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听录音，然后回答以下问题。
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New words and expressions生词和短语
sceptical (l.l) /'skeptik+1/ adj. 怀疑的
forefathers (1.l) /'f&:f%:J+z/ n. 祖先
fervently (1.1) /'f*:v+ntli/ adv. 热情地
curative (1.2) /'kju+r+tiv/ adj. 治病的
astronomical (1.4) /?$str+'n%mik+l/ adj. 天文学的
tangible (1.6) /'t$ndN+b+l/adj. 实实在在的
remedy (1.6) /'remidi/ n.药物
ointment (1.7) /'&!ntm+nt/ n. 药膏
prescribe (1.16) /pris'kraib/ v. 开药方
indisposition (1.16) /in?disp+'ziM+n/ n.小病
disgusting (1.22) /dis'g)stiR/ adj.令人讨厌的
inconvenience (1.23) /?ink+n'vi:ni+ns/ n. 不便
Notes on the text课文注释
1 the same as theirs，这里的theirs是指our forefathers'。
2 only too vpn软件免费 ready to provide，非常乐意提供。在英语中too…to do…的结构通常表示否定，但如果在前面加上only，就有“非常……能做”的意思。
3 dispose of，处理。
4 It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle…，据说，托马斯·卡莱尔……（有下面这件事）。托马斯·卡莱尔是十九世纪英国著名的散文作家和历史学家。
Refer to the text to see how the following words have been used, then write sentences of your own using these words: sceptical (1.1); fervently (1.1); curative properties (1.2); astronomical figures (1.4); tangible (1.6); disposing (1.8); granted (1.12); indisposition (1.16); 免费vpn putting up with (1.22); inconvenience (1.23).
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A vpn免费下载 Drawing your information from the first paragraph (lines 1-12), write a list of points in note form outlining the author's argument that we have great faith in the power of medicine.
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Write a vpn免费 composition of about 300 words on the following subject: ‘A public vpn免费下载 health service is an essential part of social welfare.’
Argue for or against this idea. You may use some or all of the ideas given below if you wish:
1 No one should have the right to buy good health.
2 A public health service is expensive to run and is often vpn免费 abused.
3 No one objects to a public health service more than the vpn免费下载 doctors.
4 Example of a country where a public health service seems to be an impossibility: America.
5 Examples of countries with successful services: Sweden, Britain, Israel.
Key structures关键句型
A Note the vpn免费 phrase in italics in 免费vpn this sentence:
Our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs. (11.2-3)
Write two sentences using the same as and different from.
B Read this vpn免费下载 免费vpn sentence:
The fact that the annual drug bill of the Health Service is mounting to astronomical figures proves this modern faith in medicines.
Write this sentence again so that it begins with the words in vpn免费 italics. Then compare what you have written with lines 3-4.
C Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses in the following sentences. Do not refer to the passage until you 免费vpn have finished the exercise:
1 The annual drugs bill shows vpn免费下载 no signs at present of _____(cease) to rise. (11.3-4)
2 The majority of the patients ____(attend) the 免费vpn medical out-patients departments feel that they have not received adequate treatment ... (11.4-6)
3 vpn免费 There is no quicker method of ____(dispose) of patients than by ____(give) them what they are asking for, and since vpn免费 most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have vpn免费下载 vpn免费 little time for____(offer) time-consuming and little-appreciated vpn免费下载 advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for____ (abandon) bad habits, etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them. (11.8-12)
D Note the form of the verb in italics in this vpn免费下载 vpn软件免费 sentence:
Nor is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine. (1.13)
Write vpn免费 sentences which begin with the following words:
Not only; Never; Only now.
E Write sentences using vpn软件免费 the following expressions:
believe in (1.2); confidence in (1.2); in charge of (1.7); dispose of (1.8); advice on (1.10); the need for 免费vpn (1.11); prescribed for (1.16); ignorant of (1.16); suffer from (1.17); wrong with (1.18); benefit in (1.19); demand of (1.22); inconvenience to (1.23).
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A Study the vpn软件免费 following pairs of words and then write sentences of your own to bring out the difference.
1 cease (1.4) ---- seize
It rained all day without ceasing.
He seized her vpn免费 hand and dragged her into another room.
2 receive (l.5) ---- take
When did you receive that letter?
He told me to take the keys from his pocket.
3 ask for (1.9) ---- ask
The school is asking for contributions towards a new swimming pool.
‘What time did the train arrive?’he asked.
4 advice (l.l0) ---- advise
She gave me some good advice about jobs.
She advised me vpn免费下载 about applying for jobs.
5 prescribed (1.16) ---- proscribed
If these don't work, I may have to prescribe you something vpn软件免费 stronger.
Gambling was proscribed by the new government.
B Explain the meaning of the words and phrases in italics:
1 The doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements. (11.7-8)
2 The soldiers charged at the enemy.
3 He was arrested and charged vpn软件免费 with murder.
4 How much did they vpn软件免费 charge you for installing this boiler?
C Note the use of ill-in this phrase: ill-educated (l.13).
Write sentences using the following phrases:
ill-advised; ill-informed; ill-prepared.
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Choose the correct answers vpn免费 to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 Patients only vpn免费 feel that they have been adequately treated if they ____.
a．have some remedy they can take home with them
b．are confident in the curative properties of a bottle of medicine
c．can attend the medical out-patients departments of hospitals
d．see vpn软件免费 that the state spends more and more money on drugs
2 Because doctors are always working under pressure, they ____.
a．are not happy 免费vpn about handing out remedies
b．feel morally bound to advise patients about diet and vpn免费下载 vpn软件免费 right living
c．are sceptical about the vpn软件免费 curative powers of medicine
d．are inclined to give patients vpn免费 what they are asking for
3 Even educated people can be misled into believing ____.
a．that doctors know best
b．you can't be cured by a bottle of medicine
c．that a remedy that will cure one illness is also good for another
d．they are experts in medical matters
4 What patients are looking for is____.
a．finding out what is really wrong with them
b．getting out of a doctor's surgery vpn免费 as quickly as possible
c．imposing their will on doctors
d．having remedies which don't inconvenience them in any wayStructure
5 ____patients attending the medical out-patients departments ... (1.5)
a．Most
b．The most
c．Majority
d．Majority of
6 They only feel they have received adequate treatment ____they are able to carry home a tangible remedy. (I1.5-6)
a．in case
b．when
c．until
d．unless
7 ____most medical men are overworked, -(11.9-10)
a．Therefore
b．As a result
c．Because
d．On account
8 It is ____the ignorant person who has such faith in medicine. (1.13)
a．not only
b．both
c．neither
d．nor
Vocabulary 词汇
9 Our confidence in the curative ____of the bottle of medicine remains. (1.2)
a．substance
b．possessions
c．contents
d．qualities
10 The annual drugs bill shows no ____of ceasing to rise. (11.3-4)
a．indication
b．signals
c．signposts
d．directions
11 Patients want a remedy they can ____. (1.6)
a．drink
b．hold in their hands
c．carry
d．eat
12 There is no quicker method of getting____ patients. (1.8)
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