单选题 Doctors are now able to ______ people of many diseases, which in former time would have killed them.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[分析] 本题测试点为词义辨析。cure和treat这两个词都与“治疗”有关,但是cure多表示“治愈”某种疾病,常与of连用。例如:The doctor cured me of a cold.医生替我治疗伤风。而treat只表示“医治”,本身不强调治疗结果。例如:The dentist is treating my teeth.牙医在治疗我的牙齿。