2014年職稱英語考試衛(wèi)生類C級閱讀理解5

　　Holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases, according to a new study by University of Michigan Health System researchers.

　　The results showed that people do not adapt well to situations if they are believed to be shortterm. Ubel and his co-authors-both from U-M and Carnegie Mellon University-studied patients who had new colostomies: their colons were removed and they had to have bowel movements in a pouch that lies outside their body.

　　At the time they received their colostomy, some patients were told that the colostomy was reversible-that they would undergo a second operation to reconnect their bowels after several months. Others were told that the colostomy was permanent and that they would never have normal bowel function again. The second group-the one without hope-reported being happier over the next six months than those with reversible colostomies.

　　41 Chronically ill patients may be happier ________.

　　A. if they keep thinking of their past

　　B. if they believe they'll recover

　　C. if they put off moving on

　　D. if they manage to get on with their life

　　42 What had happened to the patients under study?

　　A. They had just survived an accident.

　　B. They had just had an operation.

　　C. They had just injured their colons.

　　D. They had just made some pouches.

　　43 One group of the patients was happier because ________.

　　A. they made the best of their current situation

　　B. they were good at playing function

　　C. they regarded normal bowel function

　　D. they were promised another operation

　　44 The other group was not as happy because ________.

　　A. they accepted their current situation

　　B. they were anxious to get better

　　C. they missed their previous life

　　D. they refused to play cards

　　45 What could be the message of the passage?

　　A. Giving up hope means giving up happiness.

　　B. Letting go of hope is at times a better choice.

　　C. Hope is what makes people move on.

　　D. Hope frequently gets in the way of happiness.

　　解析：

　　41.D [解析]第二段的最后一句sometimes，if hope makes people put off getting on withtheir life，it can get in the way of happiness.有時候，如果希望使人們不能適應自己的生活，那么希望就會阻礙幸福。也就是說，當人們能適應自己的生活時，就會更幸福。第五段也提到We think they weree happier because they got on with their lives. 因此選D。

　　42.B [解析]第三段說…studied patients who had Dew colostomies…，colostomy是結(jié)腸造口手術(shù)。因此B是正確答案。

　　43.A [解析]第五段說覺得幸福的那組"we think tlaey were happier because they got onwith their lives."第六段說不幸福的那組"They contrasted their current life with the life they hopedto lead，and didn't make the best of their current situation."因此覺得幸福的原因是A。

　　44.B [解析]答案所在段是第六段"The other group was waiting for tIleir colostomy to bereversecl."he added."Tlaey contrastecl their current life with the life they hoped to lead，and didn'tmake the best of tlaeir Current situation."由此可見，不幸福的原因是B。

　　45.B [解析]該題目是文章主旨題。本文的中心是說希望不一定都能帶來幸福，要能面對現(xiàn)實，適應不幸，才會更幸福。A和c都與本文主旨不符。D中frequently(經(jīng)常地)使用不當。B符合本文主題。