Shortage of Primary Care Threatens Health Care System Increasing health care bills， long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily． Primary care should be the support of any health care system． Countries with appropriate primary care resources score highly when it comes to health outcomes and cost． The U．S． takes the opposite approach by emphasizing the specialist rather than the primary care physician． A recent study analyzed the providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries（老年医保受惠人）． The surprising finding was that the average Medicate patient saw a total of seven doctors - two primary care physicians and five specialists - in a given year． Contrary to popular belief， the more physicians taking care of you doesn't guarantee better care． Actually， increasing fragmentation of care results in a corresponding rise in cost and medical errors． How did we take little care of primary care？ The key is how doctors are paid． Most physicians are paid whenever they perform a medical service． The more a physician does， regardless of quality or outcome， the better he's reimbursed（返还费用）． Moreover， the amount a physician receives leans heavily toward medical or surgical procedures． A specialist who performs a procedure in a 30-minute visit can be paid three times more than a primary care physician using that same 30 minutes to discuss a patient's disease． Combine this fact with annual government threats to randomly cut reimbursements， physicians are faced with no choice but to increase quantity to boost income． Primary care physicians who refuse to compromise quality are either driven out of business or to cash-only practices， further contributing to the decline of primary care． Medical students aren't blind to this action． They know how heavily the reimbursement is against primary care． The recent numbers show that since 1997， newly graduated U．S． medical students who choose primary care as a career have declined by 50%． This trend results in emergency rooms being overwhelmed with patients without regular doctors． How do we fix this problem？ It starts with reforming the physician reimbursement system． Remove the pressure for primary care physicians to squeeze in more patients per hour， and reward them for optimally（最佳地） managing their diseases and practicing evidence-based medicine． Make primary care more attractive to medical students by forgiving student loans for those who choose primary care as a career and reconciling the marked difference between specialist and primary care physician salaries． We're at a point where primary care is needed more than ever． Within a few years， the first wave of the 76 million Baby Boomers will become eligible for Medicare． Patients older than 85， who need chronic care most， will rise by 50% this decade． Who will be there to treat them？（1）The author's chief concern about the current U．S． health care system is ____ ．A． the ever-rising health care costsB． the declining number of doctorsC． the inadequate training of physiciansD． the shrinking primary care resources（2）We learn from the passage that people tend to believe that ____ ．A． the more doctors taking care of a patient， the betterB． visiting doctors on a regular basis ensures good healthC． seeing more doctors may result in more diagnostic errorsD． the more costly the medicine， the more effective the cure．（3）Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements randomly， primary care physicians have to ____ ．A． make various deals with specialistsB． improve their expertise and serviceC． see more patients at the expense of qualityD． increase their income by working overtime（4）What suggestion does the author give in order to provide better health care？ ____ A． Extend primary care to patients with chronic diseases．B． Recruit more medical students by offering them loans．C． Reduce the tuition of students who choose primary care as their major．D． Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians．

The community showed great resilience after the disaster. Which word can replace "resilience"?A. weaknessB. vulnerabilityC. fragilityD. toughness

这所大学新建的图书馆藏书丰富，设施先进，令人印象深刻。（impressive） ____

What role does storytelling play in branding?A. It increases the speed of product delivery.B. It helps reduce manufacturing costs.C. It enhances the emotional connection between the brand and consumers.D. It reduces the need for customer support.

全体学生被要求到礼堂集合听讲座.All students were asked to ________ in the auditorium for the lecture.A. assumeB. accumulateC. adoptD. assemble

In the context of brand management, what does 'brand loyalty' refer to?A. The amount of money spent on advertising.B. The number of stores where a brand is sold.C. The number of products a company offers.D. The frequency with which customers repurchase a brand's products.

"YOUNG people ought not to be idle （闲置的）. It is very bad for them，" said Margaret Thatcher in 1984. She was right： there are few worse things that society can do to its young than to leave them ignored. Yet more young people are idle than ever. The International Labour Organization reports that 75 m （m=million） young people globally are looking for a job. World Bank surveys suggest that 262 m young people are economically inactive. The number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America （311 m）. Two factors play a big part. First， the long slowdown in the West has reduced demand for labour， and it is easier to put off hiring young people than it is to fire older workers. Second， in emerging economies population growth is the fastest in countries with disordered labour markets， such as India and Egypt. One possible way to settle this problem is to stimulate growth. That is easier said than done in a world suffering from debt， and is anyway a possible answer. The countries where the problem is worst （such as Spain and Egypt） suffered from high youth unemployment even when their economies were growing. Throughout the recession（经济不景气），companies have continued to complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills. This underlines the importance of two other solutions： reforming labour markets and improving education. Youth unemployment is often at its worst in countries with inflexible labour markets. High taxes on hiring， strict rules about firing， high minimum wages： all these help force young people to the street corner. South Africa has some of the highest unemployment， in part because it has powerful trade unions and inflexible rules about hiring and firing. Many countries with high youth unemployment rate have high minimum wages and heavy taxes on labour. India has around 200 laws on work and pay. Across the OECD （经合组织）， people who left school at the earliest opportunity are twice as likely to be unemployed as university graduates. But it is unwise to conclude that governments should simply continue increasing the number of people who graduate from university. In both Britain and the United States many people with arts degrees are finding it impossible to get appropriate jobs. In North Africa university graduates are twice as likely to be unemployed as non-graduates. What matters is not just number of years of education people get， but its content. This means expanding the study of science and technology and closing the gap between the world of education and the world of work-for example by upgrading vocational education and by building closer relations between companies and schools. Germany， which has the second lowest level of youth unemployment in the rich world， owns long-history system of vocational schooling and apprenticeships （学徒制）. The problem of youth unemployment has been getting worse for several years. But there are at last some reasons for hope. Governments are trying to address the mismatch between education and the labour market. Companies are beginning to take more responsibility for the young. The world has a real chance of introducing an education-and-training revolution worthy of the solution to the problem.（1）In paragraph 2， the author highlighted the high youth unemployment rate by ____ .A. citing quotations and showing figuresB. showing figures and making a comparisonC. giving examples and showing figuresD. making a comparison and giving examples（2）According to the passage， which of the following statements may the author approve of？ ____ A. Firms fire more older workers than the young in the economic slowdown.B. As long as the economy grows youth unemployment will soon be settled.C. Powerful trade unions and high minimum wages lead to high employment.D. A flexible labour market is not enough to raise youth employment.（3）In paragraph 6， the author mentioned the German government's effort in order to show ____ .A. deregulating labour markets is the key to settling youth unemploymentB. a flexible labour market can not guarantee low employmentC. governments need to get involved in lowering youth unemploymentD. high minimum wages account for high youth unemployment（4）The passage mainly talks about ____ .A. factors contributing to low youth unemploymentB. possible ways to settle global youth unemploymentC. the need for labour market revolutionD. the relations between education and employment

She is treated__________better than I was.A. muchB. littleC. manyD. more

Match the following words or phrases 第一组内容 1、日程表 2、网络 3、目的地 4、停车 第二组内容A. networkB. parkingC. scheduleD. destination

Which of the following is a security concern in IoT?A. Data encryptionB. Device authenticationC. Data integrityD. All of the above