52. The reader can most safely conclude that an outstanding quality of the voyagers was their A imaginativeness D inventiveness 53. In the passage the author indicates that history can be unders tood by A reading the statements of voyagers of the people C reading about military men D trusting the word of a people C point out the disadvantages of village lie eg seems 4. One of the author s purpose in writing this passage seems to be to A defend the voyagers from unfair criticism B be obviously critical of the voyagers mot D describe the lifestyle of the voyagers Passage 2 As a growing number of Americans live to age 85 and beyond, will heal thy Americans be low age 65 support massive heal th care expenditures to keep alive the extremely ill or the very old?or will there be some attempt to ration(定量分配) expensive life saving technologies?For instance, more than 30 percent of medicare s money goes to patients with less than a year to live. Overall, 4 percent of Americans account for 55 percent of all hospital costs. The idea of rationing care is alien to most Americans. The British, however, have been living for a long time with a system that requires hard choices. For instance, up to the age of 45 or 50, the rate of kidney dialysis and transplant in Great Britain is nearly the same as in the United States. But only a mall number of patients over age 55 are placed on dialysis. There is no official age cutoff; instead, British doctors typically do not refer elderly people who are ill with other diseases, such as diabetes or heart trouble, to dialysis centers. Since funds for medical care are not infinite, will americans be confronted in the near future with a similar kind of moral dilemma?If the United States were to attempt to pare(il/b)medical expenses by rationing services, which of our central values would we have to modify?Consider the question: How much should we spend on our nation s health care?The next level of rationing would entail how we spend the money Do we invest in preventative and primary care or do we continue to emphasize curative medicine?The final level of rationing would be the individual level. Consider this situation raised by William Schwartz, a physician and professor of medicine: If we know that keeping someone alive for another few months at a cost of 100000 will mean that this money is not available for the care of several people with hip or heart disease, should we use the limited resource for maintaining a life of poor quality for a few months and deny care to others?52. The reader can most safely conclude that an outstanding quality of the voyagers was their _____ . A.imaginativeness B.courage C.sense of humour D.inventiveness 53. In the passage the author indicates that history can be understood by _____ . A.reading the statements of voyagers B.becoming aware of the sentiments of a people C.reading about military men D.trusting the word of a people 54. One of the author's purpose in writing this passage seems to be to _____ . A.defend the voyagers from unfair criticism B.be obviously critical of the voyager's motives C.point out the disadvantages of village life D.describe the lifestyle of the voyagers Passage 2 As a growing number of Americans live to age 85 and beyond,will healthy Americans below age 65 support massive health care expenditures to keep alive the extremely ill or the very old?Or will there be some attempt to ration(定量分配)expensive life saving technologies?For instance,more than 30 percent of medicare's money goes to patients with less than a year to live.Overall,4 percent of Americans account for 55 percent of all hospital costs.The idea of rationing care is alien to most Americans.The British,however,have been living for a long time with a system that requires hard choices.For instance,up to the age of 45 or 50,the rate of kidney dialysis and transplant in Great Britain is nearly the same as in the United States.But only a small number of patients over age 55 are placed on dialysis.There is no official age cutoff;instead,British doctors typically do not refer elderly people who are ill with other diseases,such as diabetes or heart trouble,to dialysis centers. Since funds for medical care are not infinite,will Americans be confronted in the near future with a similar kind of moral dilemma?If the United States were to attempt to pare(减少)medical expenses by rationing services,which of our central values would we have to modify?Consider the problem on three levels.First,there is the macro level.At this level we would confront the question:How much should we spend on our nation's health care?The next level of rationing would entail how we spend the money:Do we invest in preventative and primary care or do we continue to emphasize curative medicine?The final level of rationing would be the individual level.Consider this situation raised by William Schwartz,a physician and professor of medicine:If we know that keeping someone alive for another few months at a cost of 100000 will mean that this money is not available for the care of several people with hip or heart disease,should we use the limited resource for maintaining a life of poor quality for a few months and deny care to others?