2010年在职硕士联考英语预测模拟附答案[8]

with Asia?

A. Because Asia is where Australia is located.

B. Because Asia is where Australia's major exports go.

C. Because Asia is where Australians go and spend their holidays.

D. Because Asia is where Australia can play a big role in international affairs.

40. The word faculty in paragraph 3 can be replaced by _____.

A. college B. institute C. university D. department

Passage Three

I had been working in the trauma unit at a local hospital for about a year. You get used to families thinking that a "coma" patient is moving their hand or doing something that they were asked to do. "Following commands" is what' we call it. Often it's "wishful thinking" on the Families' part. Nurses can easily become callous to it.

On this particular night during visiting hours, my patient's wife came in. I had taken care of him for several nights. I was very familiar with his care and what he was able to do. Actually, he didn't do anything. He barely moved at all, even when something would obviously hurt him, such as suctioning.

His wife was very short, about 5 feet tall. She had to stand on a stool to lean over him, so that she could see his face and talk to him. She climbed up on the stool. I spoke to her for a few minutes, and then stepped out to tend to my other patient. A few minutes later, she came running out of the room. In an excited voice, she said, "Donna, he's moving his hand!"

I immediately thought that it was probably her imagination, and that he had not actually done it on purpose. He had been there about a month at the time and had never made any movements on purpose. I asked her what had happened and she said, "I asked him to squeeze my hand and he did!"

This led me to another train of questioning. "But, did he let go when you asked him to?" She said yes, that he had done exactly what she asked.

I went into the room with her, not really believing that I would see anythi