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【T10】
A.THREATENS
B.FOR
C.HEALTHIER A.A GOVERNMENT WITH FINITE RESOURCES SHOULD SIMPLY STOP PAYING【T7】_______MEDICAL CARE
B.OUR FAILURE TO CONFRONT THAT REALITY NOW【T8】_______THIS GREATNESS OF OURS
C.SO THAT YOUNGER,【T9】_______ PEOPLE CAN REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL IT IS SAID THAT IN ENGLAND DEATH IS PRESSING, IN CANADA INEVITABLE AND IN CALIFORNIA OPTIONAL.SMALL WONDER.AMERICANS' LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS NEARLY DOUBLED OVER THE PAST CENTURY.FAILING HIPS CAN BE REPLACED, CATARACTS REMOVED IN A 30-MINUTES SURGICAL PROCEDUR
E.SUCH ADVANCES OFFER THE AGING POPULATION A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WAS UNIMAGINABLE WHEN I ENTERED MEDICINE 50 YEARS AGO.BUT NOT EVEN A GREAT HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM CAN CURE DEATH, AND【T10】______ DEATH IS NORMAL; WE ARE GENETICALLY PROGRAMMED TO DISINTEGRATE AND PERISH, EVEN UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS.WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT AT SOME LEVEL, YET AS MEDICAL CONSUMERS WE TREAT DEATH AS A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVE
D.SHIELDED BY THIRD-PARTY PAYERS FROM THE COST OF OUR CARE, WE DEMAND EVERYTHING THAT CAN POSSIBLY BE DONE FOR US, EVEN IF IT'S USELESS.THE MOST OBVIOUS EXAMPLE IS LATE-STAGE CANCER CAR
E.PHYSICIANS—FRUSTRATED BY THEIR INABILITY TO CURE THE DISEASE AND FEARING LOSS OF HOPE IN THE PATIENT—TOO OFTEN OFFER AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT FAR BEYOND WHAT IS SCIENTIFICALLY JUSTIFIE
D. IN 1950, THE U.S.SPENT $12.7 BILLION ON HEALTH CAR
E.IN 2002, THE COST WILL BE $1,540 BILLIO
N.ANYONE CAN SEE THIS TREND IS UNSUSTAINABL
E.YET FEW SEEM WILLING TO TRY TOREVERSE IT.SOME SCHOLARS CONCLUDE THAT【T11】______THAT SUSTAINS LIFE BEYOND A CERTAINAGE—SAY 83 OR SO.FORMER COLORADO GOVERNOR RICHARD LAMM HAS BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING THAT THE OLD AND INFIRM 'HAVE A DUTY TO DIE AND GET OUT OF THE WAY',【T12】______.

A.THREATENS
B.FOR
C.HEALTHIER
D.A
E.OUR
F.SO
G.SMALL
H.AMERICANS'
I.FAILING
J.SUCH
K.BUT
L.WE
M.SHIELDED
N.THE
O.PHYSICIANS—FRUSTRATED
P.S.SPENT
Q.7
R.IN
S.ANYONE
T.YET
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B
根据语境可知,空格所在句的意思应为:面对死亡而无能为力是对我们这个伟大时代的极大嘲讽。所以,B项符合题意。
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未分类题【T14】A.THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS B.AS BUNGEE JUMPING C.BE CURED D.TO SEEK DANGER A.DISEASES COULD NOT EASILY【T13】______, AND LIFE WAS A CONTINUOUS BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL B.MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY ARE AS RISKY【T14】______INVOLVE JUMPING C.THE ANSWER FOR SOME OF THESE PEOPLE IS【T15】______IN ACTIVITIES D.THOSE WHO HAVE CLIMBED【T16】______, EXPLORED UNKNOWN PARTS OF THE WORLD OR SAILED IN SMALL BOATS AROUND THE WORLD MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING PART IN DANGEROUS SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES.OF COURSE, THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOOKED FOR ADVENTURE—【T17】______ACROSS THE GREATEST OCEANS.NOW, HOWEVER, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SEEK ANIMMEDIATE EXCITEMENT FROM A RISKY ACTIVITY WHICH MAY ONLY LAST A FEW MINUTES OR EVEN SECONDS. I WOULD CONSIDER