This curious hybrid(混合物)certainly has its strengths. Americans have more choice than anybody else, and their health-care system is much more innovative. Europeans’ bills could be much higher if American medicine were not doing much of their Research and Development(R&D)for them. But there are also huge weaknesses. The one most often cited—especially by foreigners—is the army of uninsured. Some 46 million Americans do not have cover. In many cases that is out of choice and, if they fall seriously ill, hospitals have to treat them. But it is still deeply unequal. And there are also shocking inefficiencies: by some measures, 30% of American health spending is wasted.
Then there is the question of state support. Many Americans disapprove of the “socialized medicine” of Canada and Europe. In fact, even if much of the administration is done privately, around 60% of America’s heath-care bill ends up being met by the government. Proportionately, the American state already spends as much on health as the OECD(Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development)average, and that share is set to grow as the baby-boomers run up their Medicare bills and ever more employers avoid providing health-care coverage. America is, in effect, heading towards a version of socialized medicine by default.
作题指导：
此文有一定的阅读难度，尤其是对于上来就把全文通读一遍的考生，往往会有一种一头雾水没读懂的感觉。这就显示出阅读方法的重要性。各段首句读来就可以明确文章的方向着重点内容，而且更有趣的是，文章有五个自然段，而题目也只有五道。那么合理的推理就是每一段落应该分配一道题目。这样来作题，效率会提高很多，而且在原有基础上是自己的成绩和作题速度提高不少。
46.Health problems mentioned in the passage include all the following EXCEPT_________.
A. poor hospital conditions in U.K.
B. Angela Merkel under attack
C. health financing in Germany
D. long waiting lines in Canada
解题：表面上这是一道列举题，但是在MBA这样的考试中，真正的列举题并不存在。以列举题出现的题目多属于“排除性”列举，即指需要原文中的一个信息点就可以做出来的题目。实际上，就是变相的细节题。此题目更是经典，只因为第一段第二句话中的under fire一个词汇，就可以确定选项B为正确答案。唯一的就是要求考生必须认识这个词组的意思是“受攻击”。
47.Ford’s announcement of cutting up to 30,000 jobs by 2012 indicates that Ford_________.
A. has the biggest health problem of the car industry
B. has made profits from its health-care legacy
C. has accumulated too heavy a health-care burden
D. owes a great deal of debt to its employees
解题：题干中的数字非常明确地将原文答案出处指向第二段第二句话。详细阅读后确认选项C。
48.In the author’s opinion, America’s health system is _________.
A. inefficient B. feasible
C. unpopular D. successful
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