Quesaons 61 to 65 are based on thefollowingpassage.
In 2005,the medical examiner in Wichita,Kansas,noticed a cluster of deaths that were unusually similar in nature:in three years,sixteen men and women,between the ages of twenty-two and fifty-two,had died in their sleep.In the hours before they lost consciousness,they had been sluggish and dopey,struggling to stay awake.A few had complained of chest pain.“I can’t catch my breath,”one kept saying.
All of them had taken painkillers prescribed by a family practice called the Schneider Medical Clinic.
The clinic was in Haysville.a working.class suburb of Wichita.The main industries in the area were aircraft and plastics,neither of which was doing well.A mile south of the clinic,there was little except wheat fields.The chief doctor was Stephen Schneider,a fifty-one-year-old osteopath(整骨师)with sandy hair and dimples.He treated the county commissioner and the chief of police,gave physicals to the boys at the Haysville high school,and did rounds at local nursing homes.One of his patients,Jeffrey Peters,told me that Schneider reminded him of the“kind of family doctor we had forty years ago.when l was growing up—a doctor who will sit down and listen to you and ioke around and make you feel comfortable.”
On September 13,2005,Schneider arrived at work to find the clinic cordoned(包围隔离)off with police tape.He called his wife,Linda Atterbury,a blond,peppy forty-seven-year-old nurse,who was at home with their two young daughters,and told her to come to work.Agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration led Schneider into one of the clinic’s fourteen exam rooms and asked him why he had been prescribing so many opioid(鸦片类)painkillers.He responded that sixty per cent of his patients suffered from chronic pain,and few other physicians in the area would treat them.The agents wrote.“He tries to believe his patients whenthey describe their health problems and he will believe them until they prove themselves wrong.”When asked how many of his patients had died,Schneider said that he didn’t know…
61、What’s the similar nature of the 16 people’s death?
A.They were examined by the same medical examiner.
B.They were treated by the same docton
C.Thev all died in their sleep.
D.Their ages are roughly the same.
62、 What were the common symptoms they had before they died?
A.They were sluggish and dopey before losing their consciousness.
B.They had taken painkillers from the same docton
C.They got hurt in their chest.
D.They couldn’t breathe.
63、 Where did Schneider Medical Clinic locate?
A.In the center of Wichita.
B.A mile north of a large wheat field.
C.A place which did well in aircraft and plastics.
D.A rich upper-class area in Haysville.
64、 What was the family doctor like 40 years ago?
A.Serious and strict.
B.Cold.hearted.
C.Cruel and vicious.
D.Sincere and considerate.
65、 Why was Schneider’s clinic visited by the police?
A.Because the doctor was selling opioid painkillers to the patients.
B.Because the clinic was the only one in this area.
C.Because the doctor abused his patients.
D.Because the police wanted to use the clinic as an exam place.
61.What’s the similar nature ofthe 16 people’s death?这16个人的死亡有什么相似的本质?
A.They were examined by the same medical examiner.他们是同一个法医检验的。
B.They were treated by the same doctor.他们都接受了同一个医生的治疗。
C.They all died in their sleep.他们都在睡梦中死去。
D.Their ages are roughly the salne.他们的年龄大致相同。
62.what were the common symptoms they had before they died?他们在死前有什么相同的症状?
A.They were sluggish and dopey before losing their consciousness.在失去意识前都意识呆滞、反应迟钝。
B.111cy had taken painkillers from the same doctor.他们都吃了同一个医生开的止疼药。
C.They got hurt in their chest.他们的胸腔很疼。
D.They couidn’t breathe.他们不能呼吸。
63.Where did Schneider Medical Clinic locate?施耐德医疗诊所在什么地方?
A.In the center ofWichita.威奇托中心地带。
B.A mile north ofa large wheat field.一大片麦田北部一英里外。
C.A place which did well in aircraft and plastics.一个飞机和塑料行业发展很好的地方。
D.A rich upper-class area in Haysvil'le.海伊维斯富有的上流社会地区。
64.What Was the family doctor like 40 years ago?40年前的家庭医师是什么样子?
A.Serious and strict.认真且严格。
B.Cold-hearted.冷漠无情。
C.Cruel and vicious.残忍且恶毒。
D.Sincere and considerate.真诚体贴。
65.Why was Schneider’s clinic visited by the police?为什么警察会来施耐德的诊所?
A.Because the doctor was selling opioid painkillers to the patients.因为施耐德卖鸦片类止疼药给病人。
B.Because the clinic was the only one in this area.因为这个诊所是这个地区唯一的一家。
C.Because the doctor abused his patients.因为医生虐待了病人。
D.Because the police wanted to use the clinic as an exarn place.因为警察想把诊所当成考场用。
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