首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
It happens to every medical student sooner or later. You get a cough that persists for a while. Ordinarily, you, would just igno
It happens to every medical student sooner or later. You get a cough that persists for a while. Ordinarily, you, would just igno
admin
2013-04-08
38
问题
It happens to every medical student sooner or later. You get a cough that persists for a while. Ordinarily, you, would just ignore it—but now-armed with your rapidly growing medical knowledge, you can’t help worrying. The cough could mean just a cold, but it could also be a sign of lung cancer.
For doctors in training, nurses and medical journalists, hypochondria is an occupational danger. The feeling usually passes after a while, leaving only a funny story to tell at a dinner party. But for the tens of thousands who suffer from true hypochondria they live in constant terror that they are dying of some awful disease, or even several awful diseases at once. Doctors can assure them that there’s nothing wrong, but since the cough is real, the assurances fall on deaf ears. And because no physician or test can offer a 100% guarantee that one doesn’t have’ cancer, a hypochondriac always has fuel to feed his or her worst fears.
Hypochondriacs don’t harm just themselves; they block the whole healthcare system. Although they account for only about 6% of the patients who visit doctors every year, they tend to burden their physicians with frequent visits that take up excessive amounts of time. And the problem may be worse, thanks to the popularity of medical information on the Internet. They go on the Web and learn about new diseases and new presentations of old diseases that they never even knew about before. Doctors have taken to calling this phenomenon cyberchondria(网络疑病症).
The problem becomes worse due to ______.
选项
A、the increasing number of patients
B、the widespread medical knowledge on the Internet
C、the patients’ regular visits to doctors that occupy too much time
D、new diseases and symptoms emerge constantly
答案
B
解析
句中thanks to是讽刺的用法,引出原因,故选项B正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/68r7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Humansconsumegoodsandservicesformanyreasons:tonourish,clothe,andhouseourselves,certainly.Butwealsoconsumeasp
HowtoGetReadyforStudyingAbroadItwasailsomisleadinglysimple.IhadstudiedFrenchincollege,andmyuniversityo
A、Eatitimmediately.B、Throwitaway.C、Tryalittle.D、Cookitthoroughly.B题目询问根据本文,该怎样处理似乎变质的食物。关键是听到最后的细节“discarditimmedi
Teachersalwaysplandowntotheminutewhattheirstudentswillbedoing.Thisisgoodforkids,becauseitteachesthemtosta
A、Becausenaturewantsthemtolookbeautiful.B、Becausetheyaregoingtofall.C、Becausetherearefewerdaylighthoursinaut
Scientistshavedevelopedanewcancerdrug.Sofar,theyhavetasteditonlyon【B1】______animals.Thedrugisdesignedto【B2】__
A、Becausetheywanttoearnmoremoney.B、Becausetheyneedanimalproteinofhigh-quality.C、Becausetheyloveanimals.D、Becau
A、Hewasdeaf,butnotdumb.B、Hewasdumb,butnotdeaf.C、Hewasdeafanddumb.D、Hecouldn’tspeakbecausehehadjusthada
Soyou’renewonthejob,newtoyourcareer,newtotheworkplace.Whenyoulookatyourselfinanewmirror,areyouproudof
A、Theyhuntforfood.B、Theyhuntformoney.C、Theymistreatanimals.D、Theyhuntoldanimals.A短文中引用大型动物猎杀者在他们的日记中写的话,理解最后一句话if
随机试题
恶性成釉细胞瘤不包括
下列劳动合同或劳务合同,哪些属于劳动法的调整范围?
屋面竖向均布荷载设计值为1.2kN/m2(包括屋面结构自重、雪荷载、灰荷载;按水平投影计算)。单跨简支的檩条(A3)在竖向荷载作用下的最大弯矩设计值(kN.m),与下列何项数值最为接近?
下列关于仲裁裁决执行的说法中错误的是( )。
银行存款余额调节表、银行对账单是会计档案,但不是原始凭证。()
根据《票据法》的规定,支票的记载事项可以授权补记的有()。
将关键事件归并为若干绩效指标,并建立绩效评价等级的绩效考评方法为()。(2004年11月二级真题)
教育机智是教师在教育、教学过程中的一种特殊定向能力,是教师对学生活动的敏感性,能根据学生新的特别是意外的情况,迅速而正确地作出判断,随机应变地及时采取恰当而有效的教育措施解决问题的能力。根据上述定义,下列哪项体现出了教育机智?()
法律权威源自()
引用列表框(Listl)最后一个数据项应使用的表达式是()。
最新回复
(
0
)