As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening to that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been 71 only once—for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 72made me quite curious about how 73 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if 74 with a real mid?air medical emergency—without access 75 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 76 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 77 a study about in?flight medical events, I read it 78 interest.
The study estimated that there are a(n) 79 of 30 in?flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 80; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 81 13% of them—roughly four a day—are serious enough to 82 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 83 heart trouble, strokes, and difficult breathing.
Let’s face it: plane rides are 84.For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 85 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 86, but passengers with heart disease 87 experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 88 common in?flight problem is deep venous thrombosis—the so?called economy class syndrome (综合症). 89 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in?flight?emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation, flights with at 90 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.
71.A.called B.addressedC.InformedD.surveyed
72.A.Accident B.conditionC.incidentD.disaster
73.A.soon B.longC.manyD.often
74.A.confronted B.treatedC.identifiedD.provided
75.A.for B.toC.byD.through
76.A.before B.sinceC.whenD.while
77.A.collected B.conductedC.discoveredD.published
78.A.by B.ofC.withD.in
79.A.amount B.averageC.sumD.number
80A.significant B.heavyC.commonD.serious
81.A.For B.OnC.ButD.So
82.A.require B.inspireC.engageD.command
83.A.include B.confineC.implyD.contain
84.A.enjoyable B.stimulatingC.tediousD.stressful
85.A.who B.whatC.whichD.that
86.A.harshly B.reluctantlyC.easilyD.casually
87.A.ought to B.mayC.used toD.need
88.A.Any B.OneC.OtherD.Another
89.A.Whatever B.WhicheverC.WheneverD.Wherever
90.A.most B.worstC.leastD.best
【答案解析】：
71.A call有召唤、召集之意。在飞机上有人生病了，就要call a doctor。其他几个选项，address指“称呼某人”，inform是“告诉”的意思，而survey则指“调查”，都不符合文意。
72.A 此题考查词汇和上下文理解。飞机上有人突然晕倒是一件突发事件，即事故，所以，此题选择accident。incident指“事件”，disaster指“灾难”，用在这里，言过其实。
73.D 此题考查上下文理解。这种事情发生的频率到底有多高呢?作者感到很好奇。四个选项中，只有how often连起来表示频率。故选D。
74.A 此题考查词汇和上下文理解。经观察，四个选项都加了“ed”表示被动语态。A、B、C、D选项的意思分别是“面对”、“对待”、“识别”、“假设”。作者由文章开头的小事故联想到如果真在半空中遇到严重的医疗事故，那自己将怎样面对。根据文意，此处应选confronted。 |
