2008年职称英语卫生类B级真题及答案

1、2008年职称英语卫生类B级真题及答案第1部分：词汇选项(第1-1 5题，每题1分，共15分)下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1 She found me very dullA dirty B sleepy C boring D lazy2 The President made a brief visit to BeijingA working B short C formal D secret3 He was persuaded to give upthe ideaA mention B accept C drop D consider4

2、 Jack Consumes a pound of cheese a dayA drinks B eats C buys D produces5 Mary just told US a very fascinatingstoryA strange B frightening C interesting D difficult6 Its a gorgeousday anywayA cold B lovely C normal D rainy7 Her life is becoming more diverse.A generous B humorous C romantic D varied8

3、Foreign military aid was prolonging the warA broadening B worsening C accelerating D extending9 She was unwillingto go but she had no choiceA unable B indecisive C reluctant D ready1 0. She is slender，with delicate wrists and anklesA sick B weak C pale D slim11. With immense relief，I stopped running

4、.A enormous B some C little D extensive12. The scientists began to accumulate data.A handle B collect C analyze D investigate13. Jack eventually overtook the last truck.A passed B hit C reached D led14 Sometimes it is advisableto book hotels in advanceA possible B profitable C wise D easy15 The reas

5、on for their unusual behavior remains a puzzle.A mystery B fact C statement D game 第2部分：阅读判断(第1622题，每题1分，共7分)下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。Survey Finds Many Women Misinformed about CancerSixty-three percent of American women think that if ther

6、eS no family history of cancer，youre not likely to develop the disease，a new survey foundIn fact，most people who develop cancer have no family history of cancer，according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists(ACOG)(美国妇产科医师学会)，which sponsored the surveyToo many women are dying fr

7、om cancer，DrDouglas WLaube，ACOGS immediate past president，said during a Friday teleconferenceAn estimated 200，070women will die in the USthis year，and over 600，078 women will be diagnosed with cancer，The results of this survey found a worrisome(令人担忧的)gap in womens know ledge about cancerBased on the

8、 findingsACOG is increasing its efforts to educate women about cancer and the need for regular screening testsAlthough the survey found many misconceptions(错误观念)about cancer，76 percent of women surveyed did say they feel knowledgeable about how they can reduce their risk of the diseaseHowever，only 5

9、2 percent said they were doing enough to reduce that riskAnd 10 percent said they hadnt done anything in the past year to lower their riskSeventeen percent said they wouldnt change their lifestyles，even if changes would lower their cancer risk.Many women said they were afraid to undergo screening ou

10、t of fear of finding cancer。Twenty percent said they didnt want to know if they had cancerIn response to these findingsACOG will launch on Oct29 a new website-ProtectDetect：What Women Should Know about CancerThe guide is designed to help women to take charge of their health and improve their underst

11、anding of their risk of cancer-and the lifestyle steps they can take to cut that risk.16. Many American women have a poor knowledge of cancerA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned17. People with no family history of cancer are unlikely to develop cancerA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned18. More women are dyin

12、g from cancer than men in AmericaA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned19. Most American women know too little about how to lower their cancer riskA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned20. Some American women are just unwilling to change their lifestyles.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned21. Some American Women are

13、too afraid of finding cancer to undergo screeningA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned22. ACOGs efforts to educate women about cancer will be greatly appreciated.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第2330题，每题1分，共8分)下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第14段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳

14、选项。Depression and the Elderly1We all feel sad at timesHowever，clinical depression is a serious matterClinical depression，sometimes called major depression，is a biologically based brain disorder that affects oneS thoughts，feelings，behavior，and physical healthWhen people complain that they feel terrib

15、lethey have no interest or take no pleasure ln things，have trouble sleeping1ack energy，have poor appetite，or cannot concentrate，depression Is a definite possibility2 Depression in its many forms affects more than 6.5 million of the 35 million Americans who are 65 years or olderMost older people with

16、 depression have been suffering from episodes(发作)of the illness during much of their livesFor others，depression has a first onset(起病)in late life-even for those in their 80s and 90sDepression in older persons is closely associated with dependency and disability and causes great suffering for the ind

17、ividual and the family3 Many older people and their families dont recognize the symptoms of depression, arent aware that it is a medical illness，and dont know how it is treated.Others may mistake the symptoms of depression as signs of dementia(痴呆)。Also，many older people think that depression is a ch

18、aracter flaw(缺陷)and are worried about being stigmatized(给带来耻辱)，SO they blame themselves for their illness and are too ashamed(羞耻的)to get help，Others worry that treatment would be too costly.4 Older persons with depression rarely seek treatment for the illnessUnrecognized and untreated depression has

