PartII1.A)Thenumberofmalenurseshasgonedown.B)Thereisdiscriminationagainstmalenurses.C)Thereisagrowingshortageofmedicalpersonnel.D)Thenumberofnurseshasdroppedtoarecordlow.2.A)Workingconditions.B)Educationalsystem.C)Inadequatepay.D)Culturalbias.3.A)Hefelloutofalifeboat.B)Hewasalmostdrowned.C)Helosthiswayonabeach.D)Heenjoyedswimminginthesea.4.A)Thelifeboatspatrolthearearoundtheclock.B)Thebeachisagoodplacetowatchthetide.C)Theemergencyservicesareefficient.D)Thebeachisapopulartouristresort.5.A)Itclimbed25storeysatonego.B)Itbrokeintoanofficeroom.C)Itescapedfromalocalzoo.D)Itbecameanonlinestar.6.A)Releaseitintothewild.B)Returnittoitsowner.C)Senditbacktothezoo.D)Giveitaphysicalcheckup.7.A)Araccooncanperformactsnohumancan.B)Araccooncanclimbmuchhigherthanacat.C)Theraccoondidsomethingnopoliticiancould.D)Theraccoonbecameasfamousassomepoliticians.8.A)Shereceivedabonusunexpectedly.B)Shegotawell-payingjobinabank.C)Shereceivedherfirstmonthlysalary.D)Shegotapayraiseforherperformance.9.A)Twodecadesago.B)Severalyearsago.C)Justlastmonth.D)Rightaftergraduation.10.A)Hesentasmallchecktohisparents.B)Hetreatedhisparentstoanicemeal.C)Hetookafewofhisfriendstoagym.D)Heimmediatelydepositeditinabank.11.A)Joinhercolleaguesforgymexercise.B)Visitherformeruniversitycampus.C)Buysomeprofessionalclothes.D)Budgethersalarycarefully.12.A)Hehasjusttoomanythingstoattendto.B)Hehasbeenoverworkedrecently.C)Hehasadifficultdecisiontomake.D)Hehasjustquarreledwithhisgirlfriend.13.A)Turntohisgirlfriendforassistance.B)Giveprioritytothingsmoreurgent.C)Thinktwicebeforemakingthedecision.D)Seekadvicefromhisfamilyandadvisor.14.A)Hisgirlfrienddoesnotsupporthisdecision.B)Heisnotparticularlykeenonthejoboffered.C)Helacksthemoneyforhisdoctoralprogram.D)Hisparentsandadvisorhavedifferentopinions.15.A)Theyneedtimetomakepreparations.B)Theyhaven’tstartedtheircareersyet.C)Theyneedtosaveenoughmoneyforit.D)Theyhaven’twontheirparents’approval.16.A)Expressingideasandopinionsfreely.B)Enrichingsocialandintellectuallives.C)Acquiringinformationandprofessionalknowledge.D)Usinginformationtounderstandandsolveproblems.17.A)Travelingtodifferentplacesintheworld.B)Playinggamesthatchallengeone’smind.C)Improvingmind-readingstrategies.D)Readingclassicscientificliterature.18.A)Participateindebatesordiscussions.B)Exposethemselvestodifferentcultures.C)Discardpersonalbiasesandprejudices.D)Giveothersfreedomtoexpressthemselves.19.A)Whydogscanbefaithfulfriendsofhumans.B)Thenatureofrelationshipsbetweendogs.C)Thereasonagreatmanypeoplelovedogs.D)Howdogsfeelabouttheirbondswithhumans20.A)Theybehavelikeotheranimalsinmanyways.B)Theyhaveanunusualsenseofresponsibility.C)Theycanrespondtohumansquestions.D)Theycanfallinlovejustlikehumans.21.A)Theystaywithonepartnerforlife.B)Theyhavetheirownjoysandsorrows.C)Theyexperiencetrueromanticlove.D)Theyhelphumansinvariousways.22.A)Arareanimal.B)Ahistoricalsite.C)Acowbone.D)Apreciousstone.23.A)Datingit.B)Preservingit.C)Measuringit.D)Identifyingit.24.A)Thechannelneedstointerviewtheboy.B)Theboyshouldhavecalledanexpert.C)Theboy’sfamilyhadactedcorrectly.D)Thesiteshouldhavebeenprotected.25.A)Conductamoredetailedsearch.B)AsktheuniversitytorewardJude.C)Searchforsimilarfossilselsewhere.D)Seekadditionalfundsforthesearch.PartIIISectionAFinally,somegoodnewsaboutairplanetravel.Ifyouareonaplanewithasickpassenger,youareunlikelytogetsick.Thatisthe26Bofanewstudythatlookedathowrespiratoryviruses27Lonairplanes.Researchersfoundthatonlypeoplewhowereseatedinthesamerowasapassengerwiththeflu,forexample—oronerowinfrontoforbehindthatindividual—hadahighriskofcatchingtheillness.Allotherpassengershadonlyavery28Kchanceofgettingsick,accordingtothefindings.Mediareportshavenotnecessarilypresented29Ainformationabouttheriskofgettinginfectedonanairplaneinthepast.Therefore,thesenewfindingsshouldhelpairplanepassengerstofeelless30Otocatchingrespiratoryinfectionswhiletravelingbyair.Priortothenewstudy,littlewasknownabouttherisksofgetting31Cinfectedbycommonrespiratoryviruses,suchasthefluorcommoncold,onanairplane,theresearcherssaid.So,to32Etherisksofinfection,thestudyteamflewon10different33GintheU.S.duringthefluseason.Theresearchersfoundthatpassengerssittingwithintwoseatson34Dsideofapersoninfectedwiththeflu,aswellasthosesittingonerowinfrontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80percentchanceofgettingsick.Butotherpassengerswere35Hsafefrominfection.Theyhadalessthan3percentchanceofcatchingtheflu.A)Accurate准确的B)conclusion结局,结果C)directly直接了当的D)either两者之一的E)evaluate评估F)explorations探索G)flights航班H)largely在很大程度上I)nearby附近J)respond回应responseK)slim纤细的,苗条的L)spread传播M)summit顶峰,峰会N)vividly生动形象的O)vulnerable脆弱的bevulnerabletoSectionBIsBreakfastReallytheMostImportantMealoftheDay?早餐真的是一天中最重要的一餐吗?[A]Alongwitholdclassicslike“carrotsgiveyounightvision”and“Santadoesn’tbringtoystomisbehavingchildren”,oneofthemostwell-wornphrasesoftiredparentseverywhereisthatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.Manyofusgrowupbelievingthatskippingbreakfastisaseriousmistake,evenifonlytwothirdsofadultsintheUKeatbreakfastregularly,accordingtotheBritishDiet