The graying middle-aged nurse who doesn’t ___...

The graying middle-aged nurse who doesn’t ___________ but sits by and monitors the computers and phones, gives a little nod and stands up as if accepting a nomination.

A.hold her breath B.tell her in person

C.attend to the patients D.clear her throat

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a man who is dying to find the way to success, but he doesn’t have an idea how to do it. One day, he meets a guru, a religious teacher, on the road. The man asks the guru, “Which way is to success?” The gum doesn’t speak, but points to a place off in the distance.

The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes off in that direction. Along the way, he is occupied in inking up something special but there is nothing. Suddenly there comes a loud splat（溅泼声）. Eventually, the man limps back in rags, assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. Therefore, he returns to the guru for a reason. He repeats his question to the gum, who again points silently in the same direction.

The man was obedient to walk off once more. This time the splat is deafening, and when the man crawls back, he is bloody, broken and angry, “I asked you which way was to success,” he screams at the guru,” I followed the direction you pointed to. And all I got was being knocked down! No more of this pointing! Tell me why? Talk!”

Only then does the guru speak, and what he says is that “Success is that way. Just a little past the splat.”

1.Why does the man fail once more?

A. He is so stupid that he cannot find it.

B. The way to success does not exist in life.

C. The guru gave the wrong direction to him.

D. He does not make sense of the guru’s words.

2.What does the underlined word ‘‘obedient” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Submitted.　　 B. Pleasing.

C. Disappointed.　　 D. Unwilling.

3.What does the guru think of how to succeed?

A. Getting the help from others.　　 B. Achieving it all on your own.

C. Keeping on going after some failures.　　 D. Just facing up to many difficulties.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Believe in yourself.　　 B. Don’t give up too soon.

C. Listen to the wisdom’s suggestion.　　 D. Introduce the guru’s wisdom.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A gray sweater hung limply on Tommy’s empty desk, a reminder of the depressed boy who had just followed his classmates from our third-grade room. Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated, would arrive for a conference on his failing schoolwork and disruptive behavior. Neither parent knew that I had invited the other.

Tommy, an only child, had always been happy, cooperative and an excellent student. How could I convince his father and mother that his recent failing grades represented a broken-hearted child's reaction to his loved parent’s separation and divorce?

Tommy's mother entered and took one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Soon the father arrived. Good! At least they were concerned enough to be on time. A look of surprise and anger passed between them, and then they pointedly ignored each other.

As I gave a detailed account of Tommy's behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the right words to bring these two together, to help them see what they were doing to their son. But somehow the words wouldn't come. Perhaps if they saw one of his spotted, carelessly done papers.

I found a crumpled（压皱的）tear-stained sheet stuffed in the back of his desk, an English paper. Writing covered both sides—not the assignment, but a single sentence scribbled（潦草地写） over and over.

Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy's mother. She read it and then without a word handed it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for a long time.

At last he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and reached for his wife's outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled up at him. My own eyes were brimming(湿润的), but neither seemed to notice. He helped her with her coat and they left together.

In his own way God had given me the words to reunite that family. He had guided me to the sheet of yellow copy paper covered with the anguished outpouring（流露） of a small boy's troubled heart.

The words, "Dear Mother ... Dear Daddy ... I love you ... I love you ... I love you."

1. Which of the following word has the closest meaning to the word “disruptive”（Line3,Para.1）  mean?

A. terrible             B. careless           C. cheerful                 D. good

2. What caused Tommy’s failing behavior and schoolwork fundamentally?

A. His parents’ ignorance of his education.

B. His parents’ separation and divorce.

C. His parents’ lacking love to him.

D. His parents’ firm administration to him.

3. What helped Tommy’s parents see their influence on their son?

A．A single sentence on a sheet of paper in his desk.

B．Tear stains on Tommy’s papers.

C．Tommy’s disruptive behavior.

D．A gray sweater.

