[单选题]PASSAGETHREE(1)Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,and1979-1980,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?(2)TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemisphere,couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.(3)Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEurope,taxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,soevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.(4)Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsolesssensitivetoswingsintheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(inconstantprices)richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthat,ifoilpricesaveraged13in1998,thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,oil-importingemergingeconomies—towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—havebecomemoreenergy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.(5)Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,unliketherisesinthe1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist'scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%，andin1979byalmost30%.32.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheretailpriceofpetrolwillgoupdramaticallyif()
[单选题]PASSAGETHREE(1)Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,and1979-1980,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?(2)TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemisphere,couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.(3)Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEurope,taxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,soevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.(4)Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsolesssensitivetoswingsintheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(inconstantprices)richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthat,ifoilpricesaveraged13in1998,thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,oil-importingemergingeconomies—towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—havebecomemoreenergy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.(5)Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,unliketherisesinthe1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist'scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%，andin1979byalmost30%.33.TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries
[单选题]PASSAGETHREE(1)Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,and1979-1980,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?(2)TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemisphere,couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.(3)Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEurope,taxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,soevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.(4)Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsolesssensitivetoswingsintheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(inconstantprices)richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthat,ifoilpricesaveraged13in1998,thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,oil-importingemergingeconomies—towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—havebecomemoreenergy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.(5)Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,unliketherisesinthe1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist'scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%，andin1979byalmost30%.34.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat()
[单选题]PASSAGETHREE(1)Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,and1979-1980,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?(2)TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemisphere,couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.(3)Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEurope,taxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,soevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.(4)Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsolesssensitivetoswingsintheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(inconstantprices)richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthat,ifoilpricesaveraged13in1998,thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,oil-importingemergingeconomies—towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—havebecomemoreenergy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.(5)Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,unliketherisesinthe1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist'scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%，andin1979byalmost30%.35.Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems()
[单选题]PASSAGEFOUR(1)TheSupremeCourt'sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhowmedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.(2)Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof"doubleeffect",acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtwoeffects—agoodonethatisintendedandaharmfulonethatisforeseen—ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.(3)Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients'pain,eventhoughincreasingdosageswilleventuallykillthepatient.(4)NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho"untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatientssufficientmediationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath."