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1、2019 四级仔细阅读练习及答案解析 (8)Quesaons 61 to 65 are based on thefollowingpassage.In 2005 ，the medical examiner in Wichita，Kansas，noticed a cluster of deaths that were unusually similar in nature ：in three years ， sixteen men and women ，between the ages of twenty-two and fifty-two，had died in their sleep.Int
2、he hours before they lost consciousness，they had beensluggish and dopey,struggling to stay awake.A few had complained of chest pain. “I can t catch my breath ，” one kept saying.All of them had taken painkillers prescribed by a family practice called the Schneider Medical Clinic.The clinic was in Hay
3、sville.a working.class suburb of Wichita.The main industries in the area were aircraft and plastics ， neither of which was doing well.A mile south of the clinic ，there was little except wheat fields.The chief doctor was Stephen Schneider,a fifty-one-year-old osteopath（整骨，gave physicals to the ，and d
4、id rounds at local ，Jeffrey Peters ，told me “kind of family doctor we师 ）with sandy hair and dimples.He treated the county commissioner and the chief of police boys at the Haysville high school nursing homes.One of his patients that Schneider reminded him of thea doctor who willhad forty years ago.wh
5、en l was growing up sit down and listen to you and ioke around and make you feel comfortable. ”On September 13 ，2005， Schneider arrived at work to find the clinic cordoned（包围隔离 ）off with police tape.He calledhis wife ， Linda Atterbury,a blond，peppy forty-seven-year-oldnurse ， who was at home with th
6、eir two young daughters，andtold her to come to work.Agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration led Schneider into one of the clinics fourteen exam rooms andasked him why he had been prescribing so many opioid（ 鸦片 类 ）painkillers.He responded that sixty per
7、cent of his patients suffered from chronic pain ， and few other physicians in the area would treat them.The agents wrote. “He tries to believe his patients whenthey describe their health problems and he will believe them until they prove themselves wrong. ”When asked how many of his patients had die
8、d,Schneider said that he did n t know 61、What s the similar nature of the 16 people s death?A. They were examined by the same medical examiner.B. They were treated by the same doctonC. Thev all died in their sleep.D. Their ages are roughly the same.62、What were the common symptoms they had before th
9、ey died?A. They were sluggish and dopey before losing their consciousness.B. They had taken painkillers from the same doctonC. They got hurt in their chest.D. They couldn t breathe.63、Where did Schneider Medical Clinic locate?A. In the center of Wichita.B. A mile north of a large wheat field.C. A pl
10、ace which did well in aircraft and plastics.D. A rich upper-class area in Haysville.64、What was the family doctor like 40 years ago?A. Serious and strict.B. Cold.hearted.C. Cruel and vicious.D. Sincere and considerate.65、Why was Schneider s clinic visited by the police?A. Because the doctor was sell
11、ing opioid painkillers to the patients.B. Because the clinic was the only one in this area.C. Because the doctor abused his patients.D. Because the police wanted to use the clinic as an exam place.61.Whats the similar nature ofthe 16 peoples death?这 16 个人的死亡有什么相似的本质 ?A. They were examined by the same medical examiner.他们是同一个法医检验的。B. They were treated by the same doctor.他们都接受了同一他们都在睡梦中死去个医生的治疗。C. They all died in their sleep.