- 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 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

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【正确答案:B】
细节题。答案在第四段。由最后一句 The principle justifying this practice is that such individuals have a life not worthy of life. 可知答案为 B 选项。

- 1 【阅读理解A】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
- 2 【阅读理解A】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
- 3 【阅读理解A】The attitude of the writer toward euthanasia is_____.
- A 、negative
- B 、positive
- C 、objective
- D 、casual
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