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考试注意事项

一、本考试由两份试卷组成：试卷一(PaperOne)包括听力理解、词汇、完型填空与阅读

理解四部分，共80题，按顺序统一编号；试卷二(PaperTwo)包括翻译与写作两部分，共

3题。

z二、试卷一(题号1・80)为客观评分题(听力SectionC部分除外)，答案一律用中性(2B)铅

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笔做在机读答题纸上，在对应题号下所选的字母中间划黑道，如

三、试卷二为主观评分题。答题前，请仔细阅读试卷二的注意事项。

四、本考试全部时间为150分钟，采用听力部分与其余部分分别计时的办法。

试卷一考试的时间为90分钟，听力理解部分以放完录音带为准，大约25分钟；其余

部分共计时65分钟，每部分所占时间均标在试卷上，考生可自行掌握。

试卷二共计时60分钟，每部分所占时间均标在试卷上，考生可自行掌握。

5五、全部考试结束后，须待监考教师将全部试卷及答题纸收点无误并宣布本考试结束，方

可离开考场。

六、此次考试采用听力部分单独测试的方法，即听力测试结束后发其余部分试题册，考生开

始其余部分答题。

试卷一

PARTIIVOCABULARY(10minutes,10points)

SectionA(0.5pointeach)

Directions:Therearetenquestionsinthissection.Eachquestionisasentencewithonewordor

phraseunderlined.Belowthesentencearefourwordsorphrasesmarked4,B,Cand

D.Choosethewordorphrasethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedone.Mark

thecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyour

machine-scoringAnswerSheet.

21.Inphotosanddrawingshelookslikeanyoneelse,buthisdeceilfulsmilepointstoan

underlyingevilthatisbeyondrepresentation.

A.harmfulB.deviousC.slightD.honest

22.Thisprojectwaspredicatedontheassumptionthattheeconomywasexpanding.

A.premiseB.portendC.pretendD.intution

23.Theheartisnotconqueredbyforce,butbyloveandpaliencc.

A.discriminationB.toleranceC.detritusD.snippy

24.Jackwalkedaroundthehotelandwasmesmerizedbyitssheersize.

A.swampedB.appalledC.transfixedD.harassed

25.Lastmonth,thebillionaireinvestorrepeatedthathewashappywithitsinvestmentinBYD.

A.reiteratedB.accusedC.prosecutedD.smuggled

26.1wassittingonthefloorshiveringwithfearbecauseabullethadbeenfiredthroughawindow.

A.audacityB.trepidationC.boldnessD.treacherousness

27.Herassertivenesswasstartingtobeseenashaughtiness.

A.modestyB.anoganceC.lateralizationD.delicatessen

28.Tomfelthimselfbeingdrawntowardshervibrantpersonality.

A.fabricatedB.dispiritedC.vivaciousD.offended

29.Hiszestforlifewasgone.Hestubbornlyrefusedtofolloweddoctor'sorders.

A.flexiblyB.persistenceC.immortalityD.obstinately

30.Thedirectortriedtowaveasidetheseissuesasunimportantdetailsthatcouldbesettledlater.

A.crucialB.authoritativeC.significantD.trivial

SectionB(0.5pointeach)

Directions:Therearetenquestionsinthissection.Eachquestionisasentencewithsomething

missing.BeloweachsentencearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markthecorresponding

letterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringAnswer

Sheet.

31.FreddieMercurywasastarofthehardrockscene.

A.instinctualB.refreshingC.flamboyantD.eloquent

32.MuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandturnedouttobe

pricelesslateron.

A.intuitionB.revelationC.hypothesisD.thrill

33.DidthepresidentanewObamadoctrineabouttheusesofU.S.militarypower

thatyoufindappealing?

A.complimentB.enunciateC.disguiseD.deprive

34.andhardworkimpairedherhealthandshelookedthinandpale.

A.InfatuationB.ApathyC.MalnutritionD.Intensity

35.Howmuchlongerdoestheindependentprosecutorhaveatopursuethis

investigation?

A.mandateB.assertionC.discourseD.determinism

36.Biasagainstwomeneverylevelofthejudicialsystem.

