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Which one should we order first at the western restaurant?
A.Dessert
B.Beverage
C.Salad
D.Appetizers
A.Dessert
B.Beverage
C.Salad
D.Appetizers
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One of the greatest killers in the Western world in heart disease. The death rate (率) from the disease has been increasing at an alarming speed for the past thirty years. Today in Britain, for example, about four hundred people a day die of heart disease. Mdical experts know that people can reduce their chances of getting heart disease by exercising regularly, by not smoking, by changing their diets, and by paying more attention to reducing stress (压力) in their work. However, Western health-care systems are still not paying enough attention to the prevention of the disease. There is a need for more programs to educate the public about the causes and prevention of heart disease. Instead of supporting such programs,however, the U.S. health-care system is spending large sums of money on the surgical (外科的) treatment of the disease after it develops. This emphasis (强调) on treatment clearly has something to do with the technological advances that have taken place in the past ten to fifteen years. In this time,modern technology has enabled doctors to develop new surgical techniques. Many operations that were considered impossible or too risky (有风险的) a few years ago are now performed every day in U.S.hospitals. The result had been a huge increase in heart surgery. Although there is no doubt that heart surgery can help a large number of people, some people point out that the emphasis on the surgical treatment of the disease has three clear disadvantages. First, it attracts interest and money away from the question of prevention.Second, it causes the costs of general hospital care to rise. After hospitals buy the expensive equipment that is necessary for modern heart surgery, they must try to recover the money they have spent.To do this, they raise costs for all their patients, not just those patients whose treatment requires the equipment. The third disadvantage is that doctors are encouraged to perform surgery-even on patients for whom an operation is unnecessary-because the equipment and expert skills are there. A government office recently stated that major heart surgery was often performed even though its chances of success were low. In one type of heart surgery, for example, only 15 percent of patients improved their conditions after the surgery. However,more than 100,000 of these operations are performed in the United States every year. |
1. What effect has modern technology had on medicine? |
A. It has reduced the costs of medical treatment. B. It has helped save the lives of most patients C. It has encouraged doctors to do more heart surgeries D. It has helped educate people about the prevention of heart disease |
2. "To do this" (in Paragraph 3)means _____. |
A. to help patients recover B. to increase the number of heart surgeries C. to get back the money spent on the equipment D. to buy new equipment for the treatment to heart disease |
3. The author would agree that _____. |
A. more money should be spent on the prevention of heart disease B. heart surgery has helped most patients improve their conditions C. modern technology has made heart surgery more risky than before D. the public have known a great deal about the causes of heart disease |
4. What would be the best title for the passage? |
A. The Greatest Killer in the West B. Heart Disease: Treat or Prevent C. Modern Technology and Heart Surgery D. Heart Surgery:Advantages and Disadvantages |
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B、at
C、to
D、in
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There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language-all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts. By contrast (对照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept. In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may "fail" at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow.Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we're shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt to change or that we're not smart enough to deal with a new challenge.Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all. These feelings of insecurity (不安全) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making. |
1. In the author's eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ____. |
A. succeed in climbing up the social ladder B. grow up from his own achievements C. face difficulties and take up challenges D. aim high and reach his goal each time |
2. Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing? |
A. Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges. B. Jane won the first prize in the speech competition. C. Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris. D. Father's salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000. |
3. For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT _______. |
A. being curious about more changes B. being quick in self-adaptation C. having an open mind to new experiences D. staying away from failures and challenges |
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? |
A. It is not so easy to measure personal growth. B. To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable. C. There are only two ways to see a person's growth. D. If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up. |
5. The best title for this passage should be ______. |
A. Facing New Challenges B. Growth-Product or Process C. Two Basic Ways of Growth D. Overcoming Internal Fears |
A、Hua
B、Huang
C、Tai
D、Song
A、insurance card
B、service claims
C、application documents
D、student ID
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