About 6,000doctors in the Philippines are studying to become nurses so they can find higher-paying jobs abroad, Health Secretary Francisco Duque says.

  This was up from 2,000 doctors who studied to become nurses last year, Duque said.

  The exodus of doctors and nurses had created a “threatening situation for our health care system” and a task force had been established to examine the potential impact, he said.

  The team was working on a bill which would require doctors to practice in the Philippines for at least three to four years before they were able to work abroad.

  “I think the problem really is the migration of doctors. We have so many nurses now, more than enough to fill up(vacancies). But our doctors are leaving,” Duque said.

   A study by the University of the Philippines had found that between 2000to 2003 more than 50,000 Filipino nurses went abroad to work. A doctor working in a government hospital in the Philippines earns only about 25,000 pesos(446 dollars) a month. A  doctor could earn around 8,000dollars a month while working as a nurse overseas. Even lawyers, accountants and engineers are enrolling to brain as nurses.

   Filipino nurses are in demand in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and even closer to home, such as in Singapore and Japan.

   However, Health officials have warned the country faces a “medical apocalypse” if it continues to lose its health professionals to jobs abroad.

 

55. The word “exodus” in Para3 can be probably explained by__   

   A. return of lots of people                 B. leave of many people at one time         

   C. fight between different people        D. exchange of positions between people

56. Which of the following statements about the doctor in the Philippines is true?

   A. Many doctors started to study to become nurses this year.

   B. More than 50,000Filipino doctors went abroad to work between 2000to 2003.

   C. A doctor could earn as much as a nurse overseas in a government hospital at home.

   D. Many doctors went abroad because of the poor working conditions at home.

57. According to the passage, why do so many doctors leave to work abroad as nurses?

   A. Because they don’t like the working surroundings at home.

   B. Because they like to be nurses and live abroad.

   C. Because they can make much more money abroad.

   D. Because the government hospitals at home never value them.

58. What is the aim of this short passage?

   A. To criticize the Philippine government.

   B. To show pity on the doctors in the Philippines.

   C. To call on people to change their jobs and work as nurses.

   D. To call attention to the problems with lack of doctors in the Philippines.

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　　China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei walked out of the reentry capsule(艙) of the Shenzhou 5 (Divine Vessel V) spaceship, smiling and waving to the recovery team Thursday morning in the grasslands in Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, state television pictures showed.

　　Yang had spent 21 hours in outer space, traveling more than 600,000 kilometres in the earth’s orbit before Shenzhou 5 brought him back at 6:07 a.m. Thursday morning Beijing time. Yang said he felt excellent after the 21-hour journey, the first by a Chinese.

　　Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said in a congratulation message Thursday morning that China’s first manned spaceflight had been a“complete success”, which should be written into the history of China’s space program development.

　　After Yang went out of the capsule, physicians immediately conducted a physical check-up of Yang, which found him in good Conditions. At around 7:40 a.m. , Yang was ferried by a military helicopter to Beijing, where a gala (祝賀) celebration party would be held.

　　At about 6:00 a. m. Thursday, guided by the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center, the return capsule of Shenzhou 5 entered China’s air space. Several minutes later, the capsule landed safely in Northwest China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Yang reported“conditions good”.

　　Five rescue helicopters raced towards the capsule and found it at 6:36 a.m.. They said Yang felt good and the conditions with the capsule also seemed normal.

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1．When Yang Liwei stepped out of the capsule, he looked ________.

[　　]

A．tired
B．a(chǎn)fraid
C．a(chǎn)ll right
D．sad

2．The capsule landed ________.

[　　]

A．far away from what it was designed

B．exactly on the place where it was designed

C．not far from what it was designed

D．a(chǎn)way from Gobi desert

3．The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．the successful return of Shenzhou 5

B．the successful of traveling around the earth

C．the rescuing of the Shenzhou 5

D．the designing place where the capsule should land

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完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. Mr. Robinson is my mother’s co-worker.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their two young    came at about 6:00 PM. Mrs. Robinson gave Mum a bunch of fresh flowers,   color,freshness and their good will. Mum did the   

and it was left to ourselves to get to know each other. I soon  on well with the two girls Judy and Annie.

Mrs. Robinson was much    than her husband. There was a moment of embarrassment when Granny asked about her    . Mum was about to apologize      Mrs. Robinson laughed and said it was quite all right and that she had been in    long enough to know it was the Chinese custom. She      told us that she was 32, though her husband was 52.

