# Australia's airborne dentists - 科目：雅思阅读真题（Part 1） - 考频：超高频 - 最近考试：2025.12.6/2018.9.13 - 题目数：12 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/7fc8cb6c-1934-4666-91e1-7222f6a9c8dd（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 A particular Australians living or traveling in rural and remote areas can face particular difficulties when they need medical care. Hundreds of kilometres from major cities and many hours by road from the closest hospital or clinic, some rural Australians do not have easy access to doctors, nurses and dentists. B Organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been established to bring health services to outback Australian communities. The RFDS provides free medical care to people who live, work or travel in remote and regional parts of Australia. This non-profit organisation is the oldest and largest airborne health service of its kind in the world, and since 1928 it has used small aircraft to send doctors and nurses to some of Australia's most far-away communities. C In recent years, the RFDS has also started to fly dentists to regional Australia. As well as offering mobile dental clinics, the RFDS offers a range of preventative and educational services. Looking after the teeth of people in remote areas presents special challenges. These include providing care to disparate communities with no established dental facilities, and dealing with higher incidences of other diseases which are linked to, or caused by poor dental health. D People in remote areas have very infrequent visits by health staff. RFDS dentists might only visit a community once every few months, or sometimes once per year. Because of infrequent dentist visits, patients in these areas often need to put up with their dental problems before they can get treatment: consequently, people in remote areas are more likely to have tooth decay (the blackening and deterioration of teeth) and develop gum and other mouth diseases. E In some locations that the RFDS visits, there are no suitable dental facilities, so dentists have to bring everything with them. This includes drills, dentists' chairs, portable X-ray machines, and computers for keeping track of patients' treatments. Equipment can weigh up to 100 kilograms, and since the small planes that transport dentists have limited space, dentists cannot always bring everything that they need. F While dentists in town or city centres can specialise in certain types of treatment, RFDS dentists need to be all-rounders'. They need to be able to do all kinds of dental procedures, as they don't have the ability to refer patients to more specialised dentists. Even with their broad experience, there are some services that are particularly challenging for RFDS dentists. For example, dentures or artificial can be very difficult to provide, as they need to be the right shape and size for the patient, and requires many visits over a long period of time. As a result it is not practical to make dentures available. G Some chronic illnesses are more common in remote communities that in the rest of Australia These pesses can in turn lead to a lowered resistance to infection, including gum and other diral infections As a result, people in outback Australian communities are more likely to experience oral health problems than city folk, and this poses extra challenges for both the dentists and the doctors of the RFDS. H Because there aren't a lot of dental services in remote areas, people living in these areas also receive less education about good dental hygiene than their city counterparts do. Australians in very remote communities might not be aware of things that people in cities take for granted, such as the importance of daily tooth brushing. Also, basic dental hygiene items such as toothpaste and toothbrushes can be more expensive in outback areas. Many people are on low incomes, meaning they have extra difficulty affording these products. If this is the case, the RFDS supplies these. As well as treating patients, RFDS dentists try to focus on preventative oral health and educate their patients on good oral hygiene, such as tooth brushing and flossing. The RFDS also provides mouthguards for young sports players. Playing contact sports, such as rugby league or Australian rules football, can damage young people's teeth, so mouthguards provide protection which prevents accidental injuries. I Adding fluoride to water supplies has been proven to reduce the incidence of tooth decay in many parts of the world. City dwellers in Australia use water supplies that have been fluoridated, and their rates of tooth decay are lower because of this. In remote areas, it is not practical to fluoridate drinking water supplies, and so people living in these areas are more subject to tooth decay. As a result, it is particularly important that people living in areas without fluoridated water pay special attention to regular brushing of their teeth with fluoridated toothpaste. J Despite many challenges, the RFDS continues to offer much-needed dental and medical support. Its presence in isolated communities greatly improves the quality of dental health, and supports important oral hygiene and health initiatives. ## 题目与答案 ### 1. 