【導(dǎo)讀】識為基礎(chǔ)的,而這種共同認(rèn)識并不存在.權(quán)益相交換的一部分.,認(rèn)為人與動物在各相關(guān)方面都不相同,對待動物無須考慮道德問題.作用,這種本能應(yīng)得到鼓勵,而不應(yīng)遭到嘲弄.

　　

【正文】 in, is booming. 44 its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly being a nation of part timers and temporary workers. This 45 work force is the most important 46 in American business today, and it is 47 changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for panies to remain globally petitive 48 avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens 49 by employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of 50 that came from being a loyal employee. 41. A)swarm B)stride C)separate D)slip 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 25 頁 共 50 頁 42. A)For B)Because C)As D)Since 43. A)from B)in C)on D)by 44. A)Even though B)Now that C)If only D)Provided that 45. A)durable B)disposable C)available D)transferable 46. A)approach B)flow C)fashion D)trend 47. A)instantly B)reversely C)fundamentally D)sufficiently 48. A)but B)while C)and D)whereas 49. A)imposed B)restricted C)illustrated D)confined 50. A)excitement B)conviction C)enthusiasm D)importance Part III Reading Comprehension 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 26 頁 共 50 頁 Directions:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A),B),C) and D). Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (40 points) Passage 1 It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia‘s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Inter and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group‘s on line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess:We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn‘t just somethi ng that happened in Australia. It‘s world history. 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 27 頁 共 50 頁 The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia— where an aging population, life extending technology and changing munity attitudes have all played their part— other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling. Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death— probably by a deadly injection or pill— to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After acooling offperiod of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 28 頁 共 50 頁 from his breathing condition.I‘m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I‘d go, because I‘ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,he says. the second paragraph we learn that _____ . A)the objection to euthanasia is slow to e in other countries B)physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia C)changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law D)it takes time to realize the significance of the law‘s passage the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means _____. 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 29 頁 共 50 頁 A)observers are taking a wait and see attitude towards the future of euthanasia B)similar bills are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countries C)observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes D)the effect may finally e to a stop Lloyd Nickson dies, he will _____. A)face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia B)experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient C)have an intense fear of terrible suffering D)undergo a cooling off period of seven days 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 30 頁 共 50 頁 author‘s a ttitude towards euthanasia se