(四) 文化品格 +批判思维 +文化意识 Ⅰ.完形填空
Linda was staring at herself in the mirror. She’d decided she didn’t like the mole(痣) to the left of her nose.“It’s so 1 .” She felt sad. Her mom, folding laundry(叠衣服) in the hallway, overheard her and poked her head into the room. “What’s so ugly?” “This ugly mark on my face,” Linda
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and pointed at it.
Mom came in, setting the laundry aside. She lowered her head and looked close at the mole. 3
she gave her daughter a kiss on the cheek and said, “I like it, because it gives your face character.” Linda pushed her mother away half-heartedly. “You would think that. Besides, character is a nice way to say ugly.” Linda smiled though and she liked her mother’s
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to cheer her up.
“I have a couple of my own. You tend to get more as you get older.” Mom sighed and looked into the 5 . “You still have beautiful eyes, though. Mine are boring brown, like most everyone else in the world,” Linda said. She’d always loved her mother’s green eyes.
“You have warm, chocolate brown eyes. They are like hot cocoa, and they are pretty,” Mom smiled. Linda turned back to the mirror, touching her face. “What about my nose?” she said.
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your face. Why are you running yourself down? You have a unique(独特), beautiful set of features. Stop feeling painful about little details and enjoy your youth and 7
already.”
“I just wish I were prettier. Some of my friends are so beautiful, and I feel ordinary next to them.”
“We can’t all be supermodels, dear. Even so, you are unique—there is no one else in the world that looks like you. You have a nice mixture of Dad and me in you, and I don’t like hearing you knocking your looks. You are amazing,” said Mom.
“Alright, Mom. I won’t complain anymore,” said Linda.
Mom left the room. “I’m done trying to 8
you up! Now it’s your turn to finish the laundry,”Mom called
over her shoulder.
1. A.lucky B.dirty C.ugly
D.funny 2. A.agreed B.complained C.wondered
D.appreciated 3. A.Suddenly B.Differently C.Exactly
D.Easily 4. A.character B.chance C.standard
D.effort 5. A.mirror B.door C.window D.television 6. A.meets B.gets C.gives D.fits 7. A.work B.right C.beauty D.dream 8. A.pull B.cheer C.catch D.make Ⅱ.阅读理解
Today we can do everything with apps: pay bills, order food and shop for anything. Mobile technology means we can hold the world in our hands. However, when it comes to technology and health care, opportunities and challenges come together.
Let’s start with the ways to get health care. Telemedicine can allow a patient to use technology to see the doctor online and get a diagnosis(诊断) and instructions without leaving home.
In addition, there are many patient websites. These allow for different kinds of interactions about our health needs without involving the medical team. Setting a date with doctors and reading lab results are readily achieved by technology.
A whole new age of medical care seems likely(可能的) to come in the future. But every coin has two sides. What might be on the other side of techno-health care? Firstly, we should think about the health care experience as a whole. A usual visit to a doctor begins with a receptionist(接待员), who can see and tell how a patient is doing. This may influence the treatment effect. It’s unlikely that a patient website will have such intuition.
Next, sharing the details of one’s life requires trust, which takes time to build. This is certainly true in health care,
where some of life’s best and worst moments involve doctors. The human touch should not be undervalued and is unlikely to be there over the smartphone.
Lastly, test results can be difficult to understand. When someone without a medical degree sees a flagged result with no explanation on the website, there’s room for all kinds of stories to form in their minds—and also great worry.
So how does medicine adapt(适应) to the new technology age? Very talented companies are working on it. There is medical equipment(设备) that can be used at home to send necessary signs and heart sounds through telemedicine.It seems likely that some companies will find a way to explain test results.
But what it will not achieve is the warmth of human interaction and touch. Patients often need someone to listen to—and care about—their journey story, which will never be realized through a human-less technology. Technology should be a tool, but depending on it totally will most certainly have unexpected effects. Let’s not allow our humanity to be one of them. 9.According to the passage, how does technology help health care? A.It encourages doctors to voice their needs on the websites. B.It offers the patient a convenient way to get a diagnosis. C.It improves relations between doctors and patients. D.It provides an opportunity to build a medical team. 10.The word “intuition” in Paragraph 5 probably means
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A.an ability to understand
B.an interesting experience
C.a chance to win
D.a fair decision 11.What do you know about techno-health care from the passage? A.Patient websites require trust from doctors.
