Question

In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past．New medicines and machines are developing every day to extend life．However, some people，including some doctors，don’t agree with these life extending measures, and they say that people should have the right(權(quán)利)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．They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity(尊嚴(yán))and to decide when they want to die．Others don’t agree and say that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible．And so the quarrel goes on and on without a definite(明確的)answer．
【小題1】People can live longer than in the past．It’s because _______．

A．medical technology develops	B．we have big hospitals
C．there are many good doctors	D．both B and C

【小題2】According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die is up to__________.

A．the doctors	B．the surroundings
C．his or her family	D．the patient himself or herself

【小題3】In the writer’s opinion __________.

A．death is better than life	B．1ife is better than death
C．neither life nor death is good	D．none of the above

【小題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 seriously ill

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】D解析:

【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由文中語(yǔ)句“In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past．”可知。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由文中語(yǔ)句people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable．They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity(尊嚴(yán))and to decide when they want to die．理解可知。
【小題3】理解推斷題。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由文中語(yǔ)句“people should be allowed to die with dignity(尊嚴(yán))and to decide when they want to die”可知。