501 Critical Reading Questions
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501 Critical Reading Questions
c. Choice d is true, but too specific to be the author’s primary pur-
pose. Choice e can be eliminated because it is too negative and choices a and b are too positive. 501 Critical Reading Questions 214. a. The author contrasts the public’s dismissal of the arcane practice of wearing garlic with its increasing acceptance of herbal reme- dies. 215. b. In this context, conventional refers to the established system of Western medicine or biomedicine. 216. d. Choice a is overly general and choice b is too negative to be inferred from the survey’s findings. Choice c is incorrect—the author does not mention the “baby boom” age group, but that does not imply that the survey does not include it. The survey does not support the prediction in choice e. 217. a. The statistic illustrates the popularity of alternative therapies without giving any specific information as to why. 218. e. The author states that Americans are not replacing conventional healthcare but are adding to or supplementing it with alternative care. 219. d. The shortcomings of conventional healthcare mentioned in lines 30–35 are the time constraints of managed care (line 31), focus on tech- nology (line 32), and inability to relieve symptoms associated with chronic disease (line 34). 220. a. The author states that once scientific investigation has confirmed their safety and efficacy (lines 37–38), alternative therapies may be accepted by the medical establishment. 221. b. The author gives evidence of observational studies to show that garlic may be beneficial. Choice d is incorrect, however, because the author emphasizes that these findings have not been confirmed in clinical studies (lines 51–52). 222. d. The passage does not offer a criticism or argument about alterna- tive healthcare, but rather reports on the phenomenon with some playfulness. 223. Download 0.98 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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