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[单项选择]Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Almost everyone agrees that America’s health-care system has the incentives all wrong. Under the fee-for-service system, doctors and hospitals get paid for doing more, even ff added tests, operations and procedures have little chance of improving patients’ health. So what happens when someone proposes that we alter the incentives to reward better care, not more care
Spiraling health spending is the crux (症结)of our federal budget problem. In 1965, health spending was 2.6 percent of the budget. In 2010, it was 26.5 percent. The Obama administration estimates it will be 30.3 percent in 2016. By contrast, defense spending is about 20 percent; scientific research and development is 4 percent.
Uncontrolled health spending isn’t simply crowding out other government programs; it’s also restraining overall living standards. Health economists Michael Chernew, Richard Hirth and David Cutler recently repo
A. President Obama will alter incentives of health-care system.
B. The current Medicare is going to be in a new developing stage.
C. Medicare "as we know it" must be ended.
D. It brings disasters to all American people.
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Questions 20 to 24 are based on the following passage.
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness "for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am 1 making Do they like me Do I sound stupid Am I wearing unattractive clothes
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people adversely. A person’s self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing "the right thing". Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel
A. a shy person
B. a realistic person
C. a sensitive person
D. a reserved person
[填空题] Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Gardening is the laying out and care of a plot of ground devoted partially or wholly to the growing plants such as flowers, herbs, or vegetables.
Gardening can be considered both as an art, concerned with arranging plants (47) in their surroundings and as a science, involving the principles and techniques of plant cultivation. Because plants are often grown in conditions markedly different from those of their natural environment, it is necessary to (48) the cultivation techniques modified by the experience of the planter and (49) from plant physiology. The basic principles involved in growing plants are the same in all parts of the world, but the practice naturally needs much (50) to local conditions.
Gardening in its ornamental sense needs a certain level of civilization before it can (51) Wherever the level has been attained, in all parts of th
[填空题]Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
Recently a sociologist from the University of New Hampshire, Murray Straus, presented a paper suggesting that corporal punishment leaves a long-lasting mark—in the form of lower IQ. Straus found that kids who were physically punished had up to a five-point lower IQ score than kids who weren’t—the more children were spanked, the lower their IQ—and that the effect could be seen not only in individual children, but across entire nations. Straus found that countries with higher GDP tended to be those where corporal punishment was used less often. In the U. S., the tendency to hit also varies with income, geography and culture.
So how might getting spanked on the butt actually affect the workings of the brain Straus notes that being spanked or hit is associated with fright and stress; kids who experience that kind of trauma (创伤)have a harder time focusing and learning.
It’s not clear if spanking ca
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Questions 15 to 19 are based on the following passage.
The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun , but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones. RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during "critical" stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such
A. They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.
B. They may have taken Place during take-off and landing.
C. They were proved to have been caused by the passengers, portable computers.
D. They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.
[单项选择]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.The substance released when tomatoes are cooked can help______.
A. reduce the risk of cancer in the digestive system
B. process food in the digestive system
C. protect against cancer of stomach
D. prevent problems in developing fetuses
[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the passage.
What is the main subject of the talk
A. How thermographic photography was invented.
B. The advantages of X-rays over thermography.
C. Scientific photography for diagnostic purposes.
D. Several new techniques for reducing pain.
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.Which of the following is NOT the reason for people to oppose year-round schooling
A. Some evidence shows that year-round schooling improves learning.
B. It is hard for families to organize activities.
C. Summer camp sponsors would find it hard to operate their business.
D. Some parents want to release the pressures of school for their children.
[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.What did NOT happened, when Sandburg was 13
A. He left school.
B. War broke out.
C. He began to write poetry.
D. He joined the army.
