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題目：What is implied in the first sentence? - A 、Americans are better prepared for death than other people.
- B 、Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.
- C 、Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.
- D 、Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.
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參考答案【正確答案：C】
推理題。文章第一句話的意思是:據(jù)說在英國(guó)死亡是迫在眉睫的，在加拿大（死亡）是不可避免的, 在加利福尼亞(死亡）是可以選擇的。從這句話中，我們不難看出美國(guó)人的驕傲和狂妄，他們認(rèn)為美國(guó)擁有高端的醫(yī)療技術(shù)，死亡是可以控制的。所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
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