Mr.Wang is ill today and I'll give the lecture _____.
A.instead
B.instead of
C.for him
D.for his lecture
A.instead
B.instead of
C.for him
D.for his lecture
第1题
A.were less isolated physically
B.were probably less self-centered
C.probably suffered less from anxiety
D.were considered less individualistic
第2题
请根据短文的内容,回答题。
Easy Death
In ancient Greek, the term euthanatos meant "easy death". Today euthanasia (安乐死)generally refers to mercy killing, the voluntary (自愿) ending of the life of someone who is terminally ill. Like abortion, euthanasia has become a legal, medical, and moral issue over which opinion is divided.<br>
Euthanasia can be either active or passive. Active euthanasia means that a physician or other medical personnel takes an action that will result in death, such as giving an overdose of deadly medicine. Passive euthanasia means letting a patient die for lack of treatment, or stopping the treatment that has begun. Examples of passive euthanasia include taking patients off a breathing machine or removing other life-support systems. Stopping the food supply is also considered passive.<br>
A good deal of the debate about mercy killing originates from the decision-making process.<br>
Who decides whether a patient is to die? This issue has not been solved legally in the United States.<br>
The matter is left to state law, which usually allows the physician in charge to suggest the option of death to a patient&39;s relatives, especially if the patient is brain dead. In an attempt to make decisions about when their own lives should end, several terminally ill patients in the early 1990s used a controversial suicide device, developed by Dr. Jack Kevorkian, to end their lives.<br>
In parts of Europe, the decision-making process has become very flexible. Even in cases where the patients are not brain dead, patients have been put to death without their approval at the request of relatives or at the suggestion of physicians. Many cases of passive euthanasia involve old people or newbom infants. The principle justifying this practice is that such individuals have a "life not worthy of life".<br>
In countries where passive euthanasia is not legal, the court systems have proved very tolerant in dealing with medical personnel who practice it. In Japan, for example, if physicians follow certain guidelines they may actively carry out mercy killings on hopelessly ill people. Courts have also been somewhat tolerant of friends or relatives who have assisted terminally ill patients to die.
A terminally ill patient is one who __________. 查看材料
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
第3题
What is the purpose of the letter?
A.To complain about the shipment
B.To express appreciation and confirm a call
C.To invite Mr. Walker to take part in the Continental Project
D.To order a new laser printer model
第4题
A.Your hands look good.
B.Your hair is in good condition.
C.You have a good beautician to serve you.
D.You can relax.
第5题
【M1】
第6题
听力原文:W: Good morning, Prof. Harkins. I hope I am not disturbing you?
M: Not at all, Miranda. Come right in. I'm always in my office in the morning.
W: I need an extension for the paper.
M: Why?
W: It would be due on the last day of exam period, which is this Friday,that's two days away.
M: Don't you think you could have the paper finished then?
W: I haven't even started it yet and I want to change my topic. You see, I've been sick since last Saturday with my left ear. I just checked out of the hospital this morning.
M: So you were in hospital for four days.
W: Yes, from Saturday till today, Wednesday.
M: This paper is meant to substitute for a final exam. Generally, for an illness like this, we can postpone the exam by the number of days the student has been ill, in your case, by four days.
W: That means I'll be able to hand in my paper next Tuesday instead of Friday?
M: That's right, but first you have to fill out this form, giving the name of the course, your reasons for needing the extension and so on, then take the request to the hospital to have it signed by the doctor, then bring it back to me today, and I'll have a copy sent to the dean.
W: Thank you very much. I'll see you late this afternoon with the completed form.
M: I'm glad you are feeling better.
W: Thank you, Prof. Harkins.
(27)
A.To know what to write about the term paper.
B.To ask for an extension for the paper.
C.To ask for a sick leave.
D.To enquire where to get the reference materials.
第7题
A.They are checked out.
B.They are specially coded.
C.They are inspected by the guard.
D.They are marked with colored labels.
第8题
Prolonging Human Life
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have roles which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often "go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with must members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built. These are often profit-making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply "dumping grounds" for the dying in which "care" is given by poorly paid, overworked, and underskilled personnel.
The writer believes that the population explosion results from
A.an increase in birthrates.
B.the industrial development.
C.a decrease in death rates.
D.cultural advances.
第9题
Prolonging Human Life
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago, Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an in- crease in birthrates, that has 1ed to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency (依赖) load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent of the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine (饥荒), infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved (使挨饿), whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to works we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States, many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged (中年) peoples unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often "go on welfare (福利)" if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built. These are often profit-making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply "dumping grounds" for the dying in which "care" is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.
36. The writer believes that the population explosion results from
A.an increase in birthrates.
B.the industrial development.
C.a decrease in death rates.
D.cultural advances.
第10题
第二节 书面表达
假如你是李林,因患感冒不能按时上课,需请假两天。请你使用下面所给词语,给Mr.Wang写一张请假条。(80个单词左右)
参考词汇:have a bad cold, headache, cough the day, see a doctor, stay in bed, ask for leave