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1、阅读理解：Veryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblems Veryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemsforalmosteveryonewhocomesincontactwiththem.Theirvalues--thiscan’’tberepeatedtoooften--arenotnecessarilyourvalues.Physicalcomfort,cleannessandorderarenotnecessarilythemostimportantthings.Thesocial
2、servicesfromtimetotimefindthemselvesfacedwithaflatwithdecayingfoodcoveredbysmallworms,andanoldpersonlyingaloneinbed,takingnonoticeoftheisitinterferingwithpersonalfreedomtoinsistthattheygotolivewithsomeoftheirrelativessothattheymightbetakenbettercareof? Somesocialwork
3、ers,theoneswhoclearuptheworms,thinkweareindangerofcarryingthisconceptofpersonalfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheold. Indeed,theoldcanbeeasilyhurtorharmed.Thebodyislikeacar,itneedsmoremechanicalmaintenanceasitgetsolder.Youcan
4、carrythiscomparisonrightthroughtotheprovisionforspareparts.Butneverforgetthatsuchoperationsarepainfulexperiences,howevergoodtheresults.Andatwhatpointshouldyouceasetotreattheoldbody?Isitmorallyrighttotrytopushoffdeathbypursuingthedevelopmentofdrugstoexcitetheforgetfulo
5、ldmindandtoactivatetheoldbody,knowingthatitisdesignedtodie?Youcannotaskdoctorsorscientiststodecide,becausesolongastheycanseethetechnicalopportunities,theywillfeelboundtogivethematry,ontheprinciplethatwhilethere’’slife,there’’shope. Whenyoutalktotheoldpeople,however
6、,youareforcedtotheconclusionthatwhetherageishappyorunpleasantdependslessonmoneyoronhealththanitdoesonyourabilitytohavesun. 1.ItisimpliedinParagraph1that________. A)veryoldpeopleenjoylivingwiththeirrelatives B)socialserviceshavenothingtodowithveryoldpeople C)ve
7、ryoldpeoplewouldliketolivealonesothattheycanhavemorepersonalfreedom D)veryoldpeopleareabletokeeptheirroomsveryclean 2.Somesocialworkersthinkthat________. A)healthandsafetyaremoreimportantthanpersonalfreedom B)personalfreedomismoreimportantthanhealthandsafety C)
8、oldpeopleshouldkeeptheirroomsclean D)oneshouldnottaketheriskofdealingwitholdpeople 3.Intheauthor’’sopinion,________. A)
