Text3 Sitting in the dark in his Blackpool bedsit,Harry Harper dialled 999.He told the operator that he had a bread knife at his throat and wanted to kill himself.A few years earlier,Mr Harper had be

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Text3 Sitting in the dark in his Blackpool bedsit,Harry Harper dialled 999.He told the operator that he had a bread knife at his throat and wanted to kill himself.A few years earlier,Mr Harper had been happily married and running a successful business.But after his wife committed suicide and his firm went bust,his life spiralled out of control.He started drinking and was admitted to a number of psychiatric hospitals.With little support,calling 999 became routine.Mr Harper is not alone.Many people who feel overwhelmed by their personal problems come to use the emergency services as a crutch.Data from NHS England show that around 5,000 people attend major A&E units more than 20 times each year.Some doctors nickname them"frequent flyers".Most regions have no strategy for dealing with these patients.In some places,frequent callers have been cut off from the ambulance service,or sent letters reprimanding them for wasting NHS money.Some have even been served with anti-social behaviour orders,which,whcn broken,result in jail time.Now a promising scheme aims to offer more effective help to the most frequent users,thereby reducing their reliance on the emergency services.It was started in 2013 by Rhian Monteith,then a paramedic in Blackpool,where health outcomes are among the worst in Britain.She asked local NHS managers for the names of the area's most frequently seen patients,and was handed a list of 23 people,including Mr Harper.Many,like him,were middle-aged folk with mental-health problems.Ms Monteith tried to give them a sense of"social inclusion and purpose".Often they talked about their social needs,rather than their medical symptoms.So she arranged community activities,like volunteer work,and help with practical matters such as applying for benefits.Those who often got worked up to a crisis point were taught coping mechanisms.The effect was quick and dramatic.Within months,A&E attendances,999 calls and hospital admissions all dropped by about 90%among the group.Many began to put their lives back together.The model was extended to about 300 patients in Blackpool over the following three years,saving the NHS over~2m.In 2017 it was rolled out by 36 0fEngland's 195 regional NHS commissioning groups.Implementing the programme is not without difficulty.Many of the most prolific users of A&E have no fixed address or are homeless.And they must agree to their data being shared across different govemment agencies,which is sometimes a hard sell.But the evidence so far is encouraging.The most recent winter crisis revealed just how stretched A&E departments are.Rerouting frequent flyers to the appropriate services would benefit besieged doctors and paramedics,as well as the patients themselves.32.Which of the following is odd according to Paragraphs 2 and 3?

A.Harper's behavior is not a specific example.
B.Those in trouble resort to emergency services.
C.Those"frequent flyers"behavior is a waste of money.
D.Measures should be taken to cope with these patients.
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第1题:

He told me that great changes() in his home townsince 1982.

A. took place

B. had taken place

C. were taken place

D. had been taken place


参考答案:B

第2题:

Wolfgang's father told him he couldn't play the piano yet because______.

A. his sister was taking lessons

B. he had to help his mother

C. he was too small

D. he had to wait for his sister to finish practising


正确答案:C
37.答案为C  此题为细节题。第一段最后几句的大意是,莫扎特跟爸爸说他想弹钢琴,但爸爸告诉他他还小,等长大了再弹。

第3题:

A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father could well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.

On the morning of his gradation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and found a lovely book, 42, he raised his voice at his father and said. ” 43 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 44 the book in the study

He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He 46 he bad to go back home and see his father.

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 47 the hospital. he saw on the desk the 48 new book ,just as he had left it one 49 ago. he opened it and began to 50 the pages. suddenly, a car key 51 from an envelope taped behind the book ,it bad a lag(标签)with dealer’s name, the 52 dealer who had the sports car he bad 53 on the tag was the 54 of his graduation. and the 55 PAID IN FULL

36. A. expected. B. enjoyed. C. admired. D. owned


正确答案:C

第4题:

Mr. Scrushy made donations to the black groups probably because ________.

A. he had close relations with Birmingham's African-American population

B. he wanted the church to set up more buildings

C. he was very benevolent

D. he wanted to get support from the blacks in his trial


正确答案:D
Mr. Scrushy给黑人团体捐款的原因在文中有提及,关于捐款文章第四、五段有涉及。第四段提到,陪审团18个人中有11个是黑人,在审判前和审判中他和伯明翰的非裔美国人建立了关系,他加入了一个黑人教会,捐款给他们,与此同时还给其他一些黑人团体捐款。第五段一开头就提出,教堂牧师说他收到Mr. Scrushy的钱款,交换条件是为他在黑人中间赢得支持,而Mr. Scrushy本人则称这个和他的案子无关。从全文来看,Mr. Scrushy多次涉嫌欺诈,他说的话也有欲盖弥彰的感觉。在A“他和伯明翰非裔美国人有密切联系”,B“他希望教堂可以建造更多的房子”,C“他非常慈善”,D“他希望在他的案件中得到黑人的支持”中,从逻辑上推断,D最恰当。

