Nursing at Beth Israel Hospital produces the best patient care. If we are to solve the nursing shortage. hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to follow Beth Israel's example . At Beth Israel each patient is assigned to a primary nurse who visits at length with the patient and constructs a full-scale health account that covers everything from his medical history to his emotional state. Then she writes a care plan centered on the patient's illness but which also includes everything else that is necessary. The primary nurse stays with the patient through his hospitalization. keeping track with his progress and seeking further advice from his doctor. If a patient at Beth Israel is not responding to treatment. it is not uncommon for his nurse to propose another approach to his doctor. What the doctor at Beth Israel has in the primary nurse is a true colleague. Nursing at Beth Israel also involves a decentralized (分散的) nursing administration; every unit is a self-contained organization. There are nurse-managers instead of head nurses; in addition to their medical duties they do all their own hiring and dismissing, employee advising, and they make salary recommendations. Each unit's nurses decide among themselves who will work what shifts and when. Beth Israel's nurse-in-chief ranks as an equal with other vice presidents of the hospital. She is also a member of the Medical Executive Committee. which in most hospitals includes only doctors. 1.Which of the following best characterizes the main feature of the nursing system at Beth Israel Hospital?A．The doctor gets more active professional support from the primary nurse.B．Each patient is taken care of by a primary nurse day and night.C．The primary nurse writes care plans for every patient.D．The primary nurse keeps records of the patient's health conditions every day.2.It can be inferred from the passage that_____.A．compared with other hospitals, nurses at Beth Israel Hospital are more patientB．in most hospitals, patient care is inadequate from the professional point of viewC．in most hospital, nurses get low salariesD．compared with other hospitals, nurses have to work longer hours at Beth Israel Hospital3.A primary nurse can propose a different approach of treatment whenA．the present one is refused by the patientB．the patient complains about the present oneC．the present one proves to be ineffectiveD．the patient is found unwilling to cooperate4.The main difference between a nurse-manager and a head nurse is that the formerA．is a member of the Medical Executive Committee of the hospitalB．has to arrange the work shifts of the unit's nursesC．can make decisions concerning the medical treatment of a patientD．has full responsibility in the administration of the unit's nurses5.The author's attitude towards the nurse system at Beth Israel Hospital is___A．negativeB．neutralC．criticalD．positive

Would you BET on the future of this man? He is 53 years old. Most of his adult life has been a losing struggle against debt and misfortune. A war injury has made his left hand stop functioning, and he has often been in prison. Driven by heaven-knows-what motives, he determines to write a book.The book turns out to be one that has appealed to the world for more than 350 years. That former prisoner was Cervantes, and the book was Don Quixote（《堂吉诃德》）. And the story poses an interesting question: why do some people discover new vitality and creativity to the end of their days, while others go to seed long before?We’ve all known people who run out of steam before they reach life’s halfway mark. I’m not talking about those who fail to get to the top. We can’t all get there. I’m talking about people who have stopped learning on growing because they have adopted the fixed attitudes and opinions that all too often come with passing years.Most of us, in fact, progressively narrow the variety of our lives. We succeed in our field of specialization and then become trapped in it. Nothing surprises us. We lose our sense of wonder. But, if we are willing to learn, the opportunities are everywhere.The things we learn in maturity seldom involve information and skills. We learn to bear with the things we can’t change. We learn to avoid self-pity. We learn that however much we try to please, some people are never going to love us—an idea that troubles at first but is eventually relaxing.With high motivation and enthusiasm, we can keep on learning. Then we will know how important it is to have meaning in our life. However, we can achieve meaning only if we have made a commitment to something larger than our own little egos(自我), whether to loved ones, to fellow humans, to work, or to some moral concept.Many of us equate(视……等同于) “commitment” with such “caring” occupations as teaching and nursing. But doing any ordinary job as well as one can is in itself an admirable commitment. People who work toward such excellence—whether they are driving a truck, or running a store—make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. They’ve learned life’s most valuable lesson.【小题1】The passage starts with the story of Cervantes to show that ________.A．loss of freedom stimulates one’s creativityB．age is not a barrier to achieving one’s goalC．misery inspires a man to fight against his fateD．disability cannot stop a man’s pursuit of successA．End one’s struggle for liberty.B．Waste one’s energy taking risks.C．Miss the opportunity to succeed.D．Lose the interest to continue learning.A．Those who dare to try often get themselves trapped.B．Those who tend to think back can hardly go ahead.C．Opportunity favors those with a curious mind.D．Opportunity awaits those with a cautious mind.A．A tough man can tolerate suffering.B．A wise man can live without self-pity.C．A man should try to satisfy people around him.D．A man should learn suitable ways to deal with life.A．To provide guidance on leading a meaningful adult life.B．To stress the need of shouldering responsibilities at work.C．To state the importance of generating motivation for learning.D．To suggest a way of pursuing excellence in our lifelong career.【小题2】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A．End one’s struggle for liberty.B．Waste one’s energy taking risks.C．Miss the opportunity to succeed.D．Lose the interest to continue learning.【小题3】What could be inferred from Paragraph 4？A．Those who dare to try often get themselves trapped.B．Those who tend to think back can hardly go ahead.C．Opportunity favors those with a curious mind.D．Opportunity awaits those with a cautious mind.【小题4】What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 5？A．A tough man can tolerate suffering.B．A wise man can live without self-pity.C．A man should try to satisfy people around him.D．A man should learn suitable ways to deal with life.【小题5】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage？A．To provide guidance on leading a meaningful adult life.B．To stress the need of shouldering responsibilities at work.C．To state the importance of generating motivation for learning.D．To suggest a way of pursuing excellence in our lifelong career.

