I have been working at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge for the past 20 years. My day starts at 5:30, when I have two cups of black coffee while listening to the radio. Recently, I've been using the morning to work on a book I'm currently writing. I'm in the hospital just before 8:00. If it's a nice day, I'll cycle the fifteen miles to my office, but my favorite way of getting to work is on my motorbike.
My week is divided into operating and non-operating days. Monday and Tuesday are my operating days and I like to come in early and stay late to check the progress of my patients. During the rest of the week, I'm in clinics or working in research.
On a typical operating day, I will conduct two to three operations. Some of the complex operations can take as long as ten to twelve hours. In certain cases, I think about them days, or even weeks, in advance.
Last week, I had one of these cases which took a lot of thinking through (充分考虑) beforehand. The patient was a young man who had a rare congenital heart abnormality (先天性心脏畸形). He needed an operation urgently, or he would probably die. I planned the operation in my head while at the dentist's.
Like many other doctors, I am always on call for my patients. When I do get to have some time to myself, I enjoy creating crossword puzzles (纵横填字游戏). I even make them for The Guardian!
1.When does the writer arrive at the hospital on a working day?
A.At 5:30 a. m. B.Before 5:30 a. m. C.After 8 a. m D.Before 8 a. m.
2.According to the passage, the writer's favourite way of going to his office is _______.
A.by bicycle B.by motorbike C.on foot D.by bus
3.What does the writer usually do on Mondays and Tuesdays?
A.He does research. B.He writes a book. C.He does operations. D.He says at home.
4.What do the underlined words mean in Chinese?
A.预先 B.及时 C.按时 D.延迟
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The author knows how to balance his work and life.
B.The author conducts three operations every day.
C.The author enjoys his work very much.
D.The author is a responsible doctor.
On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War (抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued (教育部公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before March. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.
However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect (影响) children's studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.
In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台), where some courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computers or mobile network.
It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection (感染) of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension of classes". Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.
Of course, except for learning at home, it is also needed to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization; at the same time, it is also needed for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.
1.Parents worried about putting off the start time of school because _______.
A.children may be infected by virus B.they don't like the idea of online learning
C.children's study may be affected D.parents have no time to look after children
2.Except for learning at home, what is also needed according to the writer?
A.To keep playing online games. B.To keep touching different people.
C.To do some physical exercises outside. D.To teach children about health knowledge.
3.The underlined word "suspension" in Paragraph 4 probably means _______.
A.plan B.stop C.growth D.change
4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Students would rather go to school.
B.Online teaching will help students study.
C.Parents believe children can teach themselves.
D.Local education departments didn't organize online teaching.
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A.A Special Way to Learn at Home. B.A New War with a New Chance.
C.A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy. D.A Method to Make Parents Worried.
People usually talk about two groups of colours, warm colours and cool colours. Warm colours are red, orange and yellow. They usually make people more _______. For example, red is exciting. Therefore, sociable (好交际的) people who like to work with others like _______. Cool colours are green, blue and purple. These colours can make people _______. When people are in a place with cool colours, they are usually quiet. People who like to spend time _______ often prefer blue.
Scientists also find that warm colours can produce a comfortable feeling and time seems to pass more quickly in a room with warm colours _______ in a room with cool colours. _______ a warm colour such as red and orange, is a good colour for a restaurant. Cool colours are better for offices, because it can make people _______ are working feel calm and _______.
Scientists don't know why people think some colours are warm and others are cool. However, almost _______ agrees that warm colours remind people ________ warm days and cool colours remind them of cool days.
1.A.active B.nervous C.serious D.quiet
2.A.blue B.red C.green D.purple
3.A.stand up B.warm up C.calm down D.break down
4.A.again B.quickly C.carefully D.alone
5.A.and B.except C.or D.than
6.A.So B.Because C.But D.Or
7.A.where B.who C.when D.what
8.A.bored B.nervous C.relaxed D.excited
9.A.nobody B.anybody C.everybody D.somebody
10.A.on B.at C.in D.of
—My father is ill in hospital. I'm afraid I can't attend your family party.
—_______.
A.That's right B.Of course not C.What a pity D.You're welcome
—What did he ask on the phone just now?
—He wanted to know _______.
A.when the meeting start B.what I was going to say at the next meeting
C.how long would the meeting start D.who is the host of the meeting
We have to _______ the sports meeting because of the bad weather.
A.call off B.turn off C.get off D.take off
