Question

If a new idea in America becomes a law, people who suffer from obesity could suffer financially too.

The US state of Arizona wants to charge overweight citizens $50 (325 Yuan) annually if they fail to follow their doctors' advice. People with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be exempt(豁免的).

If the idea is approved by Congress, smokers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay.

Medicaid, the organization which provides healthcare to the poor in the USA, costs the government $339bn (2.2 trillion Yuan) a year. Monica Coury, assistant director at Arizona's Medicaid programme, said that this proposal would ask people to give something back.

She said that Arizona would take a carrot and stick approach to the problem. As well as penalizing(懲罰) people who go against their doctor's wishes, incentives（獎勵）would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video.

Arizona's senator Kyrsten Sinema has not backed the plans, saying that there isn't a system to decide whether someone is or isn't following medical advice. Other critics claim that people don't need the government to look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the 'nanny state'(保姆國家) shouldn't try to stop them. Wes Benedict of the Libertarian Party said:"If you want to save the state money... cut Medicaid across the board, but don't single out overweight people and smokers."

68. The state of Arizona want to charge people who are ______.

   A. fat parents                      B. fat and don’t follow their doctors’ advice

   C. fat due to a medical condition       D. fat and obedient

69. Which statement of the following is true?

   A. Everyone in Arizona approves of the new idea.

   B. All overweight citizens in Arizona will be charged.

   C. The state wants to save money.

   D. Charging overweight people is just put forward and hasn’t become a law.

70. What does “a carrot and stick approach” mean?

   A. A kind of healthy diet.

   B. A kind of unhealthy diet.

   C. A policy of offering a combination of rewards and punishment.

   D. A policy of offering a combination of rewards and prizes.

71. The passage mainly tells about ______.

   A. Many people are beginning to realize the importance of keeping fit

   B. People who are overweight will be charged by the state

   C. Smokers and diabetics will be charged by the state

   D. Being overweight costs the state a lot of money every year

                        

Answer 1

BDCA