BUNGEE JUMPING TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SUCH AN ACTIVITY.YOU JUMP FROM A HIGH PLACE (PERHAPS A BRIDGE OR A HOT-AIR BALLOON) 200 METERS ABOVE THE GROUND WITH AN ELASTIC ROPE TIED TO YOUR ANKLES.YOU FALL AT UP TO 150 KILOMETERS AN HOUR UNTIL THE ROPE STOPS YOU FROM HITTING THE GROUND.IT IS ESTIMATED THAT TWO MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLDHAVE NOW TRIED BUNGEE JUMPING.OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH【T18】______FROM TALL BUILDINGSAND DIVING INTO THE SEA FROM THE TOP OF HIGH CLIFFS. WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE PART IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THESE? SOME PSYCHOLOGISTS SUGGEST THAT IT IS BECAUSE LIFE IN MODERN SOCIETIES HAS BECOME SAFE AND BORING.NOT VERY LONG AGO, PEOPLE'S LIVES WERE CONSTANTLY UNDER THREAT.THEY HAD TO GO OUT AND HUNT FOR FOOD,【T19】______. NOWADAYS, ACCORDING TO MANY PEOPLE, LIFE OFFERS LITTLE EXCITEMENT.THEY LIVE AND WORK IN COMPARATIVELY SAFE ENVIRONMENT; THEY BUY FOOD IN SHOPS; AND THERE ARE DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS TO LOOK AFTER THEM IF THEY BECOME ILL.【T20】______SUCH AS BUNGEE JUMPING.此题为多项选择题。

未分类题【T1】A.WITH B.THAT C.THOUGH A.A TREMENDOUS IMPRESSION HAD BEEN MADE UPON ME AS【T1】______I HAD RUN INTO A PERSON B.MIXING【T2】_______THE SOFT-COAL SMOKE C.IT WAS【T3】______MY EYES EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST UPON THE DOLL TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THAT AFTERNOON IN APRIL A YEAR AGO THAT I FIRST SAW THE STRANGE AND APPEALING DOLL IN THE WINDOW OF ABE SHEFTEL'S TOY SHOP ON THIRD AVENUE NEAR FIFTEENTH STREET, JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY OFFICE, WHERE THE PLATE ON THE DOOR READS:DR.SAMUEL AMORY.I REMEMBER JUST HOW IT WAS THAT DAY:THE FIRST HINT OF SPRING FLOATED ACROSS THE EAST RIVER,【T4】______FROM THE FACTORIES AND THE STREET SMELLS OF THE POOR NEIGHBORHOOD. AS I TURNED THE CORNER ON MY WAY TO WORK AND CAME TO SHEFTEL'S, I WAS MADE ONCE MORE AWARE OF THE POOR COLLECTION OF TOYS IN THE DUSTY WINDOW, AND I REMEMBERED THE APPROACHING BIRTHDAY OF A SMALL NIECE OF MINE IN CLEVELAND, TO WHOM I WAS IN THE HABIT OF SENDING MODEST GIFTS.THEREFORE, I STOPPED AND EXAMINED THE WINDOW TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE ANYTHING SUITABLE, AND LOOKED AT THE CONFUSING COLLECTION OF UNAPPEALING OBJECTS—A RED TOY FIRE ENGINE, SOME LEAD SOLDIERS, CHEAP BASEBALLS, BOTTLES OF INK, PENS, YELLOWED ENVELOPES, AND ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SOFT DRINKS.AND THUS【T5】______STORED AWAY IN ONE CORNER, A DOLL WITH THE STRANGEST, MOST CHARMING EXPRESSION ON HER FACE.I COULD NOT WHOLLY MAKE HER OUT, DUE TO THE SHADOWS AND THE FILM OF DUST THROUGH WHICH I WAS LOOKING, BUT I WAS AWARE THAT【T6】______, AS ONE DOES SOMETIMES WITH A STRANGER, WITH WHOSE PERSONALITY ONE IS DEEPLY IMPRESSED.此题为多项选择题。

