1、A Doctor are known to be terrible pilotsThey dont listen because they already know it allI was lucky: became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical schoolI didnt realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeonI loved flyingAs I flew bigger, faster planes, and
2、in worse weatherI learned about crew resource management （机组资源管理）, or CRM, a new idea to make flying saferIt means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions I first read about CRM in 1980Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad w
3、eatherThe controller had us turn too late to get our landing readyThe attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear （起落架） downHe was a better pilot - and my boss - so it felt unusual to speak upBut I had to: Our lives
4、 were in dangerI put aside my uneasiness and said, We need to put the landing gear down now! That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM, and Ive used it in the operating room ever sinceCRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak upIt further requires that when opinions are f
5、rom the opposite, the doctor doesnt overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions againSo when Im in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from othersSometimes theyre not willing to speak upBut I hope that if I continue to encourage them , someday someone will keep me fr
6、om ”landing gear up”51What dose the author say about doctors in general? AThey like flying by themselvesBThey are unwilling to take adviceCThey pretend to be good pilotsDThey are quick learners of CRM52The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM when_来源:学*科*网 Ahe saved the plane by spe
7、aking upBhe was in charge of a flying taskChis boss landed the plane too lateDhis boss operated on a patient53In the last paragraph”landing gear up” probably means _Afollowing flying requirementsBoverreacting to different opinionsClistening to what fellow doctors sayDmaking a mistake that may cost l
8、ives54Which of the following can be the best title for the text?ACRM:A New Way to Make Flying SafeBFlying Makes Me a Better DoctorCThe Making of a Good PilotDA Pilot-Tumed DoctorBIn 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an intemational festi
9、val of music,dance and theatre in EdinburghThe idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World WarIt quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras (交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August an
10、d now attracts 400,000 people yearly.At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festivalEight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a public house disused for yearsSoon,groups of students
11、firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of EdinburghToday the “Fringe”,once les
12、s recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lastsAnd yetas early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing,some said it was getting too bigA paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today the
13、re are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itselfIn 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countriesMore than 1,25 million tickets were sold55What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at he begi
14、nning? ATo bring Europe together againBTo honor heroes of World War CTo introduce young theatre groupsDTo attract great artists from Europe56Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?AThey owned a public house thereBThey came to take up a challengeCThey thought they were also f
15、amousDThey wanted to take part in the festival57Who joined the Fringe after it appeared?APopular writers.BUniversity studentsCArtists from around the worldDPerformers of music and dance58We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival Ahas become a non-official eventBhas gone beyond an art festiv
16、alCgives shows all year round来源:学_科_网Dkeeps growing rapidly CGiven that many peoples moods （情绪）are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicineLooking like a setting from the fi
17、lm Charlie&the Chocolate Factory, Singapores Chocolate Research Facility （CRF） has over 100 varieties of chocolatesits founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents comer store with one handalmost always in the jar of sweetsIf the CRF seems to be a smart idea, thats because Lee is not merely a sea
18、soned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levis and SonyThat idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored（味道）chocolatesThe CRFs produce is greenmade within the country and divided into 10
19、lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popularThe Exotic Series一with Sichuan pepper, red bean （豆）cheese and other flavors一also does well and is fun to tasteAnd for chocolate snobs，who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans fro
20、m Togo, Cuba, Venezuela , and Ghana, among others59What is good about chocolate?AIt serves as a suitable giftBIt works as an effective medicineCIt helps improve the state of mindDIt strengthens business relations60Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?AHe knows the importance of resea
21、rchBHe learns form shops of similar typesCHe has the support of many big namesDHe has a lot of marketing experience61Which line of the CRF produce sells best?AThe Connoisseur SeriesBThe Exotic SeriesCThe Alcohol SeriesDThe Sichuan Series62The words chocolate snobs in Paragraph 3 probably refer to pe
22、ople who .Aare particular about chocolateBknow little about cocoa beansClook down upon othersDlike to try new flavors D Once upon a time, a man was walking on a mountain when he found an incredible cave with all kinds of treasure inside it. So he gave up his job, his home, and his friends, and spent
