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(中国科学院2013年10月试题) "Pain," as Albert Schweitzer once said, "is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself. " Prolo

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问题    (中国科学院2013年10月试题)
   "Pain," as Albert Schweitzer once said, "is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself. " Prolonged pain destroys the quality of life. It can【C1】______the will to live, at times【C2】______people to suicide. The physical effects are equally【C3】______.Severe, persistent pain can spoil sleep and appetite,【C4】______producing fatigue and reducing the availability of nutrients to organs. It may【C5】______delay recovery from illness or injury and, in weakened or elderly patients, may make the difference between life and death.
  【C6】______there are some kinds of pain that existing treatments cannot ease.【C7】______doctors can do little in these cases is terribly distressing for everyone involved but is certainly【C8】______. What seems less understandable is that many people suffer not because their discomfort is untreatable but because physicians are often reluctant to【C9】______morphine. Morphine is the safest, most effective painkiller known for constant, severe pain, but it is also【C10】______for some people.【C11】______, it is rarely prescribed.
   Indeed, concern over addiction has【C12】______many nations in Europe and elsewhere to ban【C13】______any uses of morphine anti related substances, including their medical applications. Even【C14】______morphine is a legal medical therapy, as it is in Great Britain and the U. S. , many doctors, afraid of turning patients into addicts,【C15】______amounts that are too small to control pain.
【C8】
选项 A、understandable
B、shameful
C、worrying
D、puzzling
答案A
解析 understandable意为“可以理解的”；shameful意为“可耻的”；worrying意为“担心”；puzzling意为“使迷惑”。句意是，可以理解医生在某些情况下的无能为力。因此选择A。
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