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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上A (words:311&225)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 respons
2、ible 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 man
3、y 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 Britai
4、n gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitalsmany 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 a
5、lthough 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 e
6、nd 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 respon
7、sibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.41. We can know from the first paragraph that _.A. the original aim of the NHS was to provide equal basic health care for everybodyB. people didnt have to pay for health c
8、are since the NHS was set upC. patients were charged for receiving health care before 1948D. the NHS was an organization which gave free advice to villagers42. What do we know about the NHS?A. Its managed by the central government.B. Its cost is mainly paid for by the National Insurance contribution
9、s.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.43. All the following statements about GPs are true except that they _.A. take care of the local peoples healthB. often take part in competitions to see wh
10、o is the bestC. work under high pressure nowadaysD. have more responsibilities than before44. What does the underlined word “exempt” probably mean?A. sufferingB. different C. preventedD. free45. The biggest problem for the NHS is _.A. many hospitals are too old to be usedB. some services are in the
11、charge of individualsC. more and more patients go to GPs for treatmentD. there is not enough money for further reform【答案与解析】 4145 CCBDD国家保健中心由中央政府直接负责,但由地方当局管理。建立国家保健中心的最初目的是为农村居民提供免费的基本健康护理,尤其儿童、孕妇等可享受免费治疗。41. C。细节理解题。根据最后一自然段最后一句可知,建立国家保健中心的最初目的是为农村居民提供免费的基本健康护理,而不是针对所有的人,所以前两项错误。42. C。细节理解题。根据第4自
12、然段“The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe”可知。从第二自然段第一句可以看出国家保健中心由中央政府直接负责,但由地方当局管理,所以A项错误。43. B。细节理解题。根据最后一自然段话“and encouraging GPs to compete for patients”可知政府鼓励全科医生之间相互竞争,而不是让他们进行竞赛,看谁的医术高明。44. D。猜测词义题。前面提到医生开药方及给病人治疗牙病需要收费,再结合but一词可推断儿童、孕妇等可享受免费治疗。45. D。细节理解题。根据最后一自然段最后一句可知。BParents have to do
13、 much less for their children today than they used to do,and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made; washing can go to the laundry; food can be bought; cooked,canned or preserved; bread is baked and delivered by the baker; milk arrives on the doorstep; meats can be
14、 had at the restaurant,the works canteen,and the school dining-room.It is unusual now for father to pursue his trade or other employment at home,and his children rarely,if ever,see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation,and in many towns they h
15、ave a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money,and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work,but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is n
16、ow a not unusual factor in a childs home life,the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century.
17、 When mother works, economic advantages accrue,but children lose something of great value if mothers employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school.41. The writer mentions home as workshop because_.A. fathers often pursue employment at homeB. parents had to make f
18、ood and necessity themselves for their daily-lifeC. many families produce goods at home for saleD. both fathers and mothers and mothers in most families are workers答案:B。细节理解题。解析:从第一段可知。 42. The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. He means_.A. in the past, home was more like a w
19、orkshopB. home is much more of a workshop nowC. home-workshops are becoming fewer and fewerD. home was less like a workshop in the past答案:A。推理判断题。解析:从第一句“Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do,and home become much less of a workshop.” 和下文所述可知,过去日常生活所需大部分都由自己做,“家”就
20、如a workshop一样。 43.The word“accrue”in the sentence“When mother.accrue,”is closest in meaning to _.A. changeB. dwindleC. doubleD. increase答案:D。词义猜测题。解析:从“When mother works, economic advantages accure.”可判断出。44. The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation is _.A. tha
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