甘肃省兰州市第一中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题docWord格式文档下载.docx

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Withhospitalsandnursinghomestendingtothousandsofpatientseveryyearaccidentscananddohappen.Theseincidentswhethertheyarethroughcarelessnessorotherwise,canleavepatientsfeelingpowerless.That’snotthecase.

“Thereisgrowingpublicawareness.Peoplearefeelingtheyhavemorerightsandtheyhavetoolsinhandtomakeacomplaint,”saidRalphMontano,spokesmanfortheCaliforniaDepartmentofPublicHealth,whichregulateshospitalsandlong-termcarefacilitiesinthestate.

Thatdepartmentreceivedmorethan6000complaintsabouthospitalsin2007;

inthemostrecentyearstatisticsareavailable.Thecomplaintscanbeaboutmixed-uplabresults,medicineerrors,foreignobjectsleftinapatientduringsurgeryorahostofothertopic.

Similarly,theCaliforniadepartmentofAgingreceived43,000nursinghomecomplaintsin2014.Somesaidpatientabuseorneglectofpatients;

othersreportedmissingitems.Andsomecommentedonthequalityofthefood.

Butfindingthechannelsthroughthemtoputforwardacomplaintcanbetiringandtimeconsumption.Manyconsumerssimplydon’tbother,andsomebecomelostinthesystem.Whetherthecomplaintisagainstahospitaloralong-termcarefacility,theprocessissimilar—andmanypeoplecanhelp,includingthefacility’sstaff,insurancecompanyrepresentativesandstateregulators.

Ifyouwanttomakeacomplaintwhileinthehospital,PattiHarvey,vicepresidentofqualityandpatientcareservicesforKaiserPermanenteinSouthernCalifornia,recommendstalkingwiththebedsidenurse.Ifthatdoesn’twork,youcantalkwithotherpeoplehigherinthechainofcommand,uptothehospitaladministrator.Iftheproblemisn’tstilltakencareof—sayyoudisagreewithyourtreatmentplanorhaveaproblemwithyourdoctor—memberserviceofficesateachhospitalcanhelpaddressyourconcerns.

1.Whyaretheremorecomplaintsfrompatients?

A.Becausetherearemoredepartmentstodealwithcomplaints.

B.Becauseinthehospitaltherearemoreaccidentsthanbefore.

C.Becauseit’sconvenientforpeopletoputforwardcomplaints.

D.Becausehospitalshavemoreandmorerights.

2.Manyconsumersdon’tmakeacomplaintbecause__________.

A.complaintsarebadforalong-termcarefacility

B.fewaccidentshappen

C.manycomplaintsarelost

D.ittakestimetomakeacomplaint

3.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_________.

A.tosolveproblemswiththehospitalquickly

B.somethingaboutPattiHarvey

C.howtomakecomplaintsinthehospital

D.weshouldsaywedisagreewiththetreatmentplan

4.Whocanhelpifyoucomplainagainstahospitaloralong-termcarefacility?

A.Jack—arepresentativeofaninsurancecompany.

B.Peter—amedicalofficerfromthegovernment.

C.Rudy—aheadmasterofamedicaluniversity.

D.Tom—ateacherofamedicalschool.

B

An80-year-oldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45-year-oldhighlyeducatedson.

Suddenlyacrowperchedonthetreeneartheirwindow.

Thefatheraskedhisson,“Whatisthis?

”

Thesonreplied,“Itisacrow.”

Afterafewminutes,thefatheraskedhissonthesecondtime,“Whatisthis?

Thesonsaid,“Father,Ihavejustnowtoldyou.Itisacrow!

”

Afteralittlewhile,theoldfatheragainaskedhissonthethirdtime,“Whatisthis?

“It’sacrow,acrow,acrow!

”saidthesonloudly.

Alittleafter,thefatheragainaskedhissonthefourthtime,“Whatisthis?

Thistimethesonshoutedathisfather,“Whydoyoukeepaskingmethesamequestionagainandagain?

‘ITISACROW’.Areyounotabletounderstandthis?

