Richard:_________ . My name is Richard Stewart. May I take a picture of you? Mrs. Vann: By all means, I'm Mrs. Vann. Glad to meet you.
A. I'm sorry
B. Excuse me
C. Pardon me
D. Attention, please
Richard is American, john is British-they have different
A.nations
B.countries
C.lands
D.nationalities
Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions. We all under stand that at some level, yet as medical consumers we treat death as a problem to be solved. 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 care. 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 justified.
In 1950, the U.S. spent $12.7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be $1540 billion. Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with finite re sources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age—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", so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.
I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive. At 78, Viacom chairman Stunner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s. These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age. As a mere 68-year-old, I wish to age as productively as they have.
Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. Ask a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have. As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people's lives.
What is implied in the first sentence?
A.Americans are better prepared for death than other people.
B.Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.
C.Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.
D.Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.
Richard: Your English is very good. I appreciate your help.
Alexandra: Thanks. _________.
A. It's a piece of cake
B. It's my pleasure
C. It's my duty
D. It's my way
Sir Richard Rogers clearly knows that it is his duty to_________ .
A.make his buildings historic ones.
B.create something out of a unique style
C.house those people who will often change their jobs
D.construct a building that can meet the changes of the modeI"n age
A. How are you?
B. Everything is fine
C. Fine thank you.
D. Nice to meet you.
Richard: Oh, I've got to go._________ .
Robbie: It was a pleasure meeting you, too. Bye-bye.
A. It was nice of you to meet me
B. It was nice to have met you
C. It was nice meeting you here
D. It was nice for you to meet me
What Richard Besser said in the second paragraph reminds people that_____.
A.the government has responsibility to fight against infectious diseases
B.patients have responsibility to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
C.everybody has responsibility to control the outbreak of infectious diseases
D.doctors and experts have responsibility to fight agent infectious diseases
In1950, the U.S. spent .7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be billion. Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with finite resources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age-----say 83 or so. Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm“have a duty todie and get out of the way”,so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.
I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive. At 78,Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53.Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is in her 70s,and former surgeon general C.Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s.These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age. As a mere 68-year-old,I wish to age as productively as they have.
Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. Ask a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have. As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people's lives.
第56题:What is implied in the first sentence?
A. Americans are better prepared for death than other people.
B. Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.
C. Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.
D. Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.
Though there was no organized group of poets who imitated(),the influence of his poetic style was widely felt on George Herbert,Richard Crashow,Henry Vaughan,and A.Cowley who were later labeled as the metaphysical poets.
A.William Shakespeare
B.Geoffrey Chaucer
C.John Donne
D.Francis Bacon
A.has developed a new set of building standards
B.is a pioneer architect of his age
C.strictly follows the tradition in his work
D.is the father of modem architecture