新東方：英語四級(jí)考試閱讀30天學(xué)習(xí)筆記

　　31. According to the passage the Jarvik-7 artificial heart proved to be ________.

　　A) a technical failure

　　B) a technical wonder

　　C) a good life saver

　　D) an effective means to treat heart disease

　　注：對(duì)老成果負(fù)評(píng)價(jià)

　　32. From the passage we know that Symbion Inc. ________.

　　A) has been banned by the government from producing artificial hearts

　　B) will review the effects of artificial hearts before designing new models

　　C) may continue to work on new models of reliable

　　artificial hearts

　　D) can make new models of artificial hearts available on the market in 10 to 20 years

　　注：屢敗屢戰(zhàn)。A 選項(xiàng)為泛指而文章為特指;B 選項(xiàng)為竄段選項(xiàng)，另外選項(xiàng)中的 artificial hearts 擴(kuò)大了文章中的指代范圍。

　　二段首句：The recall may hurt Symbion Inc, maker of the Jarvik-7, but it won't end the request for an artificial heart.

　　33. The new models of artificial hearts are expected _________.

　　A) to have a working life of 10 or 20 years

　　B) to be set fully in the patient's chest

　　C) to be equipped with an external power source

　　D) to create a new passage for infection

　　注：第二段考新成果的技術(shù)特點(diǎn)

　　35. Some people feel that _________.

　　A) artificial hearts are seldom effective

　　B) the country should not spend so much money on artificial hearts

　　C) the country is not spending enough money on artificial hearts

　　D) America's health-care programs are not doing enough for the nation's health

　　注：定位第二段 But some people are already worrying ...

　　The recall may hurt Symbion Inc, maker of the Jarvik-7, but it won't end the request for an artificial heart. One problem with the banned model is that the tubes connecting it to an external power source created a passage for infection (感染). Inventors are now working on new devices that would be fully placed, along with a tiny power pack, in the patient's chest. The first sample products aren't expected for another 10 or 20 years. But some people are already worrying that they'll work - and that America's overextended health-care programs will lose a precious $2.5 billion to $5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients. If such expenditures (開支) cut into funding for more basic care, the net effect could actually be a decline in the nation's health.

　　Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:

　　56.The passage is meant to _________.

　　A) warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

　　B) advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

　　C) show young people it' s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

　　D) encourage young people to pursue a writing career