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swimmingfrog

A physician who is too thorough in conducting a medical checkup is likely to subject the patient to the discomfort and expense of unnecessary tests. One who is not thorough enough is likely to miss some serious problem and therefore give the patient a false sense of security. It is difficult for physicians to judge exactly how thorough they should be. Therefore, it is generally unwise for patients to have medical checkups when they do not feel ill.

2.(E)     Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for the conclusion in the passage?

(A) Not all medical tests entail significant discomfort.

(B) Sometimes unnecessary medical tests cause healthy people to become ill.

(C) Some patients refuse to accept a physician’s assurance that the patient is healthy.

(D) The more complete the series of tests performed in a medical checkup, the more likely it is that a rare disease, if present, will be discovered.（B）

(E) Physicians can eliminate the need to order certain tests by carefully questioning patients and rejecting some possibilities on that basis.

E错在哪里?

My reasoning line:

1.Exam too thorough ---àdiscomfort+ unnecessary tests

2.Not too thorough ----àgive false sense of security

Conclusion: No feel ill------àno need to checkups ,

E eliminate unnecessary tests)   no unnecessary tests--àno need to checkups.是support.

B unnecessary tests---àcause ill 为何是support?

chelseayang

" it is generally unwise for patients to have medical checkups when they do not feel ill"

If the patients do not see the doctor, the latter will not face the patients at all---------E is therefore wrong

Bensontuo

swimmingfrog 发表于 2004-12-10 06:26
A physician who is too thorough in conducting a medical checkup is likely to subject the patient to  ...

Spot the question type : Support

Core of the argument:

If being too thorough, subject the patient to the discomfort and expense of unnecessary tests.

If not through, miss some serious problem ---> false sense of security.

So, if they do not feel ill, it is unwise for patients to have medical check ups.

A. Not relevant

B. correct answer.