(5)GeorgeAnnas,chairofthehealthlawdepartmentatBostonUniversity,maintainsthat,aslongasadoctorprescribesadrugforalegitimatemedicalpurpose,thedoctorhasdonenothingillegalevenifthepatientusesthedrugtohastendeath."It'slikesurgery,"hesays."Wedon'tcallthosedeathshomicidesbecausethedoctorsdidn'tintendtokilltheirpatients,althoughtheyriskedtheirdeath.Ifyou'reaphysician,youcanriskyourpatient'ssuicideaslongasyoudon'tintendtheirsuicide."(6)Onanotherlevel,manyinthemedicalcommunityacknowledgethattheassisted-suicidedebatehasbeenfueledinpartbythedespairofpatientsforwhommodemmedicinehasprolongedthephysicalagonyofdying.(7)JustthreeweeksbeforetheCourt'srulingonphysician-assistedsuicide,theNationalAcademyofScience(NAS)releasedatwo-volumereport,ApproachingDeath:ImprovingCareattheEndofLife.Itidentifiestheundertreatmentofpainandtheaggressiveuseof"ineffectualandforcedmedicalproceduresthatmayprolongandevendishonortheperiodofdying"asthetwinproblemsofend-of-lifecare.(8)Theprofessionistakingstepstorequireyoungdoctorstotraininhospices,totestknowledgeofaggressivepainmanagementtherapies,todevelopaMedicarebillingcodeforhospital-basedcare,andtodevelopnewstandardsforassessingandtreatingpainattheendoflife.(9)Annassayslawyerscanplayakeyroleininsistingthatthesewell-meaningmedicalinitiativestranslateintobettercare.“Largenumbersofphysiciansseemunconcernedwiththepaintheirpatientsareneedlesslyandpredictablysuffering,”totheextentthatitconstitutes“systematicpatientabuse。”Hesaysmedicallicensingboards“mustmakeitclear...thatpainfuldeathsarepresumptivelyonesthatareincompetentlymanagedandshouldresultinlicensesuspension.” 36.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat
[单选题]PASSAGEFOUR(1)TheSupremeCourt'sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhowmedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.(2)Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof"doubleeffect",acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtwoeffects—agoodonethatisintendedandaharmfulonethatisforeseen—ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.(3)Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients'pain,eventhoughincreasingdosageswilleventuallykillthepatient.(4)NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho"untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatientssufficientmediationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath."(5)GeorgeAnnas,chairofthehealthlawdepartmentatBostonUniversity,maintainsthat,aslongasadoctorprescribesadrugforalegitimatemedicalpurpose,thedoctorhasdonenothingillegalevenifthepatientusesthedrugtohastendeath."It'slikesurgery,"hesays."Wedon'tcallthosedeathshomicidesbecausethedoctorsdidn'tintendtokilltheirpatients,althoughtheyriskedtheirdeath.Ifyou'reaphysician,youcanriskyourpatient'ssuicideaslongasyoudon'tintendtheirsuicide."(6)Onanotherlevel,manyinthemedicalcommunityacknowledgethattheassisted-suicidedebatehasbeenfueledinpartbythedespairofpatientsforwhommodemmedicinehasprolongedthephysicalagonyofdying.(7)JustthreeweeksbeforetheCourt'srulingonphysician-assistedsuicide,theNationalAcademyofScience(NAS)releasedatwo-volumereport,ApproachingDeath:ImprovingCareattheEndofLife.Itidentifiestheundertreatmentofpainandtheaggressiveuseof"ineffectualandforcedmedicalproceduresthatmayprolongandevendishonortheperiodofdying"asthetwinproblemsofend-of-lifecare.(8)Theprofessionistakingstepstorequireyoungdoctorstotraininhospices,totestknowledgeofaggressivepainmanagementtherapies,todevelopaMedicarebillingcodeforhospital-basedcare,andtodevelopnewstandardsforassessingandtreatingpainattheendoflife.(9)Annassayslawyerscanplayakeyroleininsistingthatthesewell-meaningmedicalinitiativestranslateintobettercare.“Largenumbersofphysiciansseemunconcernedwiththepaintheirpatientsareneedlesslyandpredictablysuffering,”totheextentthatitconstitutes“systematicpatientabuse。”Hesaysmedicallicensingboards“mustmakeitclear...thatpainfuldeathsarepresumptivelyonesthatareincompetentlymanagedandshouldresultinlicensesuspension.”37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsitstrueaccordingtothetext?
[单选题]PASSAGEFOUR(1)TheSupremeCourt'sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhowmedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.(2)Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof"doubleeffect",acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtwoeffects—agoodonethatisintendedandaharmfulonethatisforeseen—ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.(3)Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients'pain,eventhoughincreasingdosageswilleventuallykillthepatient.(4)NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho"untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatientssufficientmediationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath."(5)GeorgeAnnas,chairofthehealthlawdepartmentatBostonUniversity,maintainsthat,aslongasadoctorprescribesadrugforalegitimatemedicalpurpose,thedoctorhasdonenothingillegalevenifthepatientusesthedrugtohastendeath."It'slikesurgery,"hesays."Wedon'tcallthosedeathshomicidesbecausethedoctorsdidn'tintendtokilltheirpatients,althoughtheyriskedtheirdeath.Ifyou'reaphysician,youcanriskyourpatient'ssuicideaslongasyoudon'tintendtheirsuicide."(6)Onanotherlevel,manyinthemedicalcommunityacknowledgethattheassisted-suicidedebatehasbeenfueledinpartbythedespairofpatientsforwhommodemmedicinehasprolongedthephysicalagonyofdying.(7)JustthreeweeksbeforetheCourt'srulingonphysician-assistedsuicide,theNationalAcademyofScience(NAS)releasedatwo-volumereport,ApproachingDeath:ImprovingCareattheEndofLife.Itidentifiestheundertreatmentofpainandtheaggressiveuseof"ineffectualandforcedmedicalproceduresthatmayprolongandevendishonortheperiodofdying"asthetwinproblemsofend-of-lifecare.(8)Theprofessionistakingstepstorequireyoungdoctorstotraininhospices,totestknowledgeofaggressivepainmanagementtherapies,todevelopaMedicarebillingcodeforhospital-basedcare,andtodevelopnewstandardsforassessingandtreatingpainattheendoflife.(9)Annassayslawyerscanplayakeyroleininsistingthatthesewell-meaningmedicalinitiativestranslateintobettercare.“Largenumbersofphysiciansseemunconcernedwiththepaintheirpatientsareneedlesslyandpredictablysuffering,”totheextentthatitconstitutes“systematicpatientabuse。”Hesaysmedicallicensingboards“mustmakeitclear...thatpainfuldeathsarepresumptivelyonesthatareincompetentlymanagedandshouldresultinlicensesuspension.”38.AccordingtotheNAS'sreport,oneoftheproblemsinend-of-lifecareis
