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阅读理解提高训练 12 A In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are developing every day to extend life. However, some people , including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they say that people should have the right （权利） to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity( 尊严 )and to decide when they want to die. Others don ’t agree and say that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite( 明确的 )answer. ( )36. The best title for this passage is ______________. A. The Right to Live B. The Right to Die C. The Doctor ’s Duty D. Life Is Better than Death ( )37. People can live longer than in the past. It ’s because _____________. A. medical technology develops B. we have big hospitals C. there are many good doctors D. both B and C ( )38. According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die is up to _________. A. the doctors B. the surroundings C. his or his family D. the patient himself or herself ( )39. In the writer ’s opinion, ___________. A. death is better than life B. life is better than death C. neither life nor death is good D. none of the above ( )40. Why do some patients want to die? Because _____________. A. the doctors are not good B. the conditions are bad C. life is too hard D. they are seriously ill B 此题为推断题。文章围绕人是否有选择何时死的权利，出现两种不同的观点。 A 此题为细节题。 In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past 最近这些年，医学技术的进步使 得人们比过去活得更长。 3. D 此题为细节题。 They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that