未分类题【T7】A.ACCOMMODATE B.IN C.TRANSFER A.EARLY STATESMEN STRONGLY BELIEVED【T7】______PRIVATE ENTERPRISE B.TO【T8】______THEMSELVES TO CHANGE C.THE MERGER OR ACQUISITION WAS TO【T9】______CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF AN ALREADY SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE TO A NEW GROUP THE UNITED STATES IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A YOUNG NATION, BUT IN FACT IT IS NEXT TO THE OLDEST CONTINUOUS GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD, AND THE REASON IS THAT ITS PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYSBEEN WILLING【T10】______.IT SHOULD BE REALIZED, HOWEVER, THAT SHARING BENEFITS OF OURACHIEVEMENTS WAS THE RESULT OF TRIAL AND ERROR.UNPRINCIPLED BUSINESSMEN HAD FIRST TO BE RESTRAINED BY GOVERNMENT BEFORE THEY CAME TO LEARN THAT THEY MUST SERVE THE GENERAL GOODIN PURSUING THEIR ECONOMIC INTERESTS.THUS, ALTHOUGH【T11】______, THEY CHOSE TO MAKETHE POST OFFICE A GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY AND TO GIVE THE SCHOOLS TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.SINCE THEN, GOVERNMENT HAS BROADENED ITS ACTIVITIES IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING PREVENTING MONOPO-LIES FROM TAKING OVER THE ECONOMY. INCREASED GROWTH BY ACQUISITION BY OUR LARGEST CORPORATIONS HAS RESULTED IN A SITUATION WHERE VIRTUALLY INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC GIANTS WILL DOMINATE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. GROWTH OF THESE VAST CORPORATE STRUCTURES, EVEN THOUGH ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MUCH SMALLER AND LESS POWERFUL COMPANIES THAT OPERATE UNDER THEIR CONTROL, FORETELLS THE CREATION OF MONOPOLY—LIKE STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT AMERICAN BUSINESS.IN GENERAL, THE MAJOR ACQUISITIONS BY THE SAMPLE COMPANIES WERE CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL BEFORE ACQUISITION.THE MAIN EFFECT OF【T12】______.PROFITABILITY RATIOS INDICATE THAT, IN MOST INSTANCES, THE ACQUIRED COMPANIES OPERATED LESS EFFICIENTLY AFTER ACQUISITION.此题为多项选择题。

未分类题【T5】A.WITH B.THAT C.THOUGH A.A TREMENDOUS IMPRESSION HAD BEEN MADE UPON ME AS【T1】______I HAD RUN INTO A PERSON B.MIXING【T2】_______THE SOFT-COAL SMOKE C.IT WAS【T3】______MY EYES EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST UPON THE DOLL TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THAT AFTERNOON IN APRIL A YEAR AGO THAT I FIRST SAW THE STRANGE AND APPEALING DOLL IN THE WINDOW OF ABE SHEFTEL'S TOY SHOP ON THIRD AVENUE NEAR FIFTEENTH STREET, JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY OFFICE, WHERE THE PLATE ON THE DOOR READS:DR.SAMUEL AMORY.I REMEMBER JUST HOW IT WAS THAT DAY:THE FIRST HINT OF SPRING FLOATED ACROSS THE EAST RIVER,【T4】______FROM THE FACTORIES AND THE STREET SMELLS OF THE POOR NEIGHBORHOOD. AS I TURNED THE CORNER ON MY WAY TO WORK AND CAME TO SHEFTEL'S, I WAS MADE ONCE MORE AWARE OF THE POOR COLLECTION OF TOYS IN THE DUSTY WINDOW, AND I REMEMBERED THE APPROACHING BIRTHDAY OF A SMALL NIECE OF MINE IN CLEVELAND, TO WHOM I WAS IN THE HABIT OF SENDING MODEST GIFTS.THEREFORE, I STOPPED AND EXAMINED THE WINDOW TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE ANYTHING SUITABLE, AND LOOKED AT THE CONFUSING COLLECTION OF UNAPPEALING OBJECTS—A RED TOY FIRE ENGINE, SOME LEAD SOLDIERS, CHEAP BASEBALLS, BOTTLES OF INK, PENS, YELLOWED ENVELOPES, AND ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SOFT DRINKS.AND THUS【T5】______STORED AWAY IN ONE CORNER, A DOLL WITH THE STRANGEST, MOST CHARMING EXPRESSION ON HER FACE.I COULD NOT WHOLLY MAKE HER OUT, DUE TO THE SHADOWS AND THE FILM OF DUST THROUGH WHICH I WAS LOOKING, BUT I WAS AWARE THAT【T6】______, AS ONE DOES SOMETIMES WITH A STRANGER, WITH WHOSE PERSONALITY ONE IS DEEPLY IMPRESSED.

