- 阅读理解A
题干：You’reintroubleifyouhavetobuyyourownbrand-nameprescriptiondrugs.Overthepastdecade,pricesleapedbymorethandoubletheinflationrate.Treatmentsforchronicconditionscaneasilytop$2，000amonth-nowonderthatoneinfourAmericanscan’taffordtofilltheirprescriptions.Thesolution?Aheartychorusof“0Canada.”Northoftheborder,wherepricecontrolsreign’thosesamebrand-namedrugscost50%to80%less.TheCanadianoptionisfastbecomingapoliticalwake-upcall，“Ifourneighborscanbuydrugsatreasonableprices,whycan’twe?”Eventowhisperthatthoughtprovokesanger.”Un-American！”And-thepropagandiststrumpcard(王牌）-“Wreckourbrillianthealth-caresystem.”Supersizedrugprices,theyclaim,fundtheresearchthatsparksthenextgenerationofwonderdrugs.Nosky-highdrugpricetoday，nocureforcancertomorrow.Soshutupandpayup.Commonsensetellsyouthat'safalsealternative.Therewardforfinding，say,acancercureissohugethatnoone’sgoingtohangitup.Nevertheless,ifCanada-levelpricingcametotheUnitedStates,theindustry'sprofitmarginswoulddropandthepaceofnew-drugdevelopmentwouldslow.HereliestheAmericandilemma.Whoisallthissplendidmedicinefor?Shouldourhealth-caresystemcontinueitsdrivetowardthebestofthebest,eventhoughrisingnumbersofpatientscan’taffordit?Orshouldwedirectourwealthtowardlettingeveryoneinontoday'slevelofcare?Measuredbysavedlives,thelatterisalmostcertainlythebettercourse.Todefendtheirprofits’thedrugcompanieshavewarnedCanadianwholesalersandpharmacies(药房）nottoselltoAmericansbymail,andarecuttingbacksuppliestothosewhodare.Meanwhile,theadministrationisplayingthefearcard.OfficialsfromtheFoodandDrugAdministrationwillarguethatCanadiandrugsmightbefake,mishandled,orevenapotentialthreattolife.DobaddrugsflyaroundtheInternet?Sure-andthemorewelook,themorewe’11find.ButIhaven’theardofanyragingepidemicsamongthehundredsofthousandsofpeoplebuyingcross-border.Mostusersofprescriptiondrugsdon’tworryaboutcostsalot.They’reshelteredbyemployeeinsurance,owingjusta$20co-pay.Thefinancialblowsrain,instead,ontheuninsured,especiallythechronicallyillwhoneedexpensivedrugstolive.Thisgroupwillstillincludemiddle-incomeseniorsonMedicare，who’11havetodigdeeplyintotheirpocketsbeforegettingmuchfromthenewdrugbenefitthatstartsin2006.
题目：How do propagandists argue for the US drug pricing policy? - A 、Low prices will affect the quality of medicines in America.
- B 、High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs.
- C 、Low prices will bring about the anger of drug manufacturers.
- D 、High-price drugs are indispensable in curing chronic diseases.
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细节题。问题是力捧美国药品价格政策的人士是怎么辩解的。追溯到原文第二段第四到第六句，那些propagandist的理由是高昂的药价是为了给具有神奇疗效的新药的研制提供充足的资金。所以选Β选项。Α选项“低价会影响美国药品的质量”，文章中显然没有提到;C选项“低价会招致药品生产商的愤怒”，这种表述，本身是可能成立的, 但是在文中也没有明确提及，所以也不能选;D选项似乎有一定的干扰性, 文章中确实有提到药品价格高是为了治愈一些像癌症之类的疾病, 但是并没有提到chronic diseases(慢性病），所以也不能选。
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