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时间：二 O二一年七月二十九日 高中英语阅读理解专题训练之老阳三干创作 时间：二O二一年七月二十九日 第一节：阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分,满分 30 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(words:311225) The British National Health Service (NHS) was set up in 1948 and was designed to provide equal basi health care, free of charge, for everybody in the country. Before this time health care had to be paid for by individuals. Nowadays central government is directly responsible for the NHS although it is administered by local health authorities. About 83 percent of the cost of the health service is paid for by general taxation and the rest is met from the National Insurance contributions paid by those in work. There are charges for prescription and dental care but many people, such as children, pregnant women, pensioners, and those on Income Support, are exempt from payment. Most people are registered with a local doctor (a GP, or General Practitioner) who is increasingly likely to be part of a health centre which serves the community. 时间：二 O二一年七月二十九日 时间：二 O二一年七月二十九日 As the population of Britain gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitals—many of which were built in the nineteenth century—provide nearly half a million beds and have over 480, 000 medical staff. The NHS is the bi est employer in Europe although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours. Durin the 1980s there was considerable restructurin of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services (for example, cleaning). At the end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, includin allowin some hospitals to be self-governing,