翻译二级笔译综合能力阅读分类模拟题134

翻译二级笔译综合能力阅读分类模拟题134ReadingComprehension

Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,NorthAmericanso（江南博哥）cietyheld,asanideal，theNuclearFamily.Thispresumablyperfectresidential,social,andeconomicunitconsistedofanadultmale,anadultfemaleandtheirminorchildren.Thisstructurewasthoughttobestableandlonglasting.

However,afewdecadeslater,thestructureofthatidealfamilywasbeingalteredradicallyevenwhileitwasbeingtoutedasthestructuretobeaimedfor.PopularmagazinesbemoanedthelossoftheNuclearFamilyanditsreplacementwithinferiorforms.

ThereareanumberoffactorsthatareactinginconcerttoapplypressureontheNuclearFamilyandgenerateavarietyofnewstructures.Someoftheseare:

Thedefinitionofmarriagehaschangedsomewhatinthatfewpeoplenowconsiderittolast"untildeathdouspart".Theconceptofmonogamy(themarriageofonemanandonewoman)hasbeenmodifiedtoaformnowreferredtoasserialmonogamy(themarriageofonemanandonewomanatatime).Thisreflectstheincreasingequalityofwomenandmenintermsofeconomicadvantageandtherecognitionthatmanywomennolongerdependonmenfortheirsurvival.Womenareacquiringindependenceandhavebecomeempoweredtomaketheirownchoices.Withthisindependence,theneedtoformarelationshipwithamanbecomeslessimportant.Thischangeembodiestheconceptthatthemarriageistemporaryandcanbeterminatedbyeitherpartneratanytime.Associatedwiththis,ofcourse,istherelaxationofthedivorcelawsandthesignificantreductionoftheshamethathadonetimebeenattachedtodivorce

TheeconomyofNorthAmericahasresultedinatwo-tiersystemofafewrichwhocontrolmostoftheresourcesandalargeportionofthepopulationwhocontrolalmostnoneoftheresources.Becauseofthis,manycouplesareforcedtohavebothpartnerswithfull-timejobsoutsidethehome.Thereareunintendedbyproductsoftheneedforadoubleincome.Themostimportantoftheseisthereplacementofamother-orientedsocializationofchildrentoa"stranger-oriented"socializationsystemreflectedinthegrowthofthechildcareindustry.Also,eitherpartnerisfinanciallyabletoendthemarriagewithoutsignificanthardship.

ThecombinationofthesechangeswillinthecomingdecadeshaveaprofoundeffectonthestructureofthefamilyofNorthAmerica.Asaresult,thefamilywillbeafluid,constantlychangingstructurewithvariablehouseholdarrangementsasthenorm.1.

Inthe1910smostNorthAmericansbelievedthattheNuclearFamily______.A.wouldn'tlastlongB.wasthenormalfamilystructureC.hadnosocialandeconomicbasisD.wasunworthy正确答案：B[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第一段第一句“Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,NorthAmericansocietyheld,asanideal,theNuclearFamily.”可知，B项为正确答案。根据第一段最后一句“Thisstructurewasthoughttobestableandlonglasting.”可知，A项不正确；C、D两项在文中并未提及。

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WhathappenedtotheNuclearFamilyinthemiddleOfthetwentiethcentury?A.Itchangedgreatly.B.Itwascriticized.C.Itremainedanormalstructure.D.Itwaslost.正确答案：A[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第二段第一句“However,afewdecadeslater,thestructureofthatidealfamilywasbeingalteredradically.”可知，几十年后，理想家庭结构有了根本性改变。所以，答案是A。

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Inthemiddleofthetwentiethcentury,peopleinNorthAmerica______.A.weretiredoftheNuclearFamilyB.wantedtogiveuptheNuclearFamilyC.believedthattheNuclearFamilywashopefulD.wereindifferenttotheNuclearFamily正确答案：C[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第二段第一句“However,afewdecadeslater,thestructureofthatidealfamilywasbeingalteredradicallyevenwhileitwasbeingtoutedasthestructuretobeaimedfor.”可知，人们吹捧核心家庭是他们的目标家庭结构。据此推断，答案是C。

