2023年教师资格（初级中学）-英语知识与教学能力（高中）考试备考题库附带答案卷4

米宝宝科技2023年教师资格（初级中学）-英语知识与教学能力（高中）考试备考题库附带答案题目一二三四五六总分得分第1卷一.全考点押密题库(共50题)1.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Thespeakerdidnotmentionmanyfacts,Soweaskedhimtobemore______.A.specificB.specialC.particularD.respective2.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whichofthefollowingismostsuitableforthecultivationoflinguisticcompetence?A.sentence-makingB.cue-carddialogueC.simulateddialogueD.studythesyntax3.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Thenewcolleague______tohaveworkedinseveralbigcorporationsbeforehejoinedourcompany.A.confessesB.declaresC.claimsD.confirms4.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whichofthefollowingbelongstotheoralcommunicativeapproach?A.focusonaccuracyB.focusonfluencyC.focusonstrategiesD.focusoncomprehension5.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Beforeyouleavetheoffice,______alllightsareout.A.seewhichB.seeingthatC.toseethatD.seetoitthat6.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword\"heyday\"intheLast

PARAGRAPH?A.Badmoment.B.Goldentime.C.Rushhour.D.Luckyday.7.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)OneFriday,wewerepackingtoleaveforaweekendaway______mydaughterheardcriesforhelp.A.after

B.whileC.since

D.when8.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Backintheolddays,whenIwasachild,wesataroundthefamilyroundtableatdinnertimeandexchangedourdailyexperiences.Itwasn5tveryorganized,buteveryonewasrecognizedandallthenewsthathadtobetoldwastoldbyeachfamilymember.Welistenedtoeachotherandtheinterestwasnotput-on;itwasreal.Ourfamilywasaunitandwesupportedeachother,andnurturedeachother,andlikedeachother,andwewereevenwillingtoadmitwelovedeachother.Today,thefamilyroundtablehasmovedtothelocalfast-foodrestaurantandtalkisnoteasy,muchlessencourageD.Grandma,whousedtoliveupstairs,isnowthevoiceonlongdistance,andtheworkingparentisfartoobeatendowneachdaytospendeveningrelaxationtimelisteningtothesandboxexperienceofaneagerfour-year-olD.Sofamilyconversationisasextinctasmyoldtoysandparentalquestionssuchas44Whathaveyoubeendoing,Bobby?55havebeenreplacedby“I’mbusy,gowatchtelevision.”AndwatchTVtheydo;countthembythemillions.Butit’susuallynotchildren’stelevisionthatchildrenwatch.Saturdaymorning,thechildren’shour，amountstoonlyabout8percentoftheirweeklyviewing.Wherearetheytobefound?Watchingadulttelevision,ofcourse,fromtheMatchGameinthemorning,totheafternoonatGeneralHospital,fromthemuggingsandbattlesontheeveningnewsrightthroughthefamilyhourandpastintoStanskyandHutch.Thafswhereyoufindourkids,overfivemillionofthem,at10p.m.,notfewerthanamillionuntilaftermidnight!Allofthisisdonewithparentalpermission.Television,usedwell,canprovideenrichingexperiencesforouryoungpeople,butwemustuseitwithsomesense.Whenthecarpetisclean,weturnoffthevacuumcleaner.Whenthedishesareclean,thedishwasherturnsitselfoff.Notsothetelevision,whichisonfromthesuninthemorningtothemoonatnightandbeyond!ParentsmustexercisesomecontrolandshowsomeconcernabouttheculturalinfluenceonthechildwhenaprogramnotintendedforthatchildisvieweD.Parentsneedtointervene.Noninterventionmaybeawisepolicyininternationalaffairs,buttheresultsofparentalnoninterventionwillnotbewiseatall. Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?______.A.ParentalnoninterventionwillnotbepraiseD.B.Noninterventionmaybeagoodpolicyininternationalaffairs.C.Parentsmustexercisesomecontrolandshowsomeconcernabouttheculturalinfluenceonthechildren.D.Parentsneedtointervene.9.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Sincehelefttheuniversity,he______inanaccountingcompany.A.hasbeenworking

