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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. Presidents in history have tried to modify incentives but in vain.
B. The argument of Obama administration is doubtful historically.
C. The proposal of Obama administration may be right according to history.
D. Presidents in history have achieved some results in controlling spending.
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.
It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns.
Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. (80) In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like "he went pale and begin to tremble" suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese "surprise" can be described in a phrase like "they s
A. people have different ability to understand and express feelings
B. people have the same understanding of something
C. people never fail to understand each other
D. people are equally intelligent
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Questions 30 to 34 are based on the following passage.
One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity. During the recovery there is every-growing expansion of existing facilities, and new facilities for production are created. More businesses are created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever increasing optimism about the future of economic growth. Much Capital is invested in machinery and "heavy" industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles result in an expansion of the steel, glass, and rubber industries. Roads are required; thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers of raw materials, including farmer
A. The Business Cycle
B. The Recovery Stage
C. An Expanding Society
D. The Period of Good Time
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Questions 25 to 29 are based on the following passage.
Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the "system" of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.
If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money
A. Instructions that come with a product.
B. The quantity of a product
C. The quality of a product
D. Warranties that cover a product.
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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.
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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. the characteristics of shy people
B. the cause of shyness
C. the questions in the minds of shy people
D. the effect of shyness on people
[填空题] Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Global warming refers to an increase in global surface temperature resulting from an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide, methane, and certain other trace gases in the atmosphere. These gases are (47) known as greenhouse gases because they (48) to the warming of the earth’s surface and lower atmosphere, a phenomenon called the greenhouse effect. Partly because the (49) of carbon dioxide is related to the essential use of the carbon based energy sources, the (50) of global warming incorporates a broad, scientific and political debate about its significance and consequences.
Today, as the results of the efforts of thousands of scientists over several decades who have studied climate and its (51) with the global land-ocean-atmosphere system, the scientific understanding of global warming is both more clear and complex. Scientists have obtained strong
[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.
According to the speaker, the dry-cleaning store used to be a ______.
A. hote
B. restaurant
C. bakery
D. garage
[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.
According to the speaker, why would thermography be non-threatening to patients
A. It is not painful.
B. Patients can see the pictures.
C. The process is very relaxing.
D. No radiation is involved.
[单项选择]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.What is the passage mainly about
A. Education in the U.S.
B. The school system in the U.S.
C. Summer holidays in the U.S.
D. Year-round schooling in the U.S.
[单项选择]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.Which state passed the first law requiring children to attend school
A. The state of Missouri.
B. The state of Massachusetts.
C. The state of South Carolina.
D. The state of Tennesse
[单项选择] Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A. You need to pay attention to the date of publication of travel books.
B. You should make sure that the contents of travel books are well presented and easy to find.
C. The best travel books are those describing everything as "marvelous", "fabulous" or "magical".
D. You need to be careful in choosing proper travel books.