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WhathaschangedtheNuclearFamilyinNorthAmerica?A.Peoplehavechangedtheirideasaboutmarriage.B.Womenbecomemoreindependent.C.Theeconomyischanging.D.Alloftheabovefactorsareactingtogether.正确答案：D[解析]本题考查文章主旨。根据文章第四、五段内容可知，这两段主要讲述了是哪些因素导致了核心家庭的改变，其中有人们的婚姻观、妇女的独立和社会经济状况的改变。由此可知，答案是D。

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WhatisthemajorfactorthathasraisedthedivorcerateinNorthAmerica?A.Theincreasingequalityofwomen.B.Relaxationofthedivorcelaws.C.Thesignificantreductionoftheshameondivorce.D.Menhavingmorechancestoknowwomen.正确答案：A[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第四段第三句“Thisreflectstheincreasingequalityofwomenandmenintermsofeconomicadvantageandtherecognitionthatmanywomennolongerdependonmenfortheirsurvival.”可知，正确答案是A。

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InParagraph4,"untildeathdoaspart"probablymeansremainingmarried______.A.untildeathB.totheparticularpersonuntildeathC.toonepersonatatimeD.untiloneleaves正确答案：B[解析]本题考查短语意义。根据文章第四段第二句中的monogamy和serialmonogamy可知，"untildeathdouspart".的意思是至死都和某个人保持婚姻关系，所以，答案是B。

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InParagraph5,"two-tiersystem"meanssome______.A.menhavemanywiveswhileothershavenoneB.peopleareveryrichwhileothersareverypoorC.peoplehavetoomuchworktodowhileothershavenothingtodoD.peoplecontrolothers正确答案：B[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第五段的第一句话“TheeconomyofNorthAmericahasresultedinatwo-tiersystemofafewrichwhocontrolmostoftheresourcesandalargeportionofthepopulationwhocontrolalmostnoneoftheresources.”可知，正确答案是B。

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Manywivesworkoutsidetheirhomebecausethey______.A.wanttobeindependentB.don'twanttostayathomeC.don'thavetotakecareoftheirchildrenD.wanttomakemoneyfortheirhome正确答案：D[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第五段前两句“TheeconomyofNorthAmericahasresultedinatwo-tiersystemofafewrichwhocontrolmostoftheresourcesandalargeportionofthepopulationwhocontrolalmostnoneoftheresources.Becauseofthis,manycouplesareforcedtohavebothpartnerswithfull-timejobsoutsidethehome.”可知，因为产生了双重体系，所以，很多夫妇被迫双双出去工作。据此推断，答案是D。

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"'Stranger-oriented'socializationsystem"inParagraph5probablymeans______.A.strangerscomehometotakecareofchildrenB.neighborsdon'tknoweachotherC.mothersworkoutsidetheirhomeandbecomestrangetotheirchildrenD.childrenbecomestrangetotheirparents正确答案：A[解析]本题考查事实细节。根据文章第五段第四句“Themostimportantoftheseisthereplacementofamother-orientedsocializationofchildrentoa'stranger-oriented'socializationsystemreflectedinthegrowthofthechildcareindustry.”可知，妈妈无暇照顾孩子，而是由陌生人来家中照顾孩子。所以，答案是A。

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Theauthor'spurposeisto______.A.givethebasicfactsofmarriageinNorthAmericaB.explainthereasonswhythedivorcerateishighinNorthAmericaC.introducewhybothhusbandandwifehavetoworkoutsidetheirhomeD.giveapictureoffamilystructuralchangeinNorthAmerica正确答案：D[解析]本题考查文章主旨。通读全文可知，文章主要是讲述北美家庭结构的变化，所以，答案是D。而A、B、C三项内容在文中都有介绍，故不选。

"Whatdoesthemiddlemandobutaddtothepriceofgoodsintheshops?"Suchremarksareaimedattheintermediateoperationsbetweenmanufacturersandfinalcustomers.Thispracticeusuallyattractsalotofattentionfromthepublicandthepressandtheoperationmosttalkedaboutiswhatisoftencalledwholesaling.

