Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to make about their children's careers(职业). Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it means starting very young and schoolwork, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. It's very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

　　Another problem is of course money. Only the very best young sportsmen and women can get some money from the government. In most cases, it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child's training－and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment can all be very expensive.

　　Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles(肌肉) may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers(职业训练师), however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very few people do reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

Complete the answer to each question(根据短文内容完成下列问题的答案)

1．How do the government help young people who are good at sport?

It gives money to the very best ________ ________ ________ ________.

2．What are the advantages(好处) of early training? Name one.

You can only become a top sports person ________ ________ ________.

3．What are the disadvantages(坏处) of early training? Name three.

1) It's ________ ________.

2) You won't have much time for ________, ________ ________ ________ ________.

3) You may ________ ________ ________.

4．What should both parents and children be prepared for?

They should be prepared for ________ even after ________ ________ ________ ________.

Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.

    Dr. Petrella gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

    Dr. Petrella produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform（表演） in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrella says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrella was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, So he went to medical school.

    Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment（娱乐） both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

1. Dr. Petrella works 60 hours a week, because he ____________________.          

A. gives his patients medical advice         B. takes care of 159 patients a week

C. sings on television                             D. has his own TV show

2. Dr. Petrella ___________, so he is called a singing doctor.         

A. has been a doctor for ten years             B. always loved to sing      

C. is popular with his patients                D. also sings to his patients on TV   

3. In his TV show, Dr. Petrella ___________________.       

A. sings and gives medical advice                 B. sings about different diseases

C. starts to explain diseases with a song        D. sings love songs he wrote

4. Dr. Petrella’s show is popular ________________.  

A. in Las Vegas.                                        B. at medical school 

C. with people who like his singing             D. with patients in Montreal  

5. Dr. Petrella says he likes to __________________.  

A. help people sing                           B. make people feel better

C. do the same thing                       D. make difficult people smile

     Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.

     Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

     Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and those people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, "I always love to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing." But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

      Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. "I like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good."

3l. Why is Dr. Petrels called a singing doctor?

  A. Because he has been a doctor for ten years    B. Because he always loved to sing

  C. Because he is popular with his patients   D. Because he also sings to his patients on TV

32. In his TV show, what does Dr. Petrel do?

  A. He sings and gives medical advice       B. He sings about different diseases

  C. He starts to explain diseases with a song  D. He sings love songs he wrote

33. What's the purpose of what Dr. Petrels do?

  A. To help people sing                   B. To make people feet better

  C. To do the same thing                  D. To make difficult people smile