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高考英语阅读理解全程基础训练8

2014高考英语阅读理解全程基础训练（8）及答案

阅读理解--------B

InMarch2008，JoeRyangotanoticefromabillingagencyforahospitalnearDenver,Colorado.Thehospitalwantedpaymentforsurgerytotaling$41,188.Ryanhadneversetfootinthathospital.Obviouslytherewassomemistake.“Ithoughtitwasajoke,”saysRyan.

Butwhenhecalledthebillingagency，nobodylaughed.Someone,who’salsonamedJoeRyan,usingRyan'sSocialSecuritynumber,hadindeedbeenadmittedforsurgery.Hefiguredclearingthisupwouldtakeajustfewphonecalls.

Twoyearslater,Ryancontinuestosufferfromthedamagetohiscreditratingandstilldoesn’tknowifhismedicalrecordhasbeenclearedofwronginformation.

JoeRyanwasthevictimofalittle-knownbutfrighteningtypeofconsumercheatingthatisontherise：

medicalidentitytheft,whichinvolvesusingyournametogetdrugs,expensivemedicaltreatmentandevencheatinginsurancepayments.

AsRyandiscovered,moneyisn’tthehalfofit.Whensomeonestealsyournametoreceivehealthcare,hismedicalhistorybecomespartofyourrecord—andsettingtherecordstraightcanbeextremelydifficult.That’sbecause，inpart，theinformationishandedoutamongdozensofcare-givers,fromdoctorstomedicinestorestoinsurancecompaniesandlabs.

"Iwantedtohelpstraightenthisout,”saysRyan,‘‘soIwenttothehospital,andtheyhadathree-inch-thickrecordforme,buttheywouldn'tletmeseeit.IshowedthemmyID,andtheysaidthat’snotJoeRyan’ssignature.Well,ofcoursenot!

Theyhadthisotherguy’ssignature.”

Ryanhadfallenintoavictim’sCatch-22：

Ifyourrecorddoesn’tappeartobeyours,youmaynothavetherighttoreadit,muchlesschangeit.

Ryan'snextstepwasavisittothepolicedepartment.Butthepolicesaidthattherewasnotmuchtheycoulddo,thatthelocallawenforcementhaslittleexperiencewithmedicalIDtheft,andcaseslikethiscanendupbeingconsideredacivilmatter.

1.ThebillingagencysentJoeRyananoticeto_______.

A.playajokeonhimformedicaltreatment

B.informhimofthepaymentforhissurgery

C.correctthemistakesaboutpaymentforhissurgery

D.clearupthewronginformationinhismedicalrecord

答案解析：

答案为B。

本题为细节题。

由第一段“InMarch2008，JoeRyangotanoticefromabillingagencyforahospitalnearDenver,Colorado.Thehospitalwantedpaymentforsurgerytotaling$41,188.”可知，thebillingagency通知JoeRyan支付手术费用41,188美元，故答案为B。

2.JoeRyanatfirstthoughthisproblemwas_________.

A.easytosettleB.difficulttosettle

C.impossibletosolveD.unnecessarytosolve

答案解析：

答案为A。

本题为细节推理题。

由第二段“Hefiguredclearingthisupwouldtakeajustfewphonecalls.”可知，JoeRyan刚开始认为只要打几个电话就可以解决问题，故答案为A。

3.ThenumberofmedicalidentitytheftcasesintheUnitedStatesis_______.

A.increasingB.decreasing

C.countableD.changeable

答案解析：

答案为A。

本题为细节题。

由第四段首句“JoeRyanwasthevictimofalittle-knownbutfrighteningtypeofconsumercheatingthatisontherise：

medicalidentitytheft…”可知，医疗身份盗窃在美国正在增加，故答案为A。

4.AnevenworseconsequenceofmedicalIDtheftis________.

A.sometroubleinobtaininginsurancepayment

B.abiglossofmoneyanddamagetocreditrating

C.thewidelyspreadmedicalinformationofthevictim

D.thedifficultyinchangingthewrongmedicalhistory

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为推理题。

由第五段可知，当别人盗用了你的名字来享受医疗服务后，他的医疗史就成为了你的医疗史，并且清除这些错误记录极其困难，因为你的信息已经给了许多照料者，包括医生、药店、保险公司和实验室。

因此，医疗身份盗窃更糟糕的结果是受害者的医疗信息到处传播。

故答案为C。

干扰项最强的D选项“改变错误的医疗史非常困难”只是医疗身份盗窃的一个直接结果，但不是更糟糕的，因此排除D选项。

第一节：

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MillionsofAmericansreturnfromlong-distancetripsbyair,buttheirluggagedoesn’talwayscomehomewiththem.Airlineidentificationtags（标签）cancomeloose,andthebagsgowho-knows-where.Andpassengersleaveallkindsofthingsonplanes.

Theairlinescollecttheitemsand,for90days,attempttofindtheirowners.Theydon’tkeepthem,sincethey’renotinthewarehousebusiness.Andbylaw,theycannotsellthebags,becausetheairlinesmightbetemptedtodeliberatelymisplaceluggage.

Soonceinsurancecompanieshavepaidforlostbagsandtheircontents,andtheynolongerbelongtopassengers,auniquestoreinthelittletownofScottsboro,Alabama,buysthem.The“UnclaimedBaggageCenter,”issopopularthatthebuilding,whichissetuplikeadepartmentstore,isthenumber-onetouristattractioninallofAlabama.Morethanonemillionvisitorsstopineachyearandtakeoneofthestore’sshoppingcartsonahuntfortreasures.

Eachday,clerksbringout7,000newitems,andveteran（老练的）shoppersrushtopawoverthem.Youcanfindeverythingfrompreciousjewelstohockeysticks,best-sellingnovels,leatherjackets,taperecorders,surfboards,evenhalf-usedtubesoftoothpaste.

Thestore’sownlaundrywashesorcleansalltheclothesfoundinluggage,thensellsth