The territory of Canada is so_____.A. fastB. vastC. wideD. narrow

A.by declaring in advance to the Customs in the place of designated destination or in the place of consignment

B.by means of direct transit, that is, by directly filling in the declaration form. for goods in Customs transit at the Customs in the place of entry or in the place of consignment

C.by means of transshipment transit, that is, the carriers inside the territory or their agents uniformly declare to the Customs in the place of entry or in the place of consignment

D.All of the above

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It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group’s on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”

The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia—where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.

Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death—probably by a deadly injection or pill—to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.

56. From the second paragraph we learn that ________.

[A] the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countries

[B] physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia

[C] changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law

[D] it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage

n of ending someone's life.The important thing is how that person's life ends.If someone chooses euthanasia，he doesn't have to think about the worry and the suffering only.He can also focus on the things he really wants to do，such as taking a last trip，or making up a fight with someone in the family，or saying goodbye.The pressure on that person becomes lighter when he knows he won't have to go on suffering long.Often，people who have chosen euthanasia have such peace of mind that they die naturally.

Dr.Kimsma visits his patients every day in the final period of their lives，usually at their home，where most people prefer to die.He talks to them often about various treatments and ways to relieve their pain，so that they know about all the choices，not just euthanasia."If I ended the life of a patient because I had not given him good care，I would feel ashamed and guilty，" he said.

Dr.Kimsma admits that in the case of euthanasia there is a conflict between his goals as a doctor：saving life and helping those who are suffering.He believes that helping people is the morally right thing to do."My patients can be sure that I will not let them suffer unnecessarily alone.That is just my goal and duty as a physician."

However，he thinks that euthanasia should never be easy for a doctor，or for a person's family，so that people do not begin to think of it as something ordinary.He says he can only continue to perform. euthanasia because it is something that happens very rarely.

In 1996 the government of Australia's Northern Territory passed a law allowing voluntary(自愿的)euthanasia.Peter Ravenscroft，a medical professor in Australia，suggests that this law was passed because very little care is available for patients beyond cure in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Dr.Ravenscroft holds that euthanasia is wrong.He believes that when people have an incurable illness，they should be given care that lessens their pain and suffering and helps them to feel less afraid.He says that such care should improve the quality of a person's life，even in the very last part of his life，without bringing death.Dr.Ravenscroft suggests that a patient should be given a drug to help him sleep for the last few days of his life，if nothing else will help him.

Ravenscroft says，"I value sitting with dying patients or holding their hands.It reminds me that life is a great mystery and we all share the characteristics of being human.We take part in all of life including dying，but we are not masters of it."

If euthanasia is legal，it may be easier to choose death instead of continuing to look for a better treatment.Ravenscroft has had patients who lived much longer than they were expected to live，and other patients whose pain suddenly became less.If euthanasia had been available，they might have died too soon.

Ravenscroft has another reason for not making euthanasia legal.He fears that people can be persuaded to choose euthanasia when they do not really want to.He thinks it is unlikely that any law can stop this from happening.

1、Which of the following is NOT Dr.Kimsma's opinion？_____

A、People may die peacefully in euthanasia because they feel less pressure.

B、Euthanasia allows people to focus on important personal things in the last phase of their lives.

C、It is wrong to give up looking for a better treatment for an incurable disease.

D、It is wrong to let a patient suffer when the disease is beyond cure.

2、According to Dr.Kimsma，when the two goals of a doctor conflict，_____.

A、saving life of those who are sick should come first

B、helping people who are suffering should come first

C、it is up to his patient to make a decision

D、the solution varies according to the situation

3、Dr Ravescroft is against euthanasia.One of his reasons is that _____.

A、nobody really wants to end his own life

B、saving life is the only goal for a doctor

C、care given to people having incurable diseases can prolong their lives

D、people can be given painkillers and drugs to make them suffer less

4、By "we are not masters of it [life]，" Dr Ravenscroft means _____.

A、we have no right to end a person's life

B、we can never tell what will happen to us

C、life is as mysterious as death

D、life is always beyond our knowledge

5、Doctors Ravenscroft and Kimsma have opposite views on euthanasia，but many of their concerns are similar.They agree that _____.

A、life should be respected more than anything else in the world

B、euthanasia should not be seen as an easy answer to incurable diseases

C、people cannot know for sure that their pain will not get better

D、the policy on euthanasia will depend on the development of medicine

territory is an area dominated by one bird or animal. ()

A context

B range

C scope

D territory

King Lear distributed his territory among his three daughters.()

Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong joined APEC as territory economies.()

ailable in the developing world.

Women's education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on incentives (激励), provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of an education.

Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school the prophecy (预言)becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.

An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.

Few will dispute that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.

The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is ______.

A．troublesome

B．labor-saving

C．rewarding

D．expensive

to disagreement or invasion.()