在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】Any country has good reason to want its citizens to be as healthy as possible, since one of its greatest resources is an active population. No country wants its people to suffer unnecessarily from ill health. 
This was the kind of thinking which led to the introduction of a health service in many countries. In Britain this has developed into a “Welfare State” in which all citizens, rich and poor alike, can get most health treatment free. The money for this is partially raised by contributions from employers and employees. 
As three decades have shown, such automatic arrangements are not always ideal and there are arguments for and against the Health Service. The number of patients treated every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than was estimated. This means that the people who work for the Health Service—doctors, nurses and other hospital staff—have much more routine work to do and as a result they have little time for preventive medicine. The Health Service does need more staff—a need that can only be met if more money is made available to it. 
However, a powerful argument for the Health Service is that many people are able to receive expensive treatment which they could never afford themselves. Sometimes this free treatment is abused and people visit their doctors when they don’t really need to. Because they have so many patients, doctors cannot spend as long with each one as they would like, and some people prefer to pay for private treatment so that their doctors can give them more time. In fact, some wealthy people feel that they should pay, and so free more money for treatment to others. 
46. In the author’s view, Britain is a Welfare State in that ______. 
A. all citizens are entitled to a free medical treatment in some sense 
B. poor, unlike the rich, could enjoy free medical treatment 
C. health service is highly developed in Britain 
D. Britain doesn’t allow its people to suffer unnecessarily from ill health 
47. We can infer from the passage that ______. 
A. the Health Service is introduced to many other countries by Britain 
B. the Health Service has been introduced and developed for 30 years in Britain 
C. an active population is the greatest resource in Britain 
D. all citizens in Britain have a good opinion of the Health Service 
48. The best title for the passage would be ______. 
A. A Welfare State 
B. Importance of the Health Service 
C. Disadvantages of the Health Service 
D. The Health Service 
49. The author mentions that some wealthy people prefer to pay for private treatment because ______. 
A. their doctors can give them more time leave from work 
B. those doctors have better medical instruments 
C. they might save some money for the poor 
D. their doctors have a stronger sense of responsibility for the patients 
50. The word “abused” (Par. 4) means ______. 
A. destroyed B. used in wrong way 
C. ignored D. wasted 

【单选题】The United States has historically had higher rates of marriage than those of other industrialized countries. The current annual marriage (51) in the United States—about 9 new marriages for every 1,000 people—is (52) higher than it is in other industrialized countries. However, marriage is (53) as widespread as it was several decades ago. (54) ofAmerican adults who are married (55) from 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent in 2002. This does not mean that large numbers of people will remain unmarried (56) their lives. Throughout the 20th century, about 90 percent ofAmericans married at some (57) in their lives.Experts (58) that about the same proportion of today’s young adults will eventually marry.
The timing of marriage has varied (59) over the past century. In 1995 the average age of women in the United States at the time of their first marriage was 25. The average age of men was about 27. Men and women in the United States marry for the first time at an average of five years later than people did in the 1950s. (60) , young adults of the 1950s married younger than did any previous generation in U. S. history.
A、BesidesB、However
C、Whereas
D、Nevertheless

【单选题】During the fire, he ______ people into groups which carried sand and water to throw onto the flames.
A．called
B．organized
C．made
D．planned

【单选题】This book is a ______ of radio scripts, in which we seek to explain how the words and expressions become part of our language.
A．collection
B．publication
C．volume
D．edition

【单选题】It's true that the old road is less direct and a bit bumpy. We won't take the new one ______ because we feel as safe on it.
A．however
B．though
C．nevertheless
D．whatsoever

【单选题】A: That's the worst looking painting I've ever seen. B: ______
A．Never mind. Let's continue to look at.
B．Come on. It's not that bad.
C．No, it is not the worst painting.
D．Yes, it looks the worst.

【单选题】看到天上的白云，将它们想象成草原上的羊群，这属于()。
A．有意
B、再造
C、创造
D、无意想象

【单选题】Man: How can you finish that long English novel only in one week Woman: I found it very interesting. But I spent some time on consulting new words in a dictionary. Question: What does the woman mean
A．It is fun to read the novel.
B．She can't understand the novel.
C．New words in the novel make it very difficult to read.
D．She didn't finish the novel in one week.

【单选题】Man: I was expecting another hot, muggy day. Woman: But the wind has cooled things off, hasn't it Question: What does the woman mean
A．It's uncomfortable because of the wind.
B．It isn't as hot as the man thought.
C．The man expected it to be windy.
D．The wind hasn't made it any cooler.

【单选题】The ultimate aim of this art school is to fully bring out the artistic______in the children.
A．potentials
B．possibility
C．probability
D．personality