23、 all his time guarding the cave.He was so dedicated to it that he hardly ate or drank, and before long he fell ill. One day, when he could hardly move at all, he decided to share the treasure.He crawled into the cave to get a handful of jewels, but discovered, to his horror, that it was empty except
24、 for a small emerald (绿宝石). The man took it and gave it to the first person to come by, a woman.Then an old man came by. “What bad luck!” the man said. “Just a moment ago I gave a woman the last of the treasure I was guarding.”“Are you sure there is nothing left?” the old man asked. The man took him
25、 into the cave, where they found a chest with jewels and some bags of gold. The man was shocked, and the old man explained to him, “At last! At last! At last someone has broken the spell of this cave. This is the Cave of Treasure, and youre the first to have passed its great test. Many have dedicate
26、d their lives to this cave, only to end up realizing there was nothing here ”“And why does this happen?” the man asked.“This magic cave has only as many riches as your own heart. When someone discovers it, the cave fills with the treasure they bring with them, but later, when they have devoted thems
27、elves to guarding the treasure, their hearts become empty, as does the cave. The only way to fill it is by filling your heart with all that is good, as you did by giving the woman that last jewel.”From that day on, the man understood that it was better to share than to keep. Thanks to the cave and t
28、he old man, he became noble and generous.63Why did the man give up his job, home and friends?A. Because he possessed a variety of treasure.B. Because he devoted himself to a great test.C. Because he had to guard the treasure cave.D. Because he wanted to find the treasure cave.64 What did the man fin
29、d when he showed his cave to the old man? A. All kinds of treasure. B. A chest with jewels and gold.C. A small emerald. D. A handful of jewels. 65What do we learn about the people who dedicated their lives to the cave before?A. They all found the cave empty at last.来源:学科网ZXXKB. The old man freed the
30、m from its spell.C. They all filled the cave with the treasure they had.D. They thought it was better to share than to enjoy the treasure alone.66What can we learn from the text?A. Different people have different views.B. Treasure only belongs to those who possess it.C. Some people never learn what
31、is really valuable.D. Purely material things cannot make us truly wealthy.EEddies father used to say hed spent so many years by the ocean, breathing seawater. Now, away from that ocean, in the hospital bed, his body began to look like a beached fish. His condition went from fair to stable and from s
32、table to serious. Friends went from saying, “Hell be home in a day,” to “Hell be home in a week.” In his fathers absence, Eddie helped out at the pier (码头), working evenings after his taxi job. When Eddie was a teenager, if he ever complained or seemed bored with the pier, his father would shout, “W
33、hat? This isnt good enough for you?” And later, when hed suggested Eddie take a job there after high school, Eddie almost laughed, and his father again said, “What? This isnt good enough for you?” And before Eddie went to war, when hed talked of marrying Marguerite and becoming an engineer, his fath
34、er said, “What? This isnt good enough for you?”And now, regardless of all that, here he was, at the pier, doing his fathers labor. Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. It is not until much later, as the heart weakens, that children unders
35、tand: their stories, and all their accomplishments, sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones, beneath the waters of their lives.Finally, one night, at his mothers urging, Eddie visited the hospital. He entered the room slowly. His father, who for years had refused t
36、o speak to Eddie, now lacked the strength to even try. “Dont sweat it, kid,” the other workers told him. “Your old man will pull through. Hes the toughest man weve ever seen.” When the news came that his father had died, Eddie felt the emptiest kind of anger, the kind that circles in its cage. In th
37、e weeks that followed, Eddies mother lived in a confused state. She spoke to her husband as if he were still there. She yelled at him to turn down the radio. She cooked enough food for two. One night, when Eddie offered to help with the dishes, she said, “Your father will put them away.” Eddie put a
38、 hand on her shoulder. “Ma,” he said, softly, “Dads gone.”“Gone where?”67In Paragraph four, the writer indicates that _.A. Children like moving away from their parentsB. Children often feel regretful because they leave their parents来源:学科网C. Children wouldnt have achieved so much without their parent
39、s support D. Children can never understand how much their parents have devoted to them 68 The underlined sentence “Dont sweat it” (Para. 6) probably means _.A. Dont touch itB. Dont give it up C. Dont let him down D. Dont worry about it69Which of the following shows the right order of the story?a. Ed
40、dies father died.b. Eddie married Marguerite.c. Eddie worked as a taxi driver.d. Eddie was bored with his fathers job.A. dbcaB. dcabC. bcdaD. bacd70From the last paragraph, we learn that _.A. Eddies mother liked to listen to the radioB. Eddies mother missed her husband so much that she was at a lossC. Eddie and his wife lived in his mothers apartmentD. Eddie often helped his mother wash the dishes51-70 B A D B A D B D C D C A C B A D C D A B