For Chinese wanting to work as nurses in the ...

For Chinese wanting to work as nurses in the United Sates, the arrival of the test of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) may be a welcome move.

The CGFNS has a certification programme for people wanting to work as registered nurses in the US. The first CGFNS test in China is to be held in Beijing in July. Registrations is open till April 9. According to US labour law, nurses have to pass the National Council License Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) before they can practise. However, the NCLEX-RN is only useful in the US, making it difficult for people from other countries to get in. But, the US expects a shortage of 50,000 nurses by 2010. So, the CGFNS has not replaced the NCLEX-RN, which is still needed for work as a registered nurse in the US.

So what exactly does CGFNS do?

First of all, it helps international nurses qualify for a work visa for the US. Nurses educated abroad who do not have a US license by the NCLEX-RN, must get the CGFNS certificate. “But not everyone who gets a CGFNS certificate can get a work visa. There are many requirements for a visa, and the CGFNS is just one,” said John Ratigan, immigration officer for the CGFNS.

The certificate helps applicants meet requirements for the NCLEX-RN. Forty-two states require a CGFNS certificate from nurses educated abroad before taking the NCLEX-RN examination.

About 85 percent of those who passed the CGFNS have passed the NCLEX-RN. According to Barbara Michols, chief executive officer of CGFNS, “the CGFNS is cost-efficient for the Chinese. If they can’t pass the CGFNS here in China, their chances of passing the NCLEX-RN for the US are tiny. This saves time and money on visa applications and the long trip. ” In a word, to get a CGFNS certificate, a person must have: a credentials review, the CGFNS qualifying exam of nursing knowledge and an English language proficiency exam.

1.  We can infer from the text that to people hoping to work as registered nurses in the US, CGFNS tests can be taken _____.

A. nowhere but in the US                    B. somewhere outside the US

C. in every country but the US              D. both in China and the US

2. According to American labour law, people cannot work as nurses until they pass                   _____.

A. NCLEX-RN                         B. CGFNS

C. CGFNS and NCLEX-RN                   D. CGFNS or NCLEX-RN

3.We can learn from the text that _____.

A. if you get a CGFNS certificate, you can pass the NCLEX-RN in the US and get visa

applications

B. if you pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you can get a CGFNS certificate and get visa

applications

C. if you can't pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you will not be able to pass the CGFNS

examination

D. if you get a CGFNS certificate, you will be more likely to pass the NCLEX-RN examination

4.The sentence "CGFNS holders have a higher rate of success on the NCLEX-RN examination" can be arranged at the beginning of Paragraph _____.

A.  Two             B. Four                 C. Five             D. Six

5.What is probably the best title of this passage?

A. The CGFNS helps international nurses

B. The first CGFNS test in China

C. The CGFNS and the NCLEX-RN

D. Working as registered nurses in the US

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Students who want to study in the United States may find that their chances for financial aid are limited. They often have to pay for their education with their own savings or their family's money.

A recent report from the Institute of International Education in New York looked at 2008-2009 school year.

Colleges and universities in the United States had more than half a million foreign students. 63% of them paid for school mostly by themselves or with family help. 26% percent were supported by the school they attended.

There are other sources of financial aid for international students. These include a student's home government or university, or the United States government. Private sponsors, international organizations and employers may also provide support. Yet during the last school year, not many students were able to depend on any of these other sources. Current employers provided the most help. Still, they represented the main support for just four percent of international students.

Those at the graduate level, however, are more likely than undergraduates to receive financial aid in the United States. More than 80% percent of foreign undergraduates depended mostly on personal and family money to pay for school last year. The same was true of less than half of graduate students. Most of the others received financial aid from their college or university in the United States.

A list of American schools that offer financial aid to foreign students can be found at a useful Web site. The address is edupass.org. This site also provides information about scholarship programs. But it warns foreign students not to pay if there is any charge for scholarship application forms. You could be cheated out of your money.

1.Most foreign students depend on _______ to pay for their education.

2.How many sources of financial aid are mentioned in the text?

3.Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

4.The text mainly talks about ________.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Tu Youyou has become the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize, for her work in helping to create an anti-malaria(疟疾) medicine. The 84-year-old’s route to the honour has been anything but traditional. In China, she is being called the "three nos" winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she’s never worked overseas.

