- 阅读理解A
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题目：In contrast to the US, Japan and Sweden are funding their medical care_____. - A 、more flexibly
- B 、more extravagantly
- C 、more cautiously
- D 、more reasonably
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。最后一段第三句提到, 虽然日本和瑞典在医疗保健上的花费比美国少，但人的寿命却比美国人的寿命长，身体也更健康。接着, 作者发出感叹，美国在寻求不可能奏效的治疗方法上花钱太多, 而在研究能提高人们生活质量的更平常的方法上花钱太少。所以可以推断出，日本和瑞典在医疗保健上的投资更合理。因此选D选项。
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