1、倒数第5天(6月1日)(2013湖北卷)The technology is great.Without it we wouldnt have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the oceans depths or eat microwave sausages.Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge.But sometimes this power can create more pro
2、blems than it solves.Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients whove come into their surgery waving an Internet printout, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer.The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they dont have throat cancer, and its
3、just that their throats are swollen.Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate selfhealthchecks.One day Mrs.Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work.While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know whats
4、 wrong; Ive got throat cancer.I know theres nothing you doctors can do about it and Ive just got to wait until the day comes.”As a matter of routine I ordered a chest Xray.I looked at it and the blood results an hour later.Something wasnt right.“Did your local doctor do an Xray？” I asked.“Oh, I have
5、nt been to the doctor for years，” she replied.“I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew thats what I had.”However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didnt fit with itbut shed just ignored this.I looked at the Xray again, and more tests confirmed it w
6、asnt the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly.She was lucky we caught it when we did.Mrs.Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered.It was certainly a
7、lesson for her.“Im_so_embarrassed，” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested.She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes.Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I h
8、ad to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it.Typical.Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?1Mrs.Almond talked about her illness calmly because_.Ashe thought she knew it wellBshe had purchased medicine onlineCshe graduated from a medical schoolDshe had been treated
9、by local doctors解析细节理解题。由文章第三段“.she said calmly，I know whats wrong; Ive got throat cancer.I know theres nothing you doctors can do about it and Ive just got to wait until the day comes.”可知答案为A项。答案A2It was lucky for Mrs.Almond_.Ato have contacted many friendsBto have recovered in a short timeCto have
10、 her assumption confirmedDto have her disease identified in time解析细节理解题。由文章第六段可知更多的检查表明她得的不是癌症而是肺结核，由最后一句“She was lucky we caught it when we did.”可知她的病及时被发现所以她是幸运的。故正确答案为D项。答案D3Mrs.Almond said “Im so embarrassed” (Para.7) because_.Ashe had distrusted her close friendsBshe had caused unnecessary trou
11、bleCshe had to refuse the doctors adviceDshe had to tell the truth to the doctor解析由最后一段第三句话“Im so embarrassed，she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested.”可知答案为B项。答案B4By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove_.Aits a must to take a break at workBits vital to believe in IT professionalsCits unwise to simply rely on technologyDits a danger to work long hours on computers解析推理判断题。最后一段中作者提到了电脑出故障了，这与第一段要揭示的主题相呼应，主要证明不能完全依赖科技，故选C项。答案C