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2008年职称英语理工类a级考试试题及答案　

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What，S Lacking in“Sicko”?

when.t comes to economic decisions，there are always trade offs(取舍)?Gain 0ne thing and you lose something else._________(46)

The central argument of Michael Moore’s movie“Sicko”一that the cure t0 the nation，s health care problems is a single—payer system—is hardly novel and Is certainly worth consideration，whether or not you agree with it.But in comparing the American system with single-payer plans of other countries—Britain，France，Canada and Cuba Mr.Moore left Out the trade-offs，characterizing those countries as health care paradises. ___________(47) Kurt Loder, the film critic who is best known as the anchor(主持人)of“MTV News，”wrole a critique(批评)of the film for MTV’s website."Sicko，"he said, "does a real service”in portraying(描绘)victims of American insurance companies’-like the people，who died because their only treatment options were considered“experimental" and therefore not covered._______(48)

When" governments attempt to regulate the balance between a limited supply of health care and an unlimited demand for it，they’re inevitably forced to ration treatment’

Mr. Loder asserted.________(49)Mr. Loder cited the short film“Dead Meat，”which presents anecdotes(轶事)of failure In the Canadian single-payer system in its one—sidedness，“Dead Meat'，might have made for a nice double feature with "Sicko," and left movie-goers with a more complete understanding Of the complications of deciding on a health care system _____________(50)

This all makes an otherwise “emotionally compelling film not necessarily an intellectually satisfying one，”wrote Darren Barefoot，a Canadian blogger. (博各作者).

A This is particularly true in health care，a market in which scarce(稀罕的)goods are ridiculously expensive，but needed by everybody

B Mr. Moore also decided to ignore problems in other countries，like France’S high taxes and Britain’ S cash—short hospitals

C But the film as a whole，he concluded，is“breathtakingly meretricious(似是而非的)，”in large part because of its characterizations of other countries’health care systems.

D The problems have been noticed—and criticism is coming not just from Mr. Moore’S detractors(诋毁者).

E He ticked off a number of negative statistics to counter the positive ones offered by Mr. Moore

F Health care is the prevention，treatment，and management of illness

参考答案：

A D C E B

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