考研冲刺真题文章解析（2）
<p> <span word="Text">Text</span> 4</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="optional">optional</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Failing">Failing</span> <span word="hips">hips</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span>, <span word="clinical">clinical</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span>, <span word="cataracts">cataracts</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 30-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unimaginable">unimaginable</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="greatness">greatness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>.</p><p> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="programmed">programmed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disintegrate">disintegrate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perish">perish</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="solved">solved</span>. ①<span word="Shielded">Shielded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="payers">payers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="useless">useless</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="late">late</span>-<span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="care">care</span>. ②<span word="Physicians">Physicians</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scientifically">scientifically</span> <span word="justified">justified</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1950, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="spent">spent</span> $12.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2002, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> $1,540 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unsustainable">unsustainable</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="finite">finite</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sustains">sustains</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="say">say</span> 83 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Lamm">Lamm</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infirm">infirm</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="younger">younger</span>, <span word="healthier">healthier</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="potential">potential</span>.</p>
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