their own health Lies also do harms to those who tell them: harm to their integrity and, in the long run, to their credibility. Lies hurt their colleagues as well. The suspicion of deceit undercuts the work of the many doctors who are scrupulously honest with their patients; it contributes to the spiral of lawsuits and of" defensive medicine, and thus it injures, in turn, the entire medical profession 31. Who are most likely to lie for serving purposes A. phys B surgeons C psychiatrists D lawyers 32. Doctors think that lying to their patients is a. a medical tradition B to harm their own integrity C to defend medicine D. uttering the truth for truth' s sake 33. Most patients think that being told the truth of their illness may A slow down recovery B. lead to suicide in some cases help de 34. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the author A. Doctors are often in a dilemma as to tell the patient his real condition of health B. Doctors'reluctance to tell patient truth has no real support in reality C. Doctors'lies are different from that of lawyers and government officials. D Doctors and patients hold different views about telling truth 35. what is the author's attitude towards doctors? A. sarcastic C objective D. appreciative China today is home to 13 billion people---nearly one quarter of the world's population The growth of chinas population is largely the result of modernization, which has brought with it more food, better medical care, less disease, and fewer epidemics and famines. The death rate in China has decreased, and more children survive. The higher survival rate in China means that more people are entering childbearing age. This population growth was threatening to destroy Chinas chances to become a richer country: just providing food and basic necessities for everyone would consume all of its economic gains To tame the explosive population growth, the Chinese government launched a drastic policy of allowing one child per family. To enforce this policy, the government has a variety of incentives for those who comply and punishment for those who do not. For example, couples who have only one child get a monthly pay until the child is fourteen, special consideration for scarce housing, free medical care, and extra pension benefits. The pressure to conform is powerful. Couples who ignore the state's directive suffer social disgrace and economic penalti The family-planning policy, instituted in China in 1979, has been remarkably effective though considerably more so in cities than in the countryside). Births to women of childbearing age have fallen dramatically--to about 2. 5 children for every woman China may eventually succeed in balancing its population growth, but in doing so, it is creating a new problem. The irony is that because of the very success of Chinas population policy, the Chinese population is aging rapidly. In 1982, 5% of the population was over age 64. In 2010, about 9% will be over 64, and in 2050, 25% will be. At the family level, children without brothers or sisters will each have to care for two aging parents. At the national level, the great numbers oftheir own health. Lies also do harms to those who tell them: harm to their integrity and, in the long run, to their credibility. Lies hurt their colleagues as well. The suspicion of deceit undercuts the work of the many doctors who are scrupulously honest with their patients; it contributes to the spiral of lawsuits and of “defensive medicine”, and thus it injures, in turn, the entire medical profession. 31. Who are most likely to lie for serving purposes? A. physicians B. surgeons C. psychiatrists D. lawyers 32. Doctors think that lying to their patients is _______. A. a medical tradition B. to harm their own integrity C. to defend medicine D. uttering the truth for truth’s sake 33. Most patients think that being told the truth of their illness may ______. A. slow down recovery B. lead to suicide in some cases C. be too hard for them to accept D. help deal with illness 34. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the author? A. Doctors are often in a dilemma as to tell the patient his real condition of health. B. Doctors’ reluctance to tell patient truth has no real support in reality. C. Doctors’ lies are different from that of lawyers and government officials. D. Doctors and patients hold different views about telling truth. 35. What is the author’s attitude towards doctors? A. sarcastic B. praising C. objective D. appreciative 4 China today is home to 13 billion people—nearly one quarter of the world’s population. The growth of china’s population is largely the result of modernization, which has brought with it more food, better medical care, less disease, and fewer epidemics and famines. The death rate in China has decreased, and more children survive. The higher survival rate in China means that more people are entering childbearing age. This population growth was threatening to destroy China’s chances to become a richer country: just providing food and basic necessities for everyone would consume all of its economic gains. To tame the explosive population growth, the Chinese government launched a drastic policy of allowing one child per family. To enforce this policy, the government has a variety of incentives for those who comply and punishment for those who do not. For example, couples who have only one child get a monthly pay until the child is fourteen, special consideration for scarce housing, free medical care, and extra pension benefits. The pressure to conform is powerful. Couples who ignore the state’s directive suffer social disgrace and economic penalties. The family-planning policy, instituted in China in 1979, has been remarkably effective (though considerably more so in cities than in the countryside). Births to women of childbearing age have fallen dramatically—to about 2.5 children for every woman. China may eventually succeed in balancing its population growth, but in doing so, it is creating a new problem. The irony is that because of the very success of China’s population policy, the Chinese population is aging rapidly. In 1982, 5% of the population was over age 64. In 2010, about 9% will be over 64, and in 2050, 25% will be. At the family level, children without brothers or sisters will each have to care for two aging parents. At the national level, the great numbers of