If you’ve ever taken a handwritten prescripti...

If you’ve ever taken a handwritten prescription(处方) from a doctor, it seems that you can never make sense of the letters. Bad handwriting almost seems like a requirement for graduating medical school.

However, it’s not like only people with bad handwriting are attracted to the medical field. Ruth Brocato, MD, primary care doctor with Mercy Medical Center says she went from winning a handwriting award in grade school to having totally unreadable handwriting now. So why?

For one thing, doctors have to write more than just about any other job. Long days plus tons of writing equals a very tired hand. Most doctors’ handwriting gets worse over the course of the day as those small hand muscles get overworked, says Asher Goldstein, MD, pain management doctor with Genesis Pain Centers. If doctors could spend an hour with every patient, they might be able to slow down and give their hands a rest. But the fact is, most physicians are rushing around to the next patient. With so many patients to see in a limited time, doctors are more concerned with getting the information down than perfecting their handwriting.

The jargon (术语) that doctors deal with also lends itself to bad handwriting. For instance, QD is shorthand for a Latin phrase meaning “one a day” and TID means “three times a day.” Your pharmacist would know exactly what your doctor meant, but you’d probably just write it off as chicken scratch.

Now, doctors are moving toward electronic medical records to cut down on errors. No studies have looked into whether the yearly death rate from wrong prescriptions has gone down, but doctors agree there’s less chance for errors.

Of course, typing everything isn’t perfect either. There’s still the possibility of entering, say, 30 instead of 300. While we’re all for electronic medical records, we’ll write by hand whenever we can. Now, learn about these secrets hospitals don’t want to tell you—but every patient should know.

1.How many reasons are mentioned in the passage to explain why doctors are likely to have bad handwriting?

A.One. B.Two.

C.Three. D.Four

2.Which of the following statements is true?

A.Only people with bad handwriting are attracted to the medical field.

B.Most doctors’ handwriting gets better over the course of the day.

C.QD is shorthand for a Latin phrase meaning “three times as day”.

D.There is less chance for errors by using electronic medical records.

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards handwritten prescriptions?

A.Supportive. B.Disapproving.

C.Indifferent. D.Concerned.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.No time left for doctors to write well.

B.Secrets that hospitals don’t want to tell you.

C.Reasons why most doctors have bad handwriting.

D.Errors reduced by using electronic medical records.

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Growing up in the 1960s, I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thank-you note expressing ______ for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of paper and ______ me in the art and value of saying “thank you”. She ______ to be right.

A study showed that it took most volunteers less than 5 minutes to write the thank-you notes. Just 5 minutes to make ______ person feel “overjoyed”! ______, in our “instant” world, the idea of getting an actual pen and writing an actual note seems to never come to mind. We tend to do what is ______ for us — a quick text or an email.

It’s easy to use the ______ of being busy, but even very busy and ______ businessmen find time to ______ thank-you notes. For example, when Doug Conant became CEO of Campbell’s Soup, the company had ______ half of its market value and morale(士气) was at an all-time low. He ______fixing that by doing some simple things that are probably not ______ in any MBA class. For one thing, Conant wrote to every ______. He gained their confidence and ______, turned the company ______.

In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. It’s ______ not to ask how he did it. ______, he had many other things to do ______ writing a thank-you note. Conant made time for ______ because he knew the impact(影响) each one would have. An expression of ______ in this crazy world still makes a difference.

