根据短文内容，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D、E、F、G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. The time and money that doctors spend on their medical education are probably one reason for this problem. 　71　 　， so some people think it is impossible to pay for the medical care. 　72　 . Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required to study medicine for a long time. Tuition(学费)for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that most medical students had to borrow money from a bank to pay their tuition.­­­­­­­­ 　73　 , young doctors need a lot of money for their work. 　74　 . Because high tuition is one cause of high costs, 　75　 .

A.　　　 It is possible for the poor people to see the doctor in America

B.　　　 Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid

C.　　　 One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition

D.　　　 They are not willing to pay high tuition for the doctors

E.　　　 A visit to a doctor’s office costs from fifteen to fifty dollars

F.　　　 Because this money must be repaid to the bank

G.　　　 So, they charge people high prices for medical care

第四节　 单句改错(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

每个句子都有一处错误，按下列情况改正：

错一个词：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词；

多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，也用斜线划掉；

缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

76. Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends in China and boarded on a plane for London. __________

70.Which center would the writer recommend to an employer?

　　　　　　　　　 A　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　　　　　 C　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D

69.What is very important when choosing a conference center?

　 A. Cheap food and drink.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Free car parking．

　 C. Good transport connections.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Popular tour areas．

68. Readers read the text in order to __________．

A. find out about organizing conferences

B. learn how to reward good employees

C. find out about running a business

D. 1earn some details about conference centers

67. In the text the writer is trying to ________．

　 A. complain about a conference center

　 B. describe a good conference center he has been to

　 C. persuade employers to choose a suitable place for a conference

　 D. advise employees where to stay for a conference

66. What would be the best title for this passage?　

A. Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health.

B. Laughter clinics can help patients improve their condition.

C. Laughter can reduce the effect of pain.　　　　　

D. Laughter is the best medicine.

D

Anybody running a company knows that a well - planned conference can greatly improve performance of that business．The main reason for this is that it takes your employees away from the daily workplace and offers them somewhere fresh for a short time．However，unless the conference is well thought out it will not have the best results and you will have wasted a great deal of money．Here are some tips for you．

　 The first step is to find the right place．Can your employees easily reach the conference center? Is it near a railway station? Is it close to a good，fast road? Has it plenty of suitable parking space? If you are going to choose a hotel，then perhaps the hotel has cheaper rates at weekends or，if it is in a popular tourist area，midweek rates may be cheaper．Furthermore, you need to think whether there is a bathroom．After a day’s meeting，maybe your employees would like to have a hot water bath．Or maybe there are other needs to satisfy depending on your employees’ taste.

　 Another important requirement is food and drink. Breakfast is a time when people can relax before work begins，but you may not want a long break for lunch in the middle of the day．Buffet(自助餐) lunches are very popular for this reason．Then there is dinner，which most employees consider a reward for a day’s hard work!

　 Whatever your needs are，it is essential(基本的)to think ahead if you want a successful conference．

65. Why do doctors hold laughter clinics?　

A. Because they want to earn more money.　　　

B. Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses.

C. Because they want to improve their patients’ health.

D. Because they want their patients to laugh more.　　　　　　

64. The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “　　　 　　”.　

A. delays　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. prevents　　　　

C. increases　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reduces

63. According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?　

A. Laughter is good for health.　　　　　

B. Laughter can make you become old quickly.

C. Laughter helps to reduce pain.　　

D. Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.

62. The purpose of education is _______.

A. to choose officials for the country

B. to prepare children mainly for their future work

C. to let everyone receive education fit for him

D. to build a perfect world

C

There is an English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes. The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.

As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.