Thewholesalerbuysgoodsinlargequantitiesfromthemanufacturersandsellstheminsmallerparcelstoretailers,andforthisservicehissellingpricetotheretailerisraisedseveralpercenthigher.Buthisjobismademoredifficultbyretaildemandnotnecessarilyrunninglevelwithmanufacturers'production.Becauseheadjustsorregulatestheflowofgoodsbyholdingstockuntilrequired,hefreesthemanufacturer,tosomeextent,fromtheeffectonproductionofchangingdemandandhavingtobearthewholerisk.

Themanufacturercanthenkeepupasteadyproductionflow,andtheretailerhasnoneedtoholdheavystocks,whocancallonthewholesalerforsuppliesanytime.Thiswholesalefunctionislikethatofavalveinawaterpipe.Themiddlemanalsobearspartoftheriskthatwouldotherwisefallonthemanufacturerandalsotheretailer.

Thewholesalerprovidesapurelycommercialservice,forwhichheistoowellrewarded.Butthepointthatismissedbymanypeopleisthatthewholesalerisnotjustsomeoneaddingtothecostofgoods.Itistrueonecouldeliminatethewholesalerbutonewouldstillbeleftwithhisfunction:thatofmakingsurethatgoodsfindtheirwaytothepeoplewhowantthem.11.

"Middleman"inthepassagealmostequalstoallthefollowinginmeaningEXCEPT______.A.go-betweenB.intermediaryC.manufacturerD.wholesaler正确答案：C[解析]本题考查词义理解。根据文章第一段前两句“'Whatdoesthemiddlemandobutaddtothepriceofgoodsintheshops?'Suchremarksareaimedattheintermediateoperationsbetweenmanufacturersandfinalcustomers.”可知，Middleman应该是负责制造商和客户之间的业务。Middleman“经纪人，中间人”；go-between“媒介者，中间人”；intermediary“中间人，调解人”；wholesaler“批发商”；manufacturer“制造业者，厂商”。由此可知，答案是C。

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"Thispractice"inParagraph1mostprobablyreferstothefactthatthemiddleman______.A.increasesthepricesintheshopsB.buysfromyouandsellstomeC.aimsremarksatmanufacturersD.interfereswithendusercustomers正确答案：B[解析]本题考查推理判断。根据文章第一段后两句“Suchremarksareaimedattheintermediateoperationsbetweenmanufacturersandfinalcustomers.Thispracticeusuallyattractsalotofattentionfromthepublicandthepressandtheoperationmosttalkedaboutiswhatisoftencalledwholesaling.”可知，practice指代上文的intermediateoperationsbetweenmanufacturersandfinalcustomers，所以是指批发商的行为。

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Thewholesalerobtainshighersellingpricesfor______.A.smallparcelshesellsB.goodshebuysinbulkC.theserviceheprovidesD.theinformationheoffers正确答案：C[解析]本题考查细节理解。根据文章第二段第一句中的“Thewholesalerbuysgoodsinlargequantitiesfromthemanufacturersandsellstheminsmallerparcelstoretailers,andforthisservicehissellingpricetotheretailerisraisedseveralpercenthigher.”可知，批发商卖上高价钱是因为他的服务。

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Amiddleman'sworkmaybecomedifficultbecause______.A.manufacturersruntheirproductiononamuchhigherlevelB.marketdemandmaynotbethesameasindustrialproductionC.retailersarenotnecessaryinrunningtheirretailingbusinessD.retailersdemandlowerlevelsthanthosedemandedbymanufacturers正确答案：B[解析]本题考查细节理解。根据文章第二段第二句的“...hisjobismademoredifficultbyretaildemandnotnecessarilyrunninglevelwithmanufacturers'production.”可知，中间商的工作变得困难是因为零售需求与生产商的产品不同。

