In recent years, advances in medical technology have made it possible or doctors

    Inrecent years, advances in medical technology have made it possible or doctorsto extend people’s life to a certain length, However, some people, includingsome doctors, are not in favor of these life- extending measures, and theyargue(争辩) that people shouldhave the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is asimportant as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on livingwhen the conditions of life become unbearable (不能忍受的). They say thatpeople should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue thatlife under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors isalways to extend life as long as possible. And so that the battle goes onwithout a final answer.

1. In recent years, people’s lives can be________.

A．saved with less difficulty than in the past

B．extended as long as people want

C．saved with more difficulty than in the past

D．used to do experiments by doctors

2. ________are in favor of these life- extending measures.

A．Patients

B．Doctors

C．Nurses

D．Not all people

3. Those who are in favor of these life- extending measures thinkit is right that________.

A．people’s lives needn’t to be saved

B．if a person’s health condition is too bad to be worth living, lethim die

C．doctors must try their best to save people’s lives

D．one can end one’s life under any conditions

4. The argument about whether people should have the right todie________.

A．is on the way to end

B．is still continuing

C．has ended

D．will never end

试题答案

答案：A;D;C;B