A.heraldsB.permeatesC.conceivesD.scrutinizes

37.NASAiscastingawidernetinthespaceshuttleinvestigationastowhatcausedthespacecraft

toswingoutofcontrolandmomentsbeforeitwastoland.

A.disassembleB.disembarkC.disintegrateD.disinherit

38.Intherecentcrisisnobankscouldmanagetothecompaniesthatwereunder

financialpressure.

A.dealoutB.bailoutC.holdoutD.fallout

39.Believerssaythatthelittleboyfromthesmalltownisthegiftofbilocation—the

abilitytoappearintwoplacesatonce.

A.capableofB.blessedwithC.associatedwithD.recognizedas

40.Assumingthatarecoverydoesnotthisyear,theEuropeanmodelofflexicurity

willfacethreeoverlappingthreats.

A.materializeB.vivifyC.defendD.possess

PARTIIICLOZETEST(10minutes,10points)

Directions:Thereare10questionsinthispartofthetest.Readthepassagethrough.Then,go

backandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,CorDforeachblankin

thepassage.Markthecorrespondingletterofthewordorphraseyouhavechosen

withasingebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

Thereisadistinctdifferencebetweenawinningimageandamirage.Amirageisanillusion,

andinyourquestforawinningimage,youmustbecapableofidentifyingsuchmirages.

Oneofthecommonmisreadimagesstems41____whatpeoplethinkabouteyecontact.

Howmanytimeshaveyouheard,Uyoucantellhe'sanhonestmanbecausehelooksyoustraight

intheeye.“____42,manypeoplemustbelievethatadishonestmanfeelsoashamedthathe's

nottellingthetruththathecan'tevenfacethem43.Butwhataboutanhonestindividual

whoistooshytolookstraightatyou?44,agoodconartistknowsthatmanypeople

judgeintegritybythewayonelooksatthem,sohedeliberatelyincludeseyecontactinhisact.

Becauseyoucan't45oneyecontactasaninfallibletest,youshouldneveruseitto

evaluateanotherperson'shonesty.Nonetheless,sincemostpeopledojudgeothersbythis

____46,besurethatyoualwayslookthemsquarelyintheeye.

Somepeoplejudgeanotherperson47___thewayheorsheshakeshands.Agood,

stronggrip___48character,whilea"deadfish“handshakeisabadsign.I,too,dislikethe

49___handshakewithnolifetoit,butIamcarefulnottouseitasabasisforjudgingan

individual.Again,it'stooeasyforaconartisttopulaheartyhandshakeintohisact.

Manyimagesareonlymiragesthatwehavebeenconditionedtoacceptastherealthing.So

don'tbefooledthenexttimesomebodytellsyouthatTrumanBlueisagreatguybecauseofhis

wonderfulsmile,thewayhelookspeoplestraightintheeyewhenhetalkstothemandhisfirm

____50!

41.A.toB.asC.fromD.for

42.A.EvidentlyB.NonethelessC.FavorablyD.Disappointedly

43.A.indirectlyB.greasyC.directlyD.severely

44.A.NonethelessB.FurthermoreC.AsaresultD.Asthough

45.A.revertB.countC.blessD.concern

46.A.judgmentB.commitmentC.criterionD.personality

47.A.inB.onC.atD.by

48.A.representsB.extrovertedC.withdrawD.justified

49.A.prominentB.inflatableC.heartyD.flabby

50.A.eyecontactB.appearanceC.handshakeD.grin

PARTIVREADINGCOMPREHENSION(45minutes,30points)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,therearefiveshortpassages.Readeachpassagecarefully,and

thendothequestionsthatfollow.Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven

andmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketson

yourmachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

HeadphonesusedwithMP3digitalmusicplayerliketheiPodmayinterferewithheart

pacemakersandimplantabledefibrillators,U.S.researcherssaid.

MP3playersthemselvesposednothreattopacemakersanddefibrillators,usedtonormalize

heartrhythm.Butstronglittlemagnetsinsidetheheadphonescanfoulupthedevicesifplaced

within1.2inchesofthem,theresearcherstoldanAmericanHeartAssociationmeetinginNew

Orleans.

Dr.WilliamMaiseloftheMedicalDevicesSafetyInstituteinBostonledateamthattested

eightmodelsofMP3playerheadphones,includingclip-upandear-plugtypes,in60defibrillator

andpacemakerpatients.

