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題目：The text intends to express the idea that_____. - A 、medicine will further prolong people’s lives
- B 、life beyond a certain limit is not worth living
- C 、death should be accepted as a fact of life
- D 、excessive demands increase the cost of health care
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參考答案【正確答案：C】
主旨題。本題考查考生對文章主旨要義的理解能力。作者對“老年人應(yīng)該讓位”的極端觀點(diǎn)表達(dá)了自己的看法, 認(rèn)為不應(yīng)該否認(rèn)老年人的創(chuàng)造力，但人們應(yīng)該勇敢地面對死亡這一自然規(guī)律，國家應(yīng)該把更多的錢花在普通治療上而不是昂貴的臨終醫(yī)療上。C選項(xiàng)符合文意。
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