单选题 7. Compared with doctors who see patients only in their offices, doctors who see their patients in the patients ' homes develop a more personal relationship with them. Their patients are also less likely to bring malpractice suits against them. This lower rate of malpractice suits clearly supports the common belief that having a close relationship with a doctor increases a patient's willingness to give that doctor the benefit of the doubt when difficulties arise.
Which of the following, if true of doctors who make house calls, most seriously weakens the argument? ______

A、 They are more likely than are doctors who do not make house calls to believe that a doctor's bedside manner is an important part of medical treatment.
B、 They see their patients more frequently than do doctors who do not make house calls and so acquire more information about the patients' conditions.
C、 They tend to have fewer years of experience at practicing medicine than do doctors who do not make house calls.
D、 They perform all the same types of treatment as doctors who do not make house calls.
E、 They are not charged any less for malpractice insurance than are doctors who do not make house calls.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 B：得到信息多→医疗事故少→诉讼少。寻找他因，削弱原文，故正确。
A：家庭医生认为态度更重要→发展亲密关系→减少诉讼，该选项加强原文，故不选。
*bedside manner：对病人的态度
C：家庭医生经验少，结果诉讼少，进一步加强是因为和病人的关系好才导致诉讼少，属于加强原文，故不选。
D：两种医生的治疗手段一样，结果家庭医生的诉讼更少，进一步加强是因为家庭医生和病人关系好才导致诉讼少，故不选。
E：malpractice insurance意为医疗事故保险，指的是医生购买的用于承担今后可能发生的医疗事故赔偿的保险。因此该项讨论的是医生本身的保费多少，和是否有更多的诉讼没有，必然联系，属于无关选项，故不选。