B.hadworkedC.hadbeenworking

D.wasworking10.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcoursedesignisNOTtrue?______.A.Thegeneralgoalsofacourseshouldbespecifiedbasedonthelearners’needs.B.Thecontentsofacourseshouldenrichthelearners5knowledge.C.Theassessmentactivitiesshouldreflectthosetaughtinacourse.D.Thecontentsofacourseshouldbeselectedtofitinwiththelearningexperiences.11.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Takingphotographsofindividualsinprivateplaceswithouttheirconsentisnotacceptable,unless→←bythepublicinterest.A.justifiedB.freedC.pardonedD.forgiven12.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)—DoyoumindifI______theTVabit?—Yes,Ido,becauseFmbusywithmyhomeworknow.A.turnon

B.turnup

C.turndown

D.turnoff13.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Theparty’sreducedvotewas______oflackofsupportforitspolicies.A.indicative

B.positiveC.revealing

D.evident14.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Theexperimentrequiresmoremoneythan______.A.havebeenputinB.beingputinC.hasbeenputinD.tobeputin15.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Readingistothemind(

)foodistothebody.A.that

B.which

C.as

D.what16.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whichofthefollowingwordscontainsatriphthong?______.A.boy

B.lowC.tower

D.year17.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)—I’lldothewashing-up,Jack,wouldyoupleasedothefloors?—___.A.Yes,pleaseB.No,Idon’tC.Yes,sureD.No,notatall18.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Theprocessofperceivingothersisrarelytranslated(toourselvesorothers)intocold,objectiveterms.“Shewas5feet8inchestall,hadfairhair,andworeacoloredskirt.”Moreoften,wetrytogetinsidetheotherpersontopinpointhisorherattitudes,emotions,motivations,abilities,ideas,andcharacters.Furthermore,wesometimesbehaveasifwecanaccomplishthisdifficultjobveryquickly—perhapswithatwo-secondglance.Wetrytoobtaininformationaboutothersinmanyways.Bergersuggestsseveralmethodsforreducinguncertaintiesaboutotherswhoareknowntoyousoyoucancomparetheobservedperson’sbehaviorwiththeknownothers’behavior，observingapersoninasituationwheresocialbehaviorisrelativelyunrestrainedorwhereawidevarietyofbehavioralresponsesarecalledfor,deliberatelystructuringthephysicalorsocialenvironmentsoastoobservetheperson’sresponsestospecificstimuli,askingpeoplewhohavehadorhavefrequentcontactwiththepersonabouthimorher,andusingvariousstrategiesinface-to-faceinteractiontouncoverinformationaboutanotherpersonquestion,self-disclosures,andsoon.Gettingtoknowsomeoneisaneverendingtask,largelybecausepeopleareconstantlychangingandthemethodsweusetoobtaininformationareoftenimprecise.Youmayhaveknownsomeonefortenyearsandstillknowverylittleabouthim.Ifweaccepttheideathatwewon’teverfullyknowanotherperson,itenablesustodealmoreeasilywiththosethingsthatgetinthewayofaccurateknowledgesuchassecretsanddeceptions.Itwillalsokeepusfrombeingtoosurprisedorshockedbyseeminglyinconsistentbehavior.Ironically,thosethingsthatkeepusfromknowinganotherpersontoowell(e.g.secretsanddeceptions)maybejustasimportanttothedevelopmentofasatisfyingrelationshipasthosethingsthatenableustoobtainaccurateknowledgeaboutaperson(e.g.disclosuresandtruthfulstatement).

