69. Some Americans stay away from doctors because they _____.

A. find medical devices easy to operate

B. prefer to be diagnosed online by doctors

C. are afraid to face the truth of their health

D. are afraid to misuse their health insurance

68. According to the text, an increasing number of American _____.

A. are suffering from mental disorders

B. turn to Internet pharmacies for help

C. like to play deadly games with doctors

D. are skeptical about surfing medical websites

70．What is the most probable relationship between the two passages?

　　　 A．A public request and a newspaper report.

　　　 B．A newspaper article and a reply to it.

　　　 C．Two parts of a newspaper article.

D．Two newspaper reports.

答案　 67.D　 68.B　 69.C　 70.B

Passage 84

(06·山东D篇)

Increasingly, Americans are becoming their own doctors, by going online to diagnose their symptoms, order home health tests or medical devices, or even self-treat their illnesses with drugs from Internet pharmacies(药店). Some avoid doctors because of the high cost of medical care, especially if they lack health insurance. Or they may stay because they find it embarrassing to discuss their weight, alcohol consumption or couch potato habits. Patients may also fear what they might learn about their health, or they distrust physicians because of negative experiences in the past. But playing doctor can also be a deadly game.

Every day, more than six million Americans turn to the Internet for medical answers – most of them aren’t nearly skeptical enough of what they find. A 2002 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 72 percent of those surveyed believe all or most of what they read on health websites. They shouldn’t. Look up “headache”, and the chances of finding reliable and complete information, free from a motivation for commercial gain, are only one in ten, reports an April 2005 Brown Medical School study. Of the 169 websites the researchers rated, only 16 scored as “high quality”. Recent studies found faulty facts about all sorts of other disorders, causing one research team to warn that a large amount of incomplete, inaccurate and even dangerous information exists on the Internet.

The problem is most people don’t know the safe way to surf the Web. “They use a search engine like Google, get 18 trillion choices and start clicking. But that’s risky, because almost anybody can put up a site that looks authoritative(权威的), so it’d hard to know if what you’re reading is reasonable or not,” says Dr. Sarah Bass from the National Cancer Institute.

69．What does the circus think of its performing animals?

　　　 A．They are as clever as human beings.

B．They struggle continuously with human beings for existence.

　　　 C．They are helpful in saving their species.

　　　 D．They have equally natural living conditions as wild animals.

68．What will the circus most probably do?

　　　 A．Take no notice of the tragedy.

　　　 B．Continue its performances.

　　　 C．Use fewer wild animals.

　　　 D．Limit its profit.

67．What is the main purpose of the first passage ?

　　　 A．To show pity for the performing animals.

　　　 B．To express worries about animal trainers’ safety .

　　　 C．To deal with the difficult situations of the circus.

D．To call for action to protect　 circus animals.

71. What is probably the best title for the passage?

　　 A. Provide Homes For Our Family

　　 B. Take Up Horse-riding

　　 C. Value This Very Day

　　 　D. Stay Alive

答案　 68.B　 69.C　 70.B　 71.C

Passage 83

(06·重庆D篇)

Tragedy at the Circus

In yesterday’s circus(马戏团)show, a tiger suddenly attacked its trainer and had to be shot dead. As the circus packed up and left, circus officials said the show would go on, even without tigers.

However, the officials can’t simply turn a blind eye to the ethical problems left behind. Even before this tragedy (悲剧), animal rights activists protested against keeping wild animals in unnatural conditions and forcing them to suffer for the profit(利润)of circus organizers.

It is now time for us to take effective steps to make sure that circus animals are treated properly.

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Circus Safe for Animals

Our circus recently suffered a most tragic event in its history. While we are thankful for the pity from the public, we also astonished by the opinion expressed in “Tragedy at the Circus.”

First, our performing animals are not taken from the wild. As to the ethical problems. we always believe humans and animals can-and should -live together nicely. To us, the performing animals are representatives of their species(物种),and our circus is one of the only places left willing to support this special role of performing animals in the existence of the species. Those who argue that circus life is harmful to animals show little knowledge of these facts. Life in the “wild” is unsafe, but a continuous struggle for existence. To overlook these realities is the greatest fault against the animal kingdom.

This circus has proven that animals are stronger and smarter than we could imagine. Within the circus is a joyful atmosphere for both animals and humans : people are educated, and species saved.

70. The man ( paragraph 6) left his first job partly because he was 　　　　　　.

　　 A. in an abnormal mental state

　　 B. under too much pressure

　　 C. not well paid

　　 D. not respected

69. The underlined phrase "turn his back on" (paragraph 6) most probably means 　　　　　.

　　 A. leave for

　　 B. return to

　　 C. give up

　　 D. rely on

68. The first paragraph of the passage tells us that 　　　　　.

　　 A. we always try to find some time to write a book

　　 B. we always make plans but seldom fulfil them

　　 C. we always enjoy many of life's best moments

　　 D. we always do what we really want to do