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Thewholesalerregulatestheflowofgoodsby______.A.runninglevelwithmanufacturers'productionB.holdingdownstockofcommoditiesC.keepingstockforstrongerdemandD.adjustingthepricesofgoodsintime正确答案：C[解析]本题考查细节理解。根据文章第二段第三句“...heregulatestheflowofgoodsbyholdingstockuntilrequired.”可知，批发商通过存现货以便需求来管理货物流量。所以，答案是C。

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Themiddlemanrelievestheproducerof______.A.fluctuatingmarketdemandandstayingatriskB.theproductionofcommoditiesfortheretailmarketC.someextentofproductionofchangingdemandD.storinggoodsinawarehouseuntiltheyareneeded正确答案：A[解析]本题考查细节理解。根据文章第二段最后一句“Hefreesthemanufacturer,tosomeextent,fromtheeffectonproductionofchangingdemandandhavingtobearthewholerisk.”可知，一定程度上，中间商会使生产商免受需求变化和承担风险的影响。据此推断，答案是A。

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Whatfunctionofthewholesaleriscomparedtoavalve?A.Controllingtheflowofgoods.B.Pushingupdemandfromretailers.C.Bearingpartoftheriskformanufacturers.D.Sellinggoodstoretailers.正确答案：A[解析]本题考查推理判断。根据文章第三段第一句话“Themanufacturercanthenkeepupasteadyproductionflow,andtheretailerhasnoneedtoholdheavystocks,whocancallonthewholesalerforsuppliesanytime.”可知，制造商可以保持一个稳定的生产流程，零售商不必拥有大量现货，随时可以向批发商请求供货。批发商控制货物流动的功能就像一个阀门。

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Peoplecannotdowithoutthewholesaler'sfunction.B.Thefunctionofthewholesalerdoesnotaddtothecostofgoods.C.Thewholesalerhelpstoreducethepriceofgoodsinshops.D.Thewholesaleriswellpaidforhiscommercialservice.正确答案：D[解析]本题考查是非判断。根据文章第四段第一句“Thewholesalerprovidesapurelycommercialservice,forwhichheistoowellrewarded.”可知，D项正确。A项“人们离不开批发商”，根据第四段第三句“onecouldeliminatethewholesaler”可知，A项不正确，故排除；第二段第二行中提到批发商卖给零售商时价格提高了百分之几，第四段中提到someoneaddingtothecostofgoods，所以B、C两项也不正确。

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Theauthorquitepossiblybelievesthatthefunctionofthewholesaleris______.A.goodbuttoocostlyB.necessarybutharmfulC.removablebutnecessaryD.acceptablebutunnecessary正确答案：C[解析]本题考查作者态度。根据文章最后一句“Itistrueonecouldeliminatethewholesalerbutonewouldstillbeleftwithhisfunction:thatofmakingsurethatgoodsfindtheirwaytothepeoplewhowantthem.”可知，你可以没有批发商，但是他的功能还是在的。即批发商并不是必不可缺的，但是必要的。

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Whichofthefollowingtitlesismostappropriateforthispassage?A.TheGreedyWholesalersB.TheWholesalersinthePublicEyeC.ARetailMarketwithWholesalersD.CanWeDowithouttheWholesaler?正确答案：D[解析]本题考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了批发商的作用，特别是文章的最后一句话点明了文章的主旨。A项内容在文中并没有相关支持信息，B、C两项也不正确。

MostpeoplewouldbeimpressedbythehighqualityofmedicineavailabletomostAmericans.Thereisalotofspecialization,agreatdealofattentiontotheindividual,avastamountofadvancedtechnicalequipment,andintenseeffortnottomakemistakesbecauseofthefinancialriskwhichdoctorsandhospitalsmustfaceinthecourtsiftheyhandlethingsbadly.

ButtheAmericansareinamess.Theproblemisthewayinwhichhealthcareisorganizedandfinanced.Contrarytopublicbelief,itisnotjustafreecompetitionsystem.Totheprivatesystemhasbeenjoinedalargepublicsystem,becauseprivatecarewassimplynotlookingafterthelessfortunateandtheelderly.

