广东省2013年高考英语二轮复习 同步专题 阅读理解8

1 阅读理解精选阅读理解精选 8 8 Self employed private physicians who charge a fee for each patient visit are the foundation of medical practice in the United States Most physicians have a contract relationship with one or more hospitals in the community They send their patients to this hospital which usually charges patients according to the number of days they stay and the facilities operating room tests medicines that they use Some hospitals belong to a city a state or in the case of veteran s hospitals a federal government agency Others are operated by religious orders 教会 or other non profit groups Some medical doctors are on salary Salaried physicians may work as hospital staff members or residents who are often still in training They may teach in medical schools be hired by corporations to care for their workers or work for the federal government s Public Health Service Physicians are among the best paid professionals in the United States In the 1980s it was not uncommon for medical doctors to earn incomes of more than 100 000 a year Specialists particularly surgeons might earn several times that amount Physicians list many reasons why they deserve to be so well rewarded for their work One reason is the long and expensive preparation required to become a physician in the United States Most would be physicians first attend college for four years which can cost nearly 20 000 a year at one of the best private institutions Prospective physicians then attend medical school for four years Tuition alone can exceed 10 000 a year By the time they have obtained their medical degrees many young physicians are deeply in debt They still face three to five years of residency 实习阶段 in a hospital the first year as an apprentice physician The hours are long and the pay is relatively low Setting up a medical practice is expensive too Sometimes several physicians will decide to establish a group practice so they can share the expense of maintaining an office and buying equipment These physicians also 2 take care of each other s patients in emergencies Physicians work long hours and must accept a great deal of responsibility Many medical procedures even quite routine ones involve risk It is understandable that physicians want to be well rewarded for making decisions which can mean the difference between life and death 41 According to the passage it is very unlikely that an American hospital is owned by A a churchB a corporationC a cityD a state 42 The expenses for becoming a doctor are spent on A schooling and retrainingB practice in a hospital C facilities he or she usesD education he or she receives 43 According to the passage how long does it take for a would be physician to become an independent physician in the USA A About seven years B Eight years C Ten years D About twelve years 44 Sometimes several physicians set up a group medical practice mainly because A there are so many patients that it is difficult for one physician to take care all of them B they can take turns to work long hours C facilities may be too much of a burden for one physician to shoulder D no one wants to assume too much responsibility 45 Which of the following statements could fully express the author s view towards physicians payment in the USA A For their expensive education and their responsibility they deserve a handsome pay B It is reasonable for physicians to have a large income because their work is very dangerous C Physicians should be better paid because they work long hours under bad conditions 3 D Physicians have great responsibility so it is understandable that they should be well rewarded 答案与解析答案与解析 41 45 BDDCA 在美国 医师是高报酬职业之一 这是由于他们需要较长时间的学习和高学费投入的缘故 41 B 语义理解题 从第 1 段最后两句话中可得出答案 42 D 主旨题 从第 3 段的最后部分中可得出答案 43 D 计算题 从第 3 段的 Most would be physicians first attend college