第5题:

根据下列材料请回答 41~45 题:

C

Harry was a boy of fourteen years old.He was tall and stron9.And he ran the fastest in his class.So everyone was very proud of him in his class.A new student came to his class a month ago.His name was Mike.He was thin and short.But his classmates found that he ran very fast while they were playing football.They wanted to know if Mike could run faster than Harry.Jack,one of

Harry’S friends,told Harry about it.Of course,Harry didn’t believe it.

“Why not have a race with him?”said Jack.“That’s a good idea l',said Harry.“Go to tell the unlucky boy.I'll have a race with him tomorrow morning.”

Early the next morning,Harry got ready for the race.He was sure that he could be first.Jack didn’t wake up on time and couldn’t go with him.That evening Jack went to see Harry.They began to talk about the race.Harry’S grandma heard them in the next room.She came in and asked,“What’S the result,Harry?”

“I was the second.Grandma.”answered Harry.

“Congratulations to you!”the old woman said happily.“And how was Mike?”

“He was the last but one.”

第 41 题 Harry”classmates were proud of him because______.

A.he was tall

B.he was the top student in his school

C.he ran fastest in his class

D.he was strong


正确答案:C
根据第一段可以知道,Harry的同班同学因为他跑得最快而很自豪。所以答案选C。

第6题:

Passage Four

One evening Mr. Green was driving home along a lonely country road. He had £ 100.00 in his pock et. At the loneliest part of the road, a man asked for a lift (搭车). Mr. Green told him to get into the car and continued his driving. When he talked to the man and learned that the man had been in prison for robbery and had broken out of prison two days before, Mr. Green was very worried.

Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a bright idea. He just reached a small town where the speed limit (限制速度) was 30 miles an hour. But he drove the car as fast as it could go. He looked back and saw that the police-car had begun to chase (追) him. After a mile or so the police-car overtook (赶上) him and ordered him to stop. A policeman got out and came to Mr. Green's car. Mr. Green hoped that he could tell the policeman about the escaped robber, but he felt the man had put a gun against his back. The policeman took out his notebook and pencil, saying he wanted Mr. Green's name and address. Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station, but the policeman said, "No, you will have to appear at the police station later." Mr. Green had to do as the policeman told him. The policeman wrote his name and address down, put his notebook and pencil back in his pocket and gave Mr. Green a talk about dangerous driving. Then Mr. Green started up his car again and drove on.

Just as he reached the outskirts (郊区) of London, the passenger said, "! want to get off here." Mr. Green stopped the car, the man got out and said, "Thanks for the lift. You've been good to me. This is the least I can do in return (报答)." And he handed Mr. Green the policeman's notebook, which he stole while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green.

46. The man asking for a lift was ______.

A. a robber who robs drivers

B. a policeman who had worked in prison

C. a prisoner who had escaped from prison

D. a stranger with £ 100.00 in his pocket


正确答案:C
本题是对有关人物细节信息的考查。其中关键词是man...lift...was。首先,考生从选项中得知需判断搭车人的身份。通过第1段倒数第2句中的...the man...in prison for robbery...broken out of prison two days before了解到此人曾因抢劫而入狱,但又于两天前越狱逃走。 ABD项都与文中内容不符,应被排除。唯有C(越狱的犯人)合乎文中情节,是正确答案。

第7题:

That scientist____ the idea much earlier, but he had a limited following; it seemed that no one was interested in his idea at that time.

A、application

B、hire

C、promoted

D、score


正确答案:C

第8题:

He( )that Tom had stolen his wallet.

A. said

B. spoke

C. claimed

D. told


参考答案:C

第9题:

His wife thought Christopher suddenly quit his job because he______.

A.couldn't wait to get promoted

B.had experience in interior design

C.wanted to do something he enjoyed

D.couldn't bear the pressure from his job


正确答案:D
解析:细节理解题。由文章最后一段的第二句话可知,“我”认为Christopher辞职的原因是承受不了工作的压力,需要休息一下。

第10题:

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __37__ on earth was he going to get the __38__ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __39__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __41__.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42__ it. He would have to find a job. __43__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __44__ on most things.

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”

That was the __45__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __46__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __47__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49__ for the bicycle he longed for.

The day __50__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __51__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __55__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.


正确答案:C

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