大学英语四级考试阅读学习笔记(14)_第3页

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 (开支) 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
　　57. What can be concluded from the passage?
　　A) Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
　　B) A writer s success depends on luck rather than on effort.
　　C) Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
　　D) The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
　　58. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
　　A) He wasn' t able to produce a single book.
　　B) He hadn't seen a change for the better.
　　C) He wasn' t able to have a rest for a whole year.
　　D) He found his dream would never come true.
　　59. "... people who die wondering, What if?" (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to "those
　　A) who think too much of the dark side of life
　　B) who regret giving up their career halfway
　　C) who think a lot without making a decision
　　D) who are full of imagination even upon death
　　60. "Shadowland" in the last sentence refers to _________
　　A) the wonderland one often dreams about
　　B) the bright future that one is looking forward to
　　C) the state of uncertainty before one' s final goal is reached
　　D) a world that exists only in one's imagination