托福听力荟萃 13

It seems like only yesterday that Iwas sitting where you are, just finishing my first year of medical school andwondering if I'd ever get a chance to use all my new knowledge on a real______patient! Well, I have good news for you! You don't have to wait until yourthird or fourth year of medical school to get some______experience! The dean¹ hasinvited me here to tell you about the university's rural² opportunity program.If you_____in this program, you can have the opportunity this summer, after your firstyear of medical school, to spend from four to six weeks observing and assistinga real______like me in a small rural community. You won't have to compete with otherstudents for time and attention, and you can see what life as a country doctoris really like. The program was designed to encourage medical students likeyourselves to consider careers in rural communities that are still______.It seems that medical students are afraid to go into rural family practice fortwo reasons. First, they don't know much about it. And second, specialists³ inthe cities usually make more money. But, on the______, in rural practice, doctorscan really get to know their patients and be respected members of thecommunity. I participated in the program when it first started and spent sixweeks in a small rural town. Let me tell you, it was really great! I got towork with real patients. I watched the birth of a child, assisted⁴ an accident_____,and had lots of really practical⁵ hands-on experience—all in one summer. And tomy surprise, I found that country life has a lot to offer that city lifedoesn't—no pollution or___________, for instance⁶! My experience made me wantto work where I'm needed and______. I don't miss the city at all!

 

 

【填空答案】

live: adj. notdead or artificial⁷; living 活的；非人造的；有生命的

hands-on: adj. providingpractical experience of something by letting people do it themselves 实际操作的，亲身实践的

enroll⁸: v. toofficially arrange⁹ to join a school, university or course, or arrange forsomeone else to 招（生），吸收（成员）；注册（学习）

physician¹⁰:n. ［C］AmEformala doctor 【美，正式】（内科）医生

understaffed:adj. not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual 人员（配备）不足的，人手不够的

up-side: n.especially AmEthe positive part of asituation that is generally bad【尤美】（不利局面中）好的一面，积极面

victim¹¹: n. ［C］someonewho has been attacked, robbed¹², or murdered 受害者；牺牲者

jam: n.［C］asituation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are somany people, things, cars etc close together 拥挤；堵塞

appreciate:v. to understand how good or useful someone or something is 欣赏；赏识；鉴赏

【听力原文】

It seems like only yesterdaythat I was sitting where you are, just finishing my first year of medicalschool and wondering if I'd ever get a chance to use all my new knowledge on areal live patient!

Well, I have good news for you! You don't have to wait until your third or fourthyear of Medical school to get some hands-on experience! The dean has invited mehere to tell you about the university's rural opportunity program. If youenroll in this program, you can have the opportunity this summer, after yourfirst year of medical school, to spend from four to six weeks observing andassisting a real physician like me in a small rural community. You won't haveto compete with other students for time and attention, and you can see whatlife as a country doctor is really like.

The program was designed to encourage medical students like yourselves toconsider careers in rural communities that are still understaffed. It seemsthat medical students are afraid to go into rural family practice for tworeasons. First, they don't know much about it. And second, specialists in thecities usually make more money. But, on the up-side, in rural practice, doctorscan really get to know their patients and be respected members of thecommunity.I participated in the program when it first started and spent sixweeks in a small rural town. Let me tell you, it was really great! I got towork with real patients. I watched the birth of a child, assisted an accidentvictim, and had lots of really practical hands-on experience --- all in onesummer. And to my surprise, I found that country life has a lot to offer thatcity life doesn't --- no pollution or traffic jams, for instance!

My experience made me want to work where I'm needed and appreciated. I don'tmiss the city at all!

1 Dean   

n.(大学)院长，系主任，教务长

参考例句：

• The students much like the new dean.学生们很喜欢这位新系主任。
• Who is the dean of the Foreign Languages Department?外语系主任是谁？

2 rural   

adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的

参考例句：

• He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
• We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。

3 specialists   

n.专家，行家( specialist的名词复数 )；专科医生

参考例句：

• a course designed primarily for specialists 主要为专业人员开设的课程
• They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields. 他们在各自的领域都被视为专家。

4 assisted   

adj.[计]辅助的v.帮助，促进( assist的过去式和过去分词 )；为…的助手；为…当帮手；辅助

参考例句：

• We were ably assisted by a team of volunteers. 我们得到一批志愿者的大力协助。
• The nurse assisted with the preparation of the medicine. 护士帮助准备药品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 practical   

adj.实际的，实践的；实用的，应用的；有实际经验的

参考例句：

• He is a practical person.他是位很讲实际的人。
• Your invention is clever,but not practical.你的发明很巧，但不实用。

6 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

7 artificial   

adj.人工的，人造的，人为的；做作的，假装的

参考例句：

• The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。
• We don't use any artificial flavourings in our products.我们的产品不使用任何人工调味剂。

8 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

9 arrange   

vt.安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)；vi.协商，计划

参考例句：

• He began to arrange the flowers in the vase.他开始把花瓶内的花摆好。
• We must arrange about that.这事我们得安排一下。

10 physician   

n.医师，内科医师

参考例句：

• He is under the care of a physician.他正接受一位内科医生的治疗。
• A physician was called in.医生请来了。

11 victim   

n.受害人，牺牲者，牺牲品

参考例句：

• What is your relationship with the victim?您与受害人的关系？
• The victim was found lying dead on the river bank.发现被害人倒毙于河岸。

12 robbed   

v.抢夺( rob的过去式和过去分词 )；抢劫；掠夺；使丧失

参考例句：

• Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you? 你能够认出那个抢你东西的人吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They stood looking on while the man was robbed. 正当那个人被抢劫时，他们却站在那儿袖手旁观。 来自《简明英汉词典》