题文
Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to perform euthanasia(安乐死)—that’s to say, doctors are permitted to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. Word that the law was passed by the vote of 15 to 10 immediately flashed on the Internet and was picked up by John, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada, who posted it on the group’s homepage online, saying, “This isn’t merely something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical influence. Some have breathed sighs of relief; but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the law. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia--where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law. In the U. S. and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death--probably by a deadly injection or pill--to end suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the disturbing fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I' m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says.
小题1:According to the text, which of the following statements is TURE?A．Patients will ask their doctors for euthanasia if they are afraid of illness.B．Australia, Canada and the US speak highly of the law of euthanasia. C．All people in Australia don’t share the positive attitude to euthanasiaD．If a patient requests death, he should sign a certificate after 48 hours.小题2:The underlined sentence in Para 2, “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observers are prepared to learn the news that .A．some other countries pass similar lawsB．Australia has to put an end to euthanasiaC．people begin to change attitudes to euthanasiaD．different effects result from the game of dominoes小题3:Which is NOT the reason for Australia to become the first country to pass the law of euthanasia?A．Australia has advanced technology of extending life.B． Australians realize suffering from a terrible disease is worse than death.C．Australia is faced with a growing ageing population.D．Australians find it easy to deal with the moral and practical influence.小题4:It can be inferred from the text that .A．Australia passed the law of euthanasia by the vote of 15 to 10B．John and his group are in favor of the law of euthanasia in Australia.C．an adult patient can request euthanasia by a deadly injection or pillD．Lloyd has seen many people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen.小题5:What’s the author’s attitude to euthanasia?A．NegativeB．CriticalC．DoubtfulD．Positive 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
本文描述了人们对于安乐死的不同的态度，有人支持有人反对。文章最后还举例进行了说明。
小题1:C 推理题。根据第二段2,3,4行Some have breathed sighs of relief; but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the law.说明人们对于这一政策有不同的观点，有人支持有人反对。故C项正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据文章第二段But the tide is unlikely to turn back.
observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.
说明这样的现象是难以逆转的，这个多米诺骨牌会很快倒下的，会有很多的国家都通过这样的法律的，故A正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据文章第二段4,5,6行Australia--where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law. I说明ABC三项都是这样做的原因，只有D项不是。故D符合要求。
小题4:B 推断题。根据第一段Word that the law was passed by the vote of 15 to 10 immediately flashed on the Internet and was picked up by John, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada, who posted it on the group’s homepage online, saying, “This isn’t merely something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”说明John和他的团队认为安乐死是一个全世界的潮流，不仅仅会发生在澳大利亚。故B正确。
小题5:D 推理题。根据文章1.2两段都可以看出作者对这一现象是持支持的态度的，认为安乐死将是以后的趋势，故D项正确。
点评：本文描述了人们对于安乐死的不同的态度。要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Australia’s Northern.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