Butevenwiththishugepublicpartofthesystem,whichthisyearwilleatup84.5billiondollars—morethan10percentoftheU.S.budget—largenumbersofAmericansareleftout.Theseincludeabouthalfthe11millionunemployedandthosewhofailtomeetthestrictlimitsonincomefixedbyagovernmenttryingtomakesavingswhereitcan.

Thebasicproblem,however,isthatthereisnocentralcontroloverthehealthsystem.Thereisnolimittowhatdoctorsandhospitalschargefortheirservices,otherthanwhatthepublicisabletopay.Thenumberofdoctorshasshotupandpriceshaveclimbed.Whenfacedwithtoothache,asickchild,oraheartattack,alltheunfortunatepersonconcernedcandoispayup.

Two-thirdsofthepopulationarecoveredbymedicalinsurance.Doctorschargeasmuchastheywantknowingthattheinsurancecompanywillpaythebill.

ThemedicalprofessionhasasaresultbecomeAmerica'snewbigbusinessmen.Theaverageincomeofdoctorshasnowreached$100,000ayear.Withsuchvastincomesthetalkinthedoctor'ssurgeryisaslikelytobeaboutthedoctor'slatestfinancialdeal,asaboutwhethertheminoroperationheisrecommendingat,severalthousanddollarsisentirelynecessary.

TherisingcostofmedicineintheU.S.A.isamongthemostworryingproblemfacingthecountry.In1981thecountry'shealthcostclimbed15.9percent—abouttwiceasfastaspricesingeneral.21.

IntheU.S.patientscanexpect,inmedicaltreatment,______.A.occasionalmistakesbycarelessdoctorsB.agreatdealofpersonalattentionC.lowchargebydoctorsandhospitalsD.slackingnursesandbadservices正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“Thereisalotofspecialization,agreatdealofattentiontotheindividual,avastamountofadvancedtechnicalequipment”可知，B项“agreatdealofpersonalattention很多个人护理”符合题意。A项“粗心医生偶然的错误”，第一段提到医院有专业化的团队，为避免错误不遗余力，所以A项说法不正确；C项“医生和医院的低收费”，文中提到大部分医疗费用由保险公司支付，所以医院收费很高，由此C项错误；D项“松散的护士和劣质的服务”，第一段说病人能得到医院高质量的关怀，所以说服务劣质也不符合文意，所以这三项都排除。

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Theword"specialization"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.restrictionB.classC.standardD.norm正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“Thereisalotofspecialization”可知，有很多限制。选项中的A项为“限定，限制”符合文意。B项“等级”，C项“标准”，D项“准则”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Doctorsandhospitalstryhardtoavoidmakingmistakesbecause______.A.theyfeartobesuedbythepatientsB.theycaremuchabouttheirreputationC.theycompeteforgettingmorepatientsD.theywishtojointheprivatemedicalsystem正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“andintenseeffortnottomakemistakesbecauseofthefinancialriskwhichdoctorsandhospitalsmustfaceinthecoupsiftheyhandlethingsbadly.”可知，一旦医生和医院处理事情不当，他们将在法庭上面临财务风险，所以A项“他们害怕被病人控告”符合题意。B项“他们很在意他们的名誉”，C项“他们竞争得到更多的病人”，D项“他们想加入私人医疗体系”，这三项和第一段内容不符合。

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Thephase"inamess"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.indisorderB.untidyC.uncleanD.chaotic正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“ButtheAmericansareinamess”可知，但在美国一片混乱。选项中的A项为“无秩序的，混乱的”符合文意。B项“不整洁的”，C项“不干净的”，D项“混沌的”，这三项均不符合题意。

