Medicine courses

文章大意

学生米莉与弗雷泽教授讨论医学课程选择。米莉成绩优异但担心临床护理课程太难拿文凭，又因未修生物学而不选外科手术课。她更感兴趣人际互动，教授推荐社会学课程，尤其适合儿科护理方向，毕业后可从事残障人士相关工作。

题目与答案

1. 21 The students are not considering clinical nursing course because of its _____ .

   答案：difficulty

   原文定位：I'm concerned about the difficulty of the course. Apparently, it's not easy to get the diploma

2. 22 If you want to do occupational therapy, it is essential to learn _____ first.

   答案：biology

   原文定位：Biology is a prerequisite for that course. I haven't taken that course yet, so I probably won't be accepted

   同义替换：「essential」↔「prerequisite」

3. 23 If you want to choose sociology course, you will mainly work together with _____ people in class.

   答案：young

   原文定位：During the class, you will have the opportunity to work with people of all ages, but in particular young ones

4. 24 After the course,you can help people with _____ .

   答案：disability

   原文定位：They find it a rewarding and fulfilling career to work with people who have disability and help them improve the quality of life

5. 25 The professor Mr Fraser suggests that Millie should
   • choose two courses
   • focus on one course
   • choose another subject

   答案：focus on one course

   原文定位：Studying one course causes enough stress, and adding another course would be extremely challenging;You could try a different subject other than medicine, but I recommend you find the exact branch of medicine you want to study and put your focus on that

   同义替换：「suggests」↔「recommend」

6. 26 Why will Millie choose the health and social care course?
   • She is interested in this subject.
   • The teacher of the course has an international reputation.
   • There are a lot of grants for the research.

   答案：The teacher of the course has an international reputation.

   原文定位：Also, I do know that Professor Rhodes has a good reputation. He is one of the most respected professors in his field;Oh, yes. I've heard the professor is world-renowned, so I will definitely go for it

   同义替换：「international reputation」↔「world-renowned」

7. 27 What does the professor say about occupational
   • The textbook is written by a school staff member.
   • The course is very difficult.
   • The textbook is easy to understand.

   答案：The textbook is written by a school staff member.

   原文定位：Actually, the textbooks used are published by our school, and the writer is a teacher in the medical department

8. 28 The university has recently spent money on
   • upgrading the infrastructure for the Department of Medicine.
   • building a new lecture theatre for all departments.
   • developing new medical facilities.

   答案：upgrading the infrastructure for the Department of Medicine.

   原文定位：Not really, but they are going to do that. Although they did spend a large amount of money on the existing medical department, the entire building was renovated, and new equipment was purchased

   同义替换：「upgrading the infrastructure」↔「entire building was renovated, and new equipment was purchased」

9. 29 What does the professor advise Millie to do about the course?
   • She should check the details on the website.
   • She should interact with the tutor.
   • She should discuss with graduating students.

   答案：She should interact with the tutor.

   原文定位：Some people have found it useful to discuss with graduating students the benefits of studying their subject. But in terms of familiarizing yourself with the content of the course, you could do no better than talking with the tutor and getting to know him or her

   同义替换：「interact」↔「talking」

10. 30 What decision does Millie make at the end of the discussion?
    • She will choose a less difficult course.
    • She will talk to her teacher.
    • She still remains uncertain on which course to choose.

    答案：She still remains uncertain on which course to choose.

    原文定位：I just have so much trouble making up my mind. I know there will be funding and scholarships available for particular courses, but I can't choose

    同义替换：「What decision does Millie make」↔「making up my mind」，「still remains uncertain on which course to choose」↔「can't choose」