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Have you ever felt sick or had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you can’t sleep at night?  小题1: This worry in your mind can made your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid------which can give you a stomachache or a headache.

  小题2: Good or normal stress might happen when you’re called to answer a question in class or when you have to give a speech. This kind of stress that can help you to get things better done.   小题3: 

But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over a long time.  You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you’re having problems at school, or if you’re going through anything else that makes you upset every day.   小题4: 

  小题5: That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If you’re only dealing with school stuff and have no time to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep yourself in mind: Sleep, Exercise , Leisure(休闲),and Food. If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun stuff, you’ll probably be less stressed out!

A.However, there are two different kinds of stress.

B.Can you tell a kind of stress from another one?

C.The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life.

D.That kind of stress isn't going to help you, and it can actually make you sick.E. Since bad stress is harmful for us, you’d better try to change it into good stress.

F. If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something.

G. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare well before the test.

答案

小题1:F

小题2:A

小题3:G

小题4:D

小题5:C

小题1:根据本空前后内容可知讨论的是压力的问题。

小题2:根据后面的Good or normal stress和bad stress可知应该是贪婪两种不同的压力。

小题3:这个例子是关于好的压力的影响。

小题4:这句话是不好的压力对人坏的影响。

小题5:文章最后一段是关于如何摆脱压力的方法。

单项选择题

Almost everyone agrees that America’s health-care system has the incentives all wrong. Under the present system, doctors and hospitals get paid for doing more, even if added tests, operations and procedures have little chance of improving patients’ health. So what happens when someone proposes that we alter the incentives to reward better care, not more care Well, Rep. Paul Ryan and Republicans found out. No surprise: Democrats slammed them for "ending Medicare as we know it. "

This predictably partisan reaction preying upon the anxieties of retirees—must depress anyone who cares about the country’s future. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that unless we end Medicare "as we know it," America "as we know it" will end. Spiraling health spending is the crux of our federal budget problem. In 1965—the year Congress created Medicare and Medicaid—health spending was 2.6 percent of the budget. In 2010, it was 26.5 percent. The Obama administration estimates it will be 30.3 percent in 2016. By contrast, defense spending is about 20 percent; scientific research and development is 4 percent.

Uncontrolled health spending isn’t simply crowding out other government programs; it’s also dampening overall living standards. Health economists Michael Chernew, Richard Hirth and David Cutler recently reported that higher health costs consumed 35.7 percent of the increase in per capita income from 1999 to 2007. They also project that, under reasonable assumptions, it could absorb half or more of the gain between now and 2083.

Ryan proposes to change that. Beginning in 2022, new (not existing) Medicare beneficiaries would receive a voucher, valued initially at about $ 8,000. The theory is simple. Suddenly empowered, Medicare beneficiaries would shop for lowest-cost, highest-quality insurance plans providing a required package of benefits. The health-care delivery system would be forced to restructure by reducing costs and improving quality. Doctors, hospitals and clinics would form networks; there would be more "coordination" of care, helped by more investment in information technology; better use of deductibles and co-payments would reduce unnecessary trips to doctors’ offices or clinics.

It’s shock therapy. Would it work No one knows, but two things are clear. First, as Medicare goes, so goes the entire health-care system. Medicare is the nation’s largest insurance program, with 48 million recipients and spending last year of $ 520 billion. Second, few doubt that today’s health-care system has much waste: medical care that does no good.

Under Ryan’s plan, incentives would shift. Medicare would no longer be an open ATM; the vouchers would limit total spending. Providers would face pressures to do more with less; there would certainly be charges that essential care was being denied. The Obama administration argues that better results can be achieved by modifying incentives within the existing system. Perhaps. But history suggests skepticism. It’s Ryan’s radicalism vs. President Obama’s remedy policy. Which is realistic and which is wishful thinking Burdened by runaway spending, Medicare "as we know it" is going to end. The only questions are when and on whose terms.

It can be inferred from the passage that Ryan’s plan()

A. would be readily accepted by the Obama administration

B. is nothing but wishful thinking and thus is unrealistic

C. arises from dissatisfaction with Obama’s health-care reform

D. ignores the essential health-care for old beneficiaries

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