A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent ? ? ? ．He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went directly to the operation block．He found the boy's father ? ? ? in the hall waiting for the doctor． On seeing him, the dad ? ? ?? , "Why did you take all this ? ? ? to come? Don't you know that my son s life is in danger? Don't you have any sense of?? ? ? ?"

????????????? The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital and I ? ?? ? as fast as I could after receiving the call．．．And now, I wish you'd calm down work．"???? ? I can do my work.”

?? “Calm down? What if your son is in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son is?? ? ? now what will you do?” said the father ? ? ．

??? The doctor smiled again and replied," I will say what Job said in the Bible 'From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed by the name of God'．? ? ? cannot extend lives． Go and ? ? ? for your son．we will do our best by God's grace．"

????????????? "Giving advice when we re not ? ? ? is so easy．" murmured the father．The operation took some hours ? ? ? which the doctor went out happily．

??? "Thank goodness!? Your son is saved ! " And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his?? ? ?? running． “If you have any question, ask the nurse!"

????????????? "Why is he so ? ? ? ? He couldn't wait some minutes so that I could ask about my son's ? ? ? ?" commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left． The nurse answered, ? ? ?? coming down her face, "His son died yesterday in a road accident．He was in the funeral when we called him for your son's operation．?? ? ? now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's funeral．"

????????????? Never? ? ? anyone．．．because you never know how their life is and what they're?? ? ? .

1.A． meeting????????????? B． career????????????? C． operation????????????? D． travel

2.A． calling????????????? B．running????????????? C． jumping????????????? D．pacing

3.A． admitted????????????? B．expressed????????????? C． whispered????????????? D．shouted

4.A． time????????????? B．cost????????????? C． love????????????? D．turn

5.A． humor????????????? B．responsibility????????????? C． pride????????????? D．honor

6.A． worked????????????? B．left????????????? C． came????????????? D．moved

7.A． in case????????????? B．so that????????????? C． until????????????? D．even if

8.A． dying????????????? B．lying????????????? C． missing????????????? D．dropping

9.A． sadly????????????? B．cheerfully????????????? C． hopefully????????????? D．angrily

10.A． God????????????? B．Teachers??????? ????????????? C． Friends???????? ????????????? D． Doctors

11.A． speak????????????? B．spell?????????? ????????????? C． pray?????????? ????????????? D． think

12.A． worried????????????? B．concerned????? ????????????? C． lost?????????? ????????????? D． tired

13.A． after????????????? B．for??????????? ????????????? C． before?? ????????????? D． with

14.A． way????????????? B．spirit????????? ????????????? C． trust????????? ????????????? D． dream

15.A． patient????????????? B．proud??????? ????????????? C． powerful? ????????????? D． absent

16.A． position????????????? B．medicine????? ????????????? C． state??? ????????????? D． life

17.A． sweats????????????? B．cold????????? ????????????? C． clouds??????? ????????????? D． tears

18.A． And????????????? B．But??????????? ????????????? C． Or????????? ????????????? D． While

19.A．ignore????????????? B．judge??????????? C． explain???????? ????????????? D． believe

20.A．doing????????????? B．loading???????? ????????????? C． experiencing??? ????????????? D． reducing

In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.

The best title for this passage is _____.

A. The Right to Live        B. The Right to Die        

  C. The Doctor’s Duty       D. Life Is Better Than Death

In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .

A. the development of medical technology      B. big hospitals 

C. good doctors                            D. both B and C

According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to _____ .              

A. the doctors                      B. the surroundings        

  C. his or her family                 D. the patient himself or herself

In the writer’s opinion _____ .

