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