Peopletodayexpecttobeexaminedwhentheyenteradoctor'soffice.Atleasttheyexpecttheirbloodpressureandtemperaturetobemeasured.Howeverasrecentlyastwohundredyearsagoadoctor'streatmentdependedontalkingwithpatients.Ingeneralthecommunicationbetweendoctorsandtheirpatientswasthemostimportantpartofmedicalmethods.Themodemageofmedicinebeganwiththestethoscopeaninstrumentforlisteningtopatientsheartbeatandbreathing.Beforethatadoctordidnottouchapatient.Infacttherewasnosuchthingsasamedicalexamination.
Thestethoscope──andallothermedicalinstruments──-hadaseriouseffectonthepracticeofmedicine.Doctorsbecamebetteratfindingthemedicalproblems.Morelivesweresaved.Atthesametimedoctorsgavelessimportancetothecommunicationbetweenpatientsanddoctors.Somedoctorsactuallystoppedtalkingtotheirpatients.Itiseasytounderstandwhysomesickpeoplethoughtthemselvesasbrokenmachines.
1.Astethoscopecanbeusedto________.
A.checkhealthconditions B.curesomeillness
C.measuretemperature D.treatheartdisease
2.Doctorsgavelessimportancetothecommunicationbetweenpatientsanddoctorsmainlybecause________.
A.modernmedicalinstrumentswereused
B.theycouldcuremorediseasesandsavemorelives
C.theyhadmuchmoremedicalexperiencethanbefore
D.theyweretoobusytohavetimetotalkwithpatients
3.Somesickpeoplethoughtofthemselvesasbrokenmachineswhichsuggestedthat_______.
A.moderndoctorsshouldtreattheirpatientsasmachines
B.thelevelofthetreatmentwasgreatlyimproved
C.theythoughttheywereuselessjustlikebrokenmachines
D.theywerenotsatisfiedwiththemannerinwhichdoctorstreatedthem
4.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________.
A.MedicalMethodsofTwoHundredYearsAgo
B.TheDevelopmentofMedicalMethods
C.TheModemAgeofMedicine
D.TheUseoftheStethoscope