Question

    Five years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would ruin my career. But after these years working as a junior, I was willing to take the risk.

Hungry for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2,000 passengers and crew. To my relief, the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyzer. That first voyage was a learning experience, a tight schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to take in. Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a challenge. Most confusing, I often forgot to set my clock when the ship crossed time zones.

As a doctor, I was responsible for 600 crew, and I was on call for the entire ship. Far from treating seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other diseases, for my patients were wide and varied. The ship's medical center was actually a floating emergency room, and we didn't have a team of specialists on hand for a second opinion. With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental toughness.

As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly, heart attacks don't care about geography and emergency evacuating(疏散)was difficult to arrange. I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a terrifying ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient survived long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.

Thankfully, there were several unexpected benefits to the job, I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evenings. On rare days off, I volunteered as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St. Petersburg.

Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job—it's a way of life. One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.

1.How did the writer feel working on the ship?

A.Regretful. B.Satisfied.

C.Scared. D.Nervous.

2.What was the writer's most difficult thing on the ship?

A.Wearing the same uniform each day.

B.Absorbing plenty of new information.

C.Having a tight timetable full of safety drills.

D.Forgetting to adjust time by time zones.

3.The patient taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal.

A.suffered from an unknown disease

B.was taken to a safe place immediately

C.got timely treatment in the hospital

D.died on the way to the nearest hospital

4.Why did the writer lose his career ambitions later on?

A.He had a new understanding of happiness.

B.He could enjoy the passenger facilities.

C.He was content to be a tour guide on trips.

D.He gave up the dream of being a doctor.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者冒险的职业生涯——随船救护人员，在船上的点滴构成了他生活、乃至生命的轨迹。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段“But after these years working as a junior，I was willing to take the risk. ”（在船上工作多年后，作为初级船员的我仍旧愿意冒这份险。）可知，作者认为在船上工作是满意的，不后悔的。故选B项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段“Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a challenge. Most confusing, I often forgot to set my clock when the ship crossed time zones.”（就连记住每天应该穿哪套制服都是很有挑战的。最让我感到困惑的是当我们穿越时区的时候我常常忘记去调时钟）可知，最难的就是跨时区时忘记调整时差。故选D项。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段“After a terrifying ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient survived long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.”（在一艘落后医疗船上经历了一场胆战人心的旅程后，我感到如释重负，因为病人能够挺了很长时间到达巴拿马城的一家医院，）可知，作者如释重负的原因是病人最终能够得到及时救治。故选C项。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段“Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job—it's a way of life.”（现在，我理解了作为一名随船医生并不是一种工作，而是一种生活方式）以及“I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.”（事业雄心早已褪去，但我重新定义了生活中幸福的含义）可知，作者认为在船上当医生是一种生活方式，从此之后，便对幸福有了新的理解。故选A项。