Doctor are known to be terrible pilots. They don't listen because they already know it all. I was lucky: I became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didn't realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather. I learned about crew resource management (機組資源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.
I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a better pilot - and my boss - so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness and said, "We need to put the landing gear down now!" That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM, and I've used it in the operating room ever since.
CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. It further requires that when opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesn't overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again. So when I'm in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from others. Sometimes they're not willing to speak up. But I hope that if I continue to encourage them , someday someone will keep me from “landing gear up”.
小題1:What dose the author say about doctors in general?
A．They like flying by themselves.
B．They are unwilling to take advice.
C．They pretend to be good pilots.
D．They are quick learners of CRM.
小題2:The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM when_______.
A．he saved the plane by speaking up
B．he was in charge of a flying task
C．his boss landed the plane too late
D．his boss operated on a patient
小題3:In the last paragraph”landing gear up” probably means ______.
A．following flying requirements.
B．overreacting to different opinions.
C．listening to what fellow doctors say
D．making a mistake that may cost lives
小題4:Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．CRM:A New Way to Make Flying Safe
B．Flying Makes Me a Better Doctor
C．The Making of a Good Pilot
D．A Pilot-Tumed Doctor

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B

小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一行的Doctor are known to be terrible pilots. They don't listen because they already know it all.可知，作者總體上認為doctors不喜歡傾聽，他們認為他們什么都懂。故選B。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM,...可知，作者在經(jīng)歷了一次飛行，給上級提了意見之后，對CRM有了更深的理解，故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的"We need to put the landing gear down now!"可知，作者提出的降下起落架的建議，使飛機安全著陸；keep sb from doing sth阻止某人某事，這里用的是”landing gear up”，是相反的情況，言外之意是，作者希望有人能夠勇敢提出意見，以避免發(fā)生危險的事情。劃線部分指的是危險的事情，故選D。
小題4:主旨大意題。作者通過當飛行員的經(jīng)歷，學到了CRM，并運用到了自己的工作中，文章主要講的是CRM帶給作者的好處，B項“飛行使我成為一個更好的醫(yī)生”最符合題意，故選B。
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A．He has no friends like Sam and Tonio.
B．He has only one brother in his family.
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B．Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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A．To go boat rowing.
B．To get back their football.
C．To swim in the open water.
D．To test the umbrella as a sail.
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A．The beach.B．The water.
C．The boat.D．The wind.
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A．To take in enough fresh air.
B．To consider turning back or not.
C．To check his distance from the boys.
D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.
小題4:How did the two boys finally reach the pier?
A．They were dragged to the pier by Tim.
B．They swam to the pier all by themselves.
C．They were washed to the pier by the waves.
D．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

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A．benefited from itB．volunteered to help it
C．dreamed about itD．told the author about it
小題2:According to Sophia, Make-A-Wish       .
A．is an international charity
B．was understood by nobody at first
C．raises money for very poor families
D．started by drawing the interest of the public
小題3:What is said about Chris in Paragraph3?
A．He has been a policeman since he was seven.
B．He gave people the idea of starting Make-A-Wish
C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true.
D．He was the first child Make-A-Wish helped after it had been set up.
小題4:Which of the following is true about Make-A-Wish volunteers?
A．They are important for making wishes come true.
B．They try to help children get over their illnesses.
C．They visit sick children to make them feel special.
D．They provide what is necessary to make Make-A-Wish popular.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered.  2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5  and tired, he did not stop 6  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was  7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9  a very small area to 10  myself.”
The above story is 11  to the journey of our 12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 15  and the things we love to do. One day 16  we look back, we will 17  that we don’t really need that much, 18  then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19 .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only 20  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
小題1:
A．useB．coverC．workD．get
小題2:
A．Good B．Strange C．SureD．Interesting
小題3:
A．rodeB．ranC．expandedD．struggled
小題4:
A．kept onB．a(chǎn)sked forC．gave upD．succeeded in
小題5:
A．sadB．excitedC．confusedD．hungry
小題6:
A．butB．soC．becauseD．if
小題7:
A．sleepingB．a(chǎn)rguingC．dyingD．smiling
小題8:
A．push B．makeC．destroyD．prove
小題9:
A．need B．have C．findD．show
小題10:
A．live B．bury C．supportD．sleep
小題11:
A．usefulB．certainC．similarD．special
小題12:
A．futureB．pastC．historyD．life
小題13:
A．friends B．progressC．discoveriesD．money
小題14:
A．healthB．career C．honorD．freedom
小題15:
A．thingsB．conditionC．peopleD．beauty
小題16:
A．beforeB．whenC．unlessD．since
小題17:
A．realizeB．regretC．a(chǎn)pologizeD．explain
小題18:
A．orB．untilC．howeverD．but
小題19:
A．savedB．missedC．reducedD．won
小題20:
A．possibleB．probableC．necessaryD．suitable

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