Alittlelaterthefatherwenttohisroomandcamebackwithanolddiary,whichhehadkeptsincehissonwasborn.Onopeningapage,heaskedhissontoreadthatpage.Whenthesonreadit,thefollowingwordswerewritteninthediary:

“Todaymylittlesonagedthreewassittingwithmeonthesofa,whenacrowwassittingonthewindow.Mysonaskedme23timeswhatitwas,andIrepliedtohimall23timesthatitwascrow.Ihuggedhimlovinglyeachtimeheaskedmethesamequestionagainandagainfor23times.Ididnotatallfeelannoyed;

Iratherfeltaffectionformyinnocentchild.”

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perched”meaninthepassage?

A.knocked.B.hit.

C.landed.D.flew.

6.Whydidthefatheraskthesamequestionagainandagain?

A.Becausehewantedtoseehowpatienthissonwouldbe.

B.Becausehewastoooldtorememberanything.

C.Becausehewantedtomakehissonangry.

D.Becausehecouldn’tunderstandwhathissonsaid.

7.Howoldwastheoldmanwhenhissonaskedhim23times“Whatisthis?

A.38yearsold.B.45yearsold.

C.80yearsold.D.35yearsold.

8.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.ACrow.B.AnOldMan.

C.AnOldDiary.D.Father’sLove.

C

Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.ButsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,“HomelesstoHarvard:

TheLizMurrayStory”showninlateApril.

LizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.TheeffectofthatLOSSbecameaturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddied,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnight,shelivedonthestreets.“Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstanding,byunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety,”shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.

Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdmedown”.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity,butLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.“Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetime.”

Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleasmakingadecision”.

9.Themainideaofthepassageis__________.

A.whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhood

B.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversity

C.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife

D.whyLizlovedherparentssomuch

10.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?

A.Willpoweranddetermination.B.Envyandencouragement.

C.Decisionsandunderstanding.D.Loveandrespectforherparents.

11.Whenshewrote“Whatdrovemetoliveon…Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety”,shemeantthat_________.

A.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld

B.shewoulddosomethingforherownlife

C.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesociety

D.shehadlittleexperienceofsociallife

D

Philadelphia,PennsylvaniaisAmerica’sfifthlargestcity.OnceamajorAmericancolonialcity,itisthehomeofAmerica’sfirstlibrary,itsfirsthospital,anditsfirstzoo.NowitisalsothefirstUScitytobenamedaWorldHeritageCity.OnNovember6,2015,Philadelphiajoinedmorethan260othercitiesthathavebeenrecognizedfortheirinfluenceontheworld.ThesecitiesincludeParis,France,Florence,Italy,andCairo,Egypt.

“TodaymarksthestartofanewandexcitingchapterinthehistoryofPhiladelphia,”remarkedPhiladelphiaMayorMichaelNutterwhentheannouncementwasmade.“AsaWorldHeritageCity,Philadelphiaisbeingofficiallyrecognizedontheglobalstageforitswealthofcontributionstotheworld.

TobenamedaWorldHeritageCity,acitymustbehometoaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.UNESCOWorldHeritagesitesareselectedfortheiruniversalvalueandsignificance.ForPhiladelphia,thesiteisIndependenceHall.

IndependenceHalliswheretwoofthemostimportantdocumentsinUShistory—theDeclarationofIndependenceandtheUSConstitution—wereadopted.TheDeclarationofIndependence,approvedonJuly4,1776,unitedthe13formerBritishcoloniesanddeclaredthemindependentfromBritishrule.TheUSConstitution,signedin1787,establishedtheAmericandemocraticsystemofgovernment.Ademocracyisasystemofgovernmentinwhichthepeopleelecttheirleaders.TheConstitutionlaterspelledoutthebasicfreedomsAmericancitizenshave.

PhiladelphiaDeputyMayorAlanGreenbergersaysthecity’sselectionasaWorldHeritageCityalsoreflectsitseducational,cultural,andeconomicachievements.Thecityishometodozensofcollegesanduniversities,andmanymuseums,suchasthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt.“Philadelphiahasrightfullyearneditsplaceasoneofthegreatestcitiesintheworld.”Greenbergersays.

12.WecanlearnfromParagraph1thatPhiladelphia________.

A.isknownformanyAmerica’sfirstsB.hasbeenfamousasaWorldHeritageCity

C.hasthebestAmericanhospitalD.hascontributedalottotheglobaleconomy

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