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1、AHonesty,mymumalwaysusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy.Ofcourse,thisdidn’tincludeherwhenshetoldmethatifIdidn’teatallmyvegetablesFatherChristmaswouldfindoutandwouldn’tgivemeanypresents.Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttoalwaysbehonestwithmypatients.Afterall,thedoctorpa
2、tient-relationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential.OrsoIthought.Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics（老年病科）.Mr.McMahonwasbroughtinwhenhisbellywasfoundveryswollen.Itookamedicalhistoryfromhisdaughterwho’daccompaniedhimintheambulance.She’dbeenhismaincarerforyears.Istoodlo
3、okingathimasshegaveadetailedhistory.“Hashelostanyweightrecently?”Iasked,“Well,it’sfunnyyoushouldmentionthat,butyes,”shesaidslowly.Therewassilenceforafewmoments.“Why?Whatareyouworriedabout?”sheasked.Ihesitated.ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasonlyfairthatItoldherthetru
4、th.“Well,weneedtoproveit’snotcancer,”IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder.Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:“Mr.McMahon’sdaughterbrokedown—shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer.”Myheartsank.BythetimeIarrivedattheward,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadto
5、runlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmedthathehadcancer.Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed.MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr.McMahon,sheturnedtome.“Whyonearthdidyoudothat?”sheaskedindisbelief.Ilookedatherandbitmylip.“SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher.”Isai
6、d,hangingmyhead.“Andgivehermoretoworryabout?”repliedmyconsultant.“Youdon’tsaytheword‘cancer’untilit’sconfirmed.Evenifyoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople.”Asitturnedout,itwasn’tcancer.ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey’resometimes
7、selectiveinwhattheyhear—andasadoctorit’simportanttobemindfulofthis.Inbeingtruthful,I’dmadethesituationworse.51.Thepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsistoshowthattheauthor________.A.misunderstoodthedoctor-patientrelationshipB.wasanxioustoreceiveChristmasgiftsC.regardedhonestyasthebest
8、policyD.hadanunhealthyeatinghabit52.Theauthor’s
