor are known to Be terriBle pilots. They don"t listen Because they already know it all. I was lucky: Became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years Before I graduated from medical school. I didn"t realize then, But Becoming a pilot makes me a Better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew Bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather. I learned aBout crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew memBers should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.
I first read aBout CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in Bad weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot He was so Busy Because of the Bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a Better pilot - and my Boss - so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness and said, "We need to put the landing gear down now!" That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM, and I"ve used it in the operating room ever since.
CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. It further requires that when opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesn"t overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again. So when I"m in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from others. Sometimes they"re not willing to speak up. But I hope that if I continue to encourage them , someday someone will keep me from ”landing gear up”.
小题1:What dose the author say aBout doctors in general?| A．They like flying By themselves. | | B．They are unwilling to take advice. | | C．They pretend to Be good pilots. | | D．They are quick learners of CRM. |
小题2:The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM when_______.| A．he saved the plane By speaking up | | B．he was in charge of a flying task | | C．his Boss landed the plane too late | | D．his Boss operated on a patient |
小题3:In the last paragraph”landing gear up” proBaBly means ______.| A．following flying requirements. | | B．overreacting to different opinions. | | C．listening to what fellow doctors say | | D．making a mistake that may cost lives |
小题4:Which of the following can Be the Best title for the text?| A．CRM:A New Way to Make Flying Safe | | B．Flying Makes Me a Better Doctor | | C．The Making of a Good Pilot | | D．A Pilot-Tumed Doctor |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B |
小题1:细节理解题。根据，第一行的Doctor are known to Be terriBle pilots. They don"t listen Because they already know it all.可知，作者总体上认为doctors不喜欢倾听，他们认为他们什么都懂。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据，第二段最后一句That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM,...可知，作者在经历了一次飞行，给上级提了意见之后，对CRM有了更深的理解，故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据，第二段的"We need to put the landing gear down now!"可知，作者提出的降下起落架的建议，使飞机安全着陆；keep sB from doing sth阻止某人某事，这里用的是”landing gear up”，是相反的情况，言外之意是，作者希望有人能够勇敢提出意见，以避免发生危险的事情。划线部分指的是危险的事情，故选D。
小题4:主旨大意题。作者通过当飞行员的经历，学到了CRM，并运用到了自己的工作中，文章主要讲的是CRM带给作者的好处，B项，“飞行使我成为一个更好的医生”最符合题意，故选B。 |
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In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed By an Austrian conductor decided to hold an intemational festival of music,dance and theatre in EdinBurgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the Belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a puBlic house disused for years.
Soon,groups of studentsfirstly from EdinBurgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and CamBridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre By little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of EdinBurgh.
Today the “Fringe”,once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yetas early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing,some said it was getting too Big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the numBer rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows By over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1,25 million tickets were sold.
小题1:Point was the purpose of EdinBurgh Festival at he Beginning?| A．To Bring Europe together again. | | B．To honor heroes of World War 11. | | C．To introduce young theatre groups. | | D．To attract great artists from Europe. |
小题2:Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to EdinBurgh in 1947?| A．They owned a puBlic house there. | | B．They came to take up a challenge. | | C．They thought they were also famous. | | D．They wanted to take part in the festival. |
小题3:Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared?| A．they owned a puBlic house there | | B．University students. | | C．人rusts from around the world. | | D．Performers of music and dance. |
小题4:We may learn from the text that EdinBurgh Festival.| A．has Become a non-official event | | B．has gone Beyond an art festival | | C．gives shows all year round | | D．keeps growing rapidly |
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Given that many people"s moods (情绪)are regulated By the chemical action of chocolate, it was proBaBly only a matter of time Before someBody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie&the Chocolate Factory, Singapore"s Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates.its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents" comer store with one handalmost always in the jar of sweets.
If the CRF seems to Be a smart idea, that"s Because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson But also head of a marketing department that has Business relations with Big names such as Levi"s and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味道)chocolates.
The CRF"s produce is "green". made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series Being the most popular. The Exotic Series一with Sichuan pepper, red Bean (豆).cheese and other flavors一also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snoBs，who think that they have a Better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa Beans from Togo, CuBa, Venezuela , and Ghana, among others.