B.Talented companies can give medical advice. C.Flagged results may cause worry for patients. D.Medical equipment collects patients’ stories. 12.The writer probably agrees that
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A.technology can deal with unexpected effects B.telemedicine can take the place of usual health care C.it is difficult for patients to adapt to the new technology age D.techno-health care should take humanity into consideration Ⅲ.回答问题
What makes Australia different? First, if you are traveling from Southeast Asia, you will cover about 4,500 miles (7,240 km). If you are from the Americas or South Africa, you will cover about 9,000 miles (14,500 km). If you come from Europe, you will have to travel about 10,500 miles (17,000 km). It is not just a quick crossing by boat, or a walk over a bridge. It is a long way to “Down Under”. So there are surely to be cultural as well as geographical differences. And then there is the size of it. It’s a long way from one side to the other. Perth, the capital of Western Australia, is the most isolated(孤立的) city in the world. It is closer to Singapore than to Sydney, which is about 1,900 miles (3,000 km) away. Most countries have probably had population growth, with much the same racial mix, for hundreds of years. Apart, of course, from the Aborigines(土著), who have been there for over 50,000 years, Australians have not been there long. The first Europeans came and lived just over 200 years ago. Most other foreigners arrived less than 50 years ago. Australia’s population has doubled since 1957, transforming what was perhaps one of the most boring nations to one of the most exciting, with many interesting differences of culture and custom. Australians are generally warm-hearted and open. Perhaps they have taken the best from other foreign cultures, mixing them with the best of Aboriginal and early foreign cultures. Australians are also humorous. You are expected to be the same. It is said in Australia that all visitors must be able to take a joke. Learn to laugh at yourself, your country, and so on. And if you really want to be a social hit, tell jokes about yourself, your country, and the way you
speak. There is almost nothing that cannot be laughed at. The important things in life such as traditions (like public festivals) are taken very lightly. Sport, however, is taken very seriously! Today, Australia has one of the world’s highest standards of living, fine food and wine, a great sporting tradition, a colorful and high culture, and an affection for visitors. 13.How far will visitors travel from Europe to Australia? ______________________________________________________________________________________________14.Which is closer to Perth, Singapore or Sydney? ______________________________________________________________________________________________15.When did the first Europeans come to Australia? ______________________________________________________________________________________________16.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 17.According to Paragraph 4, what are Australians like? ______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Ⅰ.1—5 CBADA 6—8 DCB Ⅱ.[主旨大意] 本文是一篇议论文。作者辩证地分析了技术的进步给健康医疗领域带来的机遇与挑战。
9.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Telemedicine can allow a patient to use technology to see the doctor online and get a diagnosis and instructions without leaving home.”可知,远程医疗可以让病人使用技术在网上看医生,不用出门就能得到诊断和指导。故选 B。
10.A 词义猜测题。根据第五段中的“who can see and tell how a patient is doing”和“It’s unlikely that a patient website…”可知,网站没有真实的接待员那样理解病人。故选 A。
11.C 细节理解题。根据第六段可知网络需要的不是医生的信任,而是病人的,排除 A;根据第八段可知,医药公司是为了提供更便捷的看报告的方式,而不是提供医疗建议,排除 B;根据最后一段可知,不是系统收集病人的故事,而是病人需要有人聆听自己的故事,排除 D;根据第七段中的“When someone without a medical degree sees a flagged result with no explanation on the website, there’s room for all kinds of stories to form in their minds—and also great worry.”可知,当一个没有医学学位的人在网站上看到一个被标记的没有解释的结果时,就会有各种各样的故事在他们的脑海中形成——也会有很大的担忧,符合选项 C 的描述。故选 C。
12.D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,最后一段是观点的升华。作者认为高科技医疗保健不能解决所有的问题,还是需要从人性角度出发考虑病人的需求。故选 D。
Ⅲ.13.About 10,500 miles (17,000 km). 14.Singapore. 15.Over 200 years ago. 16.The history of Australian population growth.
17.They are warm-hearted, open, and humorous.
