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For several years, scientists have been testing a substance called interferon(干扰素), a possible wonder drug that is proving to be effective in treating a variety of diseases, including virus infections, bacterial infections, and cancers. To date, the new drug has no side effect of great influence to discourage its use.  But in spite of its success, last year only one gram was produced in the entire world.

The reason for the shortage lies in the structure of interferon. A special protein, the interferon produced from one animal species cannot be used in treating another animal species. In other words, to treat human beings, only interferon produced by human beings may be used. The drug is produced by infecting white blood cells with a virus. Fortunately, it is so effective that the amount given to each patient each time is very small.

Unlike antibiotics (抗生素), interferon does not attack germs directly. Instead, it protects healthy cells from being infected, and prevents the reproduction of viruses within cells.

As you might conclude, one of the most special uses of interferon has been in the treatment of cancer. Dr. Hans Strander, a research physician at Sweden’s famous Karolinska Institute, has treated more than one hundred cancer patients with the new drug. Among a group of selected patients who had received operations for advanced cancer, half were given  traditional treatments and the other half were given interferon. Among those treated with interferon 70 percent of them remained alive over three years, as compared with only 10 to 30 percent among those who had received the traditional treatments.

In the United States, a large-scale project supported by the American Cancer Society is now under way. If the experiment were successful, interferon could become one of the greatest medical discoveries of our time.

What is the difference between antibiotics and interferon?

A. Interferon has serious side effects, while antibiotics do not.

B. Antibiotics kill germs by attacking them directly, while interferon does not.

C. Antibiotics are very effective, while the effect of interferon is limited.

D. They are different in structure, although they are both proteins.

According to the passage, if 170 cancer patients received interferon treatment, how many of them would remain alive over three years?

A. About 30.

B. About 50.

C. About 120.

D. About 70.

The passage tells us that ________.

A. it is difficult to produce interferon in large quantities because of its special structure.

B. interferon is produced widely in lots of countries.

C. few of the patients who had received traditional treatments remained alive.

D. most of the patients who received interferon also needed traditional treatments.

【小题1】B【小题1】C【小题1】A


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Clearly I had made  30  . I had started the evening wanting to have a  31  time with my daughter but had 32  my desire to win to become more  33  than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win  34   me well. As a parent, I  35  that it got in my way. So I had to change.

A. guiding         B. asking          C. training         D. advising

A. allowed         B. expected        C. replied          D. accepted

A. change          B. repeat          C. hurry           D. pass

A. agreed          B. needed          C. begged           D. hated

A. knew          B. learned          C. guessed           D.heard

A. so              B. for             C. but            D. or

A. put up           B. take up          C. pick up        D. give up

A. As usual         B. Go ahead         C. By the way     D. Come on

A. patience         B. luck             C. fun            D. success

A. excited          B. proud            C. anxious         D. angry

A. well            B. again             C. fairly          D. regularly

A. discussed        B. continued         C. counted        D. argued

A. nervously        B. immediately       C. strangely       D. suddenly

A. promised        B. admitted           C. wondered      D. discovered

A. a mistake        B. a decision          C. an attempt     D. an effort

A. free            B. different           C. full           D. happy

A. managed        B. recognized         C. allowed       D. reduced

A. important     B. attractive      C. practical      D. interesting

A. offered          B. served           C. controlled       D. taught

A. realized         B. apologized        C. imagined       D. explained

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Her family returned to the United States and, at age 16, Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Four years later she decided she couldn't learn anything fresh and practical in Philadelphia, so she returned to Europe. There she studied the skills of the masters in Rome, Seville, Antwerp, and Paris.   

Mary received the chance of a lifetime at the age of 33 when the famous Frenchpainter, Edgar Degas, asked her to join a group of painters that included now-famous artists like Manet and Renoir. Their style of painting is called Impressionism. They used primary colors and short brush strokes in their work. They recognized Mary’s spirit and powerful talent and invited her to exhibit in the Impressionist art shows.    

Mary painted what she saw: gardens and paintings of persons, especially of mothers and children involved in everyday living. One of her paintings, "Young Mother and Two Children," was given to the White House in 1954 where it hangs today.    

Mary never married and, in 1877, her parents and sister moved to Europe to join her. Mary devoted much of her time to them for the next 18 years to their care. Mary painted until 1914 when her failing eyesight made it impossible to continue. She spent the later years of her life in Paris. She died in 1926 at the age of 82. Unfortunately, all her life, she refused to accept students.  

1.Which year was the most vital to her career and life?

A.1877             B.1864             C.1860             D.1914

2.Mary left Pennsylvania for Europe at age 20 mainly because_____.

A. she didn’t learn anything in Pennsylvania         

B she wanted to give up painting        

C. her desire for the learning wasn’t satisfied well  

D. her father didn’t want her to learn painting again 

3. Mary Cassatt stopping painting because of_____.

A.her poor eyesight                       B.her old age

C.lack of interest                         D.her family

4. Which of the statements about Mary Cassatt is supported by the passage?

A. Her painting featured scenes of everyday living     

B. Her father had a decisive(决定性的) effect on her painting 

C. She used various colors and long lines in her works  

D. She studied the paintings of the masters in U.S.A.

5. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A.the paintings of Edgar Degas belong to realism

B.during the last ten year of life, she painted nothing.

C.her works were controversial though highly recognized

D.her students showed great respect for her

 

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   One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon(茧), a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to  1  its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten  2  it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to  3  the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and  4  the remaining part of the cocoon. The butterfly then  5  easily.

   But it has a swollen(肿胀的) body and  6  wings. The man continued to  7  the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the  8  would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would  9 in time. Neither happened!  10,  the butterfly spent the rest of its life  11 around with a swollen body and small, shriveled(褶皱的) wings. It  12  was able to fly. What the man did in his  13 and haste(匆忙)did no good to the butterfly. He didn’t know the  14  cocoon and the struggle  15  for the butterfly to get through the tiny  16 were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings  17  it would be ready for flight once it achieved its  18  from the cocoon.

   Sometimes the  19is exactly what we need in our life. If we are allowed to go through our life without any  20, it would not be a good thing to us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

1.A. build                                         B. force                                    C. form                                 D. destroy

2.A. as far as                                    B. as long as                        C. as soon as                      D. as quick as

3.A. seize                                          B. leave                                 C. bring                                D. help

4.A. took off                                      B. made up                           C. cut off                              D. picked up

5.A. spread over                              B. came out                         C. stayed in                        D. flew away

6.A. hard                                           B. strong                               C. small                                D. large

7.A. watch                                        B. look for                             C. look after                        D. follow

8.A. butterfly                                  B. wings                               C. cocoon                             D. scissors

9.A. disappear                                 B. enlarge                             C. lose                                 D. contract

10.A. Luckily                                     B. Probably                         C. In all                                 D. In fact

11.A. crawling                                  B. approaching                    C. running                          D. wandering

12.A. ever                                        B. seldom                             C. always                            D. never

13.A. fear                                          B. kindness                           C. evil                                  D. confidence

14.A. restricting                             B. loose                                C. soft                                 D. little

15.A. prepared                               B. wanted                           C. allowed                          D. required

16.A. place                                      B. room                                C. opening                          D. space

17.A. even if                                    B. otherwise                       C. when                                D. so that

18.A. life                                           B. success                           C. progress                        D. freedom

19.A. courage                                 B. struggle                          C. wisdom                          D. strength

20.A. fun                B. friends             C. obstacles             D. achievement

 

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