And of course they entirely    the dinner. Like a perfect Chinese hostess, Mum and especially Granny    stuffing(填) them with food and urging them to eat and to drink, apologizing all the time that it’s a homely meal.   , Mrs. Robinson said to Mum, “In the West any hostess would be proud of such a feast instead of apologizing for it, and we don’t urge the guests to eat or drink.     so many good things before me, I certainly don’t need any urging. The problem is how to prevent    overeating owing to your keeping putting food into my bowl.” We

all    laughter at that.

When they      to leave, they thanked us not only for the excellent dinner, but for giving them such a nice     . Besides, they insisted on giving every one of us a hug and a   , which did embarrass me. But I think Granny was really     when they kissed her.

It’s surprising how a little good will on both sides can   language and cultural barriers.

   A. sons         B. babies           C. daughters            D. friends

   A. bringing     B. taking           C. fetching         D. adding

   A. decoration       B. direction        C. introduction     D. instruction

   A. made         B. went         C. talked               D. got

   A. older            B. younger      C. thinner              D. taller

   A. marriage     B. belief           C. age              D. salary

   A. while            B. when         C. but              D. and

   A. Britain          B. Canada       C. America          D. China

   A. honestly     B. gradually        C. excitedly            D. loudly

   A. prepared     B. tasted           C. enjoyed          D. swallowed

   A. continued        B. remained     C. suggested            D. kept

   A. However      B. Besides      C. Therefore            D. Instead

A. For         B. With         C. Over             D. As

   A. themselves       B. herself          C. ourselves            D. myself

A. broke out       B. gave off     C. burst into           D. set out

   A. came         B. hurried      C. got              D. rose

   A. day          B. time         C. meal             D. gift

   A. smile            B. word         C. kiss             D. hand

   A. touched      B. interested       C. attracted            D. encouraged

   A. change       B. improve      C. damage           D. break

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完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. Mr. Robinson is my mother’s co-worker.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their two young       came at about 6:00 PM. Mrs. Robinson gave Mum a bunch of fresh flowers,      color,freshness and their good will. Mum did the       and it was left to ourselves to get to know each other. I soon      on well with the two girls Judy and Annie.
Mrs. Robinson was much         than her husband. There was a moment of embarrassment when Granny asked about her       . Mum was about to apologize   Mrs. Robinson laughed and said it was quite all right and that she had been in     long enough to know it was the Chinese custom. She       told us that she was 32, though her husband was 52.
And of course they entirely       the dinner. Like a perfect Chinese hostess, Mum and especially Granny       stuffing(填) them with food and urging them to eat and to drink, apologizing all the time that it’s a homely meal.       , Mrs. Robinson said to Mum, “In the West any hostess would be proud of such a feast instead of apologizing for it, and we don’t urge the guests to eat or drink.       so many good things before me, I certainly don’t need any urging. The problem is how to prevent     overeating owing to your keeping putting food into my bowl.” We
all       laughter at that.
When they       to leave, they thanked us not only for the excellent dinner, but for giving them such a nice      . Besides, they insisted on giving every one of us a hug and a       , which did embarrass me. But I think Granny was really    when they kissed her.
It’s surprising how a little good will on both sides can         language and cultural barriers.

【小題1】
A．sonsB．babiesC．daughtersD．friends
【小題2】
A．bringingB．takingC．fetchingD．a(chǎn)dding
【小題3】
A．decorationB．directionC．introductionD．instruction
【小題4】
A．madeB．wentC．talkedD．got
【小題5】
A．olderB．youngerC．thinnerD．taller
【小題6】
A．marriageB．beliefC．a(chǎn)geD．salary
【小題7】
A．whileB．whenC．butD．a(chǎn)nd
【小題8】
A．BritainB．CanadaC．AmericaD．China
【小題9】
A．honestlyB．graduallyC．excitedlyD．loudly
【小題10】
A．preparedB．tastedC．enjoyedD．swallowed
【小題11】
A．continuedB．remainedC．suggestedD．kept
【小題12】
A．HoweverB．BesidesC．ThereforeD．Instead
【小題13】
A．ForB．WithC．OverD．As
【小題14】
A．themselvesB．herselfC．ourselvesD．myself
【小題15】
A．broke outB．gave offC．burst intoD．set out
【小題16】
A．cameB．hurriedC．gotD．rose
【小題17】
A．dayB．timeC．mealD．gift
【小題18】
A．smileB．wordC．kissD．hand
【小題19】
A．touchedB．interestedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．encouraged
【小題20】
A．changeB．improveC．damageD．break

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完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. Mr. Robinson is my mother’s co-worker.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their two young   1. came at about 6:00 PM. Mrs. Robinson gave Mum a bunch of fresh flowers, 2.  color,freshness and their good will. Mum did the  3. 

and it was left to ourselves to get to know each other. I soon 4.  on well with the two girls Judy and Annie.

