- 閱讀理解A
題干:InancientGreek,thetermeuthanatosmeant“easydeath”.Todayeuthanasia(安樂死)generallyreferstomercykilling,thevoluntaryendingofthelifeofsomeonewhoisterminallyill.Likeabortion,euthanasiahasbecomealegal,medical,andmoralissueoverwhichopinionisdivided.Euthanasiacanbeeitheractiveorpassive.Activeeuthanasiameansthanaphysicianorothermedicalpersonneltakesanactionthatwillresultindeath,suchasgivinganoverdoseofdeadlymedicine.Passiveeuthanasiameanslettingapatientdieforlackoftreatment,orstoppingthetreatmentthathasbegun.Examplesofpassiveeuthanasiaincludetakingpatientsoffabreathingmachineorremovingotherlife-supportsystems.Stoppingthefoodsupplyisalsoconsideredpassive.Agooddealofthedebateaboutmercykillingoriginatesfromthedecision-makingprocess.Whodecideswhetherapatientistodie?ThisissuehasnetbeensolvedlegallyintheUnitedStates.Thematterislefttostatelaw,whichusuallyallowsthephysicianinchargetosuggesttheoptionofdeathtoapatient’srelatives,especiallyifthepatientisbraindead.Inanattempttomakedecisionsaboutwhentheirownlivesshouldend,severalterminallyillpatientsintheearly1990susedacontroversialsuicidedevice,developedbyDr.JackKevorkian,toendtheirlives.InpartsofEurope,thedecision-makingprocesshasbecomeveryflexible.Evenincaseswherethepatientsarenotbraindead,patentshavebeenputtodeathwithouttheirapprovalattherequestofrelativesoratthesuggestionofphysicians.Manycasesofpassiveeuthanasiainvolveoldpeopleornewborninfants.Theprinciplejustifyingthispracticeisthatsuchindividualshave“lifenotworthyoflife”.Incountrieswherepassiveeuthanasiaisnotlegal,thecourtsystemshaveprovedverytolerantindealingwithmedicalpersonnelwhopracticeit.InJapan,forexample,ifphysiciansfollowcertainguidelinestheymayactivelycartoutmercykillingsonhopelesslyillpeople.Courtshavealsobeensomewhattolerantoffriendsorrelativeswhohaveassistedterminallyillpatientstodie.
題目:A terminally ill patient is one who_____. - A 、gets worse every day
- B 、can never get well again
- C 、is very seriously ill in the end
- D 、is too ill to want to live on

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【正確答案:B】
詞匯題。本題事實上是一道詞匯題, terminal的意思是“晚期的”,a terminally ill patient表示“晚期患者,絕癥病人”,所以應該選B選項can never get well again“無法再治愈了”。

- 1 【單選題】This is the nurse who( )to me when I was ill in hospital.
- A 、accompanied
- B 、attended
- C 、entertained
- D 、shielded
- 2 【單選題】()refers to the mental map one has of one's surroundings and to the relationship between selfand that environment.
- A 、Organization
- B 、Orientation
- C 、Arrangement
- D 、Management
- 3 【單選題】The doctors()the newly approved drug into the patient when he was critically ill.
- A 、injected
- B 、ejected
- C 、projected
- D 、subjected
- 4 【單選題】Doctor Smith was one of the()in cancer research.
- A 、pioneers
- B 、advocates
- C 、engineers
- D 、founders
- 5 【單選題】More students than one( )reported missing.
- A 、have been
- B 、has been
- C 、was
- D 、could
- 6 【單選題】No one can avoid( )by one's surroundings.
- A 、to be influenced
- B 、having influenced
- C 、influencing
- D 、being influenced
- 7 【單選題】()is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine.
- A 、Either
- B 、So
- C 、Nor
- D 、Usually
- 8 【閱讀理解A】The principle justifying passive euthanasia in Europe is that terminally ill patients are_____.
- A 、living a life without consciousness
- B 、living a life that can hardly be called life
- C 、too old or too weak to live on
- D 、too old or too young to approve of euthanasia
- 9 【閱讀理解A】The author says she’11 one day take her clients to dinner in order to_____.
- A 、see what kind of person they are
- B 、experience the feeling of being served
- C 、show her generosity towards people inferior to her
- D 、arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life
- 10 【閱讀理解B】One of the reasons for ill feeling in the marketplace is that
- A 、business always emphasized themaintenance of customers.
- B 、they can directly get the service they need.
- C 、few customers will appeal to claims court.
- D 、impoliteness is a kind of bad service.
- E 、theyregard retailing as a temporary job.
- 、they have spent much time on TV and computers.
- 、shoppers are usually strident, frustrated and impatient.
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