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雅思阅读模拟题及答案卷二
2021年雅思阅读模拟题及答案(卷二)
TheGuardian1.Britishscientistsarepreparingtolaunchtrialsofaradicalnewwaytofightcancer,whichkillstumoursbyinfectingthemwithviruseslikethecommoncold.
2.Ifsuccessful,virustherapycouldeventuallyformathirdpillaralongsideradiotherapyandchemotherapyinthestandardarsenalagainstcancer,whileavoidingsomeofthedebilitatingside-effects.
3.LeonardSeymour,aprofessorofgenetherapyatOxfordUniversity,whohasbeenworkingonthevirustherapywithcolleaguesinLondonandtheUS,willleadthetrialslaterthisyear.CancerResearchUKsaidyesterdaythatitwasexcitedbythepotentialofProfSeymour'spioneeringtechniques.
4.Oneofthecountry'sleadinggeneticists,ProfSeymourhasbeenworkingwithvirusesthatkillcancercellsdirectly,whileavoidingharmtohealthytissue."Inprinciple,you'vegotsomethingwhichcouldbemanytimesmoreeffectivethanregularchemotherapy,"hesaid.
5.Cancer-killingvirusesexploitthefactthatcancercellssuppressthebody'slocalimmunesystem."Ifacancerdoesn'tdothat,theimmunesystemwipesitout.Ifyoucangetavirusintoatumour,virusesfindthemaverygoodplacetobebecausethere'snoimmunesystemtostopthemreplicating.Youcanregarditasthecancer'sAchilles'heel."
6.Onlyasmallamountofthevirusneedstogettothecancer."Theyreplicate,yougetamillioncopiesineachcellandthecellburstsandtheyinfectthetumourcellsadjacentandrepeattheprocess,"saidProfSeymour.
7.Preliminaryresearchonmiceshowsthatthevirusesworkwellontumoursresistanttostandardcancerdrugs."It'saninterestingpossibilitythattheymayhaveanadvantageinkillingdrug-resistanttumours,whichcouldbequitedifferenttoanythingwe'vehadbefore."
8.Researchershaveknownforsometimethatvirusescankilltumourcellsandsomeaspectsoftheworkhavealreadybeenpublishedinscientificjournals.Americanscientistshavepreviouslyinjectedvirusesdirectlyintotumoursbutthistechniquewillnotworkifthecancerisinaccessibleorhasspreadthroughoutthebody.
9.ProfSeymour'sinnovativesolutionistomaskthevirusfromthebody'simmunesystem,effectivelyallowingthevirusestodowhatchemotherapydrugsdo-spreadthroughthebloodandreachtumourswherevertheyare.Thebighurdlehasalwaysbeentofindawaytodelivervirusestotumoursviathebloodstreamwithoutthebody'simmunesystemdestroyingthemontheway.
10."Whatwe'vedoneismakechemicalmodificationstothevirustoputapolymercoataroundit-it'sastealthviruswhenyouinjectit,"hesaid.
11.Afterthestealthvirusinfectsthetumour,itreplicates,butthecopiesdonothavethechemicalmodifications.Iftheyescapefromthetumour,thecopieswillbequicklyrecognisedandmoppedupbythebody'simmunesystem.
12.Thetherapywouldbeespeciallyusefulforsecondarycancers,calledmetastases,whichsometimesspreadaroundthebodyafterthefirsttumourappears."There'sanawfulstatisticofpatientsinthewest...withmalignantcancers;75%ofthemgoontodiefrommetastases,"saidProfSeymour.
13.Twovirusesarelikelytobeexaminedinthefirstclinicaltrials:
adenovirus,whichnormallycausesacold-likeillness,andvaccinia,whichcausescowpoxandisalsousedinthevaccineagainstsmallpox.Forsafetyreasons,bothwillbedisabledtomakethemlesspathogenicinthetrial,butProfSeymoursaidheeventuallyhopestousenaturalviruses.
14.Thefirsttrialswilluseuncoatedadenovirusandvacciniaandwillbedeliveredlocallytolivertumours,inordertoestablishwhetherthetreatmentissafeinhumansandwhatdoseofviruswillbeneeded.Severalmoreyearsoftrialswillbeneeded,eventuallyalsoonthepolymer-coatedviruses,beforethetherapycanbeconsideredforuseintheNHS.Thoughtheapproachwillbeexaminedatfirstforcancersthatdonotrespondtoconventionaltreatments,ProfSeymourhopesthatonedayitmightbeappliedtoallcancers.
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Questions1-6
Dothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthereadingpassage?
Forquestions1-6write
TRUEifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation
FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheinformation
NOTGIVENifthereisnoinformationonthisinthepassage
1.Virustherapy,ifsuccessful,hasanadvantageineliminatingside-effects.
2.CancerResearchUKisquitehopefulaboutProfessorSeymour’sworkonthevirustherapy.
3.Viruscankillcancercellsandstopthemfromgrowingagain.
4.Cancer’sAchilles’heelreferstothefactthatvirusmaystaysafelyinatumorandreplicate.
5.Toinfectthecancercells,agooddealofvirusesshouldbeinjectedintothetumor.
6.Researchesonanimalsindicatethatviruscouldbeusedasanewwaytotreatdrug-resistanttumors.
Question7-9
Basedonthereadingpassage,choosetheappropriateletterfromA-Dforeachanswer.
7.Informationaboutresearchesonviruseskillingtumorcellscanbefound
(A)onTV
(B)inmagazines
(C)oninternet
(D)innewspapers
8.Totreattumorsspreadingoutinbody,researcherstryto
(A)changethebody’immunesystem
(B)injectchemotherapydrugsintobloodstream.
