- 阅读理解A
题干：Everyone，itseems，hasahealthproblem.AfterpouringbillionsintotheNationalHealthService,Britishpeoplemoanaboutdirtyhospitals,longwaitsandwastedmoney.InGermanythenewchancellor,AngelaMerkel,isunderfireforsuggestingchangingthefinancingofitshealthsystem.Canada’snewConservativePrimeMinister，StephenHarper，madeabigfussduringtheelectionaboutreducingthecountry’slengthymedicalqueues.Acrosstherichworld，affluence，ageingandadvancingtechnologyaredrivinguphealthspendingfasterthanincome.ButnowherehasabiggerhealthproblemthanAmerica.Soaringmedicalbillsaresqueezingwages,swellingtheranksoftheuninsuredandpushinghugefirmsandperhapseventhegovernmenttowardsbankruptcy.Ford’sannouncementthisweekthatitwouldcutupto30,000jobsby2012wasasmuchasignofits“legacy”health-carecostsasoftheillsofthecarindustry.Pushedbypollsthatshowhealthcareisoneofhismaindomesticproblemsandbyforecastsshowingthattheretiringbabyboomers(生育高峰期出生的人）willcrushthegovernment'sfinances,GeorgeBushistounveilareformplaninnextweek'sstate-of-the-unionaddress.America’shealthsystemisunlikeanyother.TheUniteStatespends16%ofitsGDPonhealth,aroundtwicetherich-countryaverage,equivalentto$6,280foreveryAmericaneachyear.Yetitistheonlyrichcountrythatdoesnotguaranteeuniversalhealthcoverage.Thankstoanaccidentofhistory，mostAmericansreceivehealthinsurancethroughtheiremployer,withthegovernmentpickingupthebillforthepoorandtheelderly.Thiscurioushybrid(混合物）certainlyhasitsstrengths.Americanshavemorechoicethananybodyelse，andtheirhealth-caresystemismuchmoreinnovative.Europeans’billscouldbemuchhigherifAmericanmedicinewerenotdoingmuchoftheirResearchandDevelopment(R&D)forthem.Buttherearealsohugeweaknesses.Theonemostoftencited-especiallybyforeigners-isthearmyofuninsured.Some46millionAmericansdonothavecover.Inmanycasesthatisoutofchoiceand，iftheyfallseriouslyill，hospitalshavetotreatthem.Butitisstilldeeplyunequal.Andtherearealsoshockinginefficiencies：bysomemeasures,30%ofAmericanhealthspendingiswasted.Thenthereisthequestionofstatesupport.ManyAmericansdisapproveofthe“socializedmedicine”ofCanadaandEurope.Infact,evenifmuchoftheadministrationisdoneprivately,around60%ofAmerica'shealth-carebillendsupbeingmetbythegovernment.Proportionately，theAmericanstatealreadyspendsasmuchonhealthastheOECD(OrganizationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopment)average,andthatshareissettogrowasthebaby-boomersrunuptheirMedicareandevermoreemployersavoidprovidinghealth-carecoverage.Americais,ineffect,headingtowardsaversionofsocializedmedicinebydefault.
题目：Ford’s announcement of cutting up to 30, 000 jobs by 2012 indicates that Ford_____. - A 、has the biggest health problem of the car industry
- B 、has made profits from its health-care legacy
- C 、has accumulated too heavy a health-care burden
- D 、owes a great deal of debt to its employees
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
推理题。根据题干定位到第二段第三句Ford's announcement… industry, 这句话的意思是“福特宣布到2012年缩减的职位将达到30 000个，这既是汽车工业弊病的征兆, 也是医疗费遗留问题的迹象”。legacy意为“遗产, 遗留问题”，对应于accumulated, 指的是日积月累留下的沉重的医疗费用负担，因此C选项为正确答案。
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