The British National Health Service (NHS) was set up in 1948 and was designed to provide equal basic health care, free of charge, for everybody in the country. Before this time health care had to be paid for by individuals.
Nowadays central government is directly responsible for the NHS although it is administered by local health authorities. About 83 percent of the cost of the health service is paid for by general taxation and the rest is met from the National Insurance contributions paid by those in work. There are charges for prescription and dental care but many people, such as children, pregnant women, pensioners, and those on Income Support, are exempt from payment.
Most people are registered with a local doctor (a GP, or General Practitioner) who is increasingly likely to be part of a health centre which serves the community.
As the population of Britain gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitals—many of which were built in the nineteenth century—provide nearly half a million beds and have over 480, 000 medical staff. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours.
During the 1980s there was considerable restructuring of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services (for example, cleaning). At the end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, including allowing some hospitals to be self-governing, and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change their family doctor more easily and GPs would have more financial responsibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.
小題1: We can know from the first paragraph that ______.
A．the original aim of the NHS was to provide equal basic health care for everybody
B．people didn’t have to pay for health care since the NHS was set up
C．patients were charged for receiving health care before 1948
D．the NHS was an organization which gave free advice to villagers
小題2:What do we know about the NHS?
A．It’s managed by the central government.
B．Its cost is mainly paid for by the National Insurance contributions.
C．It hires more people than any other unit in Europe.
D．Fewer patients go to its hospitals than before because they spend less on health care.
小題3: All the following statements about GPs are true except that they ______.
A．take care of the local people’s health
B．often take part in competitions to see who is the best
C．work under high pressure nowadays
D．have more responsibilities than before
小題4:What does the underlined word “exempt” probably mean?
A．sufferingB．differentC．preventedD．free
小題5:The biggest problem for the NHS is ______.
A．many hospitals are too old to be used
B．some services are in the charge of individuals
C．more and more patients go to GPs for treatment
D．there is not enough money for further reform

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:D

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句可知。建立國(guó)家保健中心的最初目的是為農(nóng)村居民提供免費(fèi)的基本健康護(hù)理，而不是針對(duì)所有的人，所以前兩項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第4段“The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe…”可知。從第二段第一句可以看出國(guó)家保健中心由中央政府直接負(fù)責(zé)，但由地方當(dāng)局管理，所以A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段話“and encouraging GPs to compete for patients”可知政府鼓勵(lì)全科醫(yī)生之間相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，而不是讓他們進(jìn)行競(jìng)賽，看誰(shuí)的醫(yī)術(shù)高明。
小題4:猜測(cè)詞義題。前面提到醫(yī)生開(kāi)藥方及給病人治療牙病需要收費(fèi)，再結(jié)合but一詞可推斷兒童、孕婦等可享受免費(fèi)治療。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句可知。
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A．They can fool other people.B．They can find out the hidden drugs.
C．They can understand language better.D．They can tell whether people are lying.
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B．By organizing them into acting groups.
C．By comparing them with normal people.
D．By giving them chances to speak on TV.
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This rate of decline in intelligence compares unfavorably with the four-point drop in IQ associated with smoking marijuana, according to British researchers, who have labeled（把……稱為）the fleeting phenomenon of enhanced stupidity as “infomania”.
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A.A person’s IQ drops ten points if he or she always checks electronic messages.
B. The person who has a higher IQ enjoys checking electronic messages.
C. The person who has a lower IQ enjoys checking electronic messages.
D. A person’s IQ is ten points higher if he or she always checks electronic messages.
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A. People with infomania can only concentrate on their tasks in hand.
B. people with infomania are addicted to smoking marijuana.
C. People with infomania can’t respond to technology immediately.
D. People with infomania can’t concentrate on their tasks in hand.
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C. about 50 taking part in clinical trials on IQ were addicted to checking e-mails
D. about 16 taking part in clinical trials on IQ refused to answer e-mails immediately
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A. The regular use of text messages and e-mails can be compared to smoking marijuana.
B. Modern technology can damage a person’s mind.
C. The regular use of text messages and e-mails can harm your IQ.
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A On Fat.
B We Should All Grow Fat and Be Happy.
C Many Diseases Are Connected with Fat.
D Diet Deprives People of Normal Life.
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A Because it is a memorable evening.
B Because she lets him eat as much fattening food as he wants.
C Because she does not eat this and drink that.
D Because eating fattening food is the surest way to an early grave.
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A Doing exercises.  B Not eating sugar.  C Not eating fat.  D Taking sauna baths.
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A．encourage rats to drink vitamins-enriched water
B．find out rats’ preference in flavor
C．test whether rats know which drink is good for them
D．demonstrate the vitamins are tasteless
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A．a(chǎn)dults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their health
B．a(chǎn)dults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods
C．a(chǎn)dults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs
D．a(chǎn)dults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns
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A．eat a balanced diet
B．choose the food that is of nutrition
C．have the habits influenced by the surroundings
D．like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor．
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小題1:72. The underlined word “flaws” in the 2nd paragraph most probably means ______.
A．evidenceB．factsC．faultsD．failures
小題2:73. People with fair skin and freckles          .
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C．can be free from the harm of the sunD．often expose themselves to the sun
小題3:74. We can learn from the passage that ______.
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B．the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreen
C．the new study was based on the experiences of volunteers
D．the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America
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A．People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.
B．It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.
C．People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.
D．It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.
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A．to tie ropes to yourB．to control your fear
C．to move away from the wallD．to climb straight up
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A．settlementB．exerciseC．excitementD．tiredness
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We all look forward to the day when a simple medical test can find cancer while it is still small. Researchers around the world are working on such a test. Most of their work deals with the examina­tion of the blood.
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The researchers believe the test may be able to show cancer very clearly in its development. Cancers discovered early usually can be treated successfully.
The test examines very small bits of fat in the blood called lipids (脂質(zhì)). Cancers seem to change lipids although doctors do not know why. The test showed differences between the lipids of the persons with cancer and the lipids of those without cancer.
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A. The young.                         B. The middle age and the older.
C. The man.                                  D. The woman.
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C. a simple medical test that cannot find cancer when it is -small
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“Avoid the rush hour” must be the slogan of large cities all over the world. Wherever you look, there are people, people, people. The trains which leave or arrive every few minutes are packed. The streets are so crowded; there is hardly room to move on the pavements. It takes ages for a bus to get to you because the traffic on the roads has almost come to a standstill. Even when a bus does at last arrive, it’s so full, and it can’t take any more passengers. The smallest unexpected event can bring about conditions of complete chaos. The strange thing is not that people stand these conditions, but that they actually choose them in preference to anything else.

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小題1: According to the writer, 　　　.
A．there is a slogan in every large city all over the world
B．the rush hour traffic is terrible in large cities of the world
C．one should try to avoid the traffic wherever he is
D．rush hour exists in large cities but not in small ones
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A．people can stand the conditions in the city
B．people are used to living in a city
C．people know little about the problems of a city
D．people still choose to live in a city
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A．there in no such thing as changes of seasons
B．seasons change only in public parks now
C．they live unnaturally without contact with nature
D．the temperature changes little between seasons
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B．there is a greater demand for things in a city
C．things are better in a city than elsewhere
D．people in a city are much more wealthy
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A．It’s crazy to choose to live in a large city.
B．City life can be very disagreeable.
C．Country life is better than city life.
D．Conditions of cities should be changed.

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