It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communications in order to truly understand their needs，fears，and fantasies (幻想). Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly，and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition，and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.

　　It may be concluded from the passage that __.

　　A. dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of death

　　B. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition

　　C. most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need

　　D. most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitable

　　【講解答案】

　　B推理題。文章最后一段表明許多病人要求被告知實情，接受現(xiàn)代化的醫(yī)療，并告知其死期。那 些能夠公開地坦誠地被告知的患者能更好地對付死亡的臨近，達(dá)到接受死亡的境界。因此a、c、d 均可排除，B為正確答案。

　　On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Carke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.

　　At six o'clock she cane home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.

　　Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door-"a master key"perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time,dressed as usual, but she didn't go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.

　　It was just after four o'clock when the front door bell rang.Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.

　　1.Mrs. Clarke looded forward to Thursday because_______.

　　a.she worked at a club on the day

　　b.she said visitors on Thursdays

　　c.she visited a club on Thursday

　　d.a special visitor came on Thursday

　　2.If someone had made a forced entery,_______.

　　a.Mrs.Clarke would have found a broken door or window

　　b.he or she was still in the house

　　c.things would have been thown about

　　d.he or she would have needed a master key

　　3.On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out_______.

　　a.because she didn't want to miss the club again

　　b.to see if the thief was hnging about outside

　　c.to the club but then changed her mind

　　d.in an attempt to trick the thief

　　4.The lock on the front door was one which_______.

　　a.needed a piece of wire to open it

　　b.could he opened from inside without a key

　　c.could't be opened without a key

　　d.used a knob instead of a key

　　5.The wire feel to the floor_______.

　　a.because Mrs.Clarke refused to open the door

　　b.when the man's glove dropped off

　　c.because it was too hot to hold

　　d.because the man justwanted to get away

　　答案：cadbd