2015职称英语考试《卫生类C级》完形填空练习题(1)
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 (综合症).(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
正确答案:A
解析:由于前面提到了飞机上需要医生,因此我被叫去的时候应该是一位女士昏倒的时候.A 晕倒; B大叫; C降落; D逃跑.
2.A.accident B.situation C.incident D.chance
正确答案:C
解析:但这件事让我注意到这样的事居然是经常出现的.A事故,意外;B形势; C事件;D机会.
3.A.for B.as C.on D.about
正确答案:D
解析:be curious about 是固定搭配,是对……感到好奇的意思..
4.A.by B.to C.through D.over
正确答案:B
解析:the access to是固定搭配题,表示"有机会到达或得到……的帮助".
5.A.historical B.classical C.medical D.modern
正确答案:C
解析:前面讲的是飞机上的医疗问题,所以应该是medical.A历史的;B古典的;C医疗的;D现代的.