单选题 Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement, "Oh no, this can"t happen to me. " After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out cues that he is ready to "talk about it". If we, at that point, need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient will often feel deserted, isolated, and lonely and unable to communicate with another human being what he needs so desperately to share. Most patients who have passed the stage will become angry as they ask the question, "Why me?" Many look at others in their environment and express envy, jealousy, anger, and rage toward those who are young, healthy, and full of life. These are the patients who make life difficult for nurses, physicians, social workers, clergymen, and members of their families. Without justification they criticize everyone. What we have to learn is that the stage in terminal illness is a blessing, not a cure. These patients are not angry at their families or at the members of the helping professions. Rather, they are angry at what these people represent; health and energy. Without being judgmental, we must allow these patients to express their anger and dismay. We must try to understand that the patients have to ask, "Why me?" and that there is no need on our part to answer this question concretely. Once a patient has ventilated his rage and his envy, then he can arrive at the bargaining stage. During this time, he" s usually able to say, "Yes, it is happening to me—but". The"but" usually includes a prayer to God; "If you give me one more year to live, I will be a good Christian. "

单选题 The first stage of most patients facing death is the stage of______.

单选题 Terminally ill people will get angry and be rude to everyone because______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：第二段，处于疾病晚期阶段的病人会问这样一个问题why me“为什么会是我”，继而他们会出于羡慕、嫉妒等而对周围的人不友善，通过病人们的疑虑“为什么会是我”，可以推断，他们对周围人不友善，是因为觉得严重的疾病只是发生在他们身上，这不公平，因此他们会将愤怒、嫉妒之情发泄在其他人身上。选项A正确。

单选题 The phrase "a blessing, not a cure" in the third paragraph means______.

单选题 When terminally ill people get angry______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：结尾段落，作者谈到了应该如何对待晚期病人：must allow these patients to express theiranger and dismay“必须允许病人们表达自己的愤怒和沮丧”，must try to understand thalthe patients have to ask，“Why me?”“必须理解他们提出’为什么会是我’这一感慨的心情”，而面临他们的这些抱怨和疑问时，我们并不需要answer this question concretely“明确回答他们的问题”，选项A、B、C的内容在文中都有叙述。