2014年职称英语卫生类练习：阅读理解2

　　Do Patients Trust Doctors Too Much

　　Earlier this year, the American College of Surgeons, the national scientific and educational organization of surgeons conducted a nationwide survey that found that the average patient devotes an hour or less to researching his or her surgery or surgeon. While prospective patients worry about the costs or complications of an operation, they don't necessarily look for information that would address their concerns.

　　In fact, more than a third of patients who had an operation in the last five years never reviewed the credentials of the surgeon who operated. Patients are more likely to spend time researching a job change (on average, about 10 hours) or a new car (8 hours) than the operation they are about to submit to or the surgeon who wields (支配) the knife. And many patients are satisfied with the answers they receive from their surgeons or primary care doctors, whoever those individuals happen to be.

　　I felt curious about the survey, so I called Dr. Thomas Russell, executive director of the American College of Surgeons. "There is a tendency for patients not to get particularly involved and not to feel compelled to look into their surgery or surgeons."He told me.

　　There are consequences to that kind of blind trust. "Today, medicine and surgery are really team sports." Dr. Russell continued,"and the patient, as the ultimate decision maker , is the most important member of the team. Mistakes can happen, and patients have to be educated and must understand what is going on. "

　　In other words, a healthy doctor-patient relationship does not simply entail good bedside manners and responsible office management on the part of the doctor. It also requires that patients come to the relationship educated about their doctors, their illnesses and their treatment.

　　"If we are truly going to reform the health care system in the US," Dr.Russell said,"everybody has to participate actively and must educate themselves. That means doctors, nurses, other health care professionals, lawyers pharmaceutical (制药的) companies, and insurance companies. But most of all, it means the patient."

　　Trust is important. But as Sir Francis Bacon, who was among the first to understand the importance of gathering data in science, once observed , knowledge is power.

　　31. According to the author, patients should spend more time _________.

　　A. researching the American College of Surgeons

　　B. researching their surgery or surgeons

　　C. researching new cars

　　D. researching job changes

　　32. Nowadays patients seem to have _________.

　　A. too much trust in their doctors

　　B. too much information about their doctors

　　C. too little faith in their doctors

　　D. a healthy relationship with their doctors

　　33. Medicine and surgery are now really team sports in which _________.

　　A. patients and doctors play equally important roles

　　B. the patient does not have an active role to play

　　C. doctors have the final say in almost everything

　　D. the patient has the most important role to play

　　34. It is wrong to think that a healthy doctor-patient relationship _________.

　　A. is dependent just on the doctor

　　B. is a goal that can be achieved

　　C. entails any effort on the part of the patient

　　D. is what the patient truly desires

　　35. The author does NOT believe in_________.

　　A. lots of scientific data

　　B. Francis Bacon

　　C. blind trust

　　D. too much knowledge

　　解析：

　　31.B[解析]本题是细节题。从第一段和第二段的表述中我们知道，有三分之一的患者不愿花时间对手术和做手术的医生进行调查，这比他们在换一份新工作或一辆新车上花的时间还要少。

　　32.A [解析]本题是理解题。从第四段我们知道，患者对医生有一种盲目的信任。

　　33.D [解析]本题是细节题。从第四段我们知道，在治疗的团队里，患者是最重要的成员。

　　34.A [解析]本题是理解题。文章通篇在讨论的是患者对医生及手术缺乏了解，及健康的医患关系应当包含患者的参与。因此A项提到的健康的医患关系只依赖医生是错误的，因此选A。

　　35.C[解析]本题是细节理解题。最后一段，作者提到培根是为了验证知识很重要的观点，因此他肯定是相信培根及培根的观点的，唯独不相信的是盲目的信任，因此选C。

　　参考译文

　　患者太相信医生了吗

　　今年早些时候，全国外科医生科研教育组织--美国外科医生联合会进行了一项全国性的调查，发现平均每个患者花一小时或者更少的时间研究他或者她的外科手术或外科医生。即将入院的人会担心手术的费用和复杂程度，但不一定会去查找能解决他们的忧虑的信息。

　　实际上，在过去5年里动过手术的患者中有三分之一还多的人从没有仔细核查过为他们做手术的医生的从业资格。患者更倾向于花时间调查一份新工作(平均花10小时)或一辆新车(8小时)而不是他们马上要申请做的手术或向他们挥舞手术刀的医生。而且很多患者对他们从外科医生或者护理医生那里得到的回答都很满意，无论他们咨询的对象是谁，结果也会是这样。

　　我对这项调查很感兴趣，因此就打电话给美国外科医生联合会的行政主管Thomas Russell大夫。他告诉我："患者们确实不想参与过多或者不想感到被强迫着调查他们的手术或医生。"

　　这种盲目的信任会导致几种结果。Thomas Russell医生继续说道："今天，医疗和外科手术都是团队协作的。而患者是最终做决定的人，是这个团队中最重要的成员。确实会有失误，患者必须被指导并且了解正在进行的事情。"

　　换而言之，一种健康的医患关系不是简单的医生对病人良好的态度或是对医生负责任的办公室管理机制。它还需要患者真正走入这种关系，使他们对医生、自己患的疾病以及治疗方法都有了解。

　　Russell医生说："如果我们真要改革美国的医疗保障制度，每个人都应该积极参与并教育自己。这对医生、护士、其他的医疗保障老师、制药公司的律师及保险公司都有重大意义。然而，最重要的是对患者有意义。"

　　信任很重要。佛朗西斯?培根是最早理解科学上收集数据重要性的人之一。正像他曾经观察到的：知识就是力量。