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WhatdoMostAmericansthinkabouthealthcareintheU.S.?A.Itmustbeintotalchaos.B.Itmustbeafreecompetitionsystem.C.Itshouldcovertheunemployed.D.Itshouldinvolveprivatecare.正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“Contrarytopublicbelief,itisnotjustafreecompetitionsystem.和公众的信念相反，美国的医疗体系不是一个公平竞争的体系”可知，公众认为它是一个自由竞争体系，所以B项符合题意。A项“它一定处在一片混乱中”，C项“它应该覆盖失业人员”，D项“它应该包含私人护理”，这三项和文中第二段内容不符合。

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Thephase"leftout"underlinedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.ignoreB.considerC.eliminateD.debar正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第三段的内容“largenumbersofAmericansareleftout”可知，大部分美国人被忽视了。选项中的A项为“忽视，忽略”符合文意。B项“考虑”，C项“排除，消除”，D项“防止，禁止”，这三项均不符合题意。

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FromParagraph3weknowthat______fromthepublichealthsystem.A.millionsofjoblesspeoplegetsupportB.thosewithsteadyincomedonotseekhelpC.somepeoplearemadeineligibletobenefitD.thosewithprivatehealthcareareexcluded正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第三段的内容“Theseincludeabouthalfthe11millionunemployedandthosewhofailtomeetthestrictlimitsonincomefixedbyagovernmenttryingtomakesavingswhereitcan.”可知，在美国一些失业人员和那些拥有政府的固定的收入，严格讲不符合规定，试图通过此方式储蓄的那部分人仍然得不到医疗体系的帮助，所以C项符合题意。A项“成千上万的失业人员从公共医疗体系得到帮助”，这和文中内容相反；B项“有稳定收入的人不从公共医疗体系寻求帮助”，D项“有私人医疗保险的人被排除在外”，B、D和文中第三段内容不符合。

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Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeyfactorintheriseofhealthcostintheU.S.?A.Therefusalofinsurancecompaniestopaythebills.B.Theincreaseofthenumberofdoctorsandhospitals.C.Thelackofgovernmentcontroloverthemedicalprices.D.Themergerofprivatehealthcarewiththepublicsystem.正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第四段的内容“Thebasicproblem,however,isthatthereisnocentralcontroloverthehealthsystem.Thereisnolimittowhatdoctorsandhospitalschargefortheirservices,otherthanwhatthepublicisabletopay.可知，医生和医院收费高，是因为政府控制不到位，所以C项“对医疗价格政府缺乏控制”符合题意。A项“保险公司拒付医疗账单”，B项“医生和医院数量的增加”，D项“私人医疗体系和公共医疗体系的合并”，这三项和第四段内容不符合，不是医院收费高的根本原因。

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Theword"they"underlinedinParagraph5refersto______.A.doctorsB.moneyC.populationD.patients正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第五段的内容“Doctorschargeasmuchastheywantknowingthattheinsurancecompanywillpaythebill”可知，医生根据他们想要的尽量多收费，因为他们知道保险公司会支付的。由此可知，they代指前面提到的医生。所以正确答案是A选项。

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ItisimpliedthatAmericandoctorsoften______.A.tradetheirprofessionalismforfinancialbenefitsB.failtorecognizethepayingpowerofthepatientsC.discussabouthowtomakemoneyduringthesurgeryD.givethepatientsexpensivebutneedlesstreatments正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“Withsuchvastincomesthetalkinthedoctor'ssurgeryisaslikelytobeaboutthedoctor'slatestfinancialdeal,asaboutwhethertheminoroperationheisrecommendingat,severalthousanddollarsisentirelynecessary.”可知，C项“在手术中讨论如何赚钱”符合题意。A项“用他们的专业知识去换取经济利益”，B项“不能辨别出病人的支付能力”，A、B两项在文中没有提到；D项“给病人昂贵的不需要的治疗”，文中提到昂贵，但是没有提到治疗是不是病人需要不需要的，所以D不正确。

Writingaboutmusicislikedancingaboutarchitecture,orsothesayinggoes.SometimesattributedtoFrankZappa,othertimestoElvisCostello,thisquoteisusuallyintendedtoconveythefutilityofsuchanendeavor,ifnotthecompletesillinessofevenattemptingit.ButGlennKurtz'sgracefulmemoir,Practicing:AMusician'sReturntoMusic,turnstheexpressiononitshead,givingitadifferentmeaningbycreatingalovely,uniquebook.

