- 閱讀理解A
題干：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(藥房）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.
題目：What is said about the consequence of the rocketing drug prices in the US? - A 、TA quarter of Americans can’t afford their prescription drugs.
- B 、Many Americans can't afford to see a doctor when they fall ill.
- C 、Many Americans have to go to Canada to get medical treatment.
- D 、The inflation rate has been more than doubled over the years.
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細(xì)節(jié)題。問題是美國藥價居高不下造成的后果是什么。根據(jù)文章開頭第一段第三句可知，慢性病人的治療費(fèi)用一個月很容易就高達(dá)2000美元-一難怪有四分之一的美國人生病時配不起藥。這里的One in four和Α選項(xiàng)的a quarter同義，所以正確答案是Α選項(xiàng)。
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