(C)increasetheamountofinjection
(D)disguisethevirusesonthewaytotumors.
9.Whenthechemicalmodifiedvirusintumorreplicates,thecopies
(A)willsoonescapefromthetumorandspreadout.
(B)willbewipedoutbythebody’simmunesystem.
(C)willbeimmediatelyrecognizedbytheresearchers.
(D)willeventuallystopthetumorfromspreadingout.
Questions10-13
Completethesentencesbelow.Chooseyouranswersfromthelistofwords.Youcanonlyuseeachwordonce.
NBTherearemorewordsinthelistthanspacessoyouwillnotusethemall.
Inthefirstclinicaltrials,scientistswilltryto……10……adenovirusandvaccinia,soboththeviruseswillbelesspathogenicthanthe……11…….Theseuncoatedviruseswillbeapplieddirectlytocertainareastoconfirmsafetyonhumanbeingsandtheright……12……needed.Theexperimentswillfirstlybe……13……tothetreatmentofcertaincancers
ListofWords
dosagerespondingsmallpoxvirus
disablenaturalonesinject
directedtreatmentcold-likeillness
killpatientsexamined
AnswersKeys:
1.答案:
FALSE(见第2段:
Ifsuccessful,virustherapycouldeventuallyformathirdpillaralongsideradiotherapyandchemotherapyinthestandardarsenalagainstcancer,whileavoidingsomeofthedebilitatingside-effects.Virustherapy只能避免一些副作用,而不是根除。
)
2.答案:
TRUE(见第3段,特别是最后一句:
CancerResearchUKsaidyesterdaythatitwasexcitedbythepotentialofProfSeymour'spioneeringtechniques.)
3.答案:
NOTGIVEN(文中没有提到virus可以抑制肿瘤细胞再生长)
4.答案:
TRUE(见第5段第3、4句:
这里“cancer’sAchilles'heel”指“Ifyoucangetavirusintoatumour,virusesfindthemaverygoodplacetobebecausethere'snoimmunesystemtostopthemreplicating.”Achilles'heel的意思是“唯一致命弱点”)
5.答案:
FALSE(见第6段第第1句:
Onlyasmallamountofthevirusneedstogettothecancer.)
6.答案:
TRUE(见第7段:
Preliminaryresearchonmiceshowsthatthevirusesworkwellontumoursresistanttostandardcancerdrug.……,whichcouldbequitedifferenttoanythingwe'vehadbefore.")
7.答案:
B(见第8段第1、2句:
Researchershaveknownforsometimethatvirusescankilltumourcellsandsomeaspectsoftheworkhavealreadybeenpublishedinscientificjournals.Journal意思是“日报、期刊、杂志”)
8.答案:
D(见第9段第1句:
ProfSeymour'sinnovativesolutionistomaskthevirusfromthebody'simmunesystem,……“mask”的意思是“掩盖、隐蔽、伪装”,在这里和“disguise”同义。
)
9.答案:
B(见第11段第2句:
Iftheyescapefromthetumour,thecopieswillbequicklyrecognisedandmoppedupbythebody'simmunesystem..“mopup”这里与“wipeout”同义,意思是“消灭、歼灭”。
)
10.答案:
disable(见第13段最后1句:
Forsafetyreasons,bothwillbedisabledtomakethemlesspathogenicinthetrial,butProfSeymoursaidheeventuallyhopestousenaturalviruses.)
11.答案:
naturalones(见第13段最后1句:
Forsafetyreasons,bothwillbedisabledtomakethemlesspathogenicinthetrial,butProfSeymoursaidheeventuallyhopestousenaturalviruses.)
12.答案:
dosage(见第14段第1句:
Thefirsttrialswilluseuncoatedadenovirusandvacciniaandwillbedeliveredlocallytolivertumours,inordertoestablishwhetherthetreatmentissafeinhumansandwhatdoseofviruswillbeneeded.)
13.答案:
directed(见第14段最后1句:
Thoughtheapproachwillbeexaminedatfirstforcancersthatdonotrespondtoconventionaltreatments,
TheGuardian1.Britishscientistsarepreparingtolaunchtrialsofaradicalnewwaytofightcancer,whichkillstumoursbyinfectingthemwithviruseslikethecommoncold.
2.Ifsuccessful,virustherapycouldeventuallyformathirdpillaralongsideradiotherapyandchemotherapyinthestandardarsenalagainstcancer,whileavoidingsomeofthedebilitatingside-effects.
3.LeonardSeymour,aprofessorofgenetherapyatOxfordUniversity,whohasbeenworkingonthevirustherapywithcolleaguesinLondonandtheUS,willleadthetrialslaterthisyear.CancerResearchUKsaidyesterdaythatitwasexcitedbythepotentialofProfSeymour'spioneeringtechniques.
4.Oneofthecountry'sleadinggeneticists,ProfSeymourhasbeenworkingwithvirusesthatkillcancercellsdirectly,whileavoidingharmtohealthytissue."Inprinciple,you'vegotsomethingwhichcouldbemanytimesmoreeffectivethanregularchemotherapy,"hesaid.
5.Cancer-killingvirusesexploitthefactthatcancercellssuppressthebody'slocalimmunesystem."Ifacancerdoesn'tdothat,theimmunesystemwipesitout.Ifyoucangetavirusintoatumour,virusesfindthemaverygoodplacetobebecausethere'snoimmunesystemtostopt