Question

    Friendly doctors are “bad for their patients’ health”, researchers have warned as a new study revealed two thirds of young doctors struggle to be truthful with patients they like.

Blurring (使……模糊) the lines between social and professional relationships can affect the level of care offered and prevent patients from being honest about important side effects.

“Doctors should avoid adding patients as friends on Facebook, they should not hug or allow patients to call them by their first names.” regulators have warned. “Those who break the boundaries will face some punishment.”

It comes as a survey of 338 oncologists (肿瘤科医生) under the age of 40, found 59 per cent said they found it difficult to tell the truth to those patients they liked. Sixty per cent of respondents said if doctors felt too close to their patients, it could prevent them from making objective decisions about a person’s care.

Lesley Fallowfield, of Brighton and Sussex Medical School, said: “Oncology is a profession that can be enormously rewarding but is filled with many challenges. Young oncologists have to master dealing with anxious patients who are facing a life-threatening disease; conveying the true prognosis (预后); discussing the complexity of modern treatments; and explaining the unavailability of some drugs, the side-effects of treatment, and likely treatment aims.”

But she said, “Those doctors who have entered the profession in the age of the ‘Internet world’are more likely to fall victim to blurring the professional boundaries with patients.”

She said: “The difficulty, if you hug and kiss patients, if you allow them to call you by your first name, is that quickly the relationship can become confused as a social one rather than a professional one. Doctors become confused, ‘I really like this person, how can I bear to tell them that they’re going to die?’ They find it more difficult to be objective.”

1.Why are friendly doctors bad for their patients’health?

A.They don’t like to cheat patients.

B.They are not good at treating patients.

C.They find it not easier to be objective to the patients.

D.They seldom blur the relationship with patients.

2.What should doctors do according to the regulations?

A.Add patients as friends on Facebook.

B.Have close connection with patients in life.

C.Always be cold to patients.

D.Keep a proper distance to patients.

3.Which opinion will Lesley Fallowfield agree with?

A.Oncology is a rewarding profession without challenges.

B.The Internet makes it easier for young doctors to break the boundaries.

C.It’s not the duty of doctors to deal with patients’ anxiety.

D.Becoming friends with patients will help them recover soon.

4.Young oncologists will face the following challenges except_____________.

A.dealing with a lot of life-threatening diseases

B.discussing difficulties of treatment with patients

C.explaining the reason for the lack of some medicine

D.informing patients of the possible results of the treatment

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了打破医生同病人专业的界限的不利之处，并从对338位肿瘤医生的调查中进行论证。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句Sixty per cent of respondents said if doctors felt too close to their patients, it could prevent them from making objective decisions about a person’s care.可知，60%的受访者表示，如果医生觉得与病人太过亲密，可能会妨碍他们对病人的治疗做出客观的决定。由此可知，友好的医生对病人的健康有害，因为他们发现客观对待病人并不容易。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Doctors should avoid adding patients as friends on Facebook, they should not hug or allow patients to call them by their first names.” regulators have warned.可知，监管机构发出了警告“医生应该避免在Facebook上把病人加为朋友，他们不应该拥抱或者允许病人直呼他们的名字。”也就是说，医生应该和病人保持距离。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段But she said, “Those doctors who have entered the profession in the age of the ‘Internet world’are more likely to fall victim to blurring the professional boundaries with patients.” 可知，但她说：“那些在‘互联网时代’进入这个行业的医生更有可能成为受害者，因为他们模糊了与病人之间的专业界限。”由此可知，电脑使得年轻医生更容易打破界限。故选B

4.细节理解题。根据倒数第三段Young oncologists have to master dealing with anxious patients who are facing a life-threatening disease; conveying the true prognosis (预后); discussing the complexity of modern treatments; and explaining the unavailability of some drugs, the side-effects of treatment, and likely treatment aims.可知，年轻的肿瘤学家必须掌握如何处理面临生命威胁的病人的焦虑；传达真实的预后；讨论现代治疗的复杂性；解释一些药物的不可用性，治疗的副作用，以及可能的治疗目的。由此可知，年轻肿瘤医生所面临的挑战大多是要同病人进行沟通的事情，并没有提及处理危险生命的疾病。故选A