Theyplacedtheheadphonesonthepatients9chests,directlyoverthedevices.The

headphonesinterferedwiththeheartdevicesinaboutaquarterofthepatients-----14ofthe60---

andinterferencewastwiceaslikelyinthosewithadefibrillatorthanwithapacemaker.

Anotherstudypresentedatthemeetingshowedthatcellularphonesequippedwithwireless

technologyknownasBluetoothareunlikelytointerferewithpacemakers.

Apacemakersendselectricalimpulsestothehearttospeeduporslowheartrhythm.The

magnet,however,couldmakeitdeliverasignalnomatterwhattheheartrateis,theresearchers

said.

Animplantabledefibrillatorsignalsthehearttonormalizeitsrhythmifitgetstoofastorslow.

Amagnetcouldbe-activateit,makingitignoreanabnormalheartrhythminsteadofdelivering

shocktonormalizeit.

Thedevicesusuallygobacktoworkingtherightwayaftertheheadphonesareremoved,the

researcherssaid.

“Themainmessagehereis:it'sfineforpatientstousetheirheadphonesnormally,meaning

theycanlistentomusicandkeeptheheadphonesintheirears.Butwhattheyshouldnotdoisput

theheadphonesneartheirdevice,“Maiselsaidinatelephoneinterview.

Sothatmeanspeoplewithpacemakersordefibrillatorsshouldnotplacetheheadphonesina

shirtpocketorcoatpocketnearthechestwhentheyarenotbeingused,andshouldnotplacethem

overtheirchestorhaveotherswhoarewearingheadphonesresttheirheadonthepatient'schest,

Maiselsaid.

51.HowcanMP3digitalmusicplayershinderpacemakersanddefibrillators?

A.MP3playerscaninterferewithheartpacemakersanddefibrillators.

B.Themagnetsinsidetheheadphonescaninterferewithpacemakersanddefibrillators.

C.Theloudmusicbeatsposeathreattopacemakersanddefibrillators.

D.MP3playersareplacedtooclosetopacemakersanddefibrillators.

52.Dr.WilliamMaisel'stestsshowedthat.

A.headphoneshadinterferencewiththeheartdevicesineverypatient

B.halfofthemodelsofMP3playerheadphoneshadinterferencewithheartdevices

C.headphoneshadmuchstrongerinterferencewithadefibrillatorthanwithapacemaker

D.headphoneshadmuchstrongerinterferencewithapacemakerthanwithadefibrillator

53.Bluetoothismentionedasanexampleofcellphonesthat.

A.haslittleinterferencewiththeheartdevices

B.areusedinthetestsinDr.WilliamMaisePsstudy

C.areequippedwithwirelesstechnology

D.willreplacetheMP3playerheadphones

54.Themagnetsinsidetheheadphonescancauseproblemsby.

A.sendingoutelectricalshocktodamagehearts

B.sendingoutsignalstomakeheartsbeattooslow

C.sendingoutsignalstomakeheartsbeattoofast

D.makingtheheartdevicesmalfunction

55.Peoplewithpacemakersordefibrillatorsshould.

A.neveruseMP3digitalmusicplayers

B.notuseMP3headphones

C.notusetheheadphonesneartheirhearts

D.puttheheadphonesinapocketwhentheyarenotbeingused

56.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthisarticleisto.

A.reportascientificresearch

B.warnpeoplenottousemoderngadgets

C.comparedifferentheadphoneproducts

D.informpeopleofthesafeuseofMP3players

PassageTwo

Failureisprobablythemostfatiguingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmore

enervatingthannotsucceeding------beingblocked,notmovingahead.Itisaviciouscircle.

Failurebreedsfatigue,andthefatiguemakesithardertogettowork,whichcompoundsthe

failure.

Weexperiencethistirednessintwomainways:asstart-upfatigueandperformancefatigue.

Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskthatweareundersomecompulsionstodischarge.

Eitherbecauseitistootediousorbecauseitistoodifficult,weshirkit.Andthelongerwe

postponeit,themoretiredwefeel.

Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,evenifnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmuscles

andbones.Theremedyisobvious,thoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:anexertionofwillpower.