[单选题]PASSAGEFOUR(1)TheSupremeCourt'sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhowmedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.(2)Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof"doubleeffect",acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtwoeffects—agoodonethatisintendedandaharmfulonethatisforeseen—ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.(3)Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients'pain,eventhoughincreasingdosageswilleventuallykillthepatient.(4)NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho"untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatientssufficientmediationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath."(5)GeorgeAnnas,chairofthehealthlawdepartmentatBostonUniversity,maintainsthat,aslongasadoctorprescribesadrugforalegitimatemedicalpurpose,thedoctorhasdonenothingillegalevenifthepatientusesthedrugtohastendeath."It'slikesurgery,"hesays."Wedon'tcallthosedeathshomicidesbecausethedoctorsdidn'tintendtokilltheirpatients,althoughtheyriskedtheirdeath.Ifyou'reaphysician,youcanriskyourpatient'ssuicideaslongasyoudon'tintendtheirsuicide."(6)Onanotherlevel,manyinthemedicalcommunityacknowledgethattheassisted-suicidedebatehasbeenfueledinpartbythedespairofpatientsforwhommodemmedicinehasprolongedthephysicalagonyofdying.(7)JustthreeweeksbeforetheCourt'srulingonphysician-assistedsuicide,theNationalAcademyofScience(NAS)releasedatwo-volumereport,ApproachingDeath:ImprovingCareattheEndofLife.Itidentifiestheundertreatmentofpainandtheaggressiveuseof"ineffectualandforcedmedicalproceduresthatmayprolongandevendishonortheperiodofdying"asthetwinproblemsofend-of-lifecare.(8)Theprofessionistakingstepstorequireyoungdoctorstotraininhospices,totestknowledgeofaggressivepainmanagementtherapies,todevelopaMedicarebillingcodeforhospital-basedcare,andtodevelopnewstandardsforassessingandtreatingpainattheendoflife.(9)Annassayslawyerscanplayakeyroleininsistingthatthesewell-meaningmedicalinitiativestranslateintobettercare.“Largenumbersofphysiciansseemunconcernedwiththepaintheirpatientsareneedlesslyandpredictablysuffering,”totheextentthatitconstitutes“systematicpatientabuse。”Hesaysmedicallicensingboards“mustmakeitclear...thatpainfuldeathsarepresumptivelyonesthatareincompetentlymanagedandshouldresultinlicensesuspension.”39.Whichofthefollowingbestdefinestheword“aggressive"(line3,paragraph7)?
[单选题]PASSAGEFOUR(1)TheSupremeCourt'sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhowmedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.(2)Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof"doubleeffect",acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtwoeffects—agoodonethatisintendedandaharmfulonethatisforeseen—ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.(3)Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients'pain,eventhoughincreasingdosageswilleventuallykillthepatient.(4)NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho"untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatientssufficientmediationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath."(5)GeorgeAnnas,chairofthehealthlawdepartmentatBostonUniversity,maintainsthat,aslongasadoctorprescribesadrugforalegitimatemedicalpurpose,thedoctorhasdonenothingillegalevenifthepatientusesthedrugtohastendeath."It'slikesurgery,"hesays."Wedon'tcallthosedeathshomicidesbecausethedoctorsdidn'tintendtokilltheirpatients,althoughtheyriskedtheirdeath.Ifyou'reaphysician,youcanriskyourpatient'ssuicideaslongasyoudon'tintendtheirsuicide."(6)Onanotherlevel,manyinthemedicalcommunityacknowledgethattheassisted-suicidedebatehasbeenfueledinpartbythedespairofpatientsforwhommodemmedicinehasprolongedthephysicalagonyofdying.(7)JustthreeweeksbeforetheCourt'srulingonphysician-assistedsuicide,theNationalAcademyofScience(NAS)releasedatwo-volumereport,ApproachingDeath:ImprovingCareattheEndofLife.Itidentifiestheundertreatmentofpainandtheaggressiveuseof"ineffectualandforcedmedicalproceduresthatmayprolongandevendishonortheperiodofdying"asthetwinproblemsofend-of-lifecare.(8)Theprofessionistakingstepstorequireyoungdoctorstotraininhospices,totestknowledgeofaggressivepainmanagementtherapies,todevelopaMedicarebillingcodeforhospital-basedcare,andtodevelopnewstandardsforassessingandtreatingpainattheendoflife.(9)Annassayslawyerscanplayakeyroleininsistingthatthesewell-meaningmedicalinitiativestranslateintobettercare.“Largenumbersofphysiciansseemunconcernedwiththepaintheirpatientsareneedlesslyandpredictablysuffering,”totheextentthatitconstitutes“systematicpatientabuse。”Hesaysmedicallicensingboards“mustmakeitclear...thatpainfuldeathsarepresumptivelyonesthatareincompetentlymanagedandshouldresultinlicensesuspension.”40.GeorgeAnnaswouldprobablyagreethatdoctorsshouldbepunishedifthey
[单选题]PARTIVCloseChooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachblanks.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark.Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ41?
