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The field of medicine has always attracted its share of quacks and charlatans — disreputable women and men with little or no medical knowledge who promise quick cures at cheap prices. The reasons why quackery thrives even in modern times are easy to find.To begin with, pain seems to be a chronic human condition. A person whose body or mind "hurts" will often pay any amount of money for the promise of relief. Second, even the best medical treatment cannot cure all the ills that beset men and women. People who mistrust or dislike the truths that their physicians tell them often turn to more sympathetic ears.Many people lack the training necessary to evaluate medical claims. Given the choice between (a) a reputable physician who says a cure for cancer will be long, expensive and may not work at all, and (b) a salesperson who says that several bottles of a secret formula "snake oil" will cure not only cancer but tuberculosis as well, some individuals will opt for "snake oil".Many "snake oil" remedies are highly laced with alcohol or narcotic drugs. Anyone who drinks them may get so drunk or stoned that they drown their pains in the rising tide of pleasant intoxication. Little wonder that "snake oil" is a popular cure-all for minor aches and hurts! But let there be no misunderstandings. A very few "home remedies" actually work. However, most remedies sold by quacks are not only useless, but often can be harmful as well.

Many individuals opt for "snake oil" because they________.

A.are misled by a secret formula

B.cannot afford a treatment

C.lack medical knowledge

D.do not trust physicians

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参考答案:A

解析:细节题型。参看第三段第二句…a salesperson who says that several bottles of a secret formula “snake oil”will cure not only cancer but tuberculosis as well,some individuals will opt for“snake oil”.

单项选择题
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补偿贸易是在技术作为商品,转为商品贸易的条件下,逐渐形成的一种贸易方式。其基本内容是:购进方用向输出方借来的钱,购买输出方的技术[]设备时,是以向输出方借款的方式进行的。购进方以输出方借来的钱,购买输出方的技术[]设备,然后用购买的技术[]设备生产产品,在商定的时间内,分期偿还输出方的本金[]利息。也可以用双方协商的其他商品偿还,如向输出方购进开采煤矿的技术或设备,用此技术或设备投产后所生产的煤,偿还输出方的本金和利息。这种方式,对购进方来说,不需要支付现金,只用部分产品或其他商品偿还债务就可以了;同时,技术进口和产品出口都有一定的保证。对输出方来说,可签订较长期的贸易协定,保证某些商品的来源,同时又获得一定利息。另外输出方由于筹划银行贷款。组织补偿商品的销售等事宜,在输出的技术设备上一般要适当加价,又可多得一些利润。[ ],补偿贸易方式,对双方是互利的。我们在加快实现四个现代化的过程中,也在采用这种方式。

画线的“这种方式”指的是( )。

A.技术转化为商品贸易的一种贸易方式

B.引进技术设备补偿贸易支付的方式

C.购进技术和设备生产的产品偿还债务的方式

D.用双方协商的其他商品偿还债务的方式