As the HIN1 swine flu virus spreads rapidly through the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and other health care professionals face a heavier - than - usual workload. Even without a flu pandemic, studies show, up to 60 percent of physicians in the United States suffer to some degree from" burnout" - physical and emotional exhaustion: The stress on doctors can cause medical mistakes even errors that could cost people their lives, so the universities that train America' s doctors are looking for ways to prevent burnout. At a hospital in Tennessee, Dr. William May tries to diagnose his patients as quickly as he can. "We don' t like to have to add that extra space. We' re just busy. Very, very busy, "he says. Even without a pandemic to add to the workload, doctors are busier than ever In Rochester, New York, primary -care physician Michael Schneider has seen the stress from his work increase steadily over the past 30 years. " It' s something lost when we have phones ringing, consultants calling, and computer screens flashing. "he says. Another study looks at how to help physicians cope with stress. Dr. Michael Krasner, leader of the study, saw a definite change in the doctors after a year of relaxation training. His theory is that physicians who have better communication skills, and who know how to relax when they can, can avoid symptoms of emotional exhaustion, such as a lack of a sense of accomplishment or difficulty empathizing with patients. Dr Schneider says the course helped him. "We are so removed from some of the skills we had all learned - or believed we had learned in medical school - about communication, that having an intensive course that really re-teaches and reinforces the skills that we had perhaps lost, is very valuable, "he says. This research highlights how important it is for doctors to address their own physical and mental well being, both for their own good and for that of their patients. The study appears in the journal of the American Medical Association.
单选题
Why the doctors face a heavier -than -usual workload through the Northern Hemisphere?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】文中第一句“As the H1N1 swine flu virus spreads rapidly through the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and other health care professionals face a heavier-than-usual workload.”即交代了“因为北半球H1N1流感病毒扩散得很迅速，所以那里的医生面临着比平常更繁重的工作量。”所以直接原冈应该是A项所述；B项与文中“Even without a pandemic to add to the workload, doctors are busier than ever.”所述不符，并没有发生大范围流感，不能选；C项文中第二段“Dr. William May tries to diagnose his patients as quickly as he can.”是作Dr. William描述他比以前忙碌的表现来说的，不是原因；D项和文中“It's something lost when we have phones ringing, consultants calling, computer screens flashing.”不相符。故选A。
单选题
Which is not the result that the doctors' burnout can cause?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】文章第一段最后一句“The stress on doctors can cause medical mistakes-even errors that could cost people their lives，……”直接说明了医生的压力町以导致医疗事故，甚至是以人们的生命为代价的错误，所以A、B两项是“the doctors' burnout”能直接导致的结果，排除。而C项，从文中对“burnout”一词的解释“physical and emotional exhaustion”中可以得出，这种身心疲惫本身就是对医生生理和情感的伤害，所以液可以排除。只有D项“增加了医生的工作量”这点文中并没有相关语句说明这与医生的工作倦怠有关。所以不是可以导致的后果选D项。
单选题
Dr. Michael Krasner' s theory is that
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】文章第三段后半部分“His theory is that physicians who have better communication skills, and who know how to relax when they can, can avoid symptoms of emotional exhaustion. Such as a lack of a sense of accomplishment or difficulty empathizing with patients.”清楚的阐明了Dr. Michael Krasner的理论，即“哪些具有更好沟通技巧并且知道在可能时如何放松的医生，能够避免一些情感耗竭的症状，比如缺乏成就感或者很难对病人产生同情。”对照原文来看只有C项是对Dr. Michael Krasner理论的正确归纳。
单选题
What is Dr. Schneider' s attitude towards the course according to paragraph four?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】文章倒数第二段是Dr. Schneider对于这个培训课程所发表的言论，从中我们看到她认为这个课程“helped him”——帮助了他，最后还说“is very valuable”——很有价值。由此我们便可以排除A．Ironic(讽刺的)、C．unfavorable(不支持的)、D．Critical(批评的)三项。B项的appreciate有“感激，感谢”的意思，是最能表明Dr. Schneider态度的。故选B。
单选题
Which of the following statements is the research highlights?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】从文章最后一段第一句“This research highlights how important it is for doctors to address their own、physical and mental well-being, both for their own good and for that of their patients.”我们可以看出正确答案选B。其他三项虽的陈述根据文意虽然也都有一定的道理，但与本题的题意“这项研究所强调的内容”不吻合。