第六篇: Error Correction (15 minutes)
Living is risky. Crossing the road, driving a car,
flying, swallowing an aspirin table or eating a chicken
sandwich-they can all be fatal.
Clearly some risks worth taking, especially when the ——61.
rewards high: a man surrounded by flames and smoke
generally considers that jumping out of a second-floor
window is an acceptable risk to save its life. But in ——62.
medicine a few procedures, drugs, operations or tests ——63.
are really a mater of life and death. There may be
sound medicine reasons are totally dependent ——64.
in the balance of risks and benefits for the ——65.
patients.
Surgery for cancer may cure or prolong a life, but
the removal of tonsils(扁桃体) cannot save anything a ——66.
sore throat. Blood pressure drugs definitely help some
people live after a heart attack, but these same drugs
may be both necessary and harmful for those with only ——67.
mild blood pressure problems.
Deciding how much discomfort and risk we are preparing ——68.
to put up with in the name of better health is a high ——69.
personal matter, not a decision we should remain to ——70.
doctors alone.
答案: 61. risks ∧ worth → are
62. its → his
63. a few → few
64. medicine → medical
65. in → on 或 upon
66. anything ∧ a → but 或 except
67. necessary → unnecessary
68. preparing → prepared 或 ready 或 willing
69. high → highly
70. remain → leave