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1、 2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（北京卷）一、未分类（共1题）1.OneofthegreatestkillersintheWesternworldisheartdisease,Thedeathrate(率)fromthediseasehasbeenincreasingatanalarmingspeedforthepastthirtyyears.TodayinBritain,forexample,aboutfourhundredpeopleadaydieofheartdisease.Medicalexpertsknowthatpeoplecanreducetheirchancesof
2、gettingheartdiseasebyexercisingregularly,bynotsmoking,bychangingtheirdiets,andbypayingmoreattentiontoreducingstress(压力)intheirwork.However,Westernhealth-caresystemsarestillnotpayingenoughattentiontothepreventionofthedisease.Thereisaneedformoreprogramstoeducatethepublicaboutthecausesandpreventionofhe
3、artdisease.Insteadofsupportingsuchprograms,however,theU.S.health-caresystemisspendinglargesumsofmoneyonthesurgical(外科的)treatmentofthediseaseafteritdevelops.Thisemphasis(强调)ontreatmentclearlyhassomethingtodowiththetechnologicaladvancesthathavetakenplaceinthepasttentofifteenyears.Inthistime,moderntech
4、nologyhasenableddoctorstodevelopnewsurgicaltechniques.Manyoperationsthatwereconsideredimpossibleoftoorisky(有风险的)afewyearsagoarenowperformedeverydayinU.S.hospitals.Theresulthasbeenahugeincreaseinheartsurgery.Althoughthereisnodoubtthatheartsurgerycanhelpalargenumberofpeople,somepeoplepointoutthattheem
5、phasisonthesurgicaltreatmentofthediseasehasthreecleardisadvantages.First,itattractsinterestandmoneyawayfromthequestionofprevention.Second,itcausesthecostsofgeneralhospitalcaretorice.Afterhospitalsbuytheexpensiveequipmentthatisnecessaryformodernheartsurgery,theymusttrytorecoverthemoneytheyhavespent.T
6、odothis,theyraisecostsforalltheirpatients,notjustthosepatientswhosetreatmentrequirestheequipment.Thethirdpatients,notjustthosepatientswhosetreatmentrequirestheequipment.Thethirddisadvantageisthatdoctorsareencouragedtoperformsurgery-evenonpatientsforwhomanoperationisunnecessary-becausetheequipmentand
7、expertskillsarethere.Agovernmentofficerecentlystatedthatmajorheartsurgery,forexample,only15percentofpatientsimprovedtheirconditionsafterthesurgery.However,morethan100,000oftheseoperationsareperformedintheUnitedStateseveryyear.1.Whateffecthasmoderntechnologyhadonmedicine?A.Ithasreducedthecostsofmedic
8、altreatment.B.Ithashelpedsavethelivesofmostpatients.C.Ithasencourageddoctorstodomoreheartsurgeries.D.Ithashelpededucatepeopleaboutthepreventionofheartdisease.2.“Todothis”(inParagraph3)means_.A.tohelppatientsrecoverB.toincreasethenumberofheartsurgeriesC.togetbackthemoneyspentontheequipmentD.tobuynewe
9、quipmentforthetreatmentofheartdisease3.Theauthorwouldagreethat_.A.moremoneyshouldbespentonthepreventionofheartdiseaseB.heartsurgeryhashelpedmostpatientsimprovetheirconditionsC.moderntechnologyhasmadeheartsurgerymoreriskythanbeforeD.thepublichaveknownagreatdealaboutthecausesofheartdisease4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheGreatestKillerintheWestB.HeartDisease:TreatorPreventC.ModernTechnologyandHeartSurgeryD.HeartSurgery:AdvantagesandDisadvantages