[单选题]Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark.Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ42?
[单选题] Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark. Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ43?
[单选题] Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark. Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ44?
[单选题] Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark. Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ45?
[单选题] Haveyoueverwonderedwhatourfutureislike?Practically,allpeople_41_adesiretopredicttheirfuture_42_.Mostpeopleseeminclinedto_43_thistaskusingcausalreasoning.Firstwe_44_recognizethatfuturecircumstancesare_45_causedorconditionedbypresentones.Welearnthatgettinganeducationwill_46_howmuchmoneyweearnlaterandthatswimmingbeyondthereefmaybringanunhappy_47_withashark. Second,peoplealsolearnthatsuch_48_ofcauseandeffectareprobabilistic(可能的)innature.Thatis,theeffectsoccurmoreoftenwhenthecausesoccurthanwhenthecausesare_49_,butnotalways.Thus,studentslearnthatstudyinghard_50_goodgradesinmostinstances,butnoteverytime.Sciencemakestheseconceptsofcausalityandprobabilitymore_51_andprovidestechniquesfordealing_52_thenmoreaccuratelythandoescausalhumaninquiry.Inlookingatordinaryhumaninquiry,weneedto_53_betweenpredictionandunderstanding.Often,evenifwedon'tunderstandwhy,wearewillingtoact_54_thebasisofademonstratedpredictiveability. Whatevertheprimitivedrives_55_motivatehumanbeings,satisfyingthemdependsheavilyontheabilityto_56_futurecircumstances.Theattempttopredictisoftenplayedina_57_ofknowledgeandunderstanding.Ifyoucanunderstandwhycertainregularpatterns_58_,youcanpredictbetterthanifyousimplyobservethosepatterns.Thus,humaninquiryaims_59_answeringboth"what"and"why"question,andwepursuethese_60_byobservingandfiguringout. 41.[A]exhibit[B]exaggerate[C]examine[D]exceed 42.[A]contexts[B]circumstances[C]inspections[D]intuitions 43.[A]underestimate[B]undermine[C]undertake[D]undergo 44.[A]specially[B]particularly[C]always[D]generally 45.[A]somehow[B]somebody[C]someone[D]something 46.[A]enact[B]affect[C]reflect[D]inflect 47.[A]meeting[B]occurrence[C]encounter[D]contact 48.[A]patterns[B]designs[C]arrangements[D]pictures 49.[A]disappointed[B]absent[C]inadequate[D]absolute 50.[A]creates[B]produces[C]loses[D]protects 51.[A]obscure[B]indistinct[C]explicit[D]explosive 52.[A]for[B]at[C]in[D]with 53.[A]distinguish[B]distinct[C]distort[D]distract 54.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]under 55.[A]why[B]how[C]that[D]where 56.[A]predict[B]produce[C]pretend[D]precede 57.[A]content[B]contact[C]contest[D]context 58.[A]happen[B]occur[C]occupy[D]incur 59.[A]at[B]on[C]to[D]beyond 60.[A]purposes[B]ambitions[C]drives[D]goalsWhichoneisthebestanswerforQ46?
