Section B: Information Matching
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
Telemedicine is transforming healthcare
[A] Telemedicine is finally living up to its potential. Driven by faster internet and ubiquitous smartphones, health providers are turning to electronic communications to dramatically change healthcare delivery.
[B] Doctors link with patients by phone and webcam. They make split-second decisions on heart attacks. Telemedicine allows for better care in places where medical expertise is hard to come by. A network of 280 experts around the world help physicians in South Sudan.
[C] More than 15 million Americans received medical care remotely last year. The Association expects numbers to grow by 30%.
[D] 42% of consumers preferred in-person doctor visits. Only 15% of family physicians used it, but 90% said they would if it were appropriately reimbursed.
[E] Rules defining and regulating telemedicine differ widely from state to state. Physician groups issue different guidelines about appropriate care.
[F] Some critics question if quality of care is keeping up with rapid expansion. Telemedicine's future depends on how regulators, payers and patients address these challenges.
[G] Fastest-growing services connect consumers with clinicians for nonemergency issues like colds, flu and rashes. They cost around $45 compared with $750 at an emergency room.
[H] Employers promote them as a convenient way to get care. Three-quarters of large employers will offer virtual doctor visits as a benefit.
[I] Critics worry services sacrifice quality for convenience. A study with researchers posing as patients found unsettling results. Fewer than one-third disclosed credentials and several sites misdiagnosed serious conditions.
[J] Organizations started accreditation programs to identify top-quality sites. The AMA approved ethical guidelines calling for doctors to recognize limitations.
[K] Insurers have been far less willing to pay for telemedicine for existing patients. Medicare lags behind, covering only beneficiaries in rural areas when received in a hospital.
[L] Bills to expand Medicare coverage have bipartisan support.
[M] More hospitals will invest in systems as they move into managed-care contracts.
[N] The state-by-state regulatory system is outdated. 50 different sets of rules and licensing fees is hampering growth. Doctors must have a valid license in the state where the patient is located.
[O] 17 states joined a compact for license. Some advocates prefer states to automatically honor licenses like driver's licenses. Lisa Robbin says a lot of states are still trying to define telemedicine.
36. An overwhelming majority of family physicians are willing to use telemedicine if they are duly paid.
37. Many employers are eager to provide telemedicine service as a benefit to their employees because of its convenience.
38. Different states have markedly different regulations for telemedicine.
39. With telemedicine, patients in regions short of professional medical service are able to receive better medical care.
40. Unlike employers and health plans, insurers have been rather reluctant to pay for some telemedicine services.
41. Some supporters of telemedicine hope states will accept each other's medical practice licenses as valid.
42. The fastest growing area for telemedicine services is for lesser health problems.
43. As telemedicine spreads quickly, some of its opponents doubt whether its service quality can be guaranteed.
44. The results obtained by researchers who pretended to be patients seeking help from telemedicine providers are disturbing.
45. Some people argue that the fact that different states have different regulations concerning medical services hinders the development of telemedicine.
