B

Should doctors ever lie to benefit their patient–to

speed recovery or to cover the coming of death? In

medicine as in law, government, and other lines of

work, the requirements of honesty often seem dwarfed

（變矮�。゜y greater needs: the need to protect from

brutal news or to uphold a promise of secrecy; to advance

the public interest．

What should doctors say, for example, to a 46-year-old man coming in for a routine physical checkup just before going on vacation with his family who, though he feels in perfect health, is found to have a form of cancer that will cause him to die within six months? Is it best to tell him the  truth? If he asks, should the doctor reject that he is ill, or minimize fee gravity of the illness? Should they at least hide the truth until after the family vacation?

Doctors face such choices often．At times, they see important reasons to lie for the patient's own sake; in their eyes, such lies differ sharply from self-serving ones．

Studies show that most doctors sincerely believe that the seriously ill patients do not want to know the truth about their condition, and that informing them risks destroying their hope, so that they may recover more slowly, or deteriorate （惡化） faster, perhaps even commit suicide（自殺）．

But other studies show that, contrary to the belief of many physicians; a great majority of patients do want to be told the truth, even about serious illness, and feel cheated when they learn that they have been misled．We are also learning that truthful information, humanly conveyed, helps patients cope with illness: help them tolerate pain better, need less medicine, and even recover faster after operation．

There is urgent need to debate this issue openly．Not only in medicine, but in other professions as well, practitioners may find themselves repeatedly in difficulty where serious consequences seem avoidable only through deception （欺騙）．Yet the public has every reason to know professional deception, for such practices are peculiarly likely to become deeply rooted, to spread, and to trust．Neither in medicine, nor in law, government, or the social sciences can there be comfort in the old saying, "What you don't know can't hurt you．"

60．What is the passage mainly about?

         A．Whether patients really want to know the truth of their condition．

         B．Whether patients should be told the truth of their illness．

         C．Whether different studies should be carried on．

         D．Whether doctors are honesty with their patients．

61．For the case mentioned in paragraph 2, most doctors will ____．

         A．tell the patient the truth as soon as possible

         B．choose to lie to him about his condition at that moment

         C．tell him to shorten the family vacation

         D．advise him to cancel the family vacation

62．Which of the following is TRUE?

         A．Sometimes government tells lies because they need to meet the public interest．

         B．Doctors believe if they lie, those seriously-ill patients will recover more quickly．

         C．Truthful information helps patients deal with their illness in some cases．

         D．Many patients don't want to know the truth, especially about serious illness．

63．From the passage, we can learn that the author's attitude to professional deception is ____．

         A．supportive             B．indifferent C．opposed         D．neutral

63．From the passage, we can learn that the author’s attitude to professional deception is      .

         A．supportive B．indifferent C．opposed     D．neutral

B

Should doctors ever lie to benefit their patient–to

speed recovery or to cover the coming of death? In

medicine as in law, government, and other lines of

work, the requirements of honesty often seem dwarfed

（變矮小）by greater needs: the need to protect from

brutal news or to uphold a promise of secrecy; to advance

the public interest．

What should doctors say, for example, to a 46-year-old man coming in for a routine physical checkup just before going on vacation with his family who, though he feels in perfect health, is found to have a form of cancer that will cause him to die within six months? Is it best to tell him the  truth? If he asks, should the doctor reject that he is ill, or minimize fee gravity of the illness? Should they at least hide the truth until after the family vacation?

Doctors face such choices often．At times, they see important reasons to lie for the patient's own sake; in their eyes, such lies differ sharply from self-serving ones．

Studies show that most doctors sincerely believe that the seriously ill patients do not want to know the truth about their condition, and that informing them risks destroying their hope, so that they may recover more slowly, or deteriorate （惡化） faster, perhaps even commit suicide（自殺）．

But other studies show that, contrary to the belief of many physicians; a great majority of patients do want to be told the truth, even about serious illness, and feel cheated when they learn that they have been misled．We are also learning that truthful information, humanly conveyed, helps patients cope with illness: help them tolerate pain better, need less medicine, and even recover faster after operation．

