E-mail can be a powerful new tool in improving communication between patients and doctors, according to one expert.

“Using the Internet, doctors can answer more questions from more patients in a shorter time,” writes Dr. Dada Pal, a famous doctor in Manchester, UK.

　　According to Pal, nearly forty percent of American patients say they have used e-mail to communicate with a doctor.

　　He notes, however, that although patients have such interest, only up to two percent of doctors in the united States offer e-mail service.

　　Using e-mail, doctors can make sure of their advice and point, patient to patient information materials and other resources on the Internet. It's said that more than ten thousand healthoriented websites already exist now.

　　However, some people worry that widespread use of medical e-mail might set up two kinds of care—one for Internet“haves” and another for the “have-nots”

　　But Pal points out that“ by the year 2000 nearly every library will offer （Internet and e-mail） services in the United States, allowing even low-income patients to use such means.” Pal also talks about other possible barriers to the acceptance of medical e-mail.

　　“Doctors may be unwilling to offer e-mail services for fear of increasing workload and uncertainty about payment for the time they spent,” he explains, and patients may worry that their medical information might be read by others.“But these problems can all be solved,” he adds.

　　E-mail may well help us a lot in health care, Pal concludes. “Patients can get in normal clinics,” he points out, “and they might find communication on the information superhighway less fearful, than face-to-face dialogues with their doctors.”

（　　）（1）. The article introduces a new way of patient-doctor communication __________.

A. by e-mail　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by visiting

C. by searching the Internet　　　　　　　　 D. by using the computer

（　　） （2）. According to the passage, some people worry that __________.

A. it might have to serve both who have access to the Internet and those who don't

B. it might meet double doubts from those who have access to the Internet and those who don't

C. it might make trouble between those who can use the Internet and those who can't

D. it might make trouble between those who have Internet experiences and those who haven't

（　　） （3）. All the following points are advantages of using medical e-mail except __________.

A. it is more reliable

B. it is less frightening

C. it troubles patients and doctors to understand each other better

D. it provides patients more choices of treatment

（　　）（4）. What does the word “barriers” mean?

A.可能　　 B. 危险　　　　 C. 障碍　　　　D.秘密

（　　） （5）. Which of the following is true about e-mail in the United States?

A. Every patient cannot use it.

B. Only doctors can use it.

C. Patients needn't pay for their treatment by using e-mail.

D. No others can read the information sent by e-mail.

(补全对话)

　　A：Are you free tomorrow?

　　B：I think so．Why?

　　A：1 ndline　 (我们去动物园好吗)?

　　B：Good idea!

　　A：I hear there is 2 ndline　(老虎表演)．

　　B：A tiger show?I 3 ndline　(我对看老虎很感兴趣)．

　　A：But it's sad to think about the tigers 4 ndline　(处于危险中)．

　　B：Yes．We 5 ndline　(我们需要更好地保护它们)．Then 6 ndline　(我们究竟该怎样做呢)?

　　A：We should stop people from killing them．

　　B：Let's 7 ndline　(发现)what we can do to save them．

NBA star Yao Ming has a restaurant in the USA. The restaurant sells many famous dishes. But one dish could never be made there---shark fin soup(鱼翅汤). Yao has given up shark fin soup since he joined a program for saving endangered animals in 2006. “Animals are our friends,” he said.：How much do you know about these endangered animals?

Sharks, the king of the ocean, are in danger. Each year about 75 million sharks are killed for their fins, 8 kinds of shark have died out.

In some Asian countries, people get bile(胆汁) from Asian black bears’ stomachs and use it as traditional Chinese medicine. The animal’s population has decreased(下降) by 30% to 49% during the past 30 years.

The shahtoosh shawl(沙图什披肩) is thought to be the softest and most beautiful in the world. It is popular in Europe and the US. However, one has to kill three to five Tibetan antelopes(藏羚羊) to make just one shahtoosh. About 20,000 antelopes were killed every year during the 1980s.

One day, if animals all disappeared, the world we live in would come to an end. Saving them now means saving ourselves. Maybe you think that only scientists or famous people can save animals. In fact, everyone can do something. Here are some useful tips for students.

Don’t eat foods that are made of endangered animals, such as shark fin soup. Ask your parents and friends to do so, too.

Don’t buy or use something that is made out of endangered animals, like clothes with antelope fur or necklaces made of ivory(象牙). You should also tell your parents not to buy these things, either.

You can become a volunteer to help build the habitats(栖息地) of endangered animals. There is a lot of information on the Internet about these volunteer jobs.

You can hold a photo show at your school to tell people the situation of endangered animals and what people can do to help save them.

52. In Yao Ming’s restaurant, shark fin soup couldn’t be made because_________________.

　 A. many sharks died, and that makes it difficult to find shark fins

　 B. he wants to save endangered animals

　 C. shark fin soup is not popular now 　　　

D. shark fin soup is not a traditional Chinese food

53. The underlined word “endangered” means _________________in Chinese.

A. 危险的　　 B. 濒临灭绝的　　　 C. 有害的　　 D. 凶猛的

54. Students can help save the endangered animals in many ways EXCEPT________________.

　 A. asking their parents and friends not to eat foods made of endangered animals

　 B. becoming a volunteer to help build the habitats

C. holding a photo show at school to tell people what they can do

D. using something that is made out of endangered animals

55. The best title of this article may be_______________.

　 A. Help Save Endangered Animals　　　　　 B. What Can Students Do

　 C. Yao Ming’s Restaurant D. Animals Are Our Friends