- 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：What are American drug companies doing to protect their high profits? - A 、Labeling drugs bought from Canada as being fakes.
- B 、Threatening to cut back funding for new drug research.
- C 、Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies.
- D 、Attributing the raging epidemics to the ineffectiveness of Canadian drugs.
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
细节题。题中问的是美国药品制造商是怎样保护自己高额的利润的。定位到第四段第一句话，药品的制造商警告加拿大批发和零售商不要向美国人邮售药品，并且还减少对敢于销售者的供货，由此看出C选项是正确的。Α选项中“把来自加拿大的药归为假药”，与原文中提到的谣传加拿大药品是假药这个事实不符。B、D两选项内容在文中没有细节支持，显然不对。
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