4. You can infer from the passage that_________.

A. The teacher found suitable words to persuade Tommy’s parents reunite.

B. Tommy’s love to his parents saved their marriage and the whole family.

C. Tommy’s parents scheduled their time to come to school together.

D. A broken family might cause a child’s bad behavior and his shortage of love for others.

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A gray sweater hung limply on Tommy’s empty desk, a reminder of the sad boy who had just followed his classmates out of our third-grade room. Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently_______, would arrive for a conference on his _______schoolwork and bad behavior. _______parent knew that I had sent for the other.

Tommy, an (a) ______ child, had always been a happy, cooperative and excellent student. How could I ______ his father and mother that his recent failing grades represented a ______ child’s reaction to his loved parents’ separation and coming divorce?

Tommy’s mother entered and took one of the chairs I had placed near my desk.. Soon the father arrived. Good! At least they were ______ enough to be present at the meeting. A look of surprise and anger passed between them, and then they pointedly(purposely) ______ each other.

As I gave a detailed account of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the ______ words to bring these two together, to help them see what they were doing to their son. ______ somehow the words wouldn’t come. Perhaps if they saw one of his unclear ______ done papers.

I found a crumpled (褶皱的)tear-stained sheet stuffed in the back of his desk, an English paper. ______ covered both sides-not the assignment, but a single sentence scribbled(潦草的写) over and over.

______ I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word handed it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face ______. He studied the scrawled words for ______ seemed so long a time.

At last he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and ______ his wife’s outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and ______ at him. My own eyes were filled with tears, but neither seemed to notice. He helped her with her coat and they left together.

In his own way God had given me the words to ______ that family. He had guided me to the sheet of yellow copy paper covered with the ______showing(流露)of a small boy’s ______ heart.

The words, “Dear Mom ... Dear Daddy ... I love you ... I love you ... I love you.”

1.A. remarried　　 B. separated　　 C. left　　 D. divided

2.A. puzzling　　 B. encouraging　　 C. failing　　 D. disappointed

3.A. Neither　　 B. Each　　 C. Every　　 D. Either

4.A. alone　　 B. stupid　　 C. fearful　　 D. only

5.A. convince　　 B. allow　　 C. suggest　　 D. promise

6.A. cold-hearted　　 B. broken-hearted　　 C. warm-hearted　　 D. exited-hearted

7.A. liked　　 B. sad　　 C. inspired　　 D. concerned

8.A. missed　　 B. looked　　 C. ignored　　 D. fought

9.A. necessary　　 B. grateful　　 C. right　　 D. helpless

10.A. Or　　 B. But　　 C. And　　 D. So

11.A. carefully　　 B. seriously　　 C. patiently　　 D. carelessly

12.A. Writing　　 B. Phrases　　 C. Tears　　 D. Notes

13.A. Eagerly　　 B. Secretly　　 C. Silently　　 D. Quickly

14.A. puzzled　　 B. softened　　 C. discouraged　　 D. surprised

15.A. it　　 B. that　　 C. which　　 D. what

16.A. took up　　 B. got to　　 C. held up　　 D. reached for

17.A. smiled　　 B. glanced　　 C. laughed　　 D. glared

18.A. help　　 B. reunite　　 C. support　　 D. change

19.A. upset　　 B. happy　　 C. sad　　 D. regretful

20.A. troubled　　 B. beating　　 C. disappointing　　 D. moved

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Who does the woman want to hear from?

A.The soldier. B.The nurse. C.The policeman.

高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Who might the woman be?

A. A nurse.　　 B. A saleswoman.　　 C. A designer.

2.What did the man ask the woman for?

A. Some medicine.　　 B. Some information.　　 C. Some money.

3.Which button should the man press to sit up straight?

A. The buttons at the top.

B. The buttons at the bottom.

C. The button in the middle.

高二英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

“There’s a mother in PICU(儿童重症监护病房)who wants to talk about a kit she received,” the nurse told me. “Something about it made her cry.”

