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注：由于该部分于上次考试（2013.12）有所调整,故对之前进行微调,以Nursing,asatypicallyfemaleprofession,mustdealconstantlywiththefalseimpressionthatnursesaretheretowaitonthephysician.Asnurses,wearelicensedtoprovidenursingcareonly.Wedonothaveanylegalormoral（36）toanyphysician.Weprovidehealthteaching,（37）physicalaswellasemotionalproblems,（38）patient-relatedservices,andmakeallofournursingdecisionsbaseduponwhatisbestorsuitableforthepatient.If,inany（39）,wefeelthataphysician’sorderis（40）orunsafe,wehavealegal（41）toquestionthatorderorrefusetocarryitout.Nursingisnotanine-to-fivejobwitheveryweekendoff.Allnursesareawareofthatbeforetheyentertheprofession.Theemotionalandphysicalstress,however,thatoccursduetooddworkinghoursisa（42）reasonforalotofthedissatisfaction.Itissometimesrequiredthatweworkovertimeandthatwe（43）fourorfivetimesamonth.Thatdisturbsour allives,disruptsoursleeandeatinghabits,andisolatesusfromeverythingexceptjob-relatedfriendsandactivities.Thequalityofnursingcareisbeingaffecteddramaticallybythesesituations.Mosthospitalsarenowstaffedbynewgraduatesasexperiencednursesfinally（44）tryingtochangethesystem.Consumersofmedicallyrelatedserviceshaveevidentlynotbeenaffectedenoughyettodemandchangesinourmedicalsystem.Butiftrendscontinueaspredicted,theywillfindthatmostcriticalhospitalcarewill（45）new,inexperiencedandsometimesinadequay-trainednurses.第二组（2013年12月后考题It’sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschoolingwherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.（26）andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathomeandeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving（27）instateapprovedcurriculum.Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatitislessexpensiveandfarmore（28）thanmasspubliceducation.Moreovertheysiteseveraladvantages:alleviationofschoolovercrowding,strengthenfamilyrelationships,lower（29）rates,thefactsthatstudentsareallowedtolearnattheirownrate,increased（30）,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduced（31）problems.Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement（32）thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.Theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools（33）homeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewertechnologicalresources（34）thandoschools.However,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanyway（35）morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.附录一：原短M:Idon’tknowwhattodo.IhavetodrivetoChicagonextFridayformycousin’swedding,butIhavegotaPsychologytesttopreparefor.W:Whydon’tyourecordyournotessoyoucanstudyontheway?Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?CancelthetriptopreparefortheReviewhisnotesoncehearrivesinListentotherecordednoteswhilePrepareforthetestafterthewedding.M:ProfessorWright,youmayhavetofindanotherstudenttoythisrole,thelinesaresolongandIsimplycan’trememberthemall.W:Look,Tony.Itisstillalongtimebeforethefirstshow.Idon’texpectyoutoknowallthelinesyet.Justkeeppracticing.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheThewomanwillhelpthemanremembertheThemanlacksconfidenceinyingtheThemanhopestochangehisroleintheThewomanwillpromptthemanduringtheshow.M:o,thisisDr.MartinfromtheEmergencyDepartment.Ihaveamalepatientwithafracturedankle.W:Oh,wehaveonebedavailableinward3,sendhimhereandIwilltakecareofQ:WhatarethespeakerstalkingPreparationsforanAcomplicatedsurgicalArrangingabedforaRescuingthewoman’sW:SinceSimonwillgraduatethisMay,theschoolpaperneedsaneweditor.Soifyouareinterested,Iwillbehappytonominateyou.M:Thanksforconsideringme.Butthebaseballteamisstartingupanewseason.AndI’mafraidIhavealotonmyhands.Q:WhatdoesthemanHeisinterestedinimprovinghiseditingHeiseagertobenominatedthenewHeissuretodoabetterjobthanHeistoobusytoacceptmoreresponsibility.W:HaveyouheardthenewsthatJameSmeilhasresignedhispostasprimeM:Well,Igotitfromtheheadlinesthismorning.It’sreportedthathemadepublicatthisdecisionatthelastcabinetmeeting.Q:whatdowelearnaboutJameHehaslefthispositionin 