Kurtzpickeduptheguitarasakidinamusic-lovingfamily,attendedtheLongIslandmusicschool,andwentontoplayonMervGriffin'sTVshowbeforegraduatingfromTuftsUniversity.MotivatingtheyoungKurtzwasthedreamofreinventingclassicalguitar,asifbyhisgreatambitionalonehecouldpushitfromthemarginsofpopularinteresttocenterstage-somethingnotevenaccomplishedbythelateSpanishguitaristAndresSegovia,perhapstheonlyartistoftheformevertoreachanythingresemblingwidespreadcelebrity.

Thisbookreadslikealovestoryofsorts:Boymeetsguitar.Boylovesguitar.Guitarbreaksboy'sheartor,moreprecisely,theordinarinessofaworkingmusician'slifedoesso."I'djustimaginedtheartist'slifenaively,childishly,withtoomuchlonging,toomuchpoetryandinnocenceandpurity,"Kurtzwrites."Theguitarhadbeentheinstrumentofmydreams.Nowthedreamwasover."

Boyleavesguitar.Werethestorytoendhere,thisbookwouldheatragedy,butafternearlyadecadetheboyreturnstoguitar,andalthoughhehaslosttheenthusiasmhehadinhisyouth,hefindshisloveoftheguitaragaininawayhenevercouldhaveappreciatedbefore.

AlthoughKurtziswritingaboutauniquemusicalpath,hisjourneyspeakseloquentlytotheheartofanyonewhohaseverdesperatelyyearnedtoachievesomethingandfeltthestingofdisappointment."Everyonewhogivesupaseriouschildhooddream—ofbecominganartist,adoctor,anengineer,anathlete—livestherestoftheirlifewithasenseofloss,withnaggingwhatitis,"hewrites."Isthattimeandeffort,thattalentandambition,trulywasted?"31.

ThequotationmentionedinParagraph1impliesthatwritingaboutmusicis______.A.anambitiousattemptB.amodemformofartC.animpossibletaskD.arewardingexperience正确答案：C[解析]根据文中第一段中的内容“thisquoteisusuallyintendedtoconveythefutilityofsuchanendeavor”可知，用写作表达音乐是不可能实现的，所以C符合文意。A项“一种雄心勃勃的尝试”，B项“一种艺术的现代形式”，D项“一种有回报的体验”，这三项和文中内容不符合。

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Theword"convey"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.transmitB.implyC.hintD.unsafe正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第一段中的内容“thisquoteisusuallyintendedtoconveythefutilityofsuchanendeavor”可知，目的是暗指这种努力的无益。选项中的B项为“暗指”，符合文意。A项“传递”，C项“提示”，D项“不安全的”，这三项均和convey意思相差甚远。

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AsayoungmanGlennKurtzwantedto______.A.surpassAndresSegovia'sachievementB.TransformclassicalguitarC.becomeaTVmusicstarD.liveonarts正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“MotivatingtheyoungKurtzwasthedreamofreinventingclassicalguitar”可以看出库兹想改革古典吉他，所以B项符合文意。A项“超越安德烈斯·塞戈维亚的成就”，这是对文中内容“库兹想重新塑造古典吉他，这是安德烈斯都没有完成的事情”的曲解；C项“成为一名电视音乐巨星”；D项“靠艺术生活”，C、D两项在文中没有提到。

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Theauthormentions"reinventing"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.reuseB.innovateC.recreateD.reset正确答案：B[解析]根据文中第二段中的内容“MotivatingtheyoungKurtzwasthedreamofreinventingclassicalguitar”可知为改革古典吉他。选项中的B项为“改革，”符合文意。A项“再利用”，C项“再创造”，D项“重新设置”，这三项均和reinventing意思相差甚远。

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Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutclassicalguitar?A.Itisnotpopularwiththepublic.B.Itisnotaneasysk