【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]29-32
(29)The United States has 7000 hospitals. These hospitals care for 40 million patients each year. The United States has 4000000 doctors. These doctors take care of the American people. (30)Most of these doctors are in private practice. This means that the patient pays for the doctor's service. Health care is not provided by the government in the United States. The individual must pay. Modern medical bills are very costly. They are often beyond the capability of the individual patient to pay. (31)As a result, the American health system has some government help, many kinds of health insurance plans and individual payment. As a result, the American health care system is a mess.
(32)An American who does not have health insurance is taking a great risk If he is suddenly hospitalized, he'll find that the bill will be large. Most companies pay some or all of their employees' health insurance. This helps the individual worker enormously. However, most health insurance has a limit. That is, after the patient has been sick for a while, his insurance may run out. Then the individual is responsible for the medical bills again. Health insurance is very complicated. The person may feel secure that his health insurance will pay the bills. After he becomes iii, he finds that the insurance only covers some of the costs. It is quite a shock tO the patient.
29．How many hospitals are there in the United States?
[答案详解] 信息明示题【考频：11】。本题关键句为“The United States has 7000 hospitals．”通常像这种出现在开头第一句或前几个词的答案反而容易被考生忽略，而提前阅读选项刚好可以提高考生对答案的敏感度，避免漏掉答案。故正确答案为C)。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What does it mean to the patient that most American doctors are in private practice?
[答案详解] 细节辨认题【考频：5】。本题关键句为“Most of these doctors are in private practice．This means that the patient pays for the doctor's service．”文章说“病人需要自己支付医生的费用”，故正确答案为C)。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What can help Americans to make sure they can pay for their medical care in the future?
[答案详解] 推理判断题【考频：5】。本题关键句为“As a result，the American health system has some government help，many kinds of health insurance plans and individual payment．”文章说“美国的保健体系由三部分的资金构成：政府补助，各种医疗保险和个人支付。”而这里面能帮助个人为将来做好准备的只有保险。本题的关键在于问题中的in the future。故正确答案为A)。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What can you learn about American Insurance?
[答案详解] 细节辨认题【考频：5】。短文最后一部分都是在介绍美国医疗保险的情况，可只有A)“医疗保险可以大大地降低个人的风险”与原文“没有医疗保险的人正在冒很大的风险”相符，其他选项与原文都有出入。故正确答案为A)。