Question

In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend（延長）life. However，some people，including some doctors， are not in favour of these life extending measures，and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself，and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（不能忍受的. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity（尊嚴） and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better.

1.In recent years, people can live longer than in the past,It’s because of_________.

A．the development of medical technology

B．big hospitals

C．good doctors

D．both B and C

2.According to some people， whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to_________.

A．the doctors                            B．the surroundings（環(huán)境）

C．his or her family                        D．the patient himself or herself

3.The writer’s opinion is_________.

A．death is better than life

B．life is better than death

C．neither death nor life is good

D．none of the above

4.Why do some patients want to die? Because_______.

A．the doctors are not good

B．the conditions are bad

C．life is too hard

D．they are seriouly ill

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要討論了一個生死的問題,作者認為在面臨一些不可忍受的嚴重疾病時,患者有自己選擇去死的權(quán)利,無論生死決定權(quán)都在患者自己手里面.

1.根據(jù)In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. 描述,可知選A.

2.根據(jù)and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. 及下文描述,可知只有患者自己才能決定自己是生還是死,故選D.

3.根據(jù)短文that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（不能忍受的. 描述,可知作者認為生死究竟哪個好,要看患者自己的態(tài)度,故選D.

4.根據(jù)that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（不能忍受的. 描述,可知選D.

考點：關(guān)于生死問題的議論文閱讀

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