Question

The technology is great. Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.

Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients who’ve come into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they don’t have throat cancer, and it’s just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.

One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know what’s wrong; I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.”

As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew that’s what I had.”

However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.

I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis (肺結核)—something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.

Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “I’m so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested. She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?

1.Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because ______.

A. she had purchased medicine online

B. she thought she knew it well

C. she graduated from a medical school

D. she had been treated by local doctors

2.It was lucky for Mrs. Almond ______.

A. to have contacted many friends

B. to have recovered in a short time

C. to have her disease identified in time

D. to have her assumption confirmed

3.Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because ______.

A. she had caused unnecessary trouble

B. she had to refuse the doctor’s advice

C. she had distrusted her close friends

D. she had to tell the truth to the doctor

4.By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove _____.

A. it’s a must to take a break at work

B. it’s unwise to simply rely on technology

C. it’s vital to believe in IT professionals

D. it’s a danger to work long hours on computers

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述Mrs. Almond 通過網上技術，她自認為得了喉癌，而實際上是肺結核。所以我們不能單一的依賴網絡。

1.B 細節理解題。根據文章第三段：I know what’s wrong；I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.可知，她對自己的病十分了解，故選B項。

2.C 推斷題。根據文章第六段第一句：I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis可知我再次看到X射線，更多的檢查證明，不是癌癥而是肺結核，故選C項。

3.A 細節推斷題。根據四五六段的意思，特別是第五段：I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis可知，Mrs. Almond 她自認為得了喉癌，而實際上是肺結核，醫生為了確認病情，不得不作了一些有關喉癌的檢查。所以讓醫生做了一些不必要的事，多忙活了一會兒。而自己深感內疚，故選A項。

4.B 細節推斷題。根據文章中Mrs. Almond 通過網上技術，她自認為得了喉癌，而實際上是肺結核。所以我們推選C。也可以根據文章最后一段：shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested.可理解得出僅僅依靠科技是不正確的，故選B項。

考點：故事類閱讀。