1.A. concern　　 B. sympathy　　 C. affection　　 D. appreciation

2.A. consult　　 B. instruct　　 C. answer　　 D. impress

3.A. remained　　 B. proved　　 C. appeared　　 D. claimed

4.A. one　　 B. any　　 C. each　　 D. another

5.A. Yet　　 B. Therefore　　 C. So　　 D. Otherwise

6.A. special　　 B. necessary　　 C. convenient　　 D. important

7.A. case　　 B. excuse　　 C. example　　 D. situation

8.A. humorous　　 B. optimistic　　 C. successful　　 D. experienced

9.A. pen　　 B. receive　　 C. design　　 D. deliver

10.A. lost　　 B. gained　　 C. developed　　 D. damaged

11.A. gave up　　 B. kept up　　 C. set about　　 D. worried about

12.A. permitted　　 B. taught　　 C. checked　　 D. tested

13.A. market　　 B. businessman　　 C. company　　 D. employee

14.A. personally　　 B. frankly　　 C. naturally　　 D. occasionally

15.A. up　　 B. down　　 C. away　　 D. around

16.A. hard　　 B. great　　 C. amazing　　 D. disappointing

17.A. As usual　　 B. In short　　 C. By the way　　 D. After all

18.A. by　　 B. in　　 C. besides　　 D. without

19.A. me　　 B. it　　 C. him　　 D. them

20.A. kindness　　 B. joy　　 C. value　　 D. confidence

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Myrbetriq is a prescription（处方）medication for adults used to treat the following symptoms due to a condition called overactive bladder:

●Urge urinary incontinence: a strong need to urinate with leaking or wetting accidents.

●Urgency: a strong need to urinate right away.

●Frequency: urinating often.

It is not known if Myrbetriq is safe and effective in children.

Before you take Myrbetriq, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

●have liver problems or kidney problems.

●have very high uncontrolled blood pressure.

●have trouble emptying your bladder or you have a weak urine stream.

●are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

●are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.

Take Myrbetriq exactly as your doctor tells you to:

●Take l Myrbetriq tablet l time a day.

●Take Myrbetriq with water and swallow the tablet whole. Dot chew, break, or crush the tablet.

●Take Myrbetriq with or without food.

Special attention

●If you miss a dose of Myrbetriq, begin taking Myrbetriq again the next day.

●If you take too much Myrbetriq, call your doctor or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.

Myrbetriq may cause serious side effects including:

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of Myrbetriq. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at l -800 - FDA -1088.

Storage requirements:

●Store Myrbetriq between 59°F to 86°F (15℃ to30℃). Keep the bottle closed.

●Safely throw away medicine that is out of date or no longer needed.

●Keep Myrbetriq and all medicines out of the reach of children.

1.Who is not suitable for this medicine?

A. Grown-ups. B. Children.

C. Women. D. Old people.　 .

2.In which situation do you need to tell the doctor before taking Myrbetriq?

A. Being a would-be mother. B. Going to take an exam.

C. Having heart & lung problems. D. Suffering mild high blood pressure.

3.How should you store Myrbetriq?

A. Reserve it in the freezing chamber. B. Keep it away from children.

C. Store it with the bottle open. D. Preserve it as you like.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The chemist handed me my prescription(处方药)，apologized for the wait,and explained that his register had already closed.He asked if I would 36  using the register at the front of the store.

I told him not to worry and walked up to the front, 37  one person was in line ahead of me,a little girl no more than seven, 38  a bottle of Children’s Motrin on the counter.She 39  a little green and white striped(有条纹的) coin purse closely to her chest.

The purse 40  me of the days when,as a child,I played dress-up in my grandma’s closet.I’d march around the house in 41  clothes,wearing costume jewellery and hats,talking “grownup talk”to 42  who would listen.I remembered the thrill one day when I 43  a pretend dollar to someone,and he handed back some 44  coins for me to put into my special purse.“Keep the 45 !”he told me with a wink(眨眼).

Now the clerk rang up(用收银机记录)the little girl’s 46  ,while she shakily pulled out a coupon(优惠券)，a dollar bill and some coins.I watched her face becoming red as she tried to 47  her money,and I could see right away that she was about a dollar 48  .With a quick wink to the checker,I drew a dollar bill onto the counter and 49  the clerk to ring up the sale.The child put her 50  change into her coin purse,grabbed her 51 and hurried out of the door.

As I 52  for my car,I felt a pull on my shirt.There was the girl, 53  up at me with her big brown eyes.She gave me a 54 ,wrapped her arms around my legs for a long moment,and then stretched out her little hand.It was full of coins.“ 55 ,”she whispered.

“That’s okay,”I answered.I flashed her a smile and winked,“keep the change!”