I’ve been a child-1ife specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital since 2000. I help families understand diagnoses and treatment plans and manage the ups and downs that come with caring for a sick child. Tough talks with parents are part of the job, which still makes me feel nervous.

The kits the nurse was talking about were something I had recently introduced to the hospital: Comfort Kits from Guideposts. They were supposed to make a child’s experience here easier, not upsetting.

When I came across the kits at a conference. I fell in love with them. A treasure box of items designed not only to entertain kids, but to comfort and inspire them. There’s a coloring book, a stress ball, a CD of relaxing music, a hairy star named Sparkle, a journal and much more. I really believed these kits would help kids. I wished I hadn’t been mistaken.

At the patient’s room in PICU I saw a little girl, sleeping soundly, surrounded by tubes and machines. My eyes met her mother's. The kit was open on her lap and tears were running down her cheeks.

“I'm Shannon. I manage the Child Life Department.” I said. “I'm sorry if the kit upset you .It’s a new item…”

The mother shook her head. “This has been one of the worst days of my life .I felt so scared and alone. Then I was handed this box. I know it’s for my daughter, but it's just the comfort I needed. I wanted to say thank you.”

With that I knew Comfort Kits belonged here. We’ve been using them for almost three years now. Each child who’s admitted to the hospital receives one. Every day I see kids coloring, journaling, playing with Sparkle.

But as this mom showed me Comfort Kits aren’t just for kids. The hope they bring, which can be in short supply in hospitals sometimes, is felt by the whole family.

1.The author introduced Comfort Kits to the hospital to_________.

A. relax nurses　　 B. benefit sick kids

C. comfort parents　　 D. cure kids of diseases

2.Why was the girl’s mother crying?

A. She was moved to tears.　　 B. She felt alone and scared.

C. She couldn’t wake her kid.　　 D. She worried about her kid’s illness.

3.The closest in meaning to “which can be in short supply in hospitals sometimes” is_______.

A. kits are in great need in hospitals

B. there may be lack of hope in hospitals

C. parents are often in low spirits in hospitals

D. medical supplies are not enough in hospitals

4.What’s the author's attitude towards Comfort Kits?

A. Disappointed.　　 B. Excited.

C. Nervous.　　 D. Confident.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Who do you think the listeners might be?

A. Patients.　　 B. Visitors.　　 C. Nurses.

2.How long does the visiting hours last each time?

A. Half an hour.　　 B. An hour.　　 C. Two hours.

3.What sign can you see in this hospital?

A. No jumping queuing.　　 B. No parking.　　 C. No smoking.

4.What can listeners do in this hospital?

A. Talk loudly in the room.

B. Listen to the hospital radio.

C. Leave the hospital secretly.

高二英语短文困难题查看答案及解析

All areas of the world face a nurses shortage. But the shortage is most severe in developing countries. Many of their nurses move to the more developed nations for better pay, better working conditions and better chances for career development. For example, nearly 2,000 nurses left the Caribbean between 2002 and 2006.

The Caribbean nations currently have about 1 nurse for every 1,000 people. The ratio(比例) of nurses to population is about 10 times higher in the United States and countries in the European Union(EU). Now, more than 21,000 nurses who trained in the Caribbean are working in the United States, Canada and Britain.

Gaetan Lafortune is an official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(O.E.C.D) in Paris. He says the nurses shortage also affects industrialized countries. He says, “There is concern in most O.E.C.D.countries that the number of nurses is too small to meet the demand. And what is more worrying is that their concern is sort of growing.” Mr Lafortune says a large number of nurses are expected to retire within the next 10 years. At the same time, the health care needs of aging populations are expected to grow, intensifying the shortage of nurses.

Gaetan Lafortune said, “In the U.S., for instance, some researchers have found that there may be a shortage of close to a million nurses by 2020.” The United States is 1 of the 21 countries in the O.C.E.D. Gaetan Lafortune says in the recent years many of the countries increased their efforts to hire foreign nurses. As a result of that, O.E.C.D. countries were mainly exporting their shortage problem to countries that may have an even greater need for these nurses.

