高考英语冲刺阅读理解训练题（七十六）
<p> 阅读理解训练题（七十六）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>t one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse．Today, however, America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War I. Recently about 2, 000, 000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages large enough to threaten（= say that you will hurt somebody ff they don't do what you want）the quality of care provided. The demand for nurses spreads widely throughout the nursing field.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="options">options</span> （职业选择）. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>: <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>, <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>, <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Nursing">Nursing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="status">status</span>（地位）。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>”. <span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="steered">steered</span> （劝 导）<span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="too">too</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>”.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>mericans are living longer than ever and requiring more medical attention. In fact, the number of elderly patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years. Obviously a larger population requires more nurses. AIDS and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care. Usually fatal diseases mean long drawn - out hospital stay, that is to say, more nurses are needed to care for these patients. It is estimated that the demand for nurses will be doubled the supply in the coming ten years.</p>
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