夏倚荣英语学习系列·全国研究生入学英语考试·考前冲刺试卷CA Part lll Reading Comprehension PartA Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, D. Mark your choice on ANS WER SHEET 1(40 points) Text 1 People used to be born at home and die at home. In the old days, children were famil iar with birth and death art of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a beloved family member. Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer them to a hospital, where children are usually unwelcome and are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients even when those patients are their parents It is impor tant for next of kin and members of the helping professions to understand these patients communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their predicament. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their med ical condition, and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death Two things seem to determine terminal illness. When patients were allowed hope at the beginning of a fatal illness and when they were informed that they would not be deserted"no matter what, they were able to drop their initial shock and denial rather quickly and could arrive at a peaceful acceptance of their finiteness Can, Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement, Oh no, this cant happen to me. After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out cues that he is ready to"talk about it. If we, at that point, need to deny the real ity of th situation, the patient will often feel deserted, isolated, and lonely and unable to communicate with another human being what he needs so desperately to share /hen, on the other hand, the patient has one person with whom he can talk freely, he will be able to talk about his illness and about the consequences of his deteriorating health, and he will be able to ask for help Sometimes, he'll need to talk about financial matters; and, toward the end of the life, he will frequently ask for What we have to learn is that the stage of anger in terminal illness is a blessing, not a curse. These patients ngry at their famil ies or at the members of the helping professions. Rather, they are angry at what these eople represent: health, pep, energy 41. The elders of contemporary Americans used to [A]transfer their sick relatives to day Institutions B] witness the birth or death of a family membe [C] experience the fear of death as part of life D] be denied access to medicare facilities 42. The expression"next of kin"(Line 1, Paragraph 3)might mean [C] the inseparable companion b the nearest relations D] the professional staff. 43. The need of a dying patient for company show [A] his desire for communication with other people [ C] his pessimistic attitude towards his condition [B]his fear of approaching death with his 启迪广袤思维 COPE英语3HOW夏徛荣英语学习系列·全国研究生入学英语考试·考前冲刺试卷 CA 启迪广袤思维 5 COPE 英语 3HOW Part III Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, D. Mark your choice on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 People used to be born at home and die at home. In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a beloved family member. Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer them to a hospital, where children are usually unwelcome and are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients —— even when those patients are their parents. It is important for next of kin and members of the helping professions to understand these patients' communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their predicament. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition, and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death. Two things seem to determine terminal illness. When patients were allowed hope at the beginning of a fatal illness and when they were informed that they would not be deserted “no matter what,” they were able to drop their initial shock and denial rather quickly and could arrive at a peaceful acceptance of their finiteness. Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement, “Oh no, this can’t happen to me.” After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out cues that he is ready to “talk about it.” If we, at that point, need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient will often feel deserted, isolated, and lonely and unable to communicate with another human being what he needs so desperately to share. When, on the other hand, the patient has one person with whom he can talk freely, he will be able to talk about his illness and about the consequences of his deteriorating health, and he will be able to ask for help. Sometimes, he’ll need to talk about financial matters; and, toward the end of the life, he will frequently ask for some spiritual help. What we have to learn is that the stage of anger in terminal illness is a blessing, not a curse. These patients are not angry at their families or at the members of the helping professions. Rather, they are angry at what these people represent: health, pep, energy. 41. The elders of contemporary Americans used to [A] transfer their sick relatives to day-care institutions. [B] witness the birth or death of a family member. [C] experience the fear of death as part of life. [D] be denied access to medicare facilities. 42. The expression “next of kin” (Line 1, Paragraph 3) might mean [A] the faithful followers. [B] the nearest relations. [C] the inseparable companion. [D] the professional staff. 43. The need of a dying patient for company shows [A] his desire for communication with other people. [B] his fear of approaching death. [C] his pessimistic attitude towards his condition. [D] his reluctance to part with his family