单选题Directions:There are 10 questions in this part of the
test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or
phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the
corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar
across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet. As a society, we're living longer and better than at any time in
history. In part, this is due to medical advances. Death rates are down, life
{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}is higher than ever, and we're making
progress {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}the most serious diseases we
face. As we consider the direction health care will {{U}} {{U}} 3
{{/U}} {{/U}}in the future, one thing is certain: new, innovative medicines
will assume an increasingly {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}role in
the way we improve the quality of care for future generations. One {{U}}
{{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}role of new medicines will be the prevention,
treatment, and management of many diseases suffered by the aging Baby Boomer
generation. In the year 2000, there were {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}}
{{/U}}35.6 million Americans aged 65 and older. By 2030, this number is {{U}}
{{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}to double to an estimated 71.5 million.
Diseases like diabetes represent a growing threat, {{U}} {{U}} 8
{{/U}} {{/U}}to patients but to our ability to keep health care affordable. We
have to do better in our lifestyles and in our health care system to {{U}}
{{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}an enormous disease burden and economic burden
on the Boomers themselves, their families, employers, and federal and state
governments. New drugs are a vital part of the solution to this rapidly
{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}issue.
【答案解析】此题考查动词与名词的搭配，也就是direction(方向)与哪个动词连用。作为及物动词，concern的主要意义是“与……相关”或“涉及”，implement是“实施”或“执行”，主要接法律法规等方面的名词，而address的含义是“同……讲话”或“处理”，take的意义太多了，也有不同译法，如the direction we are going to take(我们选择的方向)，take this road(走这条路)，take my advice(接受我的劝告)，take a seat(请坐)，take this medicine(服此药)，take a test(参加考试)。