1.What will be the main causes of the global nurses shortage in the next 10 years?

a. The demand for nurses will decrease.

b. Many nurses will be too old to work.

c. Many rich countries will hire more foreign nurses.

d. Nurses are often looked down upon.

e. Aging populations will increase rapidly

A. a and b             B. b and c              C. b and e              D. c and d

2.The underlined word “intensify” in para. 3 means “________”.

A. strengthen         B. neglect            C. reduce               D. cause

3.We know from this text that America and the EU countries ______.

A. refuse to offer equal pay to foreign nurses

B. have at least one nurse out of 100 people

C. don’t like to train nurses of their own countries

D. have more serious nursing problems than the Caribbean nations

4.What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Nursing is no longer a worthwhile profession in most countries.

B. The different attitudes towards nursing in different countries.

C. Nurses shortage will result in serious consequences.

D. The health care industry needs more nurses.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Nurses play a vital role on the front lines of the novel coronavirus(冠状病毒）pandemic. But a shortage of these essential health care workers could pose challenges in countries dealing with a growing number of COVID-19 cases.

"One of the lessons I hope the world learns from COVID-19 is that we must invest in nurses ," said World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a speech Tuesday in celebration of World Health Day.

WHO's new "State of the World's Nursing 2020" report has identified a global shortage of 5.9 million nurses. Many of those gaps are found in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and parts of Latin America.

Among regions of the world, the Americas have the highest density of nurses at 83.4 per 10,000 people, followed by Europe with 79.3 nurses per 10,000 people. In contrast, there are 8.7 nurses per 10,000 people in Africa, 15.6 nurses per 10,000 people in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 16.5 nurses per 10,000 people in Southeast Asia, and 36 nurses per 10,000 people in the Western Pacific.

But there are also differences within regions. In the Americas, for example, countries such as Brazil, Canada, Chile, and the US have a higher density of nurses at close to or over 100 per 10,000 people, distorting the regional average. Many of the neighboring countries in the region have less than 50 nurses per 10,000 people. In Haiti, there are only 3.8 nurses per 10,000 people.

When based on country income, data in the report shows an unsurprising trend: The higher the income, the higher the nursing density. In low-income countries, the average density of nurses is 9.1 per 10,000 people, while the figure for high-income countries is 107.7 per 10,000 people.

But training more nurses won't solve the problem, said Dr. Giorgio Cometto, WHO coordinator on human resources for health policies and standards.

"If the country lacks the economic capacity to employ them or to create economic opportunities for them to work as nurses ... training more nurses can just go into the direction of making labor market imbalances, resulting in unemployment among nurses. And that's a huge wastage of human capital as well as financial resources," Cometto said.

The key is balancing training with the creation of employment opportunities in rural areas where there are known health worker shortages.

That may be easier said than done, especially among countries that are suffering from chronic or complex emergencies, in active conflict, or struggling in the wake of conflict. But in these settings, the international aid community can arrange its assistance with national priorities and covering recurrent costs, such as salaries, within a specified period of time, Cometto said.

1.How many nurses are needed according to WHO's new" State of the World 's Nursing 2020" report?

A.6 million. B.8.7Million.

C.3.8 Million. D.5.9Million.

2.From the figures in the passage , where are nurses most needed?

A.Africa. B.Haiti.

C.Eastern Mediterranean region. D.Southeast Asia.

3.Based on the country income what does the data in the report show?

A.The higher the income ,the more nurses are.

B.The higher the income,the more doctors are.

C.The lower the income ,the more doctors are.

D.The lower the income, the more nurses are.

4.From what Cometto said, we know that___.

A.It is easy to solve the problem of shortage of nurses.

B.It is not easy to solve the problem of shortage of nurses.

C.Training more nurses is a way to solve the problem.

D.The international aid community can arrange its assistance all the time.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析