2014江西卷C
2014江西卷C

     Close your eyes foe a minutes and imagine what life would be like of you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your finger-tips.

With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not. 

     ORBIS is an international non-profit organization which operates the world’s only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fully-equipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation(合作) among countries.

     ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical programs. ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs is Chinaso far. For the seven to ten million blind in China ORBIS is planning to do more for them. At the moment an ORBIS is working on a long-term plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care service toShanxiProvince. ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.

      For just US $38,you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training programme for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your money can open their eyes to the world. Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves.

1.65.The first paragraph is intended to ______.

A introduce a new way of reading

B advise the public to lead a simple life

C direct the public’s attention to the blind

D encourage the public to use imagination

解析:选C。【解析】目的意图题。根据第一段前两句Close your eyes foe a minutes and imagine what life would be like of you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your finger-tips.闭上眼睛想象假如你的生活少了100美元将无所变化,但是假想在今后的生活里你什么都看不见,不是用眼睛而是用手指来阅读这篇文章。作者通过第一段是为了引起读者们对盲人的关注。故应选C项。

2.66.What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world?

A They are adequate.

B They have not been updated.

C They are not equally distributed.

D They have benefited most of the blind.

解析:选C。【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段的两句话With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not. 可知发动国家的技术更先进,能够帮助更多的盲人,但是发展中国家却不能,说明现有的医疗技术和知识分配不均。故应选C项。

3.67.ORRIS aims to help the blind by ______.

A teaching medical students

B training doctors and nurses

C running flying hospitals globally

D setting up non-profit organization

解析:选B。【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第四段前两句ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical programs. ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year.得知ORBIS医学培训计划主要通过培训治疗眼睛疾病的医生和护士,然后这些人再去帮助那些需要帮助的盲人。故应选B项。

4.68.What does the author try to do in the last paragraph?

A Appeal for donations

B Make an advertisement

C Promote training programs

D Show sympathy for the blind

解析:选A。【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句For just US $38,you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training programme for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again.作者在呼吁人们为这个项目捐款去帮助那些需要帮助的盲人。故应选A项。

5.69.What can be the best title for the passage?

A ORRIS in China

B Fighting Blindness

C ORRIS Flying Hospital

D Sight-saving Techniques

解析:选C。【解析】主旨大意题。作者通过首段的实验是为了引起读者们对盲人的关注,接下来通过讲述ORBIS给盲人所做的帮助和贡献来宣传ORBIS,且号召人们为ORBIS捐款来帮助更多的盲人。故应选C项。

6.69.What can be the best title for the passage?

A ORRIS in China

B Fighting Blindness

C ORRIS Flying Hospital

D Sight-saving Techniques

解析:选C。【解析】主旨大意题。作者通过首段的实验是为了引起读者们对盲人的关注,接下来通过讲述ORBIS给盲人所做的帮助和贡献来宣传ORBIS,且号召人们为ORBIS捐款来帮助更多的盲人。故应选C项。