Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death — probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.

　　54. The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of _____.

　　[A] opposition

　　[B] suspicion

　　[C] approval

　　[D] indifference

　　[答案] C

　　[解题思路]

　　从全文总体看来，作者虽然一直没有直接表示自己的态度，但三段中他引用的例子，如第一段中“John Hofsess”的话和最后一段中“Lloyd Nickson”的例子都是赞成安乐死的。第二段中虽然指出存在反对的声音，但该段中间作者“But the tide is unlikely to turn back”(但是安乐死这一潮流已无法逆转)一句话笔锋一转，指出这种潮流已经不可逆转，因此可见作者自己也是持支持态度的，正确答案为C。

　　[题目译文]

　　作者对于安乐死的态度看起来是 。

　　[A]反对

　　[B]怀疑

　　[C]赞成

　　[D]漠不关心

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