Mrs. Robinson was much  5.  than her husband. There was a moment of embarrassment when Granny asked about her   6. . Mum was about to apologize   7.   Mrs. Robinson laughed and said it was quite all right and that she had been in   8. long enough to know it was the Chinese custom. She   9.   told us that she was 32, though her husband was 52.

And of course they entirely   10. the dinner. Like a perfect Chinese hostess, Mum and especially Granny  11.  stuffing(填) them with food and urging them to eat and to drink, apologizing all the time that it’s a homely meal. 12.  , Mrs. Robinson said to Mum, “In the West any hostess would be proud of such a feast instead of apologizing for it, and we don’t urge the guests to eat or drink.   13.  so many good things before me, I certainly don’t need any urging. The problem is how to prevent  14.  overeating owing to your keeping putting food into my bowl.” We

all  15.  laughter at that.

When they   16.   to leave, they thanked us not only for the excellent dinner, but for giving them such a nice   17.  . Besides, they insisted on giving every one of us a hug and a  18. , which did embarrass me. But I think Granny was really   19.  when they kissed her.

It’s surprising how a little good will on both sides can  20. language and cultural barriers.

21. A. sons         B. babies           C. daughters            D. friends

22. A. bringing     B. taking           C. fetching         D. adding

23. A. decoration       B. direction        C. introduction     D. instruction

24. A. made         B. went         C. talked               D. got

25. A. older            B. younger      C. thinner              D. taller

26. A. marriage     B. belief           C. age              D. salary

27. A. while            B. when         C. but              D. and

28. A. Britain          B. Canada       C. America          D. China

29. A. honestly     B. gradually        C. excitedly            D. loudly

30. A. prepared     B. tasted           C. enjoyed          D. swallowed

31. A. continued        B. remained     C. suggested            D. kept

32. A. However      B. Besides      C. Therefore            D. Instead

33.A. For           B. With         C. Over             D. As

34. A. themselves       B. herself          C. ourselves            D. myself

35.A. broke out     B. gave off     C. burst into           D. set out

36. A. came         B. hurried      C. got              D. rose

37. A. day          B. time         C. meal             D. gift

38. A. smile            B. word         C. kiss             D. hand

39. A. touched      B. interested       C. attracted            D. encouraged

40. A. change       B. improve      C. damage           D. break

 

 

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第三部分：閱讀理解 （共12小題；每小題2分, 滿分24分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Every Christmas, we visit my parents who live nearly 400 miles away from us. It is always 9 to 10-hour drive, but we always try to make it because that’s the only time my parents get to see their grandchildren.

    One year, I was the driver, my wife Adriana was in the passenger seat, my three kids----Jacob, Ethan and Caleb----sat in the back seat, and our dog Susie was placed by the kids’ feet.

    That year, we traveled at night to avoid the heavy holiday traffic. We left the house at about 9:00 in the evening, so we could get to my parents’ house by about 6:00 the next morning.

    The first three hours was fine. My wife and kids were all fast asleep, including Susie who was lying on Jacob’s lap. But by around 1 am, I was very sleepy. So I stopped at a small convenience store and tried to wake myself up with a cup of coffee. The coffee helped for several miles. But soon I was drifting in and out of sleep. I closed my eyes for what felt like a very short moment. What I didn’t know was that I was slowly driving towards the other lane and that a truck was coming quickly towards us.

    I had fallen asleep at the wheel when Susie roughly woke me up by jumping onto my lap. When I opened my eyes, I saw the glaring headlights of the truck heading towards our car. I quickly drove the car back to our lane. I had narrowly missed hitting the truck and getting my family into what could have been a very serious accident.

    I checked everyone to see if they were OK, and they were still fast asleep. I drove the rest of the distance very alert and awake. As soon as we got there, I told my wife, my kids and my parents what Susie had done and we could not have been more proud of our dog.

56. Why does the author visit his parents with his family every Christmas?

A. Because Christmas is the only time he can relax every year.

B. Because his parents don’t like the 400-mile travel.

C. Because he missed his parents very much.

D. Because his parents can only see their grandchildren at that time.

57. What did the author do to wake himself up during the journey?

   A. He got off the car to breathe the fresh air.

   B. He stopped to have a cup of coffee.

   C. He talked with his wife and children.

   D. He stopped every few miles.

58. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

   A. the author’s wife and kids had no idea about the narrow escape during the journey

   B. the author was so frightened by the truck that he could hardly drive for the rest of the

journey

   C. no one but Susie kept awake for the whole journey

   D. the author had never experienced a car accident before

59. The passage tells us a story about ______.

   A. a poor driver’s first driving experience

   B. how the author’s family spent their Christmas

   C. how a dog saved a whole family

   D. the disadvantages of driving at night

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