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 (綜合癥). (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

正確答案:A

解析:由于前面提到了飛機上需要醫生，因此我被叫去的時候應該是一位女士昏倒的時候。A 暈倒； B大叫； C降落； D逃跑。

2.A.accident B.situation C.incident D.chance

正確答案:C

解析:但這件事讓我注意到這樣的事居然是經常出現的。A事故，意外；B形勢； C事件；D機會。

3.A.for B.as C.on D.about

正確答案:D

解析:be curious about 是固定搭配，是對……感到好奇的意思。.

4.A.by B.to C.through D.over

正確答案:B

解析:the access to是固定搭配題，表示“有機會到達或得到……的幫助”。

5.A.historical B.classical C.medical D.modern

正確答案:C

解析:前面講的是飛機上的醫療問題，所以應該是medical。A歷史的；B古典的；C醫療的；D現代的。

6.A.in B.by C.with D.of

正確答案:C

解析:interest可以和with或in搭配；with interest表示方式，in interest表示狀態；

7.A.Then B.For C.But D.So

正確答案:C

解析:根據上句可得一些飛機上發現的病例都不是很嚴重，下一句說的是嚴重的病例可以使飛行員改變航向，上下句構成轉折關系。

8.A.require B.make C.command D.stimulate

正確答案:A

解析:require sb．to do sth．是固定搭配，表示“需要.要求某人做某事”。A 要求；B使某人做某事，后面加動詞原形；C命令；D激勵。

9.A.imply B.include C.indicate D.contain

正確答案:B

解析:這類最常見的嚴重急救情況包括心臟病.中風和呼吸困難。A暗示；B包括；C說明；D容納。

10.A.stressful B.exciting C.enjoyable D.upset

正確答案:A

解析:讓我們面對現實：乘飛機是有壓力的。后面的舉例正好說明了這一點。注意下一句中pressure（壓力）的使用。A有壓力的；B激動人心的；C令人愉快的；D令人沮喪的。

11.A.under B.above C.along D.by

正確答案:B

解析:從文章的意思可得知飛機應該是飛在高于海平面5000至8000英尺的位置。

12.A.must B.need C.have to D.may

正確答案:D

解析:由于血液里氧氣減少，心臟病人可能會表現為胸痛。根據上下文語義可得出答案。

13.A.Other B.Another C.Some D.Any

正確答案:B

解析:另一個飛行中常見的問題是靜脈血栓——即所謂的經濟艙綜合癥。這里another與上面的cabin pressures對應，后接單數名詞。

14.A.Wherever B.Whenever C.whichever D.Whatever

正確答案:D

解析:不管發生什么，不要驚慌；從句中缺主語。

15.A.reject B.clean C.install D.elevate

正確答案:C

解析:多虧了新近的立法，至少配有一個護理人員的航班已經開始裝備醫療急救箱以應付心臟病突發病例。A拋棄；B清理；C裝配；D提升。

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