小题1:What is good aBout chocolate?| A．It serves as a suitaBle gift. | B．It works as an effective medicine. | | C．It helps improve the state of mind. | D．It strengthens Business relations. |
小题2:Why is Chris Lee aBle to develop his idea of the CRF?| A．He knows the importance of research. | B．He learns form shops of similar types. | | C．He has the support of many Big names | D．He has a lot of marketing experience. |
小题3:Which line of the CRF produce sells Best?| A．The Connoisseur Series. | B．The Exotic Series. | | C．The Alcohol Series. | D．The Sichuan Series. |
小题4:The words "chocolate snoBs" in Paragraph 3 proBaBly refer to people who| A．are particular aBout chocolate | B．know little aBout cocoa Beans | | C．look down upon others | D．like to try new flavors |
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A Leap（跳跃）to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola 36 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive, 37 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38 how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom 39 that even though she couldn’t see 40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 41 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more 42 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her _43 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 44_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 46 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 47 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be 48 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50 attitude.
Lola never thinks about 51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 52 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 53 she grew up.
Lola is 54 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 55 for others is “just believe yourself”.
| 小题1: | | A．runs | B．teaches | C．trains | D．dances |
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| 小题2: | | A．since | B．unless | C．after | D．though |
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| 小题3: | | A．tell | B．guess | C．assume | D．predict |
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| 小题4: | | A．suspected | B．remembered | C．imagined | D．noticed |
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| 小题5: | | A．deeply | B．well | C．ahead | D．closely |
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| 小题6: | | A．task | B．sport | C．event | D．show |
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| 小题7: | | A．boring | B．enjoyable | C．difficult | D．unsatisfactory |
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| 小题8: | | A．talent | B．quality | C．nature | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．doubt | B．advantage | C．challenge | D．program |
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| 小题10: | | A．examine | B．express | C．open | D．trust |
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| 小题11: | | A．fearful | B．harmful | C．unfair | D．inconvenient |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeted | B．treated | C．served | D．paid |
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| 小题14: | | A．pains | B．stresses | C．injuries | D．problems |
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| 小题15: | | A．positive | B．friendly | C．flexible | D．caution |
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| 小题16: | | A．defending | B．quitting | C．winning | D．bargaining |
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| 小题17: | | A．standard | B．range | C．view | D．goal |
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| 小题18: | | A．until | B．as | C．when | D．before |
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| 小题19: | | A．proud | B．tired | C．ashamed | D．confident |
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| 小题20: | | A．plan | B．advice | C．reward | D．Responsibility |
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TaIL Spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it --- but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.
The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t
necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”
Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focus on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.
小题1: When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her .| A．physical build | B．potential ability | | C．chance of survival | D．adaptation to the surroundings. |
小题2:A man-made tail is created for Grace to _.| A．let her recover faster | B．make her comfortable | | C．adjust her way of swimming | D．help her perform better tricks |
小题3:The story of Grace inspires people to_ .| A．stick to their dreams | B．treat animals friendly | | C．treasure what they have | D．face difficulties bravely |
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When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation (基金会)，nobody understood what she was talking about. But Sophia knew just how important Make – A –Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one her best friends. We were interested in finding out more, so we went along to meet Sophia listen to what she had to say.
Sophia told us that Make – A –Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980. ” It’s a charity(慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. Make – A –Wish help children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true, ” Sophia explained.
We asked Sophia how Make – A –Wish had first started. She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris, who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris’s dream come true ----so, with everybody’s help, Chris, only seven years old at the time, had been a “policeman” for a day. ” when people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too , and that was the beginning of Make – A –Wish, ” explained Sophia.
Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. A Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.
小题1:Sophia found out about Make-A-Wish because her best friend had .| A．benefited from it | B．volunteered to help it | | C．dreamed about it | D．told the author about it |
小题2:According to Sophia, Make-A-Wish .| A．is an international charity | | B．was understood by nobody at first | | C．raises money for very poor families | | D．started by drawing the interest of the public |
小题3:What is said about Chris in Paragraph3?| A．He has been a policeman since he was seven. | | B．He gave people the idea of starting Make-A-Wish | | C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true. | | D．He was the first child Make-A-Wish helped after it had been set up. |
小题4:Which of the following is true about Make-A-Wish volunteers?| A．They are important for making wishes come true. | | B．They try to help children get over their illnesses. | | C．They visit sick children to make them feel special. | | D．They provide what is necessary to make Make-A-Wish popular. |
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