题目内容
9. This is only a rough (草稿) 一the finished article will have pictures as well.
9. draft
B
Many doctors know the story of Mr Wright .In 1957 he was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer,and given only days to live. He heard that scientists had discovered a new medication, Krebiozen, which was effective against cancer and he begged the doctor to give it to him. His physician,Dr Philip West finally agreed. After Mr Wright had been given an injection on a Friday afternoon,the astonished doctor found his patient out of his “death bed”.
Two months later,Mr Wright read medical reports that the medication was fake. His condition immediately got worse again. “Don’t believe what you read in the papers,” the doctor told Mr Wright. Then he injected him with what he said was “a new super-refined double strength” version of the drug. Actually,there was no drug,just a mix of salt and water. Later,Mr Wright was the picture of health for another two months until he read an official report saying that Krebiozen was worthless. He died two days later.
This story has gone unnoticed by doctors for a long time and the idea that a patient's beliefs can make a disease go away has been thought of as too strange. But now scientists are discovering that the placebo effect(宽慰作用) is more powerful than anyone has ever thought. They are also beginning to discover how such unbelievable results are achieved. Through new techniques of brain imagery,it can be shown that a thought,a belief or a desire can cause chemical processes in the brain which can have powerful effects on the body. Scientists are learning that some body reactions are not caused by information coming into the brain from the outside world,but by what the brain expects to happen next.
Placebos are “lies that heal”，said Dr Anne Harrington,a historian of science at Harvard University. “The word ‘placebo’ is Latin for ‘I shall please’ and it is typically a treatment that a doctor gives to anxious patients to please them,” she said. “It looks like medication,but has no healing ingredients whatsoever."”
25. After being injected Krebiozen for the first time,Mr Wright.
A. got cancer B. almost died
C. felt better D. gave up What caused
26. Mr Wright's death according to the story?
A. The fake drug.
B. His own beliefs.
C. His damaged brain.
D. The doctor's wrong diagnosis.
27. What's the purpose of Paragraph 3 ?
A. To explore the biology of human brains.
B. To explain why people get cancer.
C. To analyse how placebos work.
D. To question Mr Wright's story.
28. What does Dr Anne Harrington think of the placebo effect?
A. It is limited.
B. It is effective.
C. It can cheat patients.
D. It goes against science.
3. 她的时间全部用在了她的两个孩子身上。
4. She (忙于）volunteer activities these days.
E
After living in the same city in China all her life,Xie Lei was very nervous when she left her 1. (祖国) and got to London,so she is glad she decided to complete a(n) 2. (prepare) year first. It has given her the time to get used to. the English way of life. Some foreign students choose to live in student accommodation while others like Xie Lei choose to live with a host family. She finds she can learn more about the culture this way. If she doesn’t understand something,she can ask her host family for advice. It's also a(n) 3. (安慰) to have a(n) 4. (替代者) family to be with when she misses her family. At first Xie Lei found the different style of studying in England difficult but she is beginning to get used to it and is now a more 5. (自主的) learner . Though Xie Lei has been 6. (occupy) with school work,she is now working on finding time for a social life.
5. It's important that children learn to understand the (观念) of sharing.
4. You can s chicken for beef if you don't like red meat.
2. He dreams one day becoming a famous violinist.
选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空(每个短语限用一次) 。
out of the question,a variety of,concentrate on,settle in
1. He the flying and spoke very little.