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eback.How’syourtriptotheW:Verybusy.Ihadalotofmeetings.So,ofcourse,Ididn’thavemuchtimetoNewM:Whatapity.ActuallyIhaveatriptheremyselfnextW:Doyou?Thentakemyadvice.Dothewell-beingintheairprogram.ItreallyM:Oh,Ireadaboutthatinamagazine.YousayitW:Yes.IdidtheprogramontheflighttotheStates.AndwhenIarrivedinNewYork,Ididn’thaveanyproblem.Nojetlegatall.OnthewaybackIdidn’tdoit,andIfeltM:YouareW:Notatall.Itreallymadealotofdifference.M:Hmm…So,whatdidyoudo?W:Well,Ididn’tdrinkanyalcoholorcoffeeandIdidn’teatanymeatorrichfood.IdrinkalotofwaterandfruitjuiceandIeatthemealsonthewell-being.Theyarelighter.Theyhavefish,vegetablesandnoodles,forexample.AndIdidsomeoftheexercisesintheprogram.M:Exercises?OnaW:Yes.Ididn’tdomany,ofcourse.Thereisn’tmuchspaceonthene.M:Howmanypassengersdidtheexercises?W:NotM:Andhowmuchchampagnedidtheydrink?W:Alot.Itwasmorepopularthanmineralwater.M:So,basicallyit’sachoice.Mineralwaterandexercisesorchampagneandjetlag.W:That’sright.It’sadifficultchoice.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustWhydidthewomangotoNewTogoTohaveTopromoteanewTojoininatrainingWhatdoesthewomansayaboutthewell-beingintheairItcanreducethenumberofpassengercomItcanmakeairtravelmoreItcancutdowntheexpensesforairItcanlessen 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grownquitedramaticallyoverthepast12monthsandwereallyneedsometechnologicalhelptoenableustokeepontopofeverything.W:What’syourlineofbusiness,Mr.Johnson?M:Weareatrainingconsultancy.W:Isee.AndwhatdoyouneedtokeeponM:Thefirstthingiscorrespondence.Wehavealotofstandardlettersandforms.SoIsupposeweneedsomekindofwordprocessor.W:Right.Well,that’snoproblem.Butitmaybepossibleforyoutogetasystemthatdoesalotofotherthingsinadditiontowordprocessing.WhatmightsuityouistheMR5000.That’soverthere.It’sIBMcompatible.M:WhatabouttheW:Well,theMR5000costs1,050pounds.Softwarecomeswiththehardware.M:Well,I’llthinkaboutit.Thankyou.W:Here’smycard.PleasefeeltocontactQuestions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustWheredidtheconversationtakeAtaAtaInacomputerInashopWhatarethespeakerstalkingThelatestcomputerTheorganizingofanThepurchasingofsomeThedramaticchangesinthejobWhatistheman’slineofDataCorporateInformationConversationW:o,Patrick,isthatM:YeahJane,whatcanIdoforW:Iwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimmingyesterday.M:Thatwashardwork!W:I’msureitwas.ItsurelookedM:Yeah,I’mgladit’sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontforgarbagepickupwasnofuneither.W:Well,Idon’tthinkyou’requitefinishedyet,someofthelargerbranchesfelloverintomyyard,andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.M:ListenJane,Idon’tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatalltheapplesthatfallinyouryardandyou’venevercominedaboutthatbefore.W:Well,it’seasiertopickupapplesthentodragtreebranchesallthewaytothecurb.Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranchesarejusttoobigforthemtodrag.M:Well,Iguessyou’lljusthavetodoityourselfW:Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider.We’vealwaysgottenalongfairlywell,butIthinkyou’reoutoflinehere.Thebranchesareyourresponsibility.M:SorryJane,Idisagree!Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,butrefusetodealwiththebadsideofit!Besides,itwon’ttakeyouanytimetogetthebranchesoutW:GetthebranchesoffmypropertyorI’llhavetosueM:Yeah?Forwhat?!You’retakingthoselawclassestooseriously!I’vegottago,Ihavetopickupmyson.W:You’llbehearingfromM:Yeah,yeah.SeeyouincourtQuestions19-22arebasedonthequestionsyouhavejustWhatdidthemandoHepickedupsomeapplesinhisHecutsomebranchesofftheappleHequarreledwithhisneighborovertheHecleanedupallthegarbageinthewoman’sWhatdidthewomanaskthemantoTrimtheappletreesinherPickuptheapplesthatfellinherTakethegarbagetothecurbforRemovethebranchesfromherWhatdidthewomanthreatentoFilealawsuitagainsttheAskthemanforHavetheman’sappletreecutThrowgarbageintotheman’sWhatwastheman’sreactiontothewoman’sHewasreadytomakeaHewasnotHewasnotpreparedtogotoHewasabitConversationM:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!W:No,Ididn’tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.WhatM:Aforeignairlinerwasattemptingtol