Question

Many patients who don’t want to tell their doctor how much they really drink are often more honest with a computer. The computer __31__ (use) for this purpose is programmed to be friendly. For example, if a patient called Ann says that __32__ her parents are dead, the computer will say: “I’m sorry to hear that, Ann.” Apart from expressing sympathy, the computer __33___ also question and remind. If a patient says he __34__ drinks alcohol, the computer can ask him, “Never? Not even at parties or at Christmas?” Does this direct contact __35__the patient and the computer mean that we do not need doctors any more?

       It depends. Computers are useful __36__ they do not look shocked if you say you drink two bottles of whisky __37__day. And they do not stop to talk on the phone as doctors often do.

       But ___38___ a doctor said, “We smile and we give a patient a handkerchief or put arm around her shoulder if she __39__ (cry). That is ___40___ people will always want us.”

Answer 1

31. used 32. both33. can 34. never 35. between 36. because 37. a 38. as 39. is crying 40. why

解析:

31. used 因The computer與use是被動關(guān)系，用過去分詞短語作定語。

32. both 由her parents想到用表示兩者的both。

33. can 主語the computer是第三人稱單數(shù)，謂語動詞卻是原形，因此，此處可能是填情態(tài)動詞；由句意可知電腦也“能”提問和提醒。另外，從下文the computer can ask him也可提到啟示。 

34. never 由下文電腦的問話Never? 可知。

35. between 指在病人和電腦這兩者之間。

36. because 因后一分句與前一分句之間是因果關(guān)系。

37. a 表示“每一”。

38. as 引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，表示“正如……的”。

39. is crying 醫(yī)生應(yīng)當(dāng)在病人“正在哭時”，遞給她手巾。

40. why 因前面已講清了原因，要引出結(jié)果，用“That is why…(表語從句表示結(jié)果)”。