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Life really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet. But psychologists now believe that silver spoons can leave a bitter taste. If suicide statistics are an indicator of happiness, then the rich are a miserable lot. Figures show that it is the wealthy who most often do away with themselves. Internationally famous child psychiatrist Dr. Robert Coles is the world’s top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a highly-acclaimed book on the subject, The Privileged Ones, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. "Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich," says the 53-year-old psychiatrist, "such as better health, education and future work prospects. But most important is the quality of family life. Money can’t buy love." It can buy a lot of other things, though, and that’s where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence by their parents can make them spoilt. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feelings of restlessness. "But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world," adds Mr. Coles, "and they are more self-assured. I can’t imagine, for instance, that Prince William will not grow up to be self-assured." Prince William is probably the most privileged child in the world and will grow up to fill the world’s most privileged position King of England. It is a fact that no one knows how much the Queen is worth. There are the royal estates two palaces, two castles and a country mansion. There’s also the royal picture collection, the stamp collection, the library, the jewels and the royal yacht Britannia. Before he inherits that lot, William will succeed his father as Prince of Wales and enjoy the income from the Duchy of Cornwall, currently worth 771,480 pounds a year. Known jokingly around the Palace as West Country Limited, the Duchy consists of 26,600 acres of Cornwall including mineral rights for tin mining and 2,000 acres of forestry. It also owns the Oval cricket ground, 900 flats in London, oyster beds and a golf course. So money will never be one of Prince William’s problems. Living anything that resembles a normal life will. "He will have a sense of isolation," cautions Dr. Coles, "and he could suffer from the handicap of not being able to deal with the everyday world because he will never really be given the chance. Royals exist in an elaborate social fantasy. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that." Today’s wealthy parents perhaps realise their riches can be more of a burden than a blessing to their children. So their priority is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money. Robert Coles’ believes that

A. rich children can be deprived of the thing they are most in need of.
B. there are as many advantages to being poor as there are to being rich.
C. rich children are rarely given too many material things.
D. rich children don’t get enough rest.

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Fingerprints, one of the great deciders of innocence or guilt in criminal charges, are now in the dock themselves. This is because of a growing number of claims from defendants that their ’prints’ have been ’lifted’ and planted at scenes of crimes. And these allegations are being taken seriously by lawyers, judges and policemen because it is possible to move a fingerprint from one spot and place it elsewhere. With one of the cornerstones of evidence now being placed in doubt a committee of criminal lawyers is carrying out an inquiry into fingerprinting. The investigation has been ordered by Justice, the prestigious legal organization, and a report is due early next year. Last night a spokesman for Justice said: "There are an increasing number of cases where people are claiming their prints have been transferred and put in incrimination objects. We are not aiming to establish if these allegations are true or not, but we are questioning current fingerprinting methods as part of a general investigation into scientific evidence. Some of Britain’s top criminal lawyers are worried about this increasing number of claims." How can a fingerprint be transferred A fingermark left on a greasy glass or some other smooth surface can be ’lifted’ with a strip of adhesive. It can then be deposited on another, perhaps incriminating, object. Accusations about ’planted prints’ were first put up at an Old Bailey IRA bomb trial nine years ago without success. Fingerprints at the scene of a crime used to be dusted down with fine powder, photographed for identification purposes, then the pictures and the objects carrying the prints were produced in court. However, since 1973 a new method of taking prints has been generally used in Britain. Police experts now use a strip of adhesive tape to ’lift’ a print which is then produced in court as evidence. Before 1973 the object on which the prints were found a bottle, dagger or a gun used to be shown in court as well. This is no longer necessary. As a result criminals are claiming that their prints have been lifted and planted elsewhere. There have been two successful claims in the United States, though this line of defence has failed in Britain. According to the ex-chief of Scotland Yard’s fingerprint department, Mr Harold Squires, who is now an independent defence witness: "More than 55% of the cases I now get are making these claims. But so far I have not seen any fingerprint evidence that proves the allegation to be true. Petty crooks are always accusing the police of lifting their prints and planting them at the scene of a crime." According to ex-chief Superintendent Squires, lifting a mark and transferring it to another object "requires great skill and trouble". He added: "It’s almost impossible but it can be done. It can usually be easily detected by someone like me, but there is a chance that even I may not be able to tell." Mr. Squires sees the new line of defence as an attack on the police by desperate men. He would like the old method of photographing prints and producing them together with the object pictured to be generally used again. The text suggests that

A. some of the allegations against fingerprinting are justified.
B. transferring fingerprints cannot be easily detected.
C. transferring fingerprints is too much trouble for most policemen.
D. it is likely that some policemen transfer fingerprints.

