A dentist’s office may not be everyone’s idea of a perfect holiday destination.But a growing number of Europeans are travelling abroad for medical treatment to save money，or maybe to combine a visit to the doctor with some sightseeing，creating a potential but fastgrowing market for traditional tour operators.
“It was simply cheaper for me to go to a dentist in Hungary，” said a 42yearold physical therapist from Berlin.He chose the clinic near Budapest from an Internet advertisement，attracted by hundreds of euros in savings compared with the same treatment in Germany.He was happy to find when he got there that the clinic was clean，the staff qualified and the work thorough.
People travel abroad for medical treatment for various reasons：it’s cheaper，they face a long wait at home，or the treatment they want is not available in their own country.The Britishbased Medical Tourist Company refers about 100 patients a year to hospitals in India for treatments.And Chief Executive Premhar Shah reports rapid growth in demand from customers in Africa，where it can be harder to find wellequipped medical facilities for complex surgeries.
Some patients who have immigrated may prefer to return to be close to their families when they undergo surgery.“People will want to take the opportunity to seek treatment in places where they have relatives who might be able to look after them.I’m seeing that especially with younger people from eastern Europe，” said a professor at the University of Oxford.
For some，there is the attraction of free treatment abroad.British lawmakers have called for tighter checks on patients arriving for treatment，out of concerns that foreign citizens are travelling to Britain to take advantage of the free service.
The global medical tourism market is believed to be worth $40 billion to $60 billion and growing at about 20 percent per year.
小题1:The 42yearold physical therapist was satisfied with________in Hungary.| A．the price instead of the service | | B．the service instead of the price | | C．both the price and the service | | D．neither the price nor the service |
小题2:How many reasons are mentioned to explain why people go abroad for medical treatment?| A．Four. | B．Five. | | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
小题3:According to the article，________for medical treatment.| A．more Africans want to travel abroad | | B．more Europeans want to travel to Africa | | C．more Britons want to travel to India | | D．no one would come to Great Britain |
小题4:Young people from eastern Europe return to their mother countries for surgery in order to________.| A．get cheaper medical service | | B．be looked after by relatives | | C．have better medical treatment | | D．enjoy free medical treatment |
小题5:What does the article mainly talk about?| A．Overseas sightseeing. | B．Hospital treatment. | | C．Medical tourism. | D．Travelers’ health problems. |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C |
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章对发展潜力巨大的“医疗旅游业(medical tourism)”进行了简要介绍。
小题1:解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段内容特别是第二段第一句“It was simply cheaper for me...in Hungary”和最后一句“He was happy...the clinic was clean，the staff qualified and the work through.”可知，他对匈牙利医院的收费和服务都相当满意。
答案： C
小题2:解析： 细节理解题。根据第二至五段内容可知，吸引人们去国外就医涉及以下五方面的原因：收费低，甚至免费、医疗设施健全、医生资质高、等候时间短、环境干净。
答案： B
小题3:解析： 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“...in Africa，where it can be harder to find wellequipped medical facilities for complex surgeries.”可知，在非洲很难找到做复杂手术的精良设备。因此推知，将会有更多的人去国外就医。
答案： A
小题4:解析： 细节理解题。根据第四段第一、二句“Some patients...prefer to return to be close to their families...be able to look after them.”可知，答案选B。
答案： B
小题5:解析： 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文就“医疗旅游”进行了介绍说明。
答案： C |
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Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is.Through the years I would ____a guess at what I thought was the correct____.When I was younger，I thought sound was very important to us as humans，____I said，“My ears，Mommy.” She said，“No，many people are ___.”
Since making my first attempt，I had considered the correct answer carefully.So several____later，I told her，“Mommy，____is very important to everybody，so it must be our___.”She looked at me and told me，“You are learning fast，but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
Over the years，Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was____.Then last year，my grandpa died.Everybody was____.When it was our turn to say our final____to Grandpa，my Mom asked me，“Have you found the answer to my usual question—what is the most important body part____，my son？”
I was____when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a game between her and me.She saw the____on my face and told me，“This question is very important.It shows that you have really lived your life.For every part you gave me____，I have told you were wrong and I have given you an example____.But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson.” She looked down at me as only a mother can.I saw her eyes well up with tears.She said，“Son，the most important body part is your____.” I asked，“Is it because it holds up my head？”
She replied，“No，it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry.Everybody needs a shoulder to____on sometime in life，my son.I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you ____ it.”
Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one—it is sympathetic to the___of others.People will forget what you said.People will forget what you did.But people will____forget how you made them feel.
| 小题1: | | A．make | B．reply | | C．think | D．contribute |
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| 小题2: | | A．guess | B．answer | | C．part | D．choice |
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| 小题3: | | A．anyhow | B．otherwise | | C．therefore | D．however |
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| 小题4: | | A．deaf | B．blind | | C．dumb | D．disabled |
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| 小题5: | | A．days | B．minutes | | C．months | D．years |
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| 小题6: | | A．hearing | B．touching | | C．sight | D．taste |
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| 小题7: | | A．eyes | B．ears | | C．hands | D．legs |
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| 小题8: | | A．right | B．wrong | | C．the same | D．different |
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| 小题9: | | A．injured | B．hurt | | C．wounded | D．damaged |
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| 小题10: | | A．sorry | B．hello | | C．goodbye | D．yes |
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小题11:．| A．already | B．still | | C．though | D．yet |
| 小题12: | | A．pleased | B．shocked | | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题13: | | A．confusion | B．smile | | C．question | D．excitement |
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| 小题14: | | A．in the future | B．at present | | C．in the past | D．for the moment |
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| 小题15: | | A．how | B．why | | C．what | D．where |
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| 小题16: | | A．back | B．head | | C．neck | D．shoulder |
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| 小题18: | | A．accept | B．get | | C．need | D．have |
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| 小题19: | | A．embarrassment | B．pain | | C．anger | D．awareness |
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| 小题20: | | A．never | B．ever | | C．completely | D．forever |
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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.The conversation soon turned into____about stress in work and life.Offering his____coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and___with a large pot of coffee and a____of cups—porcelain，plastic glass，crystal，some plainlooking，some expensive，some exquisite (精致的)，telling them to ____themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，“If you have____，all the nicelooking expensive cups have been____，leaving behind the plain and____ones.Of course，____it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the ____of your problems and stress.”
“It is sure that the cup itself____no quality to the coffee.____ it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we____.”
“What all of you really want is coffee，not the cup，but you went____for the best cups.And then you began____each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this：Life is the coffee；the jobs，__1_and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to____and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor____the quality of life we live.Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we____to enjoy the coffee.Value the coffee，not the cups！”
Don’t let the cups ____you.Enjoy the coffee instead.
| 小题1: | | A．information | B．complaints | | C．surprises | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题2: | | A．friends | B．customers | | C．guests | D．fellows |
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| 小题3: | | A．carried | B．returned | | C．arrived | D．brought |
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| 小题4: | | A．kind | B．set | | C．variety | D．group |
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| 小题5: | | A．devote | B．expose | | C．help | D．provide |
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| 小题6: | | A．seen | B．discovered | | C．recognized | D．noticed |
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| 小题7: | | A．taken in | B．taken back | | C．taken out | D．taken up |
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| 小题8: | | A．cheap | B．dear | | C．pretty | D．fantastic |
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| 小题9: | | A．if | B．while | | C．because | D．since |
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| 小题10: | | A．resource | B．source | | C．result | D．point |
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| 小题11: | | A．increases | B．expands | | C．extends | D．adds |
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| 小题12: | | A．At no time | B．In most cases | | C．In no case | D．At times |
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| 小题13: | | A．drink | B．desire | | C．eat | D．want |
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| 小题14: | | A．happily | B．strangely | | C．consciously | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题15: | | A．suspecting | B．envying | | C．considering | D．eyeing |
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| 小题16: | | A．money | B．love | | C．friendship | D．death |
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| 小题17: | | A．offer | B．take | | C．live | D．hold |
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| 小题18: | | A．exchange | B．raise | | C．change | D．create |
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| 小题19: | | A．have | B．hesitate | | C．forget | D．fail |
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| 小题20: | | A．defeat | B．drive | | C．decide | D．puzzle |
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When you make a mistake，big or small，cherish it as it’s the most precious thing in the world.
Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes，beat ourselves up about it，feel like failures，and get mad at ourselves.
And that’s only natural：Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad，and we should try to avoid mistakes.We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home，school and work.Maybe not always，but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.
Yet without mistakes，we could not learn or grow.If you think about it that way，mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world：They make learning possible；they make growth and improvement possible.
By trial and error—trying things，making mistakes，and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric lights，to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel，and to fly.
Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler，make speech possible，and make works of genius possible.
Think about how we learn：We don’t just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it.You don’t just read about painting，or writing，or computer programming，or baking，or playing the piano，and know how to do them fight away.Instead，you get information about something，from reading or from another person or from observing usually...then you construct a model in your mind...then you test it out by trying it in the real world...then you make mistakes...then you revise the model based on the results of your real world experimentation...and repeat，making mistakes，learning from those mistakes，until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something.
That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers，and how we learn as adults.Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed in something，it’s probably something you already knew how to do.You haven’t really grown much from that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey，not the whole journey.Most of the journey is made up of mistakes，if it’s a good journey.
So if you value learning，if you value growing and improving，then you should value mistakes.They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.
小题1:Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?| A．Because mistakes make us suffer a lot. | | B．Because it’s a natural part in our life. | | C．Because we’ve been taught so from a young age. | | D．Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers. |
小题2:According to the passage，what is the right attitude to mistakes?| A．We should try to avoid making mistakes. | | B．We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes. | | C．We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn. | | D．We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction. |
小题3:The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means________. | A．a small child learning to walk | | B．a kindergarten child learning to draw | | C．a primary pupil learning to read | | D．a school teenager learning to write |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that________.| A．most of us can really grow from success | | B．growing and improving are based on mistakes | | C．we learn to make mistakes by trial and error | | D．we read about something and know how to do it right away |
小题5:The author wants to tell us________.| A．what you should do when meeting with difficulties | | B．where you can find your mistakes | | C．how you can avoid making mistakes | | D．why you should celebrate your mistakes |
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I grew up with a fat dad—450 pounds at his heaviest.Every week he would try a new diet，and my family ended up eating whatever strange food he was trying at that moment.
