托福听力荟萃 13（在线收听）

It seems like only yesterday that Iwas sitting where you are, just finishing my first year of medical school andwondering if I'd ever get a chance to use all my new knowledge on a real______patient! Well, I have good news for you! You don't have to wait until yourthird or fourth year of medical school to get some______experience! The dean hasinvited me here to tell you about the university's rural opportunity program.If you_____in this program, you can have the opportunity this summer, after your firstyear of medical school, to spend from four to six weeks observing and assistinga real______like me in a small rural community. You won't have to compete with otherstudents for time and attention, and you can see what life as a country doctoris really like. The program was designed to encourage medical students likeyourselves to consider careers in rural communities that are still______.It seems that medical students are afraid to go into rural family practice fortwo reasons. First, they don't know much about it. And second, specialists inthe cities usually make more money. But, on the______, in rural practice, doctorscan really get to know their patients and be respected members of thecommunity. I participated in the program when it first started and spent sixweeks in a small rural town. Let me tell you, it was really great! I got towork with real patients. I watched the birth of a child, assisted an accident_____,and had lots of really practical hands-on experience—all in one summer. And tomy surprise, I found that country life has a lot to offer that city lifedoesn't—no pollution or___________, for instance! My experience made me wantto work where I'm needed and______. I don't miss the city at all!

【填空答案】

live: adj. notdead or artificial; living 活的；非人造的；有生命的

hands-on: adj. providingpractical experience of something by letting people do it themselves 实际操作的，亲身实践的

enroll: v. toofficially arrange to join a school, university or course, or arrange forsomeone else to 招（生），吸收（成员）；注册（学习）

physician:n. ［C］AmEformala doctor 【美，正式】（内科）医生

understaffed:adj. not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual 人员（配备）不足的，人手不够的

up-side: n.especially AmEthe positive part of asituation that is generally bad【尤美】（不利局面中）好的一面，积极面

victim: n. ［C］someonewho has been attacked, robbed, or murdered 受害者；牺牲者

jam: n.［C］asituation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are somany people, things, cars etc close together 拥挤；堵塞

appreciate:v. to understand how good or useful someone or something is 欣赏；赏识；鉴赏

【听力原文】

It seems like only yesterdaythat I was sitting where you are, just finishing my first year of medicalschool and wondering if I'd ever get a chance to use all my new knowledge on areal live patient!

Well, I have good news for you! You don't have to wait until your third or fourthyear of Medical school to get some hands-on experience! The dean has invited mehere to tell you about the university's rural opportunity program. If youenroll in this program, you can have the opportunity this summer, after yourfirst year of medical school, to spend from four to six weeks observing andassisting a real physician like me in a small rural community. You won't haveto compete with other students for time and attention, and you can see whatlife as a country doctor is really like.

The program was designed to encourage medical students like yourselves toconsider careers in rural communities that are still understaffed. It seemsthat medical students are afraid to go into rural family practice for tworeasons. First, they don't know much about it. And second, specialists in thecities usually make more money. But, on the up-side, in rural practice, doctorscan really get to know their patients and be respected members of thecommunity.I participated in the program when it first started and spent sixweeks in a small rural town. Let me tell you, it was really great! I got towork with real patients. I watched the birth of a child, assisted an accidentvictim, and had lots of really practical hands-on experience --- all in onesummer. And to my surprise, I found that country life has a lot to offer thatcity life doesn't --- no pollution or traffic jams, for instance!

My experience made me want to work where I'm needed and appreciated. I don'tmiss the city at all!