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ho entered practice 20 t0 30 years ago．
Fifty-seven percent of older physicians said they would not recommend medicine as a career to their own children．Similarly，44 percent said they would not select medicine as a career if they were starting out today．
“The most ominous(不祥的)finding is that about one half of physicians surveyed plant to either abandon patient care in the next 1 to 3 years，or significantly reduce the number Of patients they see，”Smith said．“The U．S。already is facing a widespread shortage Of physicians，Should older，‘workhorse’physicians choose to opt out Of patient care. access to medical services will be further restricted．”
41. Which is NOT true of physicians in the 50一to一65 age group in the U．S．?
A. They are mostly baby boomers．
B. They have nothing to complain about．
C. Many of them plan to gradually stop their practice．
D. They account for over one4hi~of all physicians in the country．
42. The survey was focused on
A. the living conditions of older physicians in the U．S．
B. the career plans of older physicians in the U．S．
C. the retirement plans of older physicians in the U．S.
D. the achievements of older physicians in the U，S.
43. Many older physicians in the U．S．view the work ethic of their younger counterparts
A. with appreciation B. with disapproval．
C. with jealous~ D. with indifference．
44. In the eyes of many older physicians，medicine
A. comes first in their choice of a career for their children
B. remains their lifelong pursuit.
C. is not as good a career as it used to be．
D. is more demanding than it used to be．
45 lf many older physicians stop working in the coming years，Americans will have
A. even less access to medical services．
B. even better patient care．
C. a shortage of younger physicians．
D. more job opportunities．
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What’s Lacking in “sicko” ?
When it comes to economic decision, there are always trade—offs(取舍)．Gain one thing and you lose something else -------------(46)
The central argument of Michael Moore’S movie“ Sicko”一that the cure to the
nation，s health care problems is a single—payer system—is hardly novel and is certainly worth consideration，whether or not you agree with it．But in comparing the American system with single—payer plans of other countries—Britain，France，Canada and Cuba—Mr．Moore left Out the trade.offs，characterizing those countries as health care paradises------------(47)
Kurt loder，the film critic who is best known as the anchor(主持人)of“MTV News，”wrote a critique(批评)of the f¨m for MTV’s website．…Sicko，”he said，“does a real service，ice”in portraying(描绘)victims of American insurance companies—like the people who died because their only treatment options were considered“experimental” and therefore not covered--------------(48)
when“governments attempt to regulate the balance between a limited supply。f
health care and an unlimited demand for it，they’re inevitably forced to ration treatment，”Mr．Loder asserted----------------(49)Mr．Loder cited the short film“Dead Meat，”which presents anecdotes(轶事)of failure in the Canadian single’payer system. in its One-sidedness，“Dead Meat”might have made for a nice double feature with“Sicko，”and left movie—goers with a more complete understanding of the complications of deciding on a health care system.