19、 fatal consequences in terms of both suicide and nonsuicide mortality(死亡率)，The highest rate of suicide in the US is among older white menDepression is the single most significant risk factor for suicide in that population Tragicallymany of those people who go on to commit suicide have reached 0ut fo

20、r help-20see a doctor the day they die，40the week they die，and 70in the month they dieYet depression is frequently missed23 Paragraph 1-24 Paragraph 2-25 Paragraph 3-26 Paragraph 4-A. What are the consequences of untreated depression in older people?B. How common is depression in later life?C. What

21、is depression?D. What relieves depression in older people?E. Why does depression in older people often go untreated?F. Can depression in older people be treated?27. Clinical depression is different from-28. Depression in older people is strongly linked with-29. Depression is regarded by many older p

22、eople as-30. Many older people commit suicide as a result of-A. unrecognized and untreated depressionB. a character flawC. normal sadness and griefD. a definite possibilityE. dependency and disabilityF. a significant risk factor 第4部分：阅读理解(第3145题，每题3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。第一篇 US

23、Life Expectancy Hits New HighLife expectancy rates in the United States are at an all-time high，with people born in 2005 projected to live for nearly 78 years，a new federal study findsThe finding reflects a continuing trend of increasing life expectancy that began in 1955，when the average American l

24、ived to be 696 years oldBy 1995，life expectancy was 75.8 years，and by 2005，it had risen to 77；9 years，according to the report released WednesdayThis is good news，said report CO-author Donna Hoyert ，a health scientist at the National Center for Health StatisticsItS even beer news that it is a continu

25、ation 0f trends，SO it is a long period of continuing improvement.Despite the upward trend，the United States still has a lower life expectancy than some 40 other countries，according to the USCensus(人口普查)Bureau. The country with the longest life expectancy is Andorra at 83.5 years，followed by Japan，Ma

26、cau，San Marino and SingaporeMuch of the increase owes to declining death rates from the three leading causes of death in the country-heart disease，cancer and stroke.In addition，in 2005，the USdeath rate dropped to an all-time low of less than 800deaths per 100,000.DrDavid Katz。director of the Prevent

27、ion Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine，said，News that life expectancy is increasing is，of course，goodBut the evidence we have suggests that there is more chronic disease than ever in the U.SAdding years to life is a good thing，Katz saidBut adding vital life to years is at least eq

28、ually important. If we care about living well，and not just longer，we still have our work cut out for us.he said.31. Since 1955, life expectancy rates in the U.S. haveA. moved up and down B. been decliningC. been on the rise D. remained steady32. Compared with the country with the longest life expect

29、ancy，the U.S. isA. nearly 3 years behind B. nearly 4 years behindC. nearly 8 years behind D. nearly 6 years behind33.The increase in the U.S. life expectancy is mostly due toA. increasing life expectancy rates in some other countries。B. declining death rates from heart diseasecancer and strokeC. a r

30、ise in the rate of chronic diseaseD. a declining birth rate34. Which of the following Statements is NOT true?A. The U.S.1ife expectancy is at a，n all-time high.B. The U.S. death rate was at an all：time low in 2005C. The annual death rate in the U.S. is over 800 deaths per 100,000D. Chronic disease a

31、ppears to be at an all-time high in the U.S.35. The expression adding vital life to years in the last paragraph meansA. living well . B. living longerC. living longer and well . D living at any cost .第二篇 When Fear Takes Control of the MindA panic attack is a sudden feeling of terrorUsually it does n

32、ot last long，but it may feel like foreverThe cause can be something as normally uneventful as driving over abridge or flying in an airplaneAnd it can happen even if the person has driven over many bridges or flown many times beforeA fast heartbeatSweaty handsDifficulty breathingA dizzy feelingAt fir

33、st a person may have no idea what is wrongBut these can all be signs of what is known as panic disorderThe first appearance usually is between the ages of 18 and 25In some cases it develops after a tragedy，like the death of a loved one，or some other difficult situationIn the United States，the Nation

34、al Institute of Mental Health says more than two million people are affected in any one-year periodThe American Psychological Association says panic disorder is two times more likely in women than menAnd it can last anywhere from a few months to a lifetimePanic attacks can be dangerous-for example，i

35、f a person is driving at the timeThe Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the state of Maryland is SO long and SO high over the water，it is famous for scaring motoristsThere is even a driver assistance program to help people get acrossSome people who suffer a panic aack develop a phobia(恐惧病)，a deep fear of ever

36、 repeating the activity that brought on the attackBut expels say panic disorder Call be treatedDoctors might suggest anti-anxiety or antidepressant(抗抑郁的)medicinesTalking to a counselor could help a person learn to deal with or avoid a panic attackThere are breathing methods，for example，that might he

