Medical Service on Plane
    As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been called only once – for a woman who had merely (1). But the (2)made me quite curious (3)how often this kind of thing happens I wondered what I would do if confronted with a real midair medical emergency -- without access (4)a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So when the New England Journal of Medicine last week published a study about in–flight (5)events, I read it (6)interest.
    The study estimated that there is an average of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not serious; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. (7) 13% of them – roughly four a day – are serious enough to (8) a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies (3) heart trouble, strokes, and difficulty breathing.
    Let’s face it: plane rides are (10). For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly what they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet (11) sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty easily, but passengers with heart disease 12) experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. (13) common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis – the so-called economy class syndrome (綜合癥). (14)happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation, flights with at least one attendant are starting to (15)emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.
    1.A.fainted B.cried C.landed D.escaped
    正確答案:A
    解析:由于前面提到了飛機(jī)上需要醫(yī)生，因此我被叫去的時(shí)候應(yīng)該是一位女士昏倒的時(shí)候。A 暈倒; B大叫; C降落; D逃跑。
    2.A.accident B.situation C.incident D.chance
    正確答案:C
    解析:但這件事讓我注意到這樣的事居然是經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的。A事故，意外;B形勢(shì); C事件;D機(jī)會(huì)。
    3.A.for B.as C.on D.about
    正確答案:D
    解析:be curious about 是固定搭配，是對(duì)……感到好奇的意思。.
    4.A.by B.to C.through D.over
    正確答案:B
    解析:the access to是固定搭配題，表示“有機(jī)會(huì)到達(dá)或得到……的幫助”。
    5.A.historical B.classical C.medical D.modern
    正確答案:C
    解析:前面講的是飛機(jī)上的醫(yī)療問(wèn)題，所以應(yīng)該是medical。A歷史的;B古典的;C醫(yī)療的;D現(xiàn)代的。
    6.A.in B.by C.with D.of
    正確答案:C
    解析:interest可以和with或in搭配;with interest表示方式，in interest表示狀態(tài);
    7.A.Then B.For C.But D.So
    正確答案:C
    解析:根據(jù)上句可得一些飛機(jī)上發(fā)現(xiàn)的病例都不是很?chē)?yán)重，下一句說(shuō)的是嚴(yán)重的病例可以使飛行員改變航向，上下句構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
    8.A.require B.make C.command D.stimulate
    正確答案:A
    解析:require sb.to do sth.是固定搭配，表示“需要.要求某人做某事”。A 要求;B使某人做某事，后面加動(dòng)詞原形;C命令;D激勵(lì)。