60. The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. What does the writer think about it?

　A. He agrees that doctors are overpaid.

　B. He thinks it a big problem and suggests a way to settle it.

　C. He doesn't think the medical students should borrow money from banks.

D. He doesn't think it necessary for the medical students to study for a long time.

C

Jupiter’s Moons and How They Travel

The many moons of Jupiter travel around the planet in different directions (方向).

Jupiter（木星） is the largest planet in our solar system. Over the years, scientists have found that Jupiter has its own small solar system. Earth has one moon. Jupiter has at least sixteen and probably more.

Since there are so many moons, scientists began to number them. The numerals (numbers) tell the sequence, or order, in which the moons were found. They were slower to name the moons. All of Jupiter’s moons now have a name as well as a number.

The first five moons to be discovered are known as the “inner moons”. But they are not the closest to the planet. The closest is only 127,600 kilometers away from Jupiter. All the inner moons circle the planet in counter-clockwise direction, that is, opposite of the hands of a clock.

Jupiter’s middle group of moons are at least 11,100,000 kilometers from the planet. They also move in a counter-clockwise motion (moving). The four farthest moons are at least 20,700,000 kilometers away. These are called “outer moons”. They circle in a clockwise motion.

How many more moons do you think will be discovered？

59. The main idea of the article is that _______ .

　A. a visit to a doctor’s office may cost as much as $15 to $50 in the United States

　B. the cost of medical care is the main reason for the high costs in the United States

　C. medical care in the United States costs a lot of money because doctors want to be rich

　D. the high cost of tuition in medical schools is one reason for the high cost of medical care in America

58. One way to lower the cost of medical care would be _______ .

　A. not to see a doctor 　　

B. to pay doctors less money

　C. to let medical students have free or partly free medical education

　D. to forbid doctors to ask their patients for too much money

57. The reason for the high medical cost told in the passage is that _________.

　A. tuition in medical schools is high                   B. the price of medicine is high

　C. doctors are overpaid                             D. doctors must pay money to the banks

56. The word “tuition” in the passage probably refers to ______.

A. teaching the students                         B. studying the courses　

C. payment for education                       D. living at school

55. From the passage, we think it may be_____________________.

  A. a radio programme　B. a short film　C. a computer game　D. a beautiful painting

B

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. More time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem.

A visit to a doctor’s office costs from 15 to 50 dollars. It is almost impossible for people to pay for the medical care they need. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid. Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required (要求) to study medicine for a long time. Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from bank to pay their tuition. Because their money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work. So, they charge (收费) people high prices for medical care.

Therefore, it is possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary, because high tuition is one cause of high costs. One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition.

54. Which of the following is true?

A. They are good friends.                       B. They have just got married.

C. They like to talk about their hair.                      D. They are no longer young.

53. Herbie and Doris lived ________ life before this day.

  A. a wonderful　　B. an unhappy　　C. an enjoyable　　D. a friendly

52. In the passage, we can see________________.

A. Doris is drinking tea                           B. Herbie likes the new kind of tea

C. Doris is reading a newspaper                  D. Herbie is very young and good-looking

51. This story happens___________________.

A. before breakfast　　B. after breakfast　　C. at home　　D. in a tea-house