Question

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high．More time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem． 　　A visit to a doctor’s office costs from 15 to 50 dollars．It is almost impossible for people to pay for the medical care they need．Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid．Most doctors, however, disagree．They say that they were required to study medicine for a long time．Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money．Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from bank to pay their tuition．Because their money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work．So, they charge(收费)people high prices for medical care． 　　Therefore, it is possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary, because high tuition is one cause of high costs．One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition． (1) The word“tuition”in the passage probably refers to ________． [　　] A． teaching the students B． studying the courses C． payment for education D． living at school (2) The reason for the high medical cost mentioned in the passage is that ________． [　　] A． tuition in medical schools is high B． the price of medicine is high C． doctors are overpaid D． doctors must pay money to the banks (3) One way to lower the cost of medical care would be ________． [　　] A． not to see a doctor B． to pay doctors less money C． to let medical students have free or partly free medical education D． to forbid doctors to ask their patients for too much money (4) The main idea of the article is that ________． [　　] A． a visit to a doctor’s office may cost as much as ＄15 to ＄50 in the United States B． the cost of medical care is the main reason for the high costs in the United States C． medical care in the United States costs a lot of money because doctors want to be rich D． the high cost of tuition in medical schools is one reason for the high cost of medical care in America (5) The cost of medical care in the United States is very high．What does the writer think about it? [　　] A． He agrees that doctors are overpaid． B． He thinks it a big problem and suggests a way to settle it． C． He doesn’t think the medical students should borrow money from banks． D． He doesn’t think it necessary for the medical students to study for a long time．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．C;4．D;5．A;
解析：

(1)	由上下文及“Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money．”一句，可不难推测该词意为“学费”。故答案为C项。
(2)	由“…because high tuition is one cause of high costs．”可知答案。
(3)	短文结尾一句即是本题答案之所在。
(4)	作者在本文开头就已指出这一点。
(5)	根据整篇文章的意思和“Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid．Most doctors, however, disagree．”这一句可以断定作者是持这一观点的。