2009年职称英语教材阅读理解新增部分(卫生类)

　　练习：

　　1. Who is NOT a likely candidate for this year's Nobel Prize in medicine?

　　A Elizabeth Blackburn.

　　B Carol Greider.

　　C Linda Buck.

　　D Pierre Chambon.

　　2. Which is NOT true of Alfred Nobel?

　　A He was from Sweden.

　　B He was the inventor of dynamite.

　　C He established the prizes in his will.

　　D He gave clear instructions on how to select winners.

　　3. Which was NOT originally one of the Nobel Prizes?

　　A The medicine prize.

　　B The literature prize.

　　C The peace prize.

　　D The economics prize.

　　4. The word "kicks" in line 6 from the bottom probably means _____________.

　　A excitement.

　　B income.

　　C motivation.

　　D knowledge.

　　5. The research by Blackburn and Greider helps suggest the role of ____________.

　　A money in medical research.

　　B proteins in cancer treatment.

　　C hormones in the functioning of life.

　　D telomerase in the growth of cancer cells.

　　答案与题解：

　　1.C从短文的头四段可以看出.只有2004年获得诺贝尔医学奖的Linda Buck不在今年的候选人范围内。

　　2.D短文的第七段说到，对于如何选拔获奖者诺贝尔并没有多少交代。

　　3.D短文的第六段说到，诺贝尔奖在设立时并没有经济学奖项。

　　4.A从上下文不难看出，科学家搞研究的主要目的不是为了获奖，他们从其所从事的研究以及生命运行的兴趣中获得很大快感。

　　5.D短文的最后一句话表明，研究显示癌细胞利用端粒酶来支持其无限增殖，而这几位科学 家的工作为这种研究打下了基础。

　　Surprised by a Miracle

　　I had been working in the trauma unit at a local hospital for about a year. You get used to families thinking that1 a "coma" patient is moving their hand or doing something that they were asked to do. "Following commands" is what' we call it. Often it's "wishful thinking" on the

　　Families' part.2 Nurses can easily become callous to it.

　　On this particular night during visiting hours, my patient's wife came in. I had taken care of him for several nights. I was very familiar with his care and what he was able to do. Actually, he didn't do anything. He barely moved at all, even when something would obviously hurt him, such as suctioning.