Therearethingsthatwefindpreventingusfromknowingothers.Thesethingsare______.A.disclosuresB.interactionsC.stimuliD.deceptions19.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)TotalPhysicalResponseasaTEFLmethodismoreoftenusedforteaching______.A.childrenB.adultsC.ESPcourseD.GEcourse20.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)AstudentfindsitdifficulttolearntheEnglishsounds[θ]and[e].Ifyouaretheteacher,whichofthefollowingstrategiescanbeused?______.A.Explaininghowtomakethesounds.B.Usingtonguetwisters.C.WritethemontheblackboarD.D.Makingupsentences.21.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)—MayIspeaktoMr.Li,please?A.Holdon,pleaseB.HelpyourselfC.YouarewelcomeD.Goodidea22.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Although

the

earliestfilms

in

cinema

were

done

in

one

shotwithout

any

editing

cutting

is

so

fundamental

to

themediumthatitbeganto

emerge

relatively

quickly.

There

was

a

basic

disparity

between

the

amount

of

film

that

acamera’s

magazine

couldhold

and

the

evolving

desire

offilmmakers

and

audiences

forlongerand

more

elaboratestoryfilms.

Onlyby

editing

shots

togethercould

longernarrative

forms

be

achieved.

ATrip

to

theMoon

(1914),directedbyGeorgesMelies(1861~1938),

forexample,

createsanarrativebyassemblingasseriesofscenes,

witheachscenefilmedinasingleshot.Theeditpointsoccurbetweenthescenesinordertolinkthemtogether.TheGreatTrainRobbery

(1903),directedbyEdwinS.Porter

(1870~1941)，followsabandofWesternoutlawsrobbingatrainandinterruptsthechronologyoftheactiononwithacutawayshowingtherescueofatelegraphoperatorwhom

the

outlaws

earlierhadtied

up.

Following

the

cutaway,

Porterintroduces

a

second

line

ofaction,

showing

theroundup

ofaposse

and

thepursuitofthe

outlaws.

Film

historians

commonlycite

this

as

anearlyexample

ofparallelediting,

showing

twolinesofnarrative

actionhappening

atthe

sametime.

AlthoughPortersuseofthis

devicehereisambiguous,Itisnotclearthathemeansfortheparalleleditingto

establish

that

the

two

lines

of

action

are

in

facthappeningsimultaneously.Inotherrespects,

editinginTheGreatTrainRobberyremainsveryprimitive,

withcutsusedonlytojoinscenesandwithnointercuttinginsideascene.IncontrastwithPorter,

D.

W.Griffith

(1875~1948)

freedthecamerafromtheconventionsofstageperspectivebybreaking

the

action

ofscenes

into

many

different

shots

and

editing

these

according

to

the

emotional

and

narrativerhythmsoftheaction.GriffithexploredthecapabilitiesofeditinginthefilmshemadeatBiographystudiofrom

1908to1913,

primarily

the

use

ofcontinuity

matches

to

link

shots

smoothly

and

according

to

their

dramatic

and

kinestheticproperties.

Cutting

from

full-figure

shots

to

a

close-up

accentuated

the

drama,

and

matching

the

action

on

a

cut

ascharacterwalksfrom

anexteriorinto

adoorwayand,

inthenextshot,

enters

aninteriorsetenabled

Griffith

tojoinfilminglocationsthatwerephysicallyseparatedbutadjacentintermsofthetimeandplaceofthestory.Griffithbecame

famous

forhisuse

ofcrosscutting

in

themany"ridesto

the

rescue"thatclimaxhis

films.

InTheGirlandHerTrust

(1912),

forexample,

Griffithcutsbackandforthfromapairofrobbers,

whohave→abducted←

theheroineandareescapingonarailroadpumpcar,

whoisattemptingtoovertakethembytrain.Byintercuttingtheselinesofaction,

Griffith

creates

suspense,

and

by

shortening

the

lengths

ofthe

shots,

he

accelerates

thepace.

