单选题

单选题 According to Ma Kai, drug prices in China now ______.
A. are too high B. are too low C. are at a reasonable level D. are changeable
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Ma Kai, the Director of China's National Development and Reform Commission, says the Chinese government has lowered drug prices 22 times in the last few years on 1,600 kinds of drugs, in some cases several times. But despite those moves, Ma says, drugs are still so expensive that the average Chinese often can't afford them. Ma was speaking Wednesday on the sidelines of China's annual legislative session, the National People's Congress. He said when the government orders a drug's price to be lowered; some drug companies simply changed the product's name or the packaging and continue charging the same high price. He also said some hospitals rely on profits from drug sales to fund their operating costs. Ma says a comprehensive reform of the healthcare system is needed.

本题是对新闻中人物观点的考查(Ma says)。新闻中提到,马凯称药品仍然昂贵,普通老百姓常常支付不起,故本题选A。
单选题 What does Ma Kai think is needed?
A. A stricter legislation on medicine.
B. A higher awareness of general public.
C. A comprehensive reform of medical system.
D. A tight control of medicine.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题是对新闻中人物观点的考查(Ma says)。新闻最后提到,马凯称需要对医疗制度进行全面改革,故本题选C。