单选题 Any country has good reason to want its citizens to be as healthy as possible, since one of its greatest resources is an active population. No country wants its people to suffer unnecessarily from ill health. This was the kind of thinking which led to the introduction of a health service in many countries. In Britain this has developed into a "Welfare State" in which all citizens, rich and poor alike, can get most health treatment free. The money for this is partially raised by contributions from employers and employees. As three decades have shown, such automatic arrangements are not always ideal and there are arguments for and against the Health Service. The number of patients treated every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than was estimated. This means that the people who work for the Health Service — doctors, nurses and other hospital staff — have much more routine work to do and as a result they have little time for preventive medicine. The Health Service does need more staff — a need that can only be met if more money is made available to it. However, a powerful argument for the Health Service is that many people are able to receive expensive treatment which they could never afford themselves. Sometimes this free treatment is abused and people visit their doctors when they don't really need to. Because they have so many patients, doctors cannot spend as long with each one as they would like, and some people prefer to pay for private treatment so that their doctors can give them more time. In fact, some wealthy people feel that they should pay, and so free more money for treatment to others.

单选题 In the author's view, Britain is a Welfare State in that______.

单选题 We can infer from the passage that______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：排除题。从第三段首句As three decades have shown，such automaticarrangements are not always ideal and there are arguments for and against the Health Service可知，英国的福利政策实施了three decades，即三十年，同时也可知这种福利政策并非十分完美，总会不时有支持和反对的声音。因此本题正确答案为B。

单选题 The best title for the passage would be______.

单选题 The author mentions that some wealthy people prefer to pay for private treatment because______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：细节题。从最后一段中…and some people prefer to pay for private treatmentso that their doctors can give them more time．In fact，some wealthy people feel that theyshould pay，and so free more money for treatment to others可知，有些富人宁愿付费看私人医生，因为这样他们能将医生的时间节约出来，并为其他人节约更多的钱。因此本题答案为C。