Fingerprints, one of the great deciders of innocence or guilt in criminal charges, are now in the dock themselves. This is because of a growing number of claims from defendants that their ’prints’ have been ’lifted’ and planted at scenes of crimes. And these allegations are being taken seriously by lawyers, judges and policemen because it is possible to move a fingerprint from one spot and place it elsewhere. With one of the cornerstones of evidence now being placed in doubt a committee of criminal lawyers is carrying out an inquiry into fingerprinting. The investigation has been ordered by Justice, the prestigious legal organization, and a report is due early next year. Last night a spokesman for Justice said: "There are an increasing number of cases where people are claiming their prints have been transferred and put in incrimination objects. We are not aiming to establish if these allegations are true or not, but we are questioning current fingerprinting methods as part of a general investigation into scientific evidence. Some of Britain’s top criminal lawyers are worried about this increasing number of claims." How can a fingerprint be transferred A fingermark left on a greasy glass or some other smooth surface can be ’lifted’ with a strip of adhesive. It can then be deposited on another, perhaps incriminating, object. Accusations about ’planted prints’ were first put up at an Old Bailey IRA bomb trial nine years ago without success. Fingerprints at the scene of a crime used to be dusted down with fine powder, photographed for identification purposes, then the pictures and the objects carrying the prints were produced in court. However, since 1973 a new method of taking prints has been generally used in Britain. Police experts now use a strip of adhesive tape to ’lift’ a print which is then produced in court as evidence. Before 1973 the object on which the prints were found a bottle, dagger or a gun used to be shown in court as well. This is no longer necessary. As a result criminals are claiming that their prints have been lifted and planted elsewhere. There have been two successful claims in the United States, though this line of defence has failed in Britain. According to the ex-chief of Scotland Yard’s fingerprint department, Mr Harold Squires, who is now an independent defence witness: "More than 55% of the cases I now get are making these claims. But so far I have not seen any fingerprint evidence that proves the allegation to be true. Petty crooks are always accusing the police of lifting their prints and planting them at the scene of a crime." According to ex-chief Superintendent Squires, lifting a mark and transferring it to another object "requires great skill and trouble". He added: "It’s almost impossible but it can be done. It can usually be easily detected by someone like me, but there is a chance that even I may not be able to tell." Mr. Squires sees the new line of defence as an attack on the police by desperate men. He would like the old method of photographing prints and producing them together with the object pictured to be generally used again. Mr. Squires seems most concerned about

A. the numberof suspected criminals accusing the police of transferring their fingerprints.
B. the increasing number of small-time criminals.
C. the dishonesty of the police.
D. the unreliability of the new fingerprinting methods.

女性,50岁,近1年来盗汗、心悸、易怒,食量增加。检查:突眼,心率110次/分,血压130/85mmHg,甲状腺弥漫性肿大Ⅱ度,心律齐、无杂音,举手颤动明显。查血T3、T4高于正常值。诊断为原发性甲亢,经抗甲状腺药物治疗后复发,拟行甲状腺双侧次全切除术。 若术后发生甲状腺功能减退,其诊断的主要依据是

A. 颈部皮肤浮肿
B. 四肢乏力、盗汗
C. 食欲下降或厌食
D. T3、T4值持续低于正常值下限
E. B超示残余甲状腺内结节性肿大

男性,20岁,发热4天伴纳差2天入院。检查:血压110/70mmHg,左脚趾甲沟部红肿破溃。血白细胞计数为20×109/L,中性粒细胞为89%。 左脚趾经切开引流处理后应给予

A. 激素
B. 退热剂
C. 维生素
D. 庆大霉素
E. 大剂量青霉素

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