After my thirdgrade year，my dad landed a lifechanging job in Manhattan.My mom，my little sister and I had to move away from our hometown，Chicago，and leave my grandmother and her beautiful food behind.
Leaving my grandmother was far more frightening than the move to New York City.There would be no more special weekends at my grandmother’s house，the only place I can remember feeling happy，safe and nourished (有营养的)．It was what I desired.In this new city，I felt extremely alone and lost，and I missed my grandmother terribly.
My grandmother knew just how I felt—And she knew the cure.Every week，she would send me a card with a $20 bill，a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market.It kept us bonded，and her recipes filled my body and soul.
Over the years，I have grown to better understand my father’s struggles with weight and the toll (代价) it took on him and those who love him.I have come to realize he was driven not by vanity (自负) or selfishness as much as by a deep pain.And in spite of growing up in such an unhealthy eating environment (or perhaps because of it)，as an adult I found a passion and a career as a nutrition consultant.
Today，my father weighs 220 pounds and is a vegan (素食者)．How he got there is a story I hope to share in the coming weeks.More importantly，food is no longer a barrier that keeps us apart，but a bridge that keep us connected.There is nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weightloss victories.And now I am the one regularly sending recipe cards to my father’s house，just as my grandmother did for me.
小题1:What kind of person was actually the author’s father?| A．He was a man of vanity and selfishness. | | B．He didn’t like to eat with his family. | | C．He was more painful than selfish. | | D．He forced his family to eat what he liked. |
小题2:The author desired to go to his grandmother’s________.| A．to see his father | B．for tasty food | | C．for pocket money | D．to avoid his family |
小题3:The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 4 is the nearest in meaning to “________”．| A．solution | B．concern | | C．operation | D．situation |
小题4:The author became a nutrition consultant mainly because________.| A．his father often talked with him about dietary theories | | B．he was determined to change his own daily habits | | C．he wanted to study the recipes his grandmother had given him | | D．his childhood experiences gave him too deep an impression |
小题5:What can we learn about the author from the last paragraph?| A．He often quarreled with his father about food | | B．His father will tell him his story in the following weeks | | C．The most he talks about with his father is nourishment | | D．He often sends recipe cards to his grandmother in return |
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Moving to a new neighborhood，town，state，or even country can be a pretty scary experience.All you know is that things will be different and chances are you won’t know the kids at your new school.
The experiences that go with moving make many kids feel nervous and worried.This is perfectly normal but don’t let these emotions overrun your thoughts！You will soon get used to your surroundings and find new friends at your new school.
Leaving old friends and familiar places behind can be difficult.However，as you begin the moving process，keep in mind that saying goodbye to your old house，school，and friends does not mean that you have to forget them or that your farewell is permanent！If you’re moving to a new state or even a different country and won’t see your friends for a long nme，don’t despair.Make sure to ask everyone for their address so you can write them letters.Also，thanks to the Internet，it is very easy to stay in touch through email or instant messaging technologies.With your parent’s permission，you can even create a blog or web page to chronicle all of your new experiences.Include your thoughts，tales of your new adventures，even pictures of new friends，your new house，and new town.Your old friends will love seeing what you are busy with.
Many schools have an orientation program where a student already established at the school shows a new student around for their first week.This can help you to find your way around the school and to make new friends faster.
While moving is tough on kids of any age，high school counselor Karen Turner says moves can be particularly difficult for teens.“I think moving during adolescents is an extremely stressful experience，especially if you are into your junior high or senior year.Students tend to have established a very strong peer network during that period in their lives.Often this has more influence on them even than their families in some cases，and when they are torn from that there’s often resentment (怨气)．” However，Turner adds that while moving isn’t easy，there are things that your parents and the school can do to help you cope with the change.
小题1:Who are the intended readers of the passage?| A．Education experts. | B．School teachers. | | C．Parents. | D．Students. |
小题2:Which of the following is mainly suggested in Paragraph 3?| A．Staying in contact with old friends. | | B．Expressing yourself when it is possible. | | C．Forming good habits at school. | | D．Keeping positive about your new school. |
小题3:According to the passage，an orientation program________.| A．helps local students in many ways | | B．is organized by new students | | C．offers help to new students | | D．focuses on all the students at school |
小题4:According to the passage，Karen Turner may agree that________.| A．many parents seem to care little about their children | | B．teens can easily be attached to their friends | | C．parents should communicate with the school teachers | | D．teens tend to behave rudely in a new school |
小题5:If this passage continues，what would the author further discuss?| A．What a new school is like. | | B．why parents move with their children. | | C．How parents and the school can help the children. | | D．How children can express their anxiety. |
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