单选题
Sex Change Surgery Guidelines Drafted

China is set to issue its first clinical guideline on sex-change surgery, according to a notice put on the website of the Ministry of Health yesterday. The ministry is now soliciting(征求) public and professional 1 on the draft guideline. The coming guideline aims to regulate and standardize sex reassignment surgery.
Experts 2 nearly 2,000 Chinese have undergone sex-change surgery while 100,000 to 400,000 are still considering it. However, no official number is available. In the draft, the MOH sets minimum 3 for both surgical candidates and medical institutions.
Candidates for the surgery must be older than 20 and single, the draft guideline said. They are also required to prove a persistent 4 for a sex change, to live for at least five consecutive years full-time in the new gender role, and to engage in mental therapy for at least one year.
Before surgery can take place, a candidate must receive a recommendation for the operation from a 5 after an appropriate series of therapy sessions. Also, several legal requirements must be met 6 the procedure. The candidate must provide proof from police that he or she does not have any criminal 7 in the past. Police must also agree to change the sex status on the identity card of the prospective (未来的) receiver before the 8 can take place.
The advent (出现) of such a guideline is believed to show that the government is concerned 9 the needs of a relatively small number of people who want to change sex. But doctors also warn 10 all stakeholders, including the hospital and prospective receivers, should be highly cautious about this surgery.
The operation is more than a medical 11 due to its huge social and legal consequences. Doctors should make it clear to those 12 sex-change surgeries that the option always remains to continue to live in the original role. The guideline 13 surgeons to tell patients about other options such as hormone therapy. They are also required to explain the 14 involved, and underlying social barriers including discrimination, and administrative recognition and approval.
For the candidates, the surgery itself is not the 15 issue in the long run. The real issue is the kind of life he or she will have to lead afterward.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 空格处所在句子的意思应是“卫生部正在就准则草案征集公众和专业人士的意见”，所以C项opinions(意见)符合句意。policy政策。place地方。service服务。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据空格后面的“nearly 2,000 Chinese”可知，此句的意思应是“专家们估计近2000名中国人已经进行了变性手术，……”，estimate意为“估计”，所以选B。acknowledge承认，供认。suggest建议。advocate提倡，主张。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] set criteria意为“制定标准”，此句的意思是“在草案中，卫生部为进行手术的候选人和医疗机构订了最低标准”，所以选C。pattern模式。record记录；唱片。example例子。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] desire for是固定搭配，意为“渴望”，此句的意思是“他们还必须证明自己持久的对变性的渴望”，所以选B。desire欲望。problem问题。effort努力。feedback反馈。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据语境，这里的意思是“必须接受心理学家对手术提出的建议”，所以选A。psychologist心理学家。physicist物理学家。chemist化学家。geologist地质学家。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上下文，此句意为“在进行手术之前，候选人还必须遵守一些法律条款”，所以选A。before在……之前。after在……之后。under在……之下。during在…期间。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] criminal offence是固定搭配，意为“刑事犯罪”，此句的意思是“候选人还必须提供由警方出具的过去没有任何犯罪行为的证据”，所以选B。offence犯罪；违反。court法庭。tendency倾向，趋势。damage损害。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据语境，这句话的意思是“在手术进行之前，警方还必须同意改变未来变性者身份证上的性别”，operation意为“手术”，所以选D。accident事故。debate辩论，争论。conference会议。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] be concerned about是固定搭配，意为“关心；担心”，此句的意思是“人们认为出台这样的方针表明政府关心少量想要变性人群的需求”，所以选A。be concerned with意为“与……有关系(或有牵连)；参与”，不符合句意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据语境，这句话的意思是“但是，医生们还警告说，所有的利益相关者包括医院和未来变性者，都应对这个手术高度谨慎。”空格后面是一个完整的句子，由此可知动词warn后跟的是宾语从句，D项的that在引导宾语从句时，无词义，不作成分，符合题意。if引导宾语从句时的意思是“是否”。while引导时间状语从句或让步状语从句，不能引导宾语从句。what引导宾语从句时，必须在从句中充当成分。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据语境，此句意为“由于其巨大的社会和法律责任，这个手术不仅仅是个医疗程序”，procedure意为“程序；实施”符合句意。care关怀；照料。condition条件。examination检查。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据结构可知，此处是现在分词短语作定语修饰those，后面的that从句是it所指代的内容，这里的意思是“医生们应该使那些寻求变性手术的人明白……”，seek意为“寻求”，所以选D。follow跟随；接着。help帮助。study研究。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] require sb. to do sth. 意为“要求某人做某事”，此句意为“该方针要求外科医生还要告诉病人其他的选择，如激素疗法”，所以选C。recommend推荐。put放；使接近。warn警告。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据语境，这里的意思是“他们还必须解释所涉及的风险”，risk意为“风险”，所以选A。difference差别。reason原因。fact事实。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据下文“真正的问题是他/她以后要过的生活”，此句的意思是“从长远来看，手术本身不是大问题”，所以选B项“大的”。social社会的。economic经济的。current目前的。