- 阅读理解A
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题目：The author uses the example of cancer patients to show that_____. - A 、medical resources are often wasted
- B 、doctors are helpless against fatal diseases
- C 、some treatments are too aggressive
- D 、medical costs are becoming unaffordable
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
推理题。作者举出“癌症病人”的例子是为了证明上文即第二段第三句所提出的论点：“由于有第三方支付我们的医疗费用，我们便要求用尽一切可能的医疗手段，即使它们毫无作用”。显然作者这里要说明的是如果治疗没有作用仍然坚持进行，那么它其实是一种浪费，所以A选项正确。
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