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阅读理解 　　One of the greatest killers in the Western world is heart disease．The death rate from the disease has been increasing at an alarming speed for the past thirty years．Today in Britain, for example, about four hundred people a day die of heart disease．Medical experts know that people can reduce their chances of getting heart disease by exercising regularly, by not smoking, by changing their diets, and by paying more attention to reducing stress in their work． 　　However, Western health-care systems are still not paying enough attention to the prevention of the disease．There is a need for more programs to educate the public about the causes and prevention of heart disease．Instead of supporting such programs, however, the U.S．health –care system is spending large sums of money on the surgical(外科的)treatment of the disease after it develops．This emphasis on treatment clearly has something to do with the technological advances that have taken place in the past ten to fifteen years．In this time, modern technology has enabled doctors to develop new surgical techniques．Many operations that were considered impossible or too risky(有风险的)a few years ago are now performed every day in U．S．hospitals．The result has been a huge increase in heart surgery． 　　Although there is no doubt that heart surgery can help a large number of people, some people point out that the emphasis on the surgical treatment of the disease has three clear disadvantages．First, it attracts interest and money away from the question of prevention．Second, it causes the costs of general hospital care to rise．After hospitals buy the expensive equipment that is necessary for modern heart surgery, they must try to recover the money they have spent．To do this, they raise costs for all their patients, not just those patients whose treatment requires the equipment．The third disadvantage is that doctors are encouraged to perform surgery-even on patients for whom an operation is unnecessary-because the equipment and expert skills are there．A government office recently stated that major heart surgery was often performed even though its chances of success were low．In one type of heart surgery, for example, only 15 percent of patients improved their conditions after the surgery．However, more than 100,000 of these operations are performed in the United States every year． (1) We know from the passage that the writer thinks ________． [　　] A． heart surgery is not necessary if people pay attention to the prevention of heart disease B． health-care system should emphasize more on the prevention of heart disease C． heart surgery is of little help though it has many advantages D． patients should rely on heart operations thought their chances of success are low． (2) Health-care system in US tends to encourage surgery because ________． [　　] A． patients would like to be treated with operations B． heart surgery proves no risk at all C． surgical technology has greatly improved D． it saves a lot of trouble and money in the prevention of heart disease (3) According to the passage, which of the following may increase the chances of getting heart disease? [　　] A． Changing one’s diets． B． Doing exercise regularly． C． Smoking frequently． D． Controlling one’s weight． (4) Patients without heart disease may disagree with heart surgery for the reason that ________． [　　] A． their diseases may be more serious B． hospitals will raise costs for all patients C． most of the operations are not as successful as expected D． patients may choose heart surgery even when it is not needed (5) All of the following are on a rise except ________ according to the passage． [　　] A． people’s interest in the prevention of heart disease B． money that is spent on heart surgery C． people who die of heart disease D． heart surgery performed in the US

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答案：1．B;2．C;3．C;4．B;5．A;