Crosscuttingfurnishedafoundationfornarrativeincinema,

andthereislittlestructuraldifferencebetweenwhatGriffithdidhereandwhatalaterfilmmakersuch

asSteven

Spielberg

(B.

1946)

doesinJaws

(1975).GriffithextendedhisfluiduseofcontinuityeditingandcrosscuttinginhisepicsTheBirthofaNation

(1915)

andIntolerance

(1916).Thelatterfilmis

asupremeexampleofcrosscutting,

whichishereusedtotellfourstories

setindifferenttimeperiodsin

simultaneousfashion. Whopopularizedparallelediting?______.A.d.w.griffithdid.B.georgesmeliesdid.C.edwins.porterdid.D.stevenspielbergdid.23.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whenaresearcherreadsanacademicpapertoseeifitisrelevanttohisfieldofinterest,whichoneofthereadingskillsisheusing?______.A.skimmingB.scanningC.inferringD.prediction24.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAudio-lingualMethodiswrong?v

A.Themethodinvolvesgivingthelearnerstimuliintheformofprompts.B.Themethodinvolvespraisingthecorrectresponseorpublishingincorrectresponseuntiltherightoneisgiven.C.Mothertongueisacceptedintheclassroomjustasthetargetlanguage.D.Emphasisislaiduponusingorallanguageintheclassroom;somereadingandwritingmightbedoneashomework.25.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whichofthefollowingsoundsdoes“lateral”referto?______.A.[w]

B.[l]C.[j]

D.[h]26.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)WhichofthefollowingisNOTasuitablepost-readingactivity?A.story-extendingB.discussingarelevanttopicC.addingatitleforthepassageD.passagesummaryorretelling27.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmericA.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?”thereporteraskedthebanker.Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,"IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.",Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany."Doyouagreewiththat?"sheaskeD.Themanshookhishead,“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You’donlybeimportantwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthePresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”Thereporterturnedtothethirdman."Doyouthinkso?"“No,Idon’t,’’hesaid,“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ItmakesthePresidentimportant.”“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?”thereporterandtheothertwomenaskedthethirdone."Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang,thePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘It’sforyou.’’’ Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought______.A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedoneofthelargestcompaniesB.thebankerwasreallyimportantC.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportantD.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportant,whilehewasvisitingthePresident,thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall28.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Toachievefluency,whenshouldcorrectionbeconducted?A.Afterclass.B.Themomenterroroccurs.C.Atthesummarystageoftheactivity.D.Duringthecourseofthecommunication.29.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whataspectofvocabularyistrainedinthefollowing?Theteacherasksthestudentstoreadthefollowingpassagetotellthewritersattitudetowardsthewoman.Sheisinterviewing,tall,tannedanddebonair,HazelHendersonisanunlikelyrevolutionary.Shegreetsmewithawarmsmileandordersaportoftea,unlikethewell-heeledmatronsstayingatthiscomfortablehotel.A.registerB.connotationC.collocationD.constitution30.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)IarrivedattheairportsolatethatI______missedtheplane.A.onlyB.quiteC.narrowlyD.seldom31.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Theclassroomteachingenvironmentconsistsofclassroomenvironmentand______.A.socialenvironmentB.communicationenvironmentC.practiceenvironmentD.gameenvironment

32.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whatcanweknowaboutvirusesandbacteriafromthefourthparagraph?A.Virusesoftenremainhiddenintheenvironment.B.Bacteriaarepassedtootherpeoplebytheinfectedindividual.C.Thelonelypeoplecancatchvirusesmoreeasily.D.Virusesposeagreaterthreattothegregariousthanbacteria.33.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Toestablishtheevaluationindexsystemofevaluationofstudents5all-rounddevelopmentmustinclude______.A.subjectlearninggoalsB.generaldevelopmentgoalsC.subjectlearninggoals&generaldevelopmentgoalsD.emotionalgoals34.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Thereisnodoubt______youwillpasstheexamthistime.Youhaveworkedsohardinthepastmonths.A.whether

