2010年职称英语卫生类(B级)阅读理解考试真题(3)

　　第三篇
　　Holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases, according to a new study by University of Michigan Health System researchers.
　　" Hope is an important part of happiness, "said Peter A. Ubel, M. D. director of the U-M Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine and one of the authors of the happily hopeless study, "but there's a dark side of hope. Sometimes, if hope makes people put off getting on with their life, it can get in the way of happiness. "
　　The results showed that people do not adapt well to situations if they are believed to be shortterm. Ubel and his co-authors-both from U-M and Carnegie Mellon University-studied patients who had new colostomies: their colons were removed and they had to have bowel movements in a pouch that lies outside their body.
　　At the time they received their colostomy, some patients were told that the colostomy was reversible-that they would undergo a second operation to reconnect their bowels after several months. Others were told that the colostomy was permanent and that they would never have normal bowel function again. The second group-the one without hope-reported being happier over the next six months than those with reversible colostomies.
　　"We think they were happier because they got on with their lives. They realized the cards they were dealt, and recognized that they had no choice but to play with those cards," says Ubel, who is also a professor in the Department of Intemal Medicine.
　　"The other group was waiting for their colostomy to be reversed, " he added. "They contrasted their current life with the life they hoped to lead, and didn't make the best of their current situation. "
　　"Hopeful messages may not be in the best interests of the patient and may interfere with the patient's emotional adaptation, " Ubel says."I don't think we should take hope away. But I think we have to be careful about building up people's hope so much that they put off living their lives. "
　　41. Chronically ill patients may be happier
　　A. if they keep thinking of their past
　　B. if they believe they'Il recover
　　C. if they put off moving on
　　D. if they manage to get on with their life
　　42. What had happened to the patients under study?
　　A. They had just survived an accident.
　　B. They had just had an operation.
　　C. They had just injured their colons.
　　D. They had just made some pouches.
　　43. One group of the patients was happier because
　　A. they made the best of their current situation
　　B. they were good at playing cards
　　C. they regained normal bowel function
　　D. they were promised another operation
　　44. The other group was not as happy because .
　　A. they accepted their current situation
　　B. they were anxious to get better
　　C. they missed their previous life
　　D. they refused to play cards
　　45. What could be the message of the passage?
　　A. Giving up hope means giving up happiness.
　　B. Letting go of hope is at times a better choice.
　　C. Hope is what makes people on.
　　D. Hope frequently gets in the way of happiness.