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1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练专题3任务型阅读7（25分钟）（A）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最适当的单词。注意：每空1个单词。Shoulddoctorseverlietobenefittheirpatientstospeedrecoveryortocoverthecomingofdeath?Inmedicineasinlaw,government,andotherlinesofwork,therequirementsofhonestyoftenseemdwarfedbygreaterneeds;theneedtoprot
2、ectpatientsfrombrutalnews,toupholdapromiseofsecrecyortoadvancethepublicinterest.Whatshoulddoctorssay,forexample,toa46-year-oldmancominginforaroutinephysicalcheckupjustbeforegoingonvacationwithhisfamilywho,thoughhefeelsinperfecthealth,isfoundtohaveaformofcancerthatwillcausehimtodiewi
3、thinsixmonths?Isitbesttotellhimthetruth?Ifheasks,shoulddoctorsrejectthatheisill,orminimizethegravityoftheillness?Shouldtheyatleasthidethetruthuntilafterthefamilyvacation?Doctorsfacesuchchoicesoften.Attimes,theyseeimportantreasonstolieforthepatients’ownsake;intheireyes,suchliesdiffer
4、sharplyfromself-servingones.Studiesshowthatmostdoctorssincerelybelievethattheseriouslyillpatientsdonotwanttoknowthetruthabouttheircondition,andthatinformingthemofrisksdestroystheirhope,sothattheymayrecovermoreslowly,ordeterioratefaster,perhapsevencommitsuicide.Butotherstudiesshowtha
5、t,contrarytothebeliefofmanyphysicians,agreatmajorityofpatientsdowanttobetoldthetruth,evenaboutseriousillness,andfeelcheatedwhentheylearnthattheyhavebeenmisled.Wearealsolearningthattruthfulinformation,humanelyconveyed,helpspatientscopewithillness;helpthemtoleratepainbetterwithlessmed
6、icine,andevenrecoverfasteraftersurgery.Thereisanurgentneedtodebatethisissueopenly.Notonlyinmedicine,butinotherprofessionsaswell,practitionersmayfindthemselvesrepeatedlyindifficultywhereseriousconsequencesseemavoidableonlythroughdeception.Yetthepublichaseveryreasontoknowtheprofession
7、aldeception,forsuchpracticesarepeculiarlylikelytobecomedeeplyrooted,to4spread,andtotrust.Neitherinmedicine,norinlaw,government,orthesocialsciencescantherebecomfortintheoldsaying,“Whatyoudon’tknowcan’thurtyou.”Title:1OrNotDifferent2·Mostdoctorsarein3oflyingforthepatients’ownsake.·Agr
8、eatmajorityofpatien
