- 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：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
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
词汇题。本题事实上是一道词汇题, terminal的意思是“晚期的”，a terminally ill patient表示“晚期患者，绝症病人”，所以应该选B选项can never get well again“无法再治愈了”。
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