山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（66）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AAtonetimeitwasthedreamofmanylittlegirlstobecomeanurse.Today,however,AmericaisfacingitsworstnurseshortagesinceWorldWarI.Recentlyabout2,000,000nursesareneededand60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortageslargeenoughtothreaten（=saythatyouwillhurtsomebodyfftheydon'tdowhatyouwant）thequalityofcareprovided.Thedemandfornursesspreadswidelythroughoutthenursingfield.Whathasbecomeofthesewomeninwhite?Theanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.Onepossibilityisthefactthatwomanhavegreatercareeroptions（职业选择）.Inthepast,womenwhochosetoworkoutsidethehomehadtwobasicchoices:nursingorteaching.Today,morewomenthaneverareintheworkforce,buttheiroptionshavegreatlyincreased.Therearewomendoctors,lawyers,firefightersandpoliceofficers.Infact,womentodayarefoundinnearlyeveryfieldofwork.Nursinghasbeenleftbehind,aswomenmoveontojobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatus（地位）。Awomanormaninthenursingfieldisoftenlookeddownuponas“merelyanurse”.Teachersmaybealsoatfault.Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallybeingsteered（劝导）awayfromnursing,toldbyteachersthattheyare“toobrighttobeanurse”.Americansarelivinglongerthaneverandrequiringmoremedicalattention.Infact,thenumberofelderlypatientshasalmostdoubledinthepasttwentyyears.Obviouslyalargerpopulationrequiresmorenurses.AIDSandotherdiseaseshavecausedmoreandmorepeopletoneednursingcare.Usuallyfataldiseasesmeanlongdrawn-outhospitalstay,thatistosay,morenursesareneededtocareforthesepatients.Itisestimatedthatthedemandfornurseswillbedoubledthesupplyinthecomingtenyears.1.WhyisAmericafacingitsworstnurseshortage?A.Becausethedemandofnurseshasbeendoubled.用心爱心专心1B.Becausemoreandmorewomenprefertobeteachersanddoctors.C.Becausewomenhavebeenprovidedwithmanydifferentjobs.D.Becausewomennolongerchoosetobenurses.2.Thepassagetellsusthathighschoolteachersareatfaultfor________.A.notmentioningtheworstnurseshortageintheUSB.introducingjobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatustotheirstudentsC.notaskingthegovernmenttoraisethenurses’paymentD.persuadingthestudentsnottobenurses3.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto________.A.describetheunequaltreatmentofwomenintheUSB.warnpeopletopaymoreattentiontothenursingproblemC.telluswomen’sfreechoiceofjobstodayD.callonwomennottobenurses4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.highschoolstudentsthinkthemselvestoobrighttobenurses.B.WomenintheUShavegreatercareerchoicethanthoseinothercountries.C.Ofallthehospitalsintheworld60percentmorenursesarebadlyneeded.D.Nursingusedtobeapopularjobamongwomen.BTheproducerappearedbehindtherecordingstudiowindowandsmiledandwavedtomelikeanoldfriend.AndafterIhadreadoutalittletestpiece,hesaid,“That’sfine,wonderful,yourvoiceisperfect,lovely,wonderful.”ThenIreadalongerpassageinEnglishaboutthedelightsoftouringinBritain,andanotheraboutthedelightsofvisitingLondon,andbothwere“excellent”and“justright”,andIbegantoconsiderajobinradio.Tobehonest,IwasfairlysureofmyselfthoughIlackedexperience.AcrosstheroomintheHamburgNewsAgencywherewebothworked,afriendnamedPeterTurnercalledtome,“Isay,Mike,amanonthephoneherewantssomeone用心爱心专心2todoarecordinginEnglish,andI’mbookedup.WouldyoureadsomethingtohiminEnglishasasortoftest?”Idid,andtheysaid“Perfect,lovely,wonderful,...”WouldIcomeround?Itwasafterreadi...
