文档介绍：考研英语历年阅读理解真题精析--1997年part1Itwas3:,Australia',halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,'sonlineservice,.SaysHofsess:“Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,becauseofcoursethisisn''sworldhistory.”,others,includingchurches,righttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,—whereanagingpopulation,munityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart—,wheretherighttodiemovementisgatheringstrength,,anadultpatientcanrequestdeath—probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill—“coolingoff”periodofsevendays,,a54year-oldDarwinresidentsufferingfromlungcancer,theNTRightsofTerminallyIIIlawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.“I'mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofview,butwhatIwasafraidofwashowI'dgo,becauseI'vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmasks,”hesays. (1997)Part1重点词汇:parliamentary?(议会的,国会的)←parliament+ary。。incurably(不可治地)即in+cur+ably,in-否定前缀,cur词根“治疗”,-ably可……地;形容词形式为incurable