ThemomentIfindmyselfturningawayfromajob,orputtingitunderapileofotherthingsIhave

todo,Iclearmydeskofeverythingelseandattachtheobjectionableitemfirst.Topreventstart-up

fatigue,alwaystacklethemostdifficultjobfirst.

Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Herewearenotreluctanttogelstarted,but

wecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearinsurmountableand,howeverhardwe

work,wefailagainandagain.Themountingexperienceoffailurecarrieswithitan

ever-increasingburdenofmentalfatigue.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan----thenlet

theunconscioustakeover.

57.Whichofthefollowingcanbecalledaviciouscircle?

A.Success-zeal-success-zeal.

B.Failure-tiredness-failure-tiredness.

C.Failure-zeal-failure-zeal.

D.Success-exhaustion-success-exhaustion.

58.Accordingtothepassage,whenwekeepputtingoffatask,wecanexperience.

A.tirednessB.performancefatigue

C.start-upfatigueD.unconsciousness

59.Toovercomestart-upfatigue,weneed.

A.toughnessB.prevention

C.musclesD.strongwillpower

60.Overcomingperformancefatiguerequires.

A.findingthephysicalbaseoffatigue

B.doingthejobrightforthefirsttime

C.usingtheunconsciousmindandhardworking

D.acknowledgingthefactandbowingout.

61.Theword"insurmountable“inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.thatcannotbesolvedB.thatcannotbeunderstood

C.thatcannotbeimaginedD.thatcannotbeobjected

62.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Itiseasiertoovercomestart-upfatigue.

B.Performancefatigueoccurswhenthejobwearewillingtotakegetsblocked.

C.Onewillfinallysucceedafterexperiencingtheviciouscircle.

D.Fatigueoftenaccompaniesfailure.

PassageThree

Wearetalkingaboutmoneyhere,andthethingsyoubuywithit-----andaboutwhatattitude

weshouldtaketospending.

Acrossmostofhistoryandinmostcultures,therehasbeenageneralagreementthatwe

shouldworkhard,saveforthefutureandspendnomorethanwecanafford.It'snicetohavea

comfortableliferightnow,butitisbesttothinkofthefuture.Yeteconomistshavelongknown

thatthingsdon'tworkoutthatway.Theypointtoanideacalledthe“paradoxofthrift."Imagine

youaretheownerofabigbusinessmakingconsumergoods.Youwantyourownstafftowork

hardandsavetheirmoney.Thatway,youdon'thavetopaythemasmuch.Butyouwant

everybodyelsetospendallthemoneytheycan.Thatwayyoumakebiggerprofits.

It'saproblemonaglobalscale.ManypeopleintheUKandtheUnitedStatesareworried

aboutlevelsofpersonaldebt.Yetifpeoplesuddenlystoppedbuyingthingsandstartedpaying

backwhattheyowetocreditcardcompanies,alltheeconomiesoftheWesternworldcollapse.

Thebankswouldbehappy,buteverybodyelsewouldbeintrouble.

Traditionally,economistshavebelievedthatspendingmoneyisaboutmakingrational

choices.Peoplebuythingstomaketheirlifebetterinsomeway.Butinrecentyears,theyhave

noticedthatpeopleoftendonotactuallybehaveinthatway.Weallknowpeoplewhotake

pleasureinbuyinguselessthings.Andtherearemanypeoplearoundwhowon'Ibuythingsthat

theyneed.

Inarecentseriesofexperiments,scientistsatStanfordUniversityintheUSconfirmed

somethingthatmanypeoplehavelongsuspected.Peoplespendmoneybecausetheactofbuying

givesthempleasure.Andtheyrefusetospendwhenitcausesthempain.Thescientistsdiscovered

thatdifferentareasofthebrainthatanticipatepleasureandpainbecomemoreactivewhenweare

makingadecisiontobuythings.Peoplewhospendalothavetheirpleasurecentersstimulated.

Peoplewholiketosavefindbuyingthingspainful.

Ifyouthinkyoureallywantthatproductbecauseit'sbeautifuloruseful,youarewrong,say

thescientists.Thedesiretobuysomethingisaproductofthereactionbetweenchemicalsreleased

bydifferentpartsofthebrainwhentheeyesseeaproduct.

63.Acrossmostofhistoryandinmostcultures,peopleareadvisedto.

