自考高级英语L4 练习.docx

经典word整理文档，仅参考，双击此处可删除页眉页脚。 本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！ Lesson Four Die as You Choose A.Answer the following questions on the text : 1. Is euthanasia openly practiced in Holland ? 2. Why did the doctors in the U.S.sometimes secretly practice euthanasia without consulting the dying patients ? 3. What is the difference between passive euthanasia and active euthanasia ?Do you think they make any difference ? 4. What is a “living-will “? 5. Did Hippocrates prohibit euthanasia ?Did most ancient Greek doctors and thinkers agree with his ban ?What did the author want to tell the reader by presenting this historical fact ? 6. What is the danger involved if euthanasia is legalized ? 7. Why did the author say that West Germany will not be able to legalize any form of euthanasia for a long time to come ? 8. What is the author?s view on euthanasia ? Key A 1. Yes, it is . 2. Because they could rarely discuss euthanasia openly with patients and voluntary euthanasia was taboo , the doctor had to make the decision himself . 3. Passive euthanasia means the doctor lets the patient die without giving him any treatment on his own request . Active euthanasia means the doctor kill the patient by giving him an injection or enough painkillers . No, I don?t think they make any difference. 4. “Living will “is a will made by a person whe n he is living that he does not want life prolonged when he is dying . 5. Yes , he did . No, they didn?t . The author wanted to explain that when in ancient Greece doctors and thinkers had the courage to disagree with Hippocrates , we should support euthanasia today . 6. It may pose dangers for society by setting a precedent for killing . 7. West Germany will not legalize any form of euthanasia for a long time because of the shadow of the past . 8. The author has an appositive attitude towards euthanasia . He supports it . A. Translate the following into Chinese: 1. The need for laws on euthanasia cannot be dodged for much longer . 2. In Holland mercy-killing is