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olume report,Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life. It identifies the undertreatment of pain and the aggressive use of“ineffectual and forced medical procedures that may prolong and even dishonorthe period of dying’’as the twin problems ofend-of-life care.
The profession is taking steps to require young doctors to train inhospices, to test knowledge of aggressive pain management therapies, to developa Medicare billing code for hospital-based care, and to develop new standardsfor assessing and treating pain at the end of life.
Annas says lawyerscan play a key role in insisting that these well-meaning medical initiativestranslate into better care. “Large numbers of physicians seem unconcerned with the pain theirpatients are needlessly and predictably suffering," to the extent that itconstitutes “systematic patient abuse." He says medical licensing boards “must make it clear…that painful deaths arepresumptively ones that are incompetently managed and should result in licensesuspension."
56. From the first three paragraphs, we learn that.
［A］ doctors used to increase drug dosages to control their patients'pain.
［B］ it is still illegal for doctors to help the dying end their lives.
［C］ the Supreme Court strongly opposes physician-assisted suicide.
［D］ patients have no constitutional right to commit suicide
57. Which of the following statements its true according to the text?
［A］ Doctors will be held guilty if they risk their patients' death.
［B］ Modern medicine has assisted terminally ill patients in painlessrecovery.
［C］ The Court ruled that high-dosage pain-relieving medication can beprescribed.
［D］ A doctor's medication is no longer justified by his intentions.
58. According to the NAS's report, one ofthe problems in end-of-life care is.
［A］ prolonged medical procedures. ［B］ inadequate treatment of pain.
［C］ systematic drug abuse. ［D］ insufficient hospital care.
59. Which of the following best defines the word “aggressive" (line 3, paragraph7)?
［A］ Bold. ［B］ Harmful.
［C］ Careless. ［D］Desperate.
60. George Annas would probably agree thatdoctors should be punished if they
［A］ manage their patients incompetently.
［B］ give patients more medicine than needed.
［C］ reduce drug dosages for their patients.
［D］ prolong theneedless suffering of the patients.
一、文章结构分析
文章大意：医生协助病人自杀问题这个有争议性的问题引起了医学、法律和科学界的关注，他们普遍认为这种“双重效果”原则是可行的。
文章第一、二、三段指出：最高法院在医生协助病人自杀问题上作出的判决实际上对“双重效果”的医疗原则表示了支持，而医生则使用这个原则为他们使用大剂量药物来控制临死病人的痛苦进行辩护。
文章第四至九段：引用医学、法律和科学界的观点来论证这种“双重效果”原则是可行的。
二、试题解析
56． B
[分析]
本题考核的知识点是：文章细节事实题。
题干要求考生从文章前三段中判断四个进项中哪一个是正确的表述。四个选项如下:
A选项“doctors used to increase drug dosages to control their patients’pain”（医生曾经用增加药物剂量的方法来控制病

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