试题出自试卷《苏州大学2008年考博英语真题》

Now those “effortless” good looks seem a little more risky. Allegedly, the silicone implants can leak and interfere with the body’s immune system. There have been over 2,000 complaints, particularly about implants which predate 1985-although cosmetic surgeons blame zealous lawyers for manufacturing concerns. The Food and Drug Administration announced an inquiry last year, but initially said it would not ask for the operations to stop it, reportedly because of evidence coming out in court cases. In December, for example, a woman who suffered from a ruptured implant was awarded $7.34m from the biggest maker of implants, Dow Coming.
The announcement has caused more panic among American women than any medical decision since a contraceptive device, the Daikon Sheild, was removed from the market in 1974, some 2 million women have had implants, 80% of them for cosmetic reasons: the rest had “re-constructive” medical surgery following cancer treatment. The waiting list for implants by one Californian doctor used to be six months; it is now less than one month, Shares in implant makers have slumped.
Such second thoughts are overdue. For all its glittering advocates, cosmetic surgery is the only type of medicine where a perfectly healthy patient is cut up. (This, of course, omits re-constructive operations to repair bums or replace missing breasts.) Eight out of ten cosmetic operations are performed outside proper hospital—some in operation rooms that look more like offices. Warnings of side-effect rarely appear in advertisements; nor do the records of the eager surgeons. Since it is “elective” surgery, not covered by insurance, few of the normal rules apply.
Inside the industry, rumors of malpractice are rife. One senior plastic surgeon says that he has a list of peers who “he wouldn’t let touch my dog’s body.”
1.According to the paragraph, cosmetic surgeons think that （ ）.
2.It is reported that the Food and Drug Administration inquired into the effects of silicone implant, because （ ）.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second paragraph?
4.The difference between the cosmetic surgery and other surgery is that （ ）.
5.The last sentence of the passage, “peers” refers to （ ）.