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问题 Text4 Death comes to all,but some are more sure of its timing,and can make plans.Kate Granger,a 32-year-old doctor suffering from an incurable form of sarcoma,has"very strong ambitions"for her last hours.She plans to avoid hospital emergency departments and die at her parents'house-music playing,candles glowing,family by her side.Surveys show that over two-thirds of Britons would like to die at home.Like Dr.Granger,they want to be with family and free ofpain.Yet hospital remains the most common place ofdeath.For some this is unavoidable-not every disease has as clear a tuming point as cancer-but for others a lack of planning is to blame.The govemment,motivated by both compassion and thrift,wants to help.To steer patients away from hospitals,general practitioners have been encouraged to find their l%-those patients likely to die in the next year-and start talking about end-of-life care.This can be difficult for doctors."As a profession we view death as failure,"says Dr.Granger.Yet when there is no cure to be had,planning for death can be therapeutic for patients.Those who do plan ahead are much more likely to have their wishes met.A growing number of patients have electronic"palliative-care co-ordination systems",which allow doctors to register personal preferences so that other care providers can follow them.A paramedic called to a patient's home would know of a do-not-resuscitate order,for example.One study showed that such systems increase the number of people dying in their homes.But savings for the government may mean costs for charities and ordinary folk.At the end of life it is not always clear who should pay for what.Although Britons can get ordinary health care without paying out of pocket,social care is means-tested.People must often shell out for carers or care homes-or look after the terminally ill themselves.Disputes crop up over trivial things,like responsibility for the cost ofa patient's bath.A bill now would cap the cost of an individual's social care by Parliament.Still,some want it to be free for those on end-of-life registries.That would cut into the govemment's savings-but allow more people to die as they want.40.Which ofthe following would be the best title ofthe text?A.British Govemment Wants Britons to Have a Comfortable（and Cheap）DeathB.The Last Care for the End-of-Life PatientsC.A Better Social Care for Incurable PatientsD.Patients Prefer to Stay at Home in Their Last Hours
选项 A.British Govemment Wants Britons to Have a Comfortable（and Cheap）Death
B.The Last Care for the End-of-Life Patients
C.A Better Social Care for Incurable Patients
D.Patients Prefer to Stay at Home in Their Last Hours
答案 A
解析 主旨大意题。本文第二段最后一句就提出了“topic sentence”，即The government，motivated by both compassion and thrift，wants to help．（在同情心和节俭理念的共同驱使下，政府想要伸出援助之手。）一直到文章最后作者还在讨论政府应该支付费用的问题。所以文章讨论的重点就是英国政府希望英国人舒服又经济地离世的问题。最佳答案为A项。【干扰排除】B项，临终关怀只是医院为引导病人出院采取的一种措施，不足以证明全文的思想，故排除；c项，社会护理并不是文章讨论的重点，所以也不正确；D项，有一部分病人喜欢这样做，但不是所有的病人都希望这样，并且这不是全文主要讨论的问题，故排除。
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