There is urgent need to debate this issue openly．Not only in medicine, but in other professions as well, practitioners may find themselves repeatedly in difficulty where serious consequences seem avoidable only through deception （欺騙）．Yet the public has every reason to know professional deception, for such practices are peculiarly likely to become deeply rooted, to spread, and to trust．Neither in medicine, nor in law, government, or the social sciences can there be comfort in the old saying, "What you don't know can't hurt you．"

60．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．Whether patients really want to know the truth of their condition．

       B．Whether patients should be told the truth of their illness．

       C．Whether different studies should be carried on．

       D．Whether doctors are honesty with their patients．

61．For the case mentioned in paragraph 2, most doctors will ____．

       A．tell the patient the truth as soon as possible

       B．choose to lie to him about his condition at that moment

       C．tell him to shorten the family vacation

       D．advise him to cancel the family vacation

62．Which of the following is TRUE?

       A．Sometimes government tells lies because they need to meet the public interest．

       B．Doctors believe if they lie, those seriously-ill patients will recover more quickly．

       C．Truthful information helps patients deal with their illness in some cases．

       D．Many patients don't want to know the truth, especially about serious illness．

63．From the passage, we can learn that the author's attitude to professional deception is ____．

       A．supportive           B．indifferent       C．opposed        D．neutral

63．From the passage, we can learn that the author’s attitude to professional deception is      .

       A．supportive       B．indifferent       C．opposed    D．neutral

       "A survey was conducted in Shanghai where interviewees were asked if they wanted to be a factory worker．One percent of all people interviewed said “YES," Wang Hongjun, a technician, said, raising his voice for dramatic effect．"But I can tell you, only a small part of that 1 percent are telling the truth．"

       I've met colorful people like Wang all over China．They are cynical （玩世不恭的） yet warmhearted, plain spoken but smart．And many of them are confined （局限于） to work in factories．

       Wang is a top technician but also represents manual factory workers, who are China's most important natural resource．Their energy is powering China's economic boom, and their muscle is turning the wheel of the world's factory．

       But does their unskilled labor give their life meaning? At school, did they tell their friends: "When I grow up I want to work in a factory making socks?" Did you?

       Factory work has always been a stepping-stone from farm life to the city and a modern life．It's been happening for centuries, but today, with our space-age technology, it's outdated．Earning 1,200 yuan （$169） per month working in a factory is better than that on a farm, but as Wang points out, it's not a dream career．There should be better ways to earn your rice．

       Many modern factories no longer have production line workers．Robots do the assembly （裝配）．People just do the monitoring．In this age of technology, in which China is now working smarter and not just harder, why are people still standing in production lines?

       But life is cheap in China．So why not continue to exploit the low-cost labor situation and keep the economy growing fast, some entrepreneurs may ask．

       But have these businessmen ever labored in a factory?

1.How many people surveyed really like to be factory workers?

       A．One percent                       

       B．Only a small part

       C．Only a small part of that one percent   

       D．The writer didn’t mention it．

2.Which is NOT the writer's opinion of factory workers?

       A．cynical                                      B．unimportant

       C．warmhearted                                D．plain spoken

3.Wang Hongjun is a person who is         ．

       A．difficult to get along with

       B．humorous but serious

       C．cynical but warmhearted, plain spoken but smart

       D．full of energy but doesn't want to work hard

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．Factory workers make contributions to China's economic boom．

       B．Working in a factory is better than that on a farm．

       C．Factory workers are satisfied with their living conditions．

       D．Some entrepreneurs exploited the low-cost labor situation．

5.The writer uses          to begin the passage．

       A．a lot of figures                                     B．many examples

       C．some dialogue                                      D．the result of a survey

     A 17--year--old girl won a scholarship worth $100,000 for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph (聲譜儀) that recognizes the "fingerprints" of different molecules(分子).

Mary Master man, a senior at West Moore High School in Oklahoma City, was named the winner Tuesday of the annual Intel Science Talent Search.

     More than 1,700 high school seniors across the nation entered the competition, which is in its 66th year.

      Spectrographs, which measure  wave lengths, are used in research such as astronomy and medicine and in industry. For example, they can be used as a sensing equipment to look for explosives or drugs or to help determine how old an art work is through its powders.

      They can cost as much as $100,000, but Masterman's invention--made of lenses, a laser, aluminum tubing and a camera--cost less than $1,000, Intel said.

