Being Sick
People are physical, psychological (心理的) , spiritual (精神的) , and social human beings. They have certain basic needs that are necessary for life: physiological needs, the need for safety and security, love and belonging, esteem (尊重), and self-actualization. (46)
Culture influences the lives of most people. (47)
Being sick will affect a person physically, psychologically, and socially.
(48) Daily activities bring personal satisfaction, worth, and contact with others. Most people feel frustrated (灰心的) and angry when they are unable to perform. them. These feelings may become even greater if others must perform. daily functions for the patient.
A sick person has many fears and worries. (49) Some patients are able to explain why they are afraid. Others keep their feelings to themselves because they fear being laughed at for being afraid. A patient with a broken leg may be afraid of having a limp(跛行) or of not being able to walk again. A patient having surgery will probably be afraid that cancer will be found. (50)
How a person handles illness will be influenced by religion, culture, family, the patient's basic nature, the seriousness of the illness, and the speed of recovery. Doctors need to appreciate how patients are affected by illness.
A. These fears and anxieties are normal and expected.
B. Beliefs, values, habits, diet, health and illness practices may relate to a person's culture.
C. There is a fear of death, disability (残疾), chronic illness, and loss of function.
D. When people are unable to meet their own needs, they usually seek the service of a doctor.
E. The patient may be unable to perform. normal activities such as working, going to school, preparing meals, doing house or yard work, and participating in sports or hobbies.
F. One of a doctor's tasks is to help a patient to realize he is a socially human being.
(46)
It was believed that the most serious consequence spoiled children would have to face when they grew up was
You and your partner will speak to each other. You will ask and answer questions. The examiner will give you a card with some information on it. The examiner will give your partner another card with some words on it. Your partner will use the words on the card to ask you questions about the information you have. Then you will change roles.
For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: A Letter to the President of the University about Improving the Sports Facilities on Campus. You should write no more than 120 words, and base your composition on the out line given in Chinese below:
假设你是江林，请你写一封信给校长，建议改善本校体育设施状况，内容应涉及体育设施对大学生的重要性，目前学校体育设 施的状况(football ground sports hall)等，可以是表扬，可以是批评建议，也可以兼而有之。
听力原文： Subway and bus workers continue their strike throughout New York City. Commuters face another day of trying to figure out how to get around in the city. New York officials worried that a lot of People would drive their cars into the city, creating huge traffic jams. So vehicles carrying fewer than four passengers will be prevented from entering pans of Manhattan during the morning. City officials warned that New York's economy could take a big hit. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the strike could cost the city about 400 million dollars a day.
(57)
Why did the parents mentioned in the third paragraph leave the child alone in a room？