1 Many of the RFDS doctors work as volunteers. 1 Many of the RFDS doctors work as volunteers. - TRUE - FALSE - NOT GIVEN **答案**：NOT GIVEN 原文定位：This non-profit organisation is the oldest and largest airborne health service of its kind in the world ### 10. ·problems offering some services, e.g., fitting 10_____ . ·problems offering some services, e.g., fitting 10_____ . **答案**：dentures 原文定位：For example, dentures or artificial can be very difficult to provide 同义替换：「fitting」↔「provide」 ### 11-12. ·people in remote areas are more likely to have infection in their mouth Products supplied by RFDS dentists if necessary RFDS provides: 11_____ and 12_____ for regular use ·people in remote areas are more likely to have infection in their mouth Products supplied by RFDS dentists if necessary RFDS provides: 11_____ and 12_____ for regular use **答案**：toothpaste|||toothbrushes 原文定位：Also, basic dental hygiene items such as toothpaste and toothbrushes can be more expensive in outback areas;If this is the case, the RFDS supplies these 同义替换：「for regular use」↔「basic dental hygiene items」 ### 13. 13_____ to protect teeth of sports players 13_____ to protect teeth of sports players **答案**：mouthguards 原文定位：The RFDS also provides mouthguards for young sports players ### 2. 2 RFDS dentists make trips to outback communities each month. 2 RFDS dentists make trips to outback communities each month. - TRUE - FALSE - NOT GIVEN **答案**：FALSE 原文定位：RFDS dentists might only visit a community once every few months, or sometimes once per year 同义替换：「make trips to」↔「visit」；「each month」↔「once every few months」 ### 3. 3 RFDS dentists are accompanied on their journeys to remote areas by a dental nurse. 3 RFDS dentists are accompanied on their journeys to remote areas by a dental nurse. - TRUE - FALSE - NOT GIVEN **答案**：NOT GIVEN ### 4. 4 RFDS dentists must provide a wide range of dental services. 4 RFDS dentists must provide a wide range of dental services. - TRUE - FALSE - NOT GIVEN **答案**：TRUE 原文定位：While dentists in town or city centres can specialise in certain types of treatment;RFDS dentists need to be all;rounders';They need to be able to do all kinds of dental procedures; 同义替换：「provide a wide range of dental services」↔「do all kinds of dental procedures」；「must」↔「need to」 ### 5. 5 Rural dental patients are more informed about oral hygiene than urban patients. 5 Rural dental patients are more informed about oral hygiene than urban patients. - TRUE - FALSE - NOT GIVEN **答案**：FALSE 原文定位：Because there aren't a lot of dental services in remote areas, people living in these areas also receive less education about good dental hygiene than their city counterparts do 同义替换：「Rural dental patients」↔「people in remote areas」；「more informed」↔「receive less education」；「oral」↔「dental」；「urban patients」↔「city counterparts」 ### 6. 6 RFDS dentists educate patients about good eating habits. 6 RFDS dentists educate patients about good eating habits. - TRUE - FALSE - NOT GIVEN **答案**：NOT GIVEN 原文定位：RFDS dentists try to focus on preventative oral health and educate their patients on good oral hygiene, such as tooth brushing and flossing ### 7. 7 Urban Australians generally have better teeth because their water is treated. 7 Urban Australians generally have better teeth because their water is treated. - TRUE - FALSE - NOT GIVEN **答案**：TRUE 原文定位：City dwellers in Australia use water supplies that have been fluoridated, and their rates of tooth decay are lower because of this 同义替换：「Urban」↔「City dwellers」；「generally have better teeth」↔「rates of tooth decay are lower」；「because their water is treated」↔「water supplies that have been fluoridated」 ### 8. Challenges faced by RFDS dentists ·need to bring equipment including 8_____ for records Challenges faced by RFDS dentists ·need to bring equipment including 8_____ for records **答案**：computers 原文定位：This includes drills, dentists' chairs, portable X-ray machines, and computers for keeping track of patients' treatments 同义替换：「records」↔「keeping track of」；「equipment」↔「includes」 ### 9. ·aircraft used to carry equipment have restricted 9_____ . ·aircraft used to carry equipment have restricted 9_____ . **答案**：space 原文定位：Equipment can weigh up to 100 kilograms, and since the small planes that transport dentists have limited space, dentists cannot always bring everything that they need 同义替换：「aircraft」↔「planes」；「restricted」↔「limited」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。