A. death is better than life            B. life is better that death  

C. neither death nor life is good       D. none of the above

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

  阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Although my father wasn't a  doctor,  he  made  his  own  brand  of  "house  calls"． I followed him as he    36   a plate of my mother's home cooking to an elderly man named Frank    37    all major holidays, and when Frank was    38   ． As far as I know,  their  only    39    was that Frank was an occasional    40    at Dad's small gas station． Frank's home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with a rotten front porch（门廊） that you could fall through if you weren't    41   ． Through his caring    42   , my father was teaching me to be a doctor,    43    neither of us knew it at the time．

    When I was 13, my father    44    lung cancer． He brought home a    45    the doctor drew showing    46    his cancer was and told me that he was going to    47   ．

    The big green oxygen tank with plastic tubing    48     a central feature （特征） of our living  room next to his easy chair． Several months passed and his condition    49   ． He asked me to    50     my mother when he was gone． He said, "I love you, son．" That night he died．

    When you're 13 and your father dies, you have some    51    to make． You can use the circumstance as a （n）    52     for letting your behavior and grades go down drain, or you can honor his memory and try to do something    53    with yourself． I    54    my energy on my school work and my goal of becoming a    55   ．  ．

A． lent   B．brought C． bought  D． showed   

A． for    B．in   C． at  D． on      

A． happy  B．well C． sick    D． homesick    

A． function   B．connection   C． information D． instruction  

A． patient    B．doctor   C． customer    D． passenger  

A． careful    B．strong   C． reasonable  D． punctual    

A． words  B．attitude C． attention   D． appearance  

A． and    B．because  C． although    D． as      

A． developed  B．found    C． constructed D． recovered   

A． photo  B．diagram  C． report  D． film     

A． where  B．how  C． which   D． what    

A． rest   B．retire   C． die D． leave     

A． decorated  B．remained C． equipped    D． became   

A． worsened   B．decreased    C． increased   D． bettered   

A． take care of   B．make friends with    C． make up for D． look into  

A． mistakes   B．friends  C． choices D． changes    

A． reason B．guide    C． cause   D． excuse     

A． positive   B．active   C． productive  D． motive    

A． attracted  B．consumed C． focused D． depended   

A． doctor B．driver   C． teacher D． nurse  

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。
Doctor:  Can I help you?
Patient:  Yes,    1
Doctor:  What’s the matter with it?
Patient:  Oh, it’s terrible! I was burnt in a fire caused by smoking.
Doctor:    2
Patient:  Oh, nothing. I didn’t know what to do.
Doctor:  OK, Put it higher. Let me examine it and put some medicine on it.
Patient:  Ah, I feel a great pain here. Would you mind me lying down?
Doctor:  Of course not.  3
Patient:  But I feel so bad.
Doctor:  Just stay in bed until next Friday. Don’t move a bit.
Patient:    4
Doctor:  No, you can’t do that. Take this medicine three times a day.
Patient:  Oh, it’s terrible! Terrible! I hate it!
Doctor:  Calm down please!   5

(NEW YORK)---Scientists have discovered small signs of awareness in some vegetative(植物人的) brain injury patients and have even communicated with one of them---findings that are beneficial to how to assess and care for such people.
The new research suggests that standard tests may ignore patients who have some consciousness, and that someday some kind of communication may be possible.
In the strongest example, a 29-year-old patient was able to answer yes-or-no questions by picturing specific scenes the doctors asked him to imagine.
“We were stunned when this happened,” said one study author, Martin Monti of the Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge. “I find it really amazing. This was a patient who was believed to be vegetative for five years.”
Ever since a research paper four years ago described obvious signs of awareness in a vegetative patient, families of patients have been demanding brain scans, said Dr. James Bernat, a spokesman for the American Academy for Neurology.
But experts said more study is needed before the specialized brain scans could be used in medical treatment. “It’s still a research tool,” Bernat said.
Experts also pointed out that only a few tested patients showed evidence of awareness. And they said it is not clear what degree of consciousness and mental abilities the signs imply.
They also noted that the positive signals appeared only in people with traumatic(外伤的) brain injury---not in patients whose brains had been lacking in oxygen, as can happen when the heart stops.
The new study used brain scanning called functional MRI, for 23 patients in a vegetative state and 31 that are minimally(极微地) conscious.
Patients are said to be in a vegetative state if they are tested and found unable to do such things as move on command or follow a moving object with their eyes. Minimally conscious patients show signs of awareness, but they are minimal and discontinuous.
【小题1】 What is the practical use of the research?