- 阅读理解A
题干：InancientGreek,thetermeuthanatosmeant“easydeath”.Todayeuthanasia(安乐死）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.
题目：The difference between active and passive euthanasia is whether_____. - A 、there is an action that speeds up the death of the patient
- B 、the breathing machine is taken off the patient
- C 、an overdose of deadly medicine is used
- D 、the patient is denied food supply
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
推断题。答案在第二段；本段介绍了安乐死的两种方式active euthanasia和passive euthanasia 。 第二句 Active euthanasia means that a physician or other medical personnel takes an actionthat will result in death, … 第三句 Passive euthanasia means letting a patient die for lack oftreatment, or stopping the treatment that has begun. 由此可知两种方式的区别在于是否采取某种措施来加速病人的死亡，即A选项。而B、C和D选项都是在讲安乐死实施手段的实例，故排除。
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