(单选题)

The author’s purpose in this passage is to ______.

A.describe different types of medicine

B.argue for the importance of medicine in health care

C.show the important role religion plays in medical treatments

D.compare the educational background of three different types of patients

参考答案：A

参考解析：

主旨大意题。根据文章首段第一句“There are three branches of medicine. One is called ‘doctor medicine’, or ‘scientific medicine’”、第二段第一句“A second kind of medicine is called ‘natural cures’ of ‘folk medicine’, in which less educated people try to cure sicknesses with various herbs.”以及第三段第一句“The third kind is called ‘health spas’ or ‘faith healing’.”可知，全文就是为了向人们介绍三种不同的医疗方式。故选A。

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