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  Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He' s been a doctor for ten years.

  Dr. Petrella gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

  Dr. Petrella produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrella says,“I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrella was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer. So he went to medical school.

  Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too.“I like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

(1) Dr. Petrella works 60 hours a week, because he ________ .

[  ]

A. gives his patients medical advice

B. takes care of 159 patients a week

C. sings on television

D. has his own TV show

(2) Dr. Petrella ________ , so he is called a singing doctor.

[  ]

A. has been a doctor for ten years

B. always loved to sing

C. is popular with his patients

D. also sings to his patients on TV

(3) In his TV show, Dr. Petrella ________ .

[  ]

A. sings and gives medical advice

B. sings about different diseases

C. starts to explain diseases with a song

D. sings love songs he wrote

(4) Dr. Petrella's show is popular ________ .

[  ]

A. in Las Vegas

B. at medical school

C. with people who like his singing

D. with patients in Montreal

(5) Dr. Petrella says he likes to ________ .

[  ]

A. help people sing

B. make people feel better

C. do the same thing

D. make difficult people smile

答案:B;D;A;C;B
解析:

(1) B 第一段中谈到了他工作时间长的原因

(2) D 第二段中谈到了这一点

(3) A 第二段中谈到:The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice

(4) C 第三段中谈到The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing

(5) B 从最后的一段Dr. Petrella的谈话可以知道本题的答案


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