B.thatC.if

D.what35.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Theprocessofperceivingothersisrarelytranslated(toourselvesorothers)intocold,objectiveterms.“Shewas5feet8inchestall,hadfairhair,andworeacoloredskirt.”Moreoften,wetrytogetinsidetheotherpersontopinpointhisorherattitudes,emotions,motivations,abilities,ideas,andcharacters.Furthermore,wesometimesbehaveasifwecanaccomplishthisdifficultjobveryquickly—perhapswithatwo-secondglance.Wetrytoobtaininformationaboutothersinmanyways.Bergersuggestsseveralmethodsforreducinguncertaintiesaboutotherswhoareknowntoyousoyoucancomparetheobservedperson’sbehaviorwiththeknownothers’behavior，observingapersoninasituationwheresocialbehaviorisrelativelyunrestrainedorwhereawidevarietyofbehavioralresponsesarecalledfor,deliberatelystructuringthephysicalorsocialenvironmentsoastoobservetheperson’sresponsestospecificstimuli,askingpeoplewhohavehadorhavefrequentcontactwiththepersonabouthimorher,andusingvariousstrategiesinface-to-faceinteractiontouncoverinformationaboutanotherpersonquestion,self-disclosures,andsoon.Gettingtoknowsomeoneisaneverendingtask,largelybecausepeopleareconstantlychangingandthemethodsweusetoobtaininformationareoftenimprecise.Youmayhaveknownsomeonefortenyearsandstillknowverylittleabouthim.Ifweaccepttheideathatwewon’teverfullyknowanotherperson,itenablesustodealmoreeasilywiththosethingsthatgetinthewayofaccurateknowledgesuchassecretsanddeceptions.Itwillalsokeepusfrombeingtoosurprisedorshockedbyseeminglyinconsistentbehavior.Ironically,thosethingsthatkeepusfromknowinganotherpersontoowell(e.g.secretsanddeceptions)maybejustasimportanttothedevelopmentofasatisfyingrelationshipasthosethingsthatenableustoobtainaccurateknowledgeaboutaperson(e.g.disclosuresandtruthfulstatement).

Somepeopleareoftensurprisedbywhatotherpeopledo.AccordingtoBerger,thatismainlybecause______.A.somepeoplearemoreemotionalthanothersB.somepeoplearenotawareofthefactthatwewillnevercompletelyknowanotherpersonC.somepeoplearesensitiveenoughtosensethechangeofotherpeopledattitudesD.somepeoplechoosetokeeptothemselves36.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)InEnglishteaching,teachersshouldNOTpayattentionto______.A.correctingthestudenfsmistakesanderrorsintheprocessoflearningimmediatelyB.providingtheindependentlearningandcommunicativeopportunitiesforstudentsC.encouragingstudentstoexplorethewaytomasterEnglishD.cultivatingstudents’interest37.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Thegirllikes______and______.A.tomato;chickenB.tomatoes;chickensC.tomatoes;chickenD.tomato;chickens38.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Itwasbetween1830and1835______themodemnewspaperwasborn.A.whenB.thatC.whichD.while39.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Themainobjectiveofmechanicalpracticeistohelplearnerstoabsorbthoroughlythe______ofalanguageitem.A.meaning

B.function

C.context

D.form40.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Inwriting,whichstepisusedtogetstudentstothinkfreelyandputdownallpossibleideas

relatedtothetopicthatcometotheirminds?A.Proofreading.B.Revising.C.Brainstorming.D.Mapping.41.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Whichofthefollowingactivitieshelpstotraintheskilloflisteningforgist?A.Afterlistening,thestudentsarerequiredtofigureouttherelationshipbetweenthecharacters.B.Afterlistening,thestudentsarerequiredtosequencethesentencesaccordingtothestory.C.Afterlistening,thestudentsarerequiredtoidentifythecharactersappearinginthestory.D.Afterlistening,thestudentsarerequiredtodecideuponthetitleforthetext.42.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)