Answers & Explanations
36. D。解析：题干中的 An overwhelming majority of family physicians are willing to use telemedicine if they are duly paid 对应 [D] 段的 Only 15% of family physicians used it, but 90% said they would if it were appropriately reimbursed。90%（90%的医生）对应 overwhelming majority（绝大多数）；appropriately reimbursed（得到适当报销/补偿）对应 duly paid（得到应有的报酬）。
37. H。解析：题干中的 Many employers are eager to provide telemedicine service as a benefit to their employees because of its convenience 对应 [H] 段的 Employers promote them as a convenient way to get care... offer virtual doctor visits as a benefit。convenience（便利）对应 convenient way；as a benefit（作为一项福利）在文中原词重现。
38. E。解析：题干中的 Different states have markedly different regulations for telemedicine 对应 [E] 段的 Rules defining and regulating telemedicine differ widely from state to state。markedly different regulations（截然不同的规定）对应 differ widely from state to state（各州差异很大）。
39. B。解析：题干中的 patients in regions short of professional medical service are able to receive better medical care 对应 [B] 段的 Telemedicine allows for better care in places where medical expertise is hard to come by。short of professional medical service（缺乏专业医疗服务的地区）对应 medical expertise is hard to come by（很难获得医疗专业知识的地方）。
40. K。解析：题干中的 insurers have been rather reluctant to pay for some telemedicine services 对应 [K] 段的 Insurers have been far less willing to pay for telemedicine for existing patients。reluctant to pay（不情愿支付）对应 far less willing to pay（不太愿意支付）。
41. O。解析：题干中的 Some supporters of telemedicine hope states will accept each other's medical practice licenses as valid 对应 [O] 段的 Some advocates prefer states to automatically honor licenses like driver's licenses。supporters（支持者）对应 advocates（倡导者）；accept each other's medical practice licenses as valid（承认彼此的医疗执照有效）对应 automatically honor licenses（自动承认执照）。
42. G。解析：题干中的 The fastest growing area for telemedicine services is for lesser health problems 对应 [G] 段的 Fastest-growing services connect consumers with clinicians for nonemergency issues like colds, flu and rashes。lesser health problems（较轻的健康问题）对应 nonemergency issues like colds, flu and rashes（非紧急问题，如感冒、流感和皮疹）。
43. F。解析：题干中的 some of its opponents doubt whether its service quality can be guaranteed 对应 [F] 段的 Some critics question if quality of care is keeping up with rapid expansion。opponents doubt（反对者怀疑）对应 critics question（批评者质疑）；service quality can be guaranteed（服务质量得到保证）对应 quality of care is keeping up（护理质量是否跟上）。
44. I。解析：题干中的 researchers who pretended to be patients... are disturbing 对应 [I] 段的 A study with researchers posing as patients found unsettling results。pretended to be patients（假装是病人）对应 posing as patients（冒充病人）；disturbing（令人不安的）对应 unsettling results（令人不安的结果）。
45. N。解析：题干中的 different states have different regulations concerning medical services hinders the development 对应 [N] 段的 The state-by-state regulatory system is outdated. 50 different sets of rules and licensing fees is hampering growth。hinders the development（阻碍了发展）对应 hampering growth（阻碍了增长）；different regulations（不同的规定）对应 50 different sets of rules（50套不同的规则）。
核心搭配与高分句型
【核心搭配与高频短语】
● live up to its potential：不辜负其潜力（Telemedicine is finally living up to its potential）
● hard to come by：难以获得，难得（medical expertise is hard to come by）
● differ widely from：与...大相径庭，差异很大（Rules... differ widely from state to state）
● keep up with：跟上...的步伐（quality of care is keeping up with rapid expansion）
● pose as：冒充，假装成（researchers posing as patients）
● lag behind：落后，滞后（Medicare lags behind）
● hamper growth：阻碍增长（50 different sets of rules... is hampering growth）
【亮点句型解析】
虚拟语气 (if it were...)：
"...90% said they would if it were appropriately reimbursed."
（...90%的人表示如果能得到适当的报销，他们会使用的。）主句使用 `would`，条件句使用 `were`，表示对现在或未来的假设（当前实际报销情况并不理想）。
"...90% said they would if it were appropriately reimbursed."
（...90%的人表示如果能得到适当的报销，他们会使用的。）主句使用 `would`，条件句使用 `were`，表示对现在或未来的假设（当前实际报销情况并不理想）。
How 引导的宾语从句：
"Telemedicine's future depends on how regulators, payers and patients address these challenges."
（远程医疗的未来取决于监管机构、支付方和患者如何应对这些挑战。）`how` 引导的宾语从句作介词 `on` 的宾语，清晰地阐述了决定事物未来发展的三个主体和动作，结构紧凑且逻辑严密。
"Telemedicine's future depends on how regulators, payers and patients address these challenges."
（远程医疗的未来取决于监管机构、支付方和患者如何应对这些挑战。）`how` 引导的宾语从句作介词 `on` 的宾语，清晰地阐述了决定事物未来发展的三个主体和动作，结构紧凑且逻辑严密。