2018年黑龙江高考英语模拟题11

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Self-employed private physicians who charge for each patient’s visit are the foundation of medical practice in the United States. Most physicians have a contract relationship with one or more hospitals in the community. They send their patients to these hospitals, which usually charge patients according to the number of days they stay and the facilities that they use. Some hospitals belong to a city, a state or, in the case of veterans’ (退伍军人的) hospitals, a federal (联邦的) government agency. Others are operated by churches or other non-profit groups.

Some medical doctors are on salary. Salaried physicians may work as hospital staff members (职员), or residents (高级专科住院实习医生), who are often still in training. They may teach in medical schools, be hired by companies to care for their workers or work for the federal government’s Public Health Service.

Physicians are among the best paid professionals in the US. In the 1980s, it was not uncommon for medical doctors to earn incomes of more than $100,000 a year. Specialists, particularly surgeons, might earn several times that amount. Physicians list many reasons why they should be so well rewarded for their work. One reason is the long and expensive preparation required to become a physician in the US. Most would-be physicians first attend colleges for four years, which can cost nearly $20,000 a year at one of the best private academies. Prospective (未来的) physicians then attend medical schools for four years. Tuition alone can be over $10,000 a year. By the time they have gotten their medical degrees, many young physicians are deeply in debt. They still face three to five years of residency (高级专科住院实习) in a hospital, the first year as a learner physician. The hours are long and the pay is relatively low.

Setting up a medical practice (诊所) is expensive, too. Sometimes several physicians will decide to establish a group practice, so they can share the expenses of maintaining an office and buying equipment. These physicians also take care of each other’s patients in emergencies.

Physicians work long hours and must accept a great deal of responsibility. Many medical processes, even quite usual ones, involve risk. It is understandable that physicians want to be well rewarded for making decisions which can mean the difference between life and death.

9. The expenses for becoming a physician are mainly spent on ________.

A. study abroad

B. practice in a hospital

C. facilities he uses

D. education he receives

10. According to the passage, how long does it take for a would-be physician to become an independent physician in the US?

A. About seven years. B. Eight years.

C. Ten years. D. Eleven or more years.

11. Why is a group medical practice set up sometimes by several physicians in the US?

A. There are too many patients to be taken care of.

B. They can take turns to work long hours.

C. It is difficult for one physician to pay all the expenses.

D. No one wants to undertake too much responsibility.

12. Which of the following could fully express the author’s view towards

physicians’ payment in the US?

A. For their expensive education and their responsibility, they should have a handsome pay.

B. It is reasonable for physicians to have a large income because their

work is very dangerous.

C. Physicians should be better paid because they work long hours under bad conditions.

D. Physicians have great responsibility, so it is understandable that they should be well rewarded.

参考答案

9-12 DDCA

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