Tom,takethisbaggageandputit__________youcanfindenoughspace.A.whichB.inwhichC.whereverD.whereas43.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Undertheword“flower”，therearemanywordssuchas“rose”，“tulip”，“Violet”，“peony”,“jasmine”andsoon.Thentherelationshipbetweentheword“flower”andotherwordsiscalled______.A.synonymyB.antonymC.hyponymyD.homonymy44.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)InPARAGRAPHFOUR,whichofthefollowingshowsthepurposeofdescribingthe

experiment?A.Todiscernthelinkbetweenanalyticalthinkingandinsights.B.Todiscernconnectionbetweencloseattentionandinsights.C.Todiscernconnectionbetweencloseattentionandimagination.D.Totestpeople'scapacityforcloseattentionandabstractassociation.45.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)Themultinationalcorporationismakingatake-over______forapropertycompany.A.applicationB.bidC.proposalD.suggestion46.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)

Theonethatdoesnotbelongtotheapproachtoteachingreflectionis__________.A.teachingjournalB.audioorvideorecordingoflessonsC.actionresearchD.teachingplan47.(单项选择题)(每题2.00分)请阅读passage2，完成下列小题。Passage2Themedicalcommunityoweseconomistsagreatdeal.AmartyaSenwonaNobelPrizeforEconomicSciencesin1998.Hehasspenthisentirecareerpromulgatingideasofjusticeandfreedom,withhealthrarelyoutofhisgaze.JosephStiglitzwonaNoblein2001.In1998,whenhewaschiefeconomistatthe(then)notoriouslyregressiveWorldBank,hefamouslychallengedtheWashingtonConsensus.AndJeffSachs,acontroversialfiguretosomecritics,canfairlylayclaimtotheenormousachievementofputtinghealthatthecenteroftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.His"CommissiononMacroeconomicsandHealth"wasalandmarkreport,providingexplicitevidencetoexplainwhyattackingdiseasewasabsolutelynecessaryifpovertywastobeeradicateD.AndImustoffermyownpersonalgratitudetoaveryspecialgroupofeconomists-LarrySummers,DeanJamison,KennethArrow,DavidEvans,andSanjeevGuptA.TheyweretheeconomicteamthatdrovetheworkofGlobalHealth.Butalthoughwemightbekindtoeconomists,perhapsweshouldbetougheronthedisciplineofeconomicstextbook，andyouwillseetheprioritygiventomarketsandefficiency,priceandutility,profitandcompetition.Thesewordshavechillingeffectsonourquestforbetterhealth.Theyseemtomarginalizethosequalitiesofourlivesthatwevaluemostofall-notourself-interestbutouthumanity;notthecostsandbenefitsofmonetaryexchange,butvisionandidealsthatguideourdecisions.Itwastheseissuesthatwereaddressedatlastweek'sGlobalHealthLab,heldatLondonSchoolofHygiene&TropicalMedicine.AnneMills,Vice-DirectoroftheSchool,ferventlyarguedthecaseinfavorofeconomists.Itwastheywhocontributedtounderstandingtheideaof"best-buys"inglobalhealth.Itwaseconomistswhochallengeduserfees.Anditwaseconomistswhomadetheconnectionbetweenhealthandeconomicgrowth,providingoneofthemostcompellingpoliticalargumentsfortakinghealthseriously.Someeconomistsmightadoremarkets,butnothealtheconomists,shesaiD."Healthcareisdifferent."Forherkindofeconomist,ahealthsystemisa"socialinstitutionthatembodiesthevaluesofsociety".Althoughcompetitionhasaparttoplayinhealth,itshouldbeusedjudiciouslyasamechanismtoimprovethequalityofcare.ChrisWhitty，ChiefScientificAdviserattheUK’sDepartmentforInte