      Masterman received the honor from Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett during a banquet Tuesday night in Washington.

      "It was a complete surprise," Masterman said. "I wasn't expecting it."

      Masterman said she has been interested in science ever since she was little. She couldn't remember ever not being interested. She credits her parents with encouraging her.

      She said she has not decided where she will attend college but would eventually like to become a physicist or chemist.

      Among the former winners of the competitions top award are six Nobel Laureates(佩戴桂冠的人), three National Medal of Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and two Fields Medalists.

      "You're not only dealing with the top young person in the science field in the country in Mary, but you're dealing with 40 finalists who are doing breaking--edge research in total," said Brenda Musilli, Intel's director of education. "It's really something that's hard to imagine, how a young person like Mary could even achieve this level of capability at such a young age."

61. What is probably the best title for the passage?

    A. Senior challenges Nobel prize.

    B. Masterman invents a sensing equipment.

    C. Teen wins $100,000 science scholarship.

    D. Spectrograph recognizes the "fingerprints".

62. According to the passage, Masterman received the honor because

    A. the spectrograph she invents can be used to look for drugs

    B. Masterman’s invention is made of lenses, a laser, and a camera

    C. Masterman has shown great interest in science since she was young.

    D. the spectrograph she invents costs much less as well as its high quality

63. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A. The competition attracts national talents to attend

    B. Masterman was sure to win before the contest.

    C. Intel Science Talent Search is held every year.

    D. Spectrographs can be widely used in many fields.

64. The underlined sentence in the 8th paragraph probably means

    A. belives in her parents for encouraging her

    B. she likes her parents' way of encouragement

    C. she thinks her parents' encouragement was trustful.

    D. she owes her success’s to her parents' encouragement

65. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that

    A. It's unreasonable for a teen to win the honor

    B. Mary's achievement was unusual and unexpected

    C. Mary defeated twenty--one top scientists in the world

    D. 40 seniors took part in the final section of the competition.

“A survey was conducted in Shanghai where interviewees were asked if they wanted to be a factory worker, One percent of all people interviewed said “YES,” Wang Hongjun, a technician, said, raising his voice for dramatic effect．"But I can tell you, only a small part of that 1 percent are telling the truth．"

       I've met colorful people like Wang all over China．They are cynical （玩世不恭的） yet warmhearted, plain spoken but smart．And many of them are confined （局限于） to work in factories．

       Wang is a top technician but also represents manual factory workers, who "are China's most important natural resource．Their energy is powering China's economic boom, and their muscle is turning the wheel of the world's factory．

       But does their unskilled labor give their life meaning? At school, did they tell their friends: "When I grow up I want to work in a factory making socks?" Did you?

       Factory work has always been a stepping-stone from farm life to the city and a modern life． It's been happening for centuries, but today, with our space-age technology, it's outdated．Earning 1,200 yuan （$169） per month working in a factory is better than that on a farm, but as Wang points out, it's not a dream career．There should be batter ways to earn your rice．

       Many modern factories no longer have production line workers．Robots do the assembly （裝配）．People just do the monitoring, hi this age of technology, in which China is now working smarter and riot just harder, why are people still standing in production lines?

       But life is cheap in China．So why not continue to exploit the low-cost labor situation and keep the economy growing fast, some entrepreneurs may ask．

       But have these businessmen ever labored in a factory?

1．How many people surveyed really like to be factory workers?

       A．One percent                           B．Only a small part

       C．Only a small part of that one percent      D．The writer didn't mention it．

2．Which is NOT the writer's opinion of factory workers?

       A．cynical                                            B．unimportant

       C．warmhearted                                  D．plain spoken

3．Wang Hongjun is a person who is _____．

       A．difficult to get along with

       B．humorous but serious

       C．cynical but warmhearted, plain spoken but smart

       D．full of energy but doesn't want to work hard

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．Factory workers make contributions to China's economic boom．

       B．Working in a factory is better than that on a farm．

       C．Factory workers are satisfied with their living conditions．

       D．Some entrepreneurs exploited the low-cost labor situation．

5．The writer uses _____ to begin the passage．

       A．a lot of figures                            B．many examples

       C．some dialogue                                   D．the result of a survey