The pandemic is increasing across the United States. This has resulted in a shortage of nurses, especially in the countryside and at small hospitals. The problem has led to some nurses have to work in medical areas where they have little experience. Hospitals are cutting some services to keep enough trained nurses for seriously sick coronavirus patients.
Nurses with a lot of experience are resigning because they are too tired. Several nurses resigned in just the past month in a hospital. They took jobs in home care or other places where they were not so busy. But it’s not easy for others to take their places. Experts say the resigning is not surprising. Many experienced nurses are over 50 and at increased risk of serious medical problems if they get the coronavirus. Younger nurses worry about spreading the coronavirus(冠状病毒) to their children or other family members.
There is little information so far on how the pandemic is influencing nursing overall. But some hospitals had a shortage even before the virus arrived, especially those in the countryside. With total coronavirus patients above 9 million in the U.S. and the number is rising in 47 states, the need for nurses is only increasing. The U.S. has recorded more than 231,000 deaths.
The health care company Aspirus is offering an extra $15,000 to nurses with at least one year of experience who works for it. The company is still searching for nurses as the number of patients it treats for coronavirus has increased by 300 percent. But more nurses are needed all over the country. Hospitals around the U.S. are all searching for the country's available nurses.
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1.Which is caused by shortage of nurses?
A Hospitals have to cut some services.
B Some patients aren’t treated soon.
C Some patients are asked to leave hospitals earlier.
D Nurses with little experience have to care the seriously sick patient.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段Hospitals are cutting some services to keep enough trained nurses for seriously sick coronavirus patients. 可知由于护士的紧缺，一些医院减少了服务，故选A。
2.Why do many experienced nurses resign from hospitals?
A Because they want more money.
B Because the hospitals don’t need them anymore.
C Because they have high risk of serious medical problems if they get the coronavirus.
D Because they worry about spreading the coronavirus to their children or other family members.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段Many experienced nurses are over 50 and at increased risk of serious medical problems if they get the coronavirus.可知，许多有经验的护士已经超过50岁，如果感染冠状病毒，出现严重医疗问题的风险会增加，故选C。
3.What does the company Aspirus plan to do?
A To train young nurses.
B To search for nurses.
C To offer extra money to all its nurses.
D To treat 300 million coronavirus patients.
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段The company is still searching for nurses...可知，该公司仍在招聘护士，故选B。
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A More nurses are needed in hospitals around the U.S.
B The pandemic is increasing across the United States.
C The number of coronavirus patients in the U.S. is increasing.
D Many nurses are resigning from hospitals in the U.S.
解析：选A。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了美国由于新冠病病例的增加，需要更多的护士，故选A。