37、lp a person calm downPanic disorder is included among what mental health professionals call anxiety disordersA study published last week reported a link between anxiety disorders and several physical diseasesIt says these include thyroid(甲状腺的) disease，lung and stomach problems，migraine headaches(偏头痛

38、)and allergic(过敏的) conditionsResearchers at the University of Manitoba in Canada say that in most cases the physical condition followed the anxiety disorderBut，they say，exactly how the two are connected remains unknown.36. Which is NOT a possible sign of panic disorder?A. A fast heartbeat B. Sweaty

39、handsC .A joyful feeling D. Difficulty breathing37. Which is NOT mentioned as a possible cause of panic disorder?A. Driving over a bridge B. Flying in an airplaneC. Losing a loved one D. Being between the ages of 18 and 2538. Panic disorder is said to extend from.A. a few months to a lifetime B. a f

40、ew months to a few yearsC. a few days to a few months D. a few minutes to a few days39. Which is NOT a possible treatment for panic disorder?A. Taking anti-anxiety or antidepressant medicinesB. Repeating the activity that brought. OR the attackC. Talking to a counselorD. Learning special breathing m

41、ethods40. Panic disorder is a kind of.A. lung and stomach problem. B. migraine headacheC. anxiety disorder D. allergic condition第三篇 A 1-ale of Scottish Rural LifeLewis Grassic Gibbons Sunset Song(1932)was voted the best Scottish novel of all time by ScotlandS reading public in 2005Once considered sh

42、ocking for its frank description of aspects of the lives of ScotlandS poor rural farmers，it has been adapted for stage，film，TV and radio in recent decadesThe novel is set on the fictional estate of Kinraddie，in the farming country of the Scottish northwest in the years up to and beyond World War IAt

43、 its heart is the story of Chris，who is both part of the community and a little outside itGrassic Gibbon gives US the most detailed and intimate account of the life of his heroine(女主人公)We watch her grow through a childhood dominated by her cruel but hardworking father；experience tragedy(her motherS

44、suicide and murder of her twin children)；and learn about her feelings as she grows into a womanWe see her marry，lose her husband，then marry againChris has seemed SO convincing a figure to some female readers that they cannot believe that she is the creation of a manBut it would be misleading to sugg

45、est that this book is just about ChrisIt is truly a novel of a place and its peopleIts opening section tells of Kinraddies long history, in a language that imitates the placeS changing patterns of speech and writingThe story itself is amazingly full ofcharacters and incidentsIt is told from Chriss p

46、oint of view but also from that of the gossiping community,a community where everybody knows everybody elseS business and nothing is ever forgottenSunset Song has a social theme too。It is concerned with what Grassic Gibbon perceives as the destruction of traditional Scottish rural life first by mode

47、rnization and then by World War IGibbon tried hard to show how certain characters resist the war Despite this，the war takes the young men away, a number of them to their deathsIn particular，it takes away ChrisS husband，Ewan Tavendale The war finally kills Ewan，but not in the way his widow is toldIn

48、fact，the Germans arent responsible for his deathBut his own sideHe is shot because he is said to have run away from a battleIf the novel is about the end of one way of life it also looks aheadIt is aSunset Songbut is concerned too with the new Kinraddie，indeed of the new European worldGrassic Gibbon

49、 went on to publish two other novels about the place that continue its story41. What is Sunset Song mainly about?A. The First World War. B. The beauty of the sunset.C. The lives of rural Scottish farmers D. The new European world42. Which statement is NOT true of Chris?A. She is the heroine of Sunse

50、t Song B. She had a miserable childhoodC. She married only once D. She is the creation of a man43. What is the opening section of the novel mainly concerned with?A. The history of Kinraddie B. The climate of Kinraddie.C .The geography of Kinraddie D. The language spoken in Kinraddie44. Who killed Ch

51、risS husbandEwan ?A. The French army B. His own troopsC. The Germans D. The Russian soldiers45. The word Sunset in the title of this novel most probably meansA. the end of the heroines life B. the end of the story。C. the end of the day D. the end of the traditional way of life 第5部分：补全短文(第4650题，每题2分，

52、共10分)下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取白短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。Rising Tuition in the USEvery Spring，US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic years budgetThey consider faculty salaries，utility costs for dormitories，new building needs and repairs to old onesThey run the numbers an

53、d conclude-it seems，inevitably-that，yet again，the cost of tuition must go upAccording to the USs College Board，the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81percent between 1993 and 2004 (46) In 2005 and 2006，the numbers continued to riseAccording to university officials，col

54、lege cost increases are simply the result ofbalancing university checkbooksTuition increases at Cedarville University aredetermined by our revenue needs for each year,said the universitys president，Dr Bill Brown，Student tuition pays for 78 percent of the universitys operating costsBrowns school is a private university that enrolls about 3，100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Reports and The Princeton Reviews (47)Tuition at private universities is