A.enjoytheirpresentlifeasmuchaspossible

B.spendeverypennytheyhaveearned

C.saveeverypennyforthefuture

D.savesomemoneyforlateruse

64.Accordingtothecontext,ttparadox^^(inParagraph2)probablymeans.

A.contradictionB.hypothesis

C.declarationD.assertion

65.ItisimpliedthatmanypeopleintheUKandtheUnitedStates.

A.havetoworkhardtomakeendsmeet

B.spendmorethantheycanafford

C.havetroubleinpayingbacktheirdebts

D.don'tpaybacktheirdebtsontime

66.Accordingtotherecentstudiesmadebyeconomists,people.

A.takepleasureinbuyinguselessthings

B.won'tbuythingsthattheyneed

C.spendtheirmoneyirrationally

D.makerationalchoiceswhilespendingtheirmoney

67.IthasbeenprovedbythescientistsatStanfordUniversitythatsomepeopleliketosavemoney

because.

A.theylikekeepingtheirmoneyinbank

B.theywillkeepingsafeiftheysaveenoughmoneyforthefuture

C.theywon'lwanttospendtheirmoneyonuselessthings

D.spendingmoneygivesthempain

68.Thispassagemainlytellsus・

A.howtospendourmoney

B.itisbettertosavesomemoneyforthefuture

C.itisthechemicalsreleasedfromthebrainthatdecideourspending

D.howtoformahabitofrationalspending

PassageFour

Islifetodaymoredangerousthanitusedtobe?Itcertainlyseemsthatway.Withtheradiation

emittedbyourhouses,thearsentic(碑)inthewaterandthetoxicrayscomingoutofcellphones,it

isn'treallysafetosleep,drinkandtalk.

LastweektheentireMetrosysteminWashingtonhadtoclosedownbecausesomeonemightbe

blownontothetracksduringahurricane.ThisweekchildreninWashingtonwerenotallowedtogo

toschoolforawholedaybecausestreetswereblockedbyfallentreesandpowerlines,andtraffic

lightsatsomeintersectionsweren'tworking.Apreviousgenerationmighthavewalkedaroundthe

fallentreesandlookedbothwaysbeforecrossingthestreet,butthechildrenofthisgeneration

clearlyliveinamuchmoredangerousworld,andweneedtoprotectthem.

AfterSept.11,2001,thousandsofpeoplesworeoffairplanesandbegandrivingcars.Infact,

theoddsofbeingkilledinaterroristincidentin2002wereonein9million.Inthatsameyear,the

oddsofdyinginatrafficaccidentwereaboutonein7,000.Bytakingtheprecautionofnotflying,

manypeopledied.

Therearesomeclearpsychologicalexplanationsforsomeofthis.It'safactthatpeoplefear

man-madedisasters(terrorism)farmorethantheyfearnaturaldisasters(hunicane),andtheyare

moreafraidofthingstheydonotcontrol,whichiswhydrivingacardoesfeelsaferthanflyinginan

airplane.Also,althoughIhavenoproof,rilhazardaguessthatpeoplearedisproportionately

frightenedbythingstheyreadaboutinthenewspaper.Bycontrast,theyaredisproportionately

willingtodiscounttheevidenceoftheirownexperience.Ifyoulookaroundyourneighborhood.

you'Unoticethatthewaterisclean---whichitwouldn'tnecessarilyhavebeen100yearsago--and

thatthefoodisn'trottenorstale.

LifeisfarsaferfortheaverageAmericanthaniteverhasforjustaboutanybodyatanyother

timeinhumanhistory-andmaybethatexplainstheludicrousprecautionsthatcityofficialsand

federalbureaucratsandeveryoneelsefeelsobligatedtotakenowadaystosatisfythepublic's

demands.Nowthatwe'veeliminatedmostofthethingsthatthehumanraceoncefeared,we5vejust

inventednewonestoreplacethem.

69.ChildrenarenotallowedtogotoschoolforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT.

A.fallentreesB.fallenpowerlines

C.acominghurricaneD.brokentrafficlights

70.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatthepreviousgeneration.

A.knewbetterhowtoavoiddanger

B.waslessfussyaboutdangers

C.livedinamoredangerousworld

D.wasbetteratprotectingthemselves

71.Whichistheacceptedpsychologicalexplanationforpeople'sfearasmentionedinthepassage?

