Question

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(表演) 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 entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good."

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

2.Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor.

A. A. has been a doctor for ten years

B. always loved to sing

C. is popular with his patients

D. also sings to his patients on TV

48. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _______.

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

3.Dr. Petrels' show is popular _______.

A. in Las Vegas.

B. at medical school

C. with people who like his singing

D. with patients in Montreal

4. Dr. Petrels says he likes to _______.

A. help people sing B. make people feel better

C. do the same thing D. make difficult people smile

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是派垂斯医生除了看病照顾患者，还在电视上唱歌给他的病人听然后给出相应的医嘱。他想通过给患者唱歌带走他们的烦恼，传播正能量。

1. works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office.句意：他每周工作60小时，每周还要在医院或是他的工作室照顾159位病人。因为照顾的病人较多所以每周工作60小时，故选B.

2.

3.

4. program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing.句意：节目非常受他的病人和喜欢听他唱歌的人欢迎。A.在拉斯维加斯B.在医学院C.那些爱听他唱歌的人 D.在蒙特利尔的病人们 故选C.

5. like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good."句意：我喜欢让人们笑。有时很难让一个病人微笑。医学和娱乐两者都应努力做同样的事情，它们都应该让人们感觉更棒。A.帮人们唱歌 B.让人们感觉更好C.做同样的事情 D.让困难中的人们笑。故选B.

考点：考查人物传记阅读。