In 1967, malaria, a then deadly disease, spread by mosquitoes was decimating Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of northern Vietnam. A secret research unit “Mission 523 “was formed to find a cure for the illness. Two years later, Tu Youyou was instructed to become the new head of “Mission 523”.

“Mission523” read ancient books carefully for a long time to find historical methods of fighting malaria. When she started her search for an anti-malarial drug, more than 240,000 compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested, without any success. Finally, the team found a brief reference to one substance, sweet wormwood（青蒿）, which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 AD. The team took out one active compound in wormwood, and then tested it. But nothing was effective until Tu Youyou returned to the original ancient text. After another careful reading, she changed the drug recipe one final time, heating the compound without allowing it to reach boiling point.

After the drug showed promising results in mice and monkeys, Tu Youyou volunteered to be the first human recipient of the new drug. “

In any case, Tu Youyou is consistently praised for her drive and passion. One former colleague. Lianda Li, says Ms Tu is “unsociable and quite straightforward”, adding that “if she disagrees with something, she will say it.”

Another colleague, Fuming Liao, who has worked with Tu Youyou for more than 40 years, describes her as a “tough and stubborn woman”. Stubborn enough to spend decades piecing together ancient texts, she applies them to modern scientific practices. The result has saved millions of lives.

1.According to Para. I, we can learn that_______.

A. Tu is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize

B. Tu has a medical degree

C. Tu’s road to success is not traditional

D. Tu discovered a cure for malaria

2. The underlined word “decimating” can be replaced by_______.

A. encouraging　　　　 B. killing

C. annoying　　　　　　 D. benefiting

3. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Tu first invented the idea of using sweet wormwood as a cure.

B. Tu was inspired by medical textbooks published in northern vietnem.

C. The compound needs to be heated to the boiling point to be effective.

D. Over 240,000 compounds were proved ineffective before Tu’s seareh.

4.Tu Youyou can be best described as a _______ person.

A. devoted and stubborn

B. straightforward and mean

C. considerate and tough

D. sociable and generous

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Tu Youyou has become the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize, for her work in helping to __ an anti-malaria (抗疱疾) medicine. The 84-year-old’s route to the honour has been anything __ traditional.

Tu Youyou went to a __ school in Beijing. Shortly after, she became a researcher at the Academy of Chinese Traditional Medicine. In 1967, Chinese government decided there was an national __ to find a cure for malaria. __ the time, malaria __ by mosquitoes was killing Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of northern Vietnam. A secret research unit was __ to find a __ of the illness.

Two years later, Tu Youyou became the new __ of the research team. She went to the southern Chinese island of Hainan to study __ malaria damaged human __. For six months, she stayed there. __ her four-year-old daughter at a local nursery.

__ Chinese texts inspired Tu Youyou’s search for her Nobel-prize winning medicine. She and her teammates poured over ancient books to find __ ways of fighting malaria.

__ the team found a brief reference to one substance,which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 AD.

After the drug showed __ results in mice and monkeys ,Tu Youyou volunteered to be the __ human recipient(接受者) of the new drug.

Fuming Liao, who has worked with Tu Youyou for more than 40 years, __ her as a “tough and __ woman” Stubborn enough to spend decades reading ancient texts and use them in modern scientific __. The result has saved millions of lives.

