单选题
U. S. States Do Poorly in Women"s Health

Not a single U. S. state meets basic federal goals for women"s health, and the nation as a whole fails except in two areas — mammograms (乳腺X光照片) and dental (牙齿的) check-ups — researchers said on Thursday.
Millions of women lack health insurance, and states make it difficult to enroll (加入) in Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance plan for the poor, according to the report.
And few states are doing anywhere near enough to help women quit smoking-the leading cause of death in the United States.
"The nation as a whole and the individual states fall short of meeting national goals," reads the report, put together by the National Women"s Law Center and the Oregon Health & Science University. "These health goals provide a road map for assessing the status of women"s health."
Of 27 measures examined by the group, from screening for diseases to actually treating them, the nation passes on only two, the researchers said. "The nation is so far from the health goals that it receives an overall grade of "unsatisfactory"," they wrote.
The problem seems to be a lack among states of an overall plan for health in general, the NWLC said.
"State policy makers" piecemeal (一件一件做的) approach to our health care crisis has resulted in a complex and ineffective system that fails to meet the health care needs of women," Judy Waxman, NWLC Vice President for Health, said in a statement.
"Lawmakers need to take a comprehensive, long-term approach to meeting women"s health needs and tackle this serious problem that troubles so many families."
单选题 In which area is the nation successful?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的第一段可以得知,就全国范围而言,妇女牙齿检查这方面做得还是不错的。
单选题 Medicaid is a program aimed at helping ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第二段提到,Medicaid是针对穷人的项目。
单选题 Which is America"s number one killer?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第三段讲到,在美国吸烟是导致死亡的主要原因。
单选题 The national goals for women"s health make it easier to ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第四段提到,全国妇女健康目标将有利于对妇女健康状况进行评估。
单选题 Which approach was recommended by Judy Waxman?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 文章最后一段讲到,需要采用综合、长期的方法来满足妇女的健康需求。