52.The author’s consultant was angry with him because .
(A) he told the daughter what he suspected.
(B) he delayed running the necessary tests.
(C) he failed to confirm the parent’s disease.
(D) he forgot what the consultant had advised.

48 . (A)appointment (B)promise (C)record (D)halt

49 . (A)blindly (B)angrily (C)gratefully (D)cautiously

50 . (A)strike (B)cover (C)touch (D)wipe

51 A Honesty, my mum always used to tell me, is the best policy. Of course, this didin’t include her when she told me that if I didn’t eat all my vegetables Father Cristmas would find out and wouldn’t give me any presents. Bt when it comes to medicine, I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients. Ater all, the doctor patient relationship is based on trust, and therefore honesty is essential, Or so I thought. I had just started working in geriatrics(老年病科). Mr. McMahon was brought in when his baby was faound very swollen. I took a medical history from his daughter would accompanied him in the ambulance. She’d been his main carer for years. I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history. “Has he lost any weight recently?” I asked, “Well, it’s funny you should mention that, but yes.” She said slowly. There was silence for a few moments. “Why? What are you worried about?” she asked, I hesitated. She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth. “Well, we need to prove it’s not cancer.” I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order. Half an hour later, a nurse called me: “Mr. McMahon’s daughter broke down－she said you told her he had cancer.” My heart sank. B the time I arrived at the ward, my consultant was already there, explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer. I stood silently at the end of the bed. My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr. McMahon, she turned to me. “Why on carch did you do that?” she asked to disbelief. I looked at her andbit my hp. “She asked me what I was worried about and I told her.” I said, hanging my head. “Ad give her more to worry about?” replied my consultant. “You don’t say the word ‘cancer’ until it’s confirmed. Een if you suspect it, think very carefully before you tell people.” A it turned out, it wasn’t cancer. Bt I did learn that when somecone is stressed and worried about their loved one they’re sometimes selective in what they hear－and as a doctor it’s important to be mindful of this. In being truthful, I’d made the situation worse. .The purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author . (A) misunderstood the doctor-patient relationship (B) was anxious to receive Cristmas gifts (C) regarded honesty as the best policy (D) had an unhealthy eating habit

53．The author hung his head (the underlined part in Para.4) because he was feeling . (A) guilty (B) hurt (C) disappointed (D) helpless

54.What lesson has the author learnt from his experience? (A) Learning form parents is necessary. (B) Jumping to a conclusion is dangerous. (C) Telling the truth may not always be the best solution. (D) Selecting pleasant words may not be the perfect policy.

55 B Howling is a behavior commonly observed among a wolf nark. A animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling was an important means of communication each other. There are different explants of a wolf’s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover. One theory is that wolves howl to bend better together. It’s almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together . Bt this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harington, a professor who studies wolf behavior. Indeed, there have been tines when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a exhorts, and the next, quarreling anions each other. It appears that usually the lowest-tanking menthes of the pack may actually be “punished” for Joining in the churs at times. So is howling a way to strcagthen a social boad or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? ——Why do welves howl for sure? What is cleat, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that woloves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appcars to be an ercellent means of gathering. Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behaviour. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occat in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sotr of “roll rall”where wolves all howl togeter to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occar in the morning, as if wolves were doing w some sotr of “roll call”where wolves all howl together to repotr their pteence. .What the por similarity between wolves’ how humaes ting in chorus? (A)The act of calling each other. (B)the sense of accomplishment. (C)The act of hunting for something. (D)The sense of belonging to a group.

56.Why does Harrington think the“secial boad”theory may be wrong? (A)Wolves separate from each other after howling. (B)Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds. (C)Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together. (D)Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus.

57.Reseatchers are sure that wolves often howl to______. (A)show their ranks (B) (C)repotr the missing ones (D)express their lonelingess

58.“Howling… is a contagious behaviour”(in the last paragraph)means_______. (A)howling is a signal for hunting (B)howling is a way of communication (C)howling aften occurs in the morning (D)howling spreads from one to another