Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.
Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.
Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.
Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and pleasure both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”
【小题1】Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.
A.gives his patients medical advice |
B.takes care of 159 patients a week |
C.sings on television |
D.has his own TV show |
A.also sings to his patients on TV |
B.always loves to sing |
C.is popular with his patients |
D.has been a doctor for ten years |
A.sings and gives medical advice |
B.sings about different diseases |
C.starts to explain diseases with a song |
D.sings love songs he wrote |
A.help people sing | B.make people feel better |
C.do the same thing | D.make difficult people smile |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
解析试题分析:这篇文章描绘在Montreal一个有趣的医生,他不但给病人治病,还在自己的节目中为病人唱歌,给他们带来欢笑。
【小题1】推理题:根据第一段“He takes care of 159 patients a week,” 如此多的病人,由此可知He works 60 hours a week。故选B。
【小题2】细节题:根据第二段中“He also sings to them on television”我们可得知他被称为a singing doctor的原因。故选A。
【小题3】细节题:根据第二段中“The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice”,我们便可知道Dr. Petrel在他的节目中介绍医学建议。故选A。
【小题4】细节题:文章最后一句“They try to make people feel good”告诉了我们Dr. Petrels想让人们感觉好点。故选B。
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Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92.
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Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920.All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard.She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper.After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D.C.in search of a newspaper job.Before long, she landed one at Washington Daily News.Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors.The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice.
Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F.Kennedy and his family.Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies.She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences.Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy.Over the years, Thomas found her job "thrilling and inspiring," but never boring.And she took very seriously her duty to "keep an eye on the president" and keep American people informed.
【小题1】What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?
A.Her career took off after covering the Kennedys. |
B.Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency. |
C.She was born to a large family in Kentucky in 1942. |
D.She decided to be a reporter while in college. |
A.is a good decision maker for her career |
B.appreciates education and hard work |
C.wants to be famous by writing reports |
D.has great support from her family |
A.Unbearable. | B.Exciting. | C.Challenging. | D.Unforgettable. |
A.A reporter sticking to the facts. |
B.A reporter challenging President Kennedy. |
C.A reporter from an ordinary family. |
D.A reporter for Washington Daily News. |
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Dear Dad,
Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day cards. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet as I selected and read, it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.
You'll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together. I haven't always been with you on Father's Day but I've always been with you in my heart.
You know, Dad, there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap. You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.
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Our relationship greatly improved when I married a man you liked, and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left. Somewhere along the line, the generation gap disappeared. I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine.
But the strangest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car. It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.
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I love you, Dad.
Love,
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【小题1】How did Jenny probably feel on the night she was sent home by the police?
A.Disappointed. | B.Nervous. | C.Guilty. | D.Frightened. |
A.kept in touch by writing each other |
B.are separated due to the generation gap |
C.have been getting along very well |
D.had a hard time understanding each other |
A.She seldom saw him driving that huge car. |
B.She had never realized his being old and weak. |
C.She didn't expect to meet with him there. |
D.She had never seen him driving so slowly before. |
A.tell him about their conflicts |
B.say sorry for her being stubborn |
C.express her gratitude to him |
D.remind him of the early incident |
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【小题1】Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler’s memoir?
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C.Serious educators. | D.Science organizations. |
A.attracted to teaching | B.tired of teaching |
C.satisfied with teaching | D.unhappy about teaching |
A.The University of Chicago. | B.Stanford University. |
C.Ohio State University. | D.Nebraska University. |
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【小题1】When did Steven Jobs first get the chance to catch sight of a computer?
A.In 1955. | B.In 1961. |
C.In 1967. | D.In 1980. |
A.All the computes used to be large enough to fill a room. |
B.Before 1980, Apple was not successful in the field of personal computers. |
C.Steven Jobs was born in Silicon Valley. |
D.Apple and IBM competed for sales of personal computers. |
A.was popular among the young people |
B.turned out to be a failure |
C.caused more competitors to come into the market |
D.could be linked to a printer |
A.The Apple Ⅲ. | B.The Macintosh |
C.The NeXT. | D.The Lisa. |
A.few people could afford it |
B.it was not fast enough |
C.it was not easy to use |
D.it lacked super sound system |
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【小题1】According to the author,why are bicycles still popular in China today?
A.Because they are traditional and safe. |
B.Because they are convenient and inexpensive. |
C.Because they are colorful and available. |
D.Because they are fast and environment friendly. |
A.to ride it for fun |
B.to use it for transport |
C.to experience local culture |
D.to improve his riding skills |
A.It was boring. | B.It was difficult. |
C.It was lively. | D.It was wonderful. |
A.The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills. |
B.The author was annoyed by the air while riding. |
C.The author was praised by the other bikers. |
D.The author took great pleasure in biking. |
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【小题1】What can we conclude from the second paragraph?
A.Mo's life experiences. | B.Mo's family life. |
C.Mo devoted himself to writing. | D.Mo had a gift for writing. |
A.Mo didn't got any national awards before he won the Nobel Prize. |
B.Mo was the top novelist in China before he won the Nobel Prize. |
C.Mo's novels have attracted many people to read. |
D.Mo's novels are all based on his daily life. |
A.Clay sculpture. | B.Paper cuts. |
C.Folk arts. | D.Beijing opera. |
A.Big Breasts & Wide Hips' leading role is one happy mother |
B.Big Breasts & Wide Hips criticized China's onechild family policy |
C.Frog came out earlier than Big Breasts & Wide Hips |
D.Frog shows benefit as well as shortcoming of one China's policy |
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【小题1】Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother's?
A.They both have gone through difficult times. |
B.They have strong emotional ties with each other. |
C.They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness. |
D.They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer. |
A.something rare but not pleasant |
B.something that cannot be imagined |
C.something expensive but not necessary |
D.something that can only be enjoyed by boys |
A.The content of the book. |
B.The purpose of the book. |
C.The influence of the book. |
D.The writing style of the book. |
A.In a musical form. |
B.Through field research. |
C.With unique writing skills. |
D.From different points of view. |
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【小题1】 The writer thinks that_____.
A.health is more important than wealth |
B.work is as important as studies |
C.medicine is more important than pleasure |
D.nothing is more important than money |
A.without examining the patient |
B.after he has examined the patient |
C.if the patient doesn’t take medicine |
D.unless the patient feels pain |
A.was a heavy smoker | B.didn’t smoke so much |
C.didn’t smoke | D.began to learn to smoke |
A.The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill. |
B.The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things. |
C.The man thanked the doctor. |
D.The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice. |
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