【题文】完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后面各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C 和 D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Being a physician who flies much often, a lot of my time is spent on planes listening for that fearful “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been
________only once --- for a woman who had merely fainted(昏厥). But the
________ made me quite curious about how________this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if
________ with a real mid-air medical emergency --- without access
________ a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So
________ the New England Journal of Medicine last week________a study about in-flight medical events, I read it with
________.
The study estimated that there are a(n)
________of thirty in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not
________; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints.
________13% of them --- roughly four a day --- are serious enough to
________ a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies
________ heart trouble, strokes, and difficult breathing.
Let’s face it: plane rides are
________. For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly
________they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty
________, but passengers with heart disease
________experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood.
________ common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis(静脉血栓) --- the so-called economy class syndrome.
________ happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent laws, flights with at
________one attendant are starting to install(安装) emergency medical equipment to treat heart attacks.
【小题1】 | A.addressed | B.called | C.informed | D.surveyed |
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【小题2】 | A.affair | B.condition | C.incident | D.disaster |
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【小题3】 | A.soon | B.long | C.often | D.many |
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【小题4】 | A.provided | B.treated | C.identified | D.faced |
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【小题6】 | A.before | B.since | C.while | D.when |
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【小题7】 | A.collected | B.published | C.discovered | D.conducted |
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【小题8】 | A.patience | B.joy | C.interest | D.sorrow |
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【小题9】 | A.average | B.amount | C.sum | D.number |
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【小题10】 | A.significant | B.serious | C.common | D.heavy |
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【小题12】 | A.inspire | B.require | C.engage | D.command |
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【小题13】 | A.contain | B.show | C.imply | D.include |
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【小题14】 | A.enjoyable | B.stimulating | C.stressful | D.boring |
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【小题16】 | A.hard | B.unwillingly | C.happily | D.easily |
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【小题17】 | A.may | B.ought to | C.used to | D.need |
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【小题18】 | A.Any | B.Another | C.Other | D.One |
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【小题19】 | A.Wherever | B.Whichever | C.Whenever | D.Whatever |
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【小题20】 | A.least | B.worst | C.most | D.Best |
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