Passage Two Born without sight, 7-year-old Lucas Murray used to be so afraid of walking that he wouldn’t take a step without his parents. He wouldn’t walk on a bumpy surface. But now, Lucas has become more mobile than his parents ever imagined, running with friends, playing basketball and jumping on a (蹦床)―all on his own. The incredible change is owed to a technique called echolocation, similar to the method used by dolphins and bats, that allows Lucas to paint a picture of his surroundings using the sound he creates himself. To "see" the world around him, he dicks his tongue and listens to the echo that bounces back. From the sound, he can make out the location, depth and shape of objects around him, allowing him to (导航) even unfamiliar areas. Though it’s estimated that only about 5% to 10% of the blind population now uses a (声呐系 统)-type approach, the Murrays hope it could someday become as common as the cane. Two years ago, Daniel Kish, a blind psychologist who has practiced the technique since childhood and has been teaching it for more than 15 years, traveled to the Murrays’ hometown and worked with Lucas for four days, teaching him not just echolocation, but also convincing Lucas and his parents that blindness doesfft need to be a limiting condition. "You have to let go, and it’s the hardest thing in the world;’ said Sarah Murray. When Kish suggested the family let Lucas walk along the shore on his own, she said, "It was frightening. And Lucas found it frightening too:" But after the family overcame the initial fear, Lucas made rapid progress. He learned how to detect different-sized bowls and cardboard panels by clicking to navigating grocery stores entirely on his own. In addition to clicking, Lucas also uses a white cane to find his way. "He likes exploring things, and he likes climbing things" his mother said. "He’ll go up the elevator. That wouldn’t have been believable in a million years:’ She said the technique is second nature to him now.The unbelievable change that happened to Lucas is due to many factors EXCEPT ______. A. Daniel Kish’s helpB. his parents’ encouragementC. sufficient outdoor physical exercisesD. his willingness to make constant efforts

The movie received mixed reviews. _________, it managed to attract a large audience and become a box-office hit. A. While B. Therefore C. Nevertheless D. Besides

My schedule is _ - I could arrange to meet with you any day next week.A. feasibleB. flexibleC. desirable

Once a neighbour stole one of Washington’s horses. Washington went with a police officer to the neighbour’s farm to get the horse, but the neighbour refused to give the horse up; he claimed (声称) that it was his horse. Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbour, “If this is your horse, then you must tell us in which eyes he is blind.” “In the right eye,” the neighbour said. Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye. “Oh, I have made a mistake,” said the neighbor. “He is blind in the left eye.” Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye, either. “I have made another mistake,” said the neighbor. “Yes,” said the police officer, “and you have also proved that the horse does not belong to you. You must return it to Mr. Washington.” Why did Mr. Washington go to the neighbor’s farm with a police officer? A. Because the neighbor was the police officer’s friend. B. Because he wanted to make the neighbor return the horse. C. Because the police officer was Washington’s friend. D. Because they were invited to the neighbor’s farm. When Washington and the police officer reached the neighbor’s farm, the neighbor _____. A. immediately admitted that he had stolen the horse B. received them warmly C. said he had lost a horse, too D. didn’t want to give the horse back to Washington When Washington asked the neighbor to tell them in which eye the horse was blind, the neighbor _____. A. didn’t say anything B. knew the horse wasn’t blind at all C. thought the horse was really blind D. said he had stolen the horse From the passage, we know _____. A. Washington was a wise man B. Washington’s neighbor was cleverer than Washington C. the police officer was the cleverest of the three D. all the three men were not very clever

The most characteristic clinical manifestation of Gl tract dysfunction is()A. acid refluxB. acute painC. nauseaD. belching

她就是不愿意考虑买辆开起来省油,停起来省心的实用型汽车。A. She d refused to consider a good gas efficiency easy to park and practical car.B. She d refused to consider a practical car with good gas efficiency and easy to park.

The soldiers _ our special thanks for their efforts to rescue people in the flood.A. serveB. deserveC. conserveD. reserve