未分类题【T8】A.WITH B.BUT C.PROTECTION A.IT USUALLY GIVES INADEQUATE【T7】_______FROM THE WEATHER B.NOT ONLY IN SOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHERE BICYCLES ARE MAJOR MEANS OF PEOPLE AND GOODS,【T8】______IN A FEW RICHER TOWNS SUCH AS AMSTERDAM IN HOLLAND AND CAMBRIDGE IN ENGLAND C.THEY MIGHT BE MOVEMENTS ASSOCIATED【T9】_______WORK THERE IS A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES WHICH REQUIRE MOVEMENTS OF ABOUT ONE TO FOUR OR FIVE MILES.THESE MIGHT BE LEISURE ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS MOVING FROM HOME TO SWIMMING POOL, TENNIS CLUB, THE THEATER OR OTHER CULTURAL CENTERS, OR TO A SECONDARY OR MORE ADVANCED SCHOOL; OR【T10】______AND SHOPPING IN THE CENTRAL AREAS OF CITIES. THE USE OF CARS CAPABLE OF CARRYING FIVE PEOPLE AT 80 MPH FOR SATISFYING THESE NEEDS IS WASTEFUL OF SPACE AND MOST PRODUCTIVE OF DISTURBANCE TO OTHER ROAD USERS.THE USE OF THE BICYCLE, OR SOME MORE MODERN DERIVATIVE OF IT, IS PROBABLY WORTH MORE CONSIDERATION THAN HAS RECENTLY BEEN GIVEN TO IT.THE BICYCLE ITSELF IS A REMARKABLY EFFICIENT AND SIMPLE DEVICE FOR USING HUMAN MUSCULAR ENERGY FOR TRANSPORTATION.IN PURE ENERGY TERMS, IT IS FOUR TO FIVE TIMES AS EFFICIENT AS WALKING, EVEN THOUGH HUMAN WALKING ITSELF IS TWICE AS EFFICIENT AS THE MOVEMENT OF EFFECTIVE ANIMALS SUCH AS DOGS OR GULLS.IT IS STILL WIDELY USED,【T11】______. 【T12】______, IS NOT VERY SUITABLE FOR CARRYING GOODS, AND DEMANDS CONSIDERABLE MUSCULARWORK TO MAKE PROGRESS AGAINST WIND OR UPHILL.IT ALSO OFFERS ITS RIDER NO PROTECTION AGAINST COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES.ALL THESE DIFFICULTIES COULD, HOWEVER, BE GREATLY ELIMINATED, IF NOT REMOVED, WITH RELATIVELY SMALL CHANGES IN DESIGN THE WHOLE MACHINE COULD BE ENCLOSED IN A PLASTIC BUBBLE WHICH WOULD PROVIDE SOME PROTECTION IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS.IT WOULD BE EASY TO ADD A SMALL PETROL OR ELECTRIC MOTOR.A WIDE VARIETY OF DESIGNS WOULD BE POSSIBLE.AS IN ROWING, WE MIGHT EMPLOY THE POWER OF THE ARMS OR THE GENERAL BODY MUSCULATURE, AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE LEGS; MORE MUSCULAR EXERCISE WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF MANY PEOPLE IN CITIES, AND A WIDE USE OF BICYCLE LIKE MUSCLE-POWERED VEHICLES WOULD BE A USEFUL WAY TO ENSURE THIS.IT COULD ALSO PROVIDE AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHOWING OFF BY THE YOUNG AND VIGOROUS.此题为多项选择题。