1.A. do　　 B. create　　 C. give　　 D. test

2.A. and　　 B. while　　 C. whether　　 D. but

3.A. medical　　 B. cold　　 C. excellent　　 D. affordable

4.A. wonder　　 B. doubt　　 C. need　　 D. expression

5.A. In　　 B. After　　 C. Before　　 D. At

6.A. spread　　 B. offered　　 C. held　　 D. said

7.A. opened　　 B. fixed　　 C. formed　　 D. invented

8.A. hand　　 B. treatment　　 C. cure　　 D. rescue

9.A. head　　 B. judge　　 C. researcher　　 D. workmate

10.A. where　　 B. when　　 C. what　　 D. how

11.A. power　　 B. ability　　 C. health　　 D. concern

12.A. asking　　 B. letting　　 C. leaving　　 D. sending

13.A. Ancient　　 B. Many　　 C. Reliable　　 D. New

14.A. useful　　 B. historical　　 C. hopeful　　 D. helpful

15.A. Finally　　 B. Exactly　　 C. Gradually　　 D. Frequently

16.A. grateful　　 B. active　　 C. hopeful　　 D. thankful

17.A. only　　 B. first　　 C. willing　　 D. right

18.A. tells　　 B. describes　　 C. speaks　　 D. thinks

19.A. stubborn　　 B. hard　　 C. generous　　 D. educated

20.A. classes　　 B. conditions　　 C. styles　　 D. research

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was 5, my father worked the night shift as a nurse in a hospital. He was always carrying his stethoscope (听诊器) so naturally, so I called him “Dr. Saldivar” while I pressed his stethoscope against his chest. But my father, as a humble man, was always correcting me: “I am not a doctor, son, but you can be one.” I grew up feeling like I had no limits because of moments like this, which has helped me take risks personally and professionally in spite of the hardships I had to endure.

Being born to Mexican immigrants meant that my parents had to work very hard to provide for my family and I had to learn to struggle through school paperwork on my own, because my parents' English was limited and they couldn't always be there motivating us through the process. If I wanted to succeed academically, my perseverance, and strength would be tested.

Perseverance, strength and good education are the gateway to success. And this is especially true when you look at the obstacles that Latinos have to overcome to succeed in public schools. For instance, while the national high school dropout (辍学) rate has decreased significantly, we still have the highest dropout rate in the country. We are more likely to live in poverty and attend racially separated schools. These issues create many other problems for Latinos.

To help relieve my family burden, I found my first job when I was 14 at a local hotel. Despite the long hours on my new job, I worked hard. Meanwhile, I continually stressed the importance of getting a respectable education and did everything possible to get one step closer to making my dream a reality.

Nearly a decade later, I became the first in my family to graduate from the University of Southern California. Knowing the social, economic, and political struggles that a community faces, I began to pursue journalism to give the disadvantaged minorities a voice.

1.What inspired the author when he was a child?

A. His curiosity about the stethoscope.　　 B. A nurse in his father's hospital.

C. The encouraging words from his father.　　 D. The hardships he suffered.

2.The example in the third paragraph given by the author suggests ________.

A. more Latinos are receiving higher education in America

B. racial separation has long been forbidden in America

C. American education system is better constructed

D. Latino immigrants are still facing many problems

3.The author chose to become a journalist, hoping to ________.

A. speak for the disadvantaged Latinos　　 B. enjoy a different life

C. show his success as a Latino　　 D. repay the sacrifice his parents made

4.What can we learn from the author’s experience?

A. Immigration is an approach to personal success.

B. American Dream is difficult for the Latinos to achieve.

C. Disadvantaged Latinos are still facing many challenges.

D. Good education is a way to successful life.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is Miss Lan going to work as in Ola city?

A.A doctor. B.A nurse. C.A teacher.

2.What worries Miss Lan so much?

A.She no friends in Ola.

B.The work in Ola is hard to do.

C.The people in Ola are not friendly.

3.How will Miss Lan keep in touch with Mr. Huang after she arrives in Ola?

A.By e-mail. B.By phone. C.By letter.

高三英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is Miss Lan going to work as in Ola city?

A.A teacher. B.A nurse. C.A doctor.

2.What worries Miss Lan so much?

A.The people in Ola are not friendly.

B.The work in Ola is hard to do.

C.She has no friends in Ola.

3.How will Miss Lan keep in touch with Mr. Huang after she arrives in Ola?

A.By letter. B.By phone. C.By e-mail.

高三英语长对话简单题查看答案及解析

I first met Lily five years ago. She ___ as a nurse in a hospital at the time.

A. was working　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. has worked　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. had been working　　 　　　　　　　　　 　D. had worked

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

. The man is said to have worked as a spy in the s, when he ____ information for the government.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

— I want someone to write the composition for me.

　— No! It’s a rule in our school that as a student, you _______ depend on yourself.

A. shall        B. will         C. can         D. should

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析