2015考研英语阅读理解强化练习及解析10
<p> 2015理解强化练习及解析（10） <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inEngland">inEngland</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="Failinghips">Failinghips</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="aquality">aquality</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="Butnot">Butnot</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="deathand">deathand</span> <span word="ourfailure">ourfailure</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>。 <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="andperish">andperish</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="yetas">yetas</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>. <span word="Shielded">Shielded</span> <span word="bythird">bythird</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="canpossibly">canpossibly</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="islate">islate</span>-<span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="Physiciansfrustrated">Physiciansfrustrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="theirinability">theirinability</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="patienttoo">patienttoo</span> <span word="oftenoffer">oftenoffer</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>。 <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="thecost">thecost</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="fewseem">fewseem</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="governmentwith">governmentwith</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="sustainslife">sustainslife</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="agesay">agesay</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="quotedas">quotedas</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="dieand">dieand</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>。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="Energetic">Energetic</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="workthrough">workthrough</span> <span word="their">their</span> 60<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="dazzlingly">dazzlingly</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 78, <span word="Viacomchairman">Viacomchairman</span> <span word="Sumner">Sumner</span> <span word="Redstone">Redstone</span> <span word="jokingly">jokingly</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 53. <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="SandraDay">SandraDay</span> <span word="O">O</span> <span word="Connor">Connor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> 70<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Everett">Everett</span> <span word="Koop">Koop</span> <span word="chairsan">chairsan</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 80<span word="s">s</span>.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="preventionworks">preventionworks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="age">age</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> 68-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="productively">productively</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span>。 <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>.<span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="physician">physician</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="beineffective">beineffective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="countriesthat">countriesthat</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="healthier">healthier</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="thanwe">thanwe</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="overfunding">overfunding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="cures">cures</span> <span word="whileunderfunding">whileunderfunding</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="humbler">humbler</span> <span word="therapies">therapies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>。 36. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>? [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vain">vain</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span>。 37. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="some">some</span> <span word="treatments">treatments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="unaffordable">unaffordable</span>。 38. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Lamm">Lamm</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="consent">consent</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="support">support</span>。 39. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contras">contras</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. ,<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="theirmedical">theirmedical</span> <span word="care">care</span> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="more">more</span> <span word="flexibly">flexibly</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="more">more</span> <span word="extravagantly">extravagantly</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cautiously">cautiously</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span>。 40. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="prolong">prolong</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>。 [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="life">life</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="living">living</span>。 [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="death">death</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>。 [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>。</p>
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