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Think about the longest elevator ride that you’ve ever taken. Whether you rose five or 100 floors, it probably took less than a few minutes. Now imagine riding in an elevator higher and higher as it climbs for nearly a day. When you reach the top floor, prepare for views that are really out of this world. You’ll be in space!

Space elevators might sound like a crazy idea, but they’re something scientists have been working on for decades.

At the moment, riding in a capsule is the only way ordinary people can get to and from space. But those rides are very expensive---about $ 25 million per person per flight. Now scientists are making efforts to reduce the expense of those rides.

Researchers are still figuring out the details about how a space elevator might work. One idea is stretching a very long cable — more than 37,000 kilometers — up to space from the earth’s equator (赤道). Objects in space above the equator orbit (绕……的轨道飞行) the earth at the same speed that our planet turns. A weight on the end of the cable would stretch it tight. An elevator tied to the cable could use it to climb up and down.

The only problem is that besides being long, this cable must also be very strong. Storms, including hurricanes might break it. One way to solve this problem is to stretch the cable from the moon instead of from the earth. Airplanes designed to climb higher than a typical jet might take off from the earth and link up with the cable, which would be held in place by the pull of gravity from the earth. An elevator car waiting there would then take riders the rest of the way to the moon. Fueled by solar power, the elevator could transport people and materials without much expense or effort per ride.

1.The first paragraph is presented by _____.

A. asking questions

B. analyzing causes

C. giving an example

D. making a comparison

2.Why have scientists been working on space elevators?

A. To make trips to space cheaper.

B. To help astronauts do research in space.

C. To find a more convenient way to the moon.

D. To prove an assumption which seems crazy.

3. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to _____.

A. the　 weight

B. the cable

C. an object in space

D. the equator

4. What may make the cable stay in place on the moon?

A. The elevator car on the moon.

B. The elevator fastened to the cable.

C. The pull of gravity from the earth.

D. The speed of the moon orbiting the earth.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As far as I know, he is seldom, ______, absent from school.

A．if any             B．if so              C．if ever            D．if not

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you                        the medicine, you                            better now.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

If you ______ the medicine you ______ better now.

A. took ; would feel 　　　 B. had taken; fel

C. had taken; would feel D. took; would have felt

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

You_______ so badly now if you had taken the medicine yesterday.

A. wouldn’t cough B. didn’t cough

C. won’t cough　　　　 D. don’t cough

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

How to look good in a photo?

What should you do if you want to have a nice photo taken? Whether it's work or fun, the most important thing is lighting．If you get bad lighting, you will look bad, too．Know where the light is．You don't want it below you or above you, you want it to shine directly at you．

The key thing is no shadow．If you are being photographed outside, do it in the morning, or wait till the 2 o'clock shadow has passed．Also don't let pictures in the magazines stress you out —all the pictures are taken by great photographers．And all the faces have had pimples （丘疹，粉刺）　 taken out by computers．

Tip your head and learn what angles work with your face; everyone is different．So you have to learn what suits you．You can practice in Photo Booth for as long as it is your turn, to learn what angles suit your face．Tip your neck to make it look longer, make eye contact with the camera．No one can look bad if they smile．

For long legs, point one leg into center of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your body．

For just leg shots, lie upside down and raise legs in the air for the best angle．And your legs will look thinner and be in better shape．

Keep shoulders back．

Always have mouth slightly open, enough to put a penny between your lips, as this will make your lips look fuller．

Lower your eyes and then look up just as shutter （快门） is clicked for full eyes．

Delete any evidence of a less than perfect photogenic moment, everyone has off days．

1.If you want to look good in a photo, the light should be ______．

A．below you　　　 　　 B．above you

C．directly at you　　 D．right behind you

2.According to the passage, we should consider all EXCEPT ______．

A．light　　　　 B．shadow 　　 　 C. angles　　 D．photographers

3.What advice does the author give on taking photos?

A．Raise legs on the wall．

B．Look down．

C．Keep shoulders back．

D．Put a penny between lips．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析