2009年职称英语教材阅读理解新增部分(卫生类)

　　2. Researchers will collect all the following EXCEPT_____________.

　　A genetic samples from people in the study.

　　B biological samples from people in the study.

　　C samples from the homes of the women and their babies.

　　D samples of air and water from hospitals.

　　3. It is expected that through the study the nation's health care costs_____________.

　　A will be lowered in the long run.

　　B will be significantly increased.

　　C will be more than $200 million.

　　D will reach $3.2 billion.

　　4. The babies of the participants will be followed__________.

　　A　throughout their lives.

　　B for more than two decades.

　　C from birth to 21 months.

　　D until they get married.

　　5. Which is NOT true of the people in the study?

　　A They'll be from various areas.

　　B They'll be from all income levels.

　　C They'll be from all educational levels.

　　D They'll be from all age groups.

　　答案与题解：

　　1.C短文的第二段提到了此项研究的90al，即aim，这便是learning new ways to treat or prevent illness.

　　2.D前三项在短文的第四段都有题记，第四项应该是“参加研究的妇女及其婴儿家中的空气与水等物质，”而不是“医院中的空气与水”。

　　3.A短文的第六段说到，预计从长远的角度讲，此项研究将有利于国家卫生保健费用开支的节约。

　　4.B短文的第一段以及倒数第三段都说到，这些婴儿将从出生前一直被跟踪到21岁。

　　5.D前三项在短文的最后一段都有提及，只有第四项是错误的，因为研究对象都是怀孕的妇女，不可能是所有年龄段的人们。

　　Online Cancer Chat with a Safety Net

　　Cancer Research UK has launched an online chat forum for cancer patients to swap stories and share experiences on how to cope with such a devastating disease.

　　But Cancer Chat is a forum with a difference: it has an information safety net.

　　This means that a Cancer Research UK team will keep a watching brief to ensure that patients are not subjected to rogue "cancer cures" or scientifically unsound information.

　　Anyone can have access to1 the messages posted on Cancer Chat but if people wish to post a message they will need to register.

　　And Rebekah Gibbs, cancer patient and star of TV's Casualty has pledged her support for the new project. "I think Cancer Chat is a brilliant idea," she said. "I have written a public diary about what I went through with breast cancer and I have had such a heart-warming response from other people going through2 the same thing.

　　"The idea of a Cancer Chat forum means you can share information about treatment and side effects and you can really open up about your feelings online in a way that can be difficult when talking to close friends and family. And with Cancer Research UK monitoring the forum people can be reassured about the quality of information being exchanged. "