W: Dr. Wallace, could yotell me something about health insurance in America, please?

M: Certainly. Most universities and colleges in the United States have a health insurance plan for international students. It generally costs around $300 a year now. Yomay think it is a waste of money, but if yohave even a small medical problem, the insurance will help yoto pay the bills. So, yoshould take out a medical insurance policy when yoarrive at the university. I am sure the International Students Office will help yowith that. Private doctors are the standard form of medical care in America, but there are also college clinics, public and private clinics, etc. The quality of medical care can be very different at these different places, so it would be better if yoask an American friend for advice before going to see a doctor. Before yoleave China, I suggest yohave a check-up. If there is something wrong, yocan have it taken care of in your own country. Don’t forget to take your personal and family health records abroad with you. They provide important and useful information if yoneed to go to the hospital. But remember to take good care of yourself. Don’t work too hard...

高考英语真题解析精选2

1. We finally managed to _____ the committee's approval of our plans.

A. secure B. arouse C. acquire D. exert

[答案] A. secure.

[注释] secure 与 acquire 钧有“得到”的含义，但 secure vt. 此处的意思是(=succeed in getting sth. for which there is a great demand)“获得(所需之物)”.

acquire“获得，求得”，尤其指由于自己的努力，能力，技术而使原有的东西变得更多，并表示一经求得，即成永久的所有物：

The boy has acquire a fire knowledge of geography.(这男孩已得到一点地理知识。)可见，根据题意应选secure.

2. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all _____ of smell.

A. degree B. sense C. strength D. scent

[答案] B. sense.

[注释] sense 意为“(五官的)感觉”，如：

People have five senses: sight,hearing,smell,taste and touch. scent 气味，香味。

3. She is so _____ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.

A. sensitive B. sensible C. imaginative D.impressive

[答案] A. sensitive

[注释] sensitive敏感的(to),易受伤害的，灵敏的。sensible明智的(of),通情达理的。imaginative有想象力。impressive的给人留下印象的，感人的。

4. The lorry driver was badly _____ when his lorry crashed into a wall.

A. damaged B. hit C. hurt D. harmed

[答案] C. hurt

[注释] damage损坏;harm对.....有害;hurt(精神上或肉体上)伤害; hit打击; pain(精神上或肉体上)痛苦。

5. I caught a _____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

A. glance B. glimpse C. glare D. gleam

[答案] B. glimpse

[注释] catch (or get) a glimpse of瞥见(强调行为的结果)。

take a glance (or look) at看一眼(强调行为过程本身)。

6. The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _____ its improved features.

A. advocate B.demonstrate C.exhibit D. reveal

[答案] B. demonstrate

[注释] advocate拥护，提倡。exhibit展览,陈列。reveal揭示，暴露。

demonstrate(=show clearly by giving proof or example)(用实例，证据)证明，表演。

7. The rainbow _____ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.

A. dissolved B. removed C. resigned D. disappeared

[答案] D. disappeared

[注释]disappear消失。dissolve溶解。remove去除。resign辞去,辞职。retire退休。

8. All too _____ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

A. often B. fast C. soon D. late

[答案] C. soon

[注释]all too实在太......，all too soon意为太快了，带有惋惜的意味，如：