题目内容
―Director, Jack is ill, so he can’t be here.
―Then we’ll have no choice but to give the performance _______ him.
A.except for B.apart from C.except D.without
Scientists say they have discovered a promising treatment for sleeping sickness, a killer disease that infects(感染) about 60,000 people in Africa a year.
British and Canadian experts say drugs could attack the parasite(寄生虫) causing the illness needs to survive. They say the drug could be ready for human medical test in about 18 months.
The disease, spread by the bite of a fly, is caused by a parasite attacking the central nervous system. It has similar symptoms(症状) to malaria(疟疾), making it difficult to diagnose. Left untreated, it moves to the brain, resulting in mental confusion and final death
The "breakthrough" came at the University of Dundee in Scotland, where scientists were offered money to research diseases ignored by major drugs companies.
Professor Paul Wyatt, director of the programme, said: "This is one of the most significant findings made in recent years in terms of drug discovery and development for ignored diseases."
He said the research, published in the journal Nature, represented "significant progress" in the development of a full blown drug against the disease.
The World Health Organization said there are between 50,000 and 70,000 cases of the disease a year, with a further 60 million people at risk of infection.
The research in Dundee was backed by partners at the University of York in England and the Structural Genomics Consortium in Toronto, Canada. The two drugs currently available to treat sleeping sickness both have problems. One is with side effects that kill one in 20 patients and the other is costly, only partially effective and requires long-time hospital treatment, the scientists said.
【小题1】The word backedin the last paragraph probably means_____.
A.conducted | B.supported | C.believed | D.managed |
A.about 60000 people died of the disease each year |
B.about 60000 people were cured of the disease each year |
C.600 million people are likely to get infected |
D.the disease is spreading fast in Africa |
A.in the journal Nature |
B.in a newspaper of the University of Dundee |
C.in a book about flies |
D.in a newspaper about medicine |
A.big drug companies play an important role in the research of the new drug |
B.people who get infected with the disease are mentally disturbed |
C.among 200 people infected with the disease, 5 may die because of the old drug |
D. Professor Paul Wyatt may be a professor at the University of York |
Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead.But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that---dreams.
The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store.“But they just stop at the‘thinking’stage,” it stated.
Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity.They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need to advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.
More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.
Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year.But he is looking for a job first.“If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services,” Guo said.The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant.With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures(小册子) at a relatively low price.He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry.
“Social networking is an important factor leading to business success,” Guo said.
Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation.
Jiang Ye, deputy director of Yangpu District Business Guide Center, said the universitysets up a business guide team made of government officials and professionals.They
regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business.
The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed."Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added.
【小题1】Which of the following can be the best title?
A.A Tough Job Market | B.Graduates Dream of Being Boss |
C.The Ambitious Fresh Graduates | D.The Story of Guo Bing |
A.Their family don't support them. | B.Their social networking is not good. |
C.There are not enough graduate jobs. | D.They want to achieve greater success. |
A.The parents whose child goes to university soon. |
B.Those who will graduate from university. |
C.Those who want to be bosses. |
D.The officials who work in the government. |