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
医学
"I got cancer in my prostrate. " Detective Andy Sipowicz of the fictional 15’ Precinct, a stoic, big bear of a man, is clearly i
"I got cancer in my prostrate. " Detective Andy Sipowicz of the fictional 15’ Precinct, a stoic, big bear of a man, is clearly i
admin
2013-10-31
48
问题
"I got cancer in my prostrate. " Detective Andy Sipowicz of the fictional 15’ Precinct, a stoic, big bear of a man, is clearly in a world of pain in a 1998 episode of NYPD Blue. The story line deals not only with cancer but also with medical screw-ups, hospital indignities and physician arrogance. The
malapropism
(Andy, of course, meant "prostate")is about the only medical detail the show got wrong—and it was deliberate, in keeping with Sipowicz’ s coarse but tenderhearted character.
Television, which can still depict death as an event akin to fainting, is beginning to try harder to get its health information right. And a handful of foundations and consultants are working to get the attention of writers’ producers and assorted Hollywood moguls, trying to convince them that, in the area of medicine, the truth is as compelling as fiction.
The stakes are high. Surveys show a surprising number of Americans get much of their basic health information not from their doctors, not even from newspapers or news magazines, but from entertainment television. A survey by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that among people who watch soap operas at least twice a week—more than 38 million people—a-bout half learned something about disease and its prevention from the daytime serials. Some 7 percent actually visited a doctor because of something they viewed.
Certain television shows are naturals for health education. The Clinton administration has been quick to recognize the potency of the entertainment media as a health promoter. Secretary Donna Shalala, whose Department of Health and Human Services educates the public through traditional brochures and public service announcements, has offered TV writers the sources of her department to help them ensure accuracy. "Entertainment television reaches the hearts and minds of millions of Americans," she told U. S. News, "In recent years, I have challenged television talk-show hosts, writers, and producers—as professionals, parents, and citizens—to use this incredible power to help Americans get accurate public health information".
We can infer from the passage that______.
选项
A、TV shows must take into consideration the public health consequences
B、viewers of TV shows can distinguish between fiction and truth
C、the TV staff are conscientiously responsible for the quality of their shows
D、entertainment can be pursued at the cost of accuracy
答案
A
解析
第二段第一句讲到Television正在试图get its health information right,可以推测这是由于TV shows有时会误导公众对待健康的态度,由此可以推断电视节目应当考虑thepublic health consequences。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ShU3777K
本试题收录于:
医学博士外语题库考研分类
0
医学博士外语
考研
相关试题推荐
Severalclassesofbittercitruscompoundhavelookedpromisingasanticanceragentsinlaboratorytests.Anewstudyindicates
Thetruthmaywellbeself-evidentthatallhumansarecreatedequal,butonethingourMakerdidnotendowuswithequallyist
A、Theassistantsmustknowtheirnames.B、Theytellwhattheirmajorsare.C、Toomanynon-studentsusethelab.D、Thecomputers
Twoequallybrilliantscientistsapplyforaprestigiousresearchfellowshipawardedbyatopscientificorganization.Oneiswh
Drinkingwaterinmanyareasofthedevelopingworldiscontaminatedwithbacteria.
Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothescholarsoftheclassicalandmedievalworlds,whiledur
A、Becausetheyhaveunnoticeablesleepingpatterns.B、Becausetheysleepverylittle.C、Becausetheyareinsensitive.D、Because
Peoplewholiveandworkinareaswithelevatedlevelsofozoneandotherairbornepollutantsappeartorunanincreasedriskof
WHYSHOULDanyonebuythelatestvolumeintheever-expandingDictionaryofNationalBiography?Idonotmeanthatitisbad,as
Havingafewtoomanydrinkscanmeanmorethanjustablackoutorabadhangover.Peoplewhoengageinbingedrinkingarecourt
随机试题
下列选项中,不被法律认为是违法行为的是()
A.肝B.肺C.骨D.卵巢
原发性血小板减少性紫癜患者,应用糖皮质激素治疗,后期维持治疗的时间是
呕吐物少但有粪臭者可见于
A、调经止血B、解蛇毒C、杀虫解毒D、利湿退黄E、降血压秦艽除祛风湿、舒筋络、清虚热外,又能
甲公司为乙公司向银行贷款100万元提供保证,乙公司将其基于与丙公司签订的供货合同而对丙公司享有的100万元债权出质给甲公司作反担保。下列哪一表述是正确的?()(13年司考.卷三.单7)
甲与乙签订销售空调100台的合同,但当甲向乙交付时,乙以空调市场疲软为由,拒绝受领,要求甲返还货款。下列说法哪些是正确的?
听到“一条大河波浪宽,风吹稻花香两岸”歌声时,头脑中浮现出伟大祖国的美丽画面,这是一种()。
指令性计划
Motherdoesmostof______athome.
最新回复
(
0
)