A.Peoplearemoreafraidofthingstheydonotknowthanthingstheyarefamiliarwith.

B.Peoplearemoreafraidofdangersreportedinnewspapersthanthosetheyexperience.

C.Peoplearemoreafraidofflyinginanairplanethanridingatrain.

D.Peoplearemoreafraidofterroristdisastersthannaturaldisasters.

72.Itisindicatedinthepassagethatinthepast.

A.lifewasmoreenjoyable

B.waterwaslesscleanandfresh

C.foodswereofbettertasteandquality

D.streetsweresaferforchildrentocross

73.Theauthorbelievesthat.

A.peopleareoverreactingtodangersnowadays

B.peoplehavegoodreasontofearthedangerstoday

C.lifeisfullofdangers,especiallyafterthe9.11attacks

D.childrenshouldbebetterprotectedagainstdangers

74.Thetoneoftheauthorinwritingthepassageis.

A.complainingB.depressing

C.factualD.satiric

PassageFive

Acomplexoperationcalledspinalfusionhasemergedasthetreatmentofchoiceformany

kindsofbackpain.Butanumberofresearcherssaythereislittlescientificevidencetoshow

thatformostpatients,spinalfusionworksanybetterthanasimpleroperation,thelaminectomy

（椎板切除术）.Somepeoplewouldbebetteroffwithnosurgeryatall.Evendoctorswhofavor

fusionssaythatmoreresearchisneededontheirbenefits.

Intheabsenceofbetterdata,criticspointtoadifferentreasonforthefusionoperation\

fastrise:money.Medicarecanpayasurgeonasmuchasfourtimesmoreforaspinalfusionas

foralaminectomy.Hospitalsalsocollecttwotofourtimesasmuch."Weallcaveintomarket

andeconomicforces,saidDr.EdwardC.Benzel.Thoughdoctors,asarule,shouldfavorthe

leastcomplicatedtreatment--withsurgerybeingthelastresort--Dr.Benzelestimatedthat

fewerthanhalfofthespinalfusionsdonetodaywereprobablyappropriate.

Doctorsandhospitalsarenottheonlyplayerswithafinancialstakeinfusionoperation.

Criticsblamethecompaniesthatmakethehardwareforpromotingmorecomplexfusions

withoutevidencethattheyaresignificantlymoreeffective.Somesortofhardwarealonehas

soaredto$2.5billionayear.

Thehardwaremakersingeneralacknowledgegivingsurgeonsmillionsofdollarsfor

consultingandresearches,butsaythemoneypromotestechnicalandmedicaladvancesthat

improvebackcare.ButalawsuitbroughtbyScottA.Wiese,aformersalesrepresentativeof

Medtronic-thebiggestmakerofspinalhardware,accusedthecompanyoftryingtopersuade

surgeonstouseitsproductswithoffersoffirst-classplaneticketstoHawaiiandnightatthe

finesthotels.Medtronicsaiditdidnothingwrong,anditdeniedtheaccusationinthelawsuit.

Butthecompanydisclosedearlierthisyearthatthefederalgovernmentwasinvestigating

chargesthatitpaidillegalkickbackstosurgeons.Federalofficialsdeclinedtocommentonthe

investigation,andMedtronicsaiditwouldvigorouslydefenditself.

Still,betweentheallureofmoneyandthequestforbreakthroughsintreatment,some

prominentspinalsurgeonssaythatbackcarehasgoneastray.

75.Whichofthefollowingstatementsonthetreatmentofbackpainistrue?

A.Spinalfusionprovidesabettercurethanothertreatments.

B.Spinalfusionisnogoodtopatientssuffeiingfrombackpains.

C.Thereislimitedevidenceastowhichtreatmentisbetter.

D.Doctorshavegreatconfidenceinthebenefitsofspinalfusion.

76.Itisimpliedthatdoctors.

A.tendtochoosethetreatmentthatisconsideredthebestforpatients

B.haveputfinancialinterestsaheadofpatientsinconsiderablecases

C.arelikelytofavormorecomplicatedtreatmenttoimproveskills

D.wishtochangethecurrentsystemunderwhichtheygetpaidfortheirwork

77.Thehardwaremakers