Question

    Doctor are known to be terrible pilots. They don’t listen because they already know it all. I was lucky: I became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didn’t realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather. I learned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.

I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather.

The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a better pilot --- and my boss --- so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness and said, “We need to put the landing gear down now!” That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM, and I’ve used it in the operating room ever since.

CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. It further requires that when opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesn’t overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again. So when I’m in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from others. Sometimes they’re not willing to speak up. But I hope that if I continue to encourage them, someday someone will keep me from “landing gear up”.

1.What does the author say about doctors in general?

A.They like flying by themselves.

B.They are unwilling to take advice.

C.They pretend to be good pilots.

D.They are quick learners of CRM.

2.The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM when_______.

A.he saved the plane by speaking up

B.he was in charge of a flying task

C.his boss landed the plane too late

D.his boss operated on a patient

3.In the last paragraph “landing gear up” probably means ______.

A.following flying requirements

B.overreacting to different opinions

C.listening to what fellow doctors say

D.making a mistake that may cost lives

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。在文中，作者讲述了自己把当飞行员时学会的机组资源管理理念运用到后来自己从医的手术室中，让自己的飞行经历使他成为一名更出色的医生。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段的“Doctor are known to be terrible pilots. They don’t listen because they already know it all.”可知，医生是众所周知的糟糕飞行员，他们听不进意见因为他们已经全部都知道了，所以可以推断作者总体上认为doctors不喜欢倾听。故选B项。

2.细节理解题。首先从最后一段“CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up.”可知，CRM需要飞行员或医生鼓励其他人大声说出来；而且，根据第二段“But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness and said, “We need to put the landing gear down now!” That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM”可知，当时因为忘记放飞机起落架，作者和其他人处于危险之中，他忽略不安并大声说出“我们必须按下起降架”救了大家的性命，这也是作者运用CRM的第一堂课，通过大声说出意见想法救了命让他对CRM有了更深的理解，故选A项。

3.词义猜测题。根据第三段的“We need to put the landing gear down now!”可知，作者提出landing gear down（放下起落架），使飞机安全着陆，相反，landing gear up（拉起起落架）会让飞机处于危险中；而且，根据最后一段“But I hope that if I continue to encourage them, someday someone will keep me from “landing gear up”.”可知，作者鼓励人大声说出意见，让他免于“landing gear up” （拉起起落架），这里“landing gear up”引申义为拉起起落架带来的危险。故选D项。