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【题目】 What is the worst disease in the world? Many people might say it is cancer. Cancer will kill about 9.6 million people in the world this year, according to World Health Organization. Scientists have been working to find ways to beat cancer. A lot of progress has been made in this field.

James P Allison from the US and Japanese researcher Tasuku Honjo discovered a new kind of cancer treatment that earned them the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in October. The new treatment can make our immune systems (免疫系统) strong enough to effectively fight cancer cells. It is hoped that this treatment can be used to treat more cancers in the future.

This is not the only recent improvement in cancer treatment. In November, the US Food and Drug Administration approved（批准）a new cancer drug called Vitrakvi. Instead of being effective only for treating specific types of cancer, this drug can be used to treat 17 different kinds of cancer, including lung cancer and breast cancer, USA Today reported.

Finding cancer as early as possible is the best way to beat it. To check people for cancer, doctors must collect tissue（组织）from a patient’s tumor（肿瘤 ）and test it. This process can take a long time. But in December, scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia developed a simple cancer test that can detect (检测) cancer in a patient’s blood. The test takes less than 10 minutes. The test is about 90 percent accurate (精确的), the Guardian reported.

With all of these treatments, cancer can be effectively controlled. Honjo believes most kinds of cancer will become treatable by 2050. “Even if we cannot completely eliminate(消除) the tumor, we can survive while still having part of a tumor,” Honjo said at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in December.

【1】The first paragraph tells us that____________________.

A.cancer is the world’s biggest killer.

B.9.6 million people die from cancer each year.

C.scientists have found ways to cure cancer completely.

D.there have been some improvements in cancer treatment.

【2】What do we know about Vitrakvi?

A.It can make the immune system weak.

B.It is a new drug that can treat 17 kinds of cancer.

C.It can’t be used to treat lung cancer or breast cancer.

D.It can be used for treating all types of cancer.

【3】According to Paragraph 4, why is this new simple cancer test important?

A.Because it tests a patient’s blood instead of tissue.

B.Because patients can do it on their own.

C.Because it shortens the time it takes to detect cancer.

D.Because it is more accurate than traditional tests.

【4】According to the story, future cancer patients can feel more______.

A.hopefulB.scaredC.disappointedD.worried

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了世界上最严重的疾病就是癌症，现在科学家们正在设法研制治疗癌症的药，将来癌症可能会治愈。

【1】段落大意。根据文中Scientists have been working to find ways to beat cancer. A lot of progress has been made in this field.可知，癌症治疗有了一些新的进步。故选D。

【2】细节理解。根据文中this drug can be used to treat 17 different kinds of cancer, including lung cancer and breast cancer, USA Today reported. 该药可用于治疗肺癌、乳腺癌等17种不同类型的癌症，而不仅仅是治疗特定类型的癌症。故选B。

【3】细节理解。根据文中scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia developed a simple cancer test that can detect (检测) cancer in a patient’s blood. The test takes less than 10 minutes. The test is about 90 percent accurate (精确的), the Guardian reported.可知，因为它缩短了检测癌症的时间。故选C。

【4】主旨大意。根据文中With all of these treatments, cancer can be effectively controlled. Honjo believes most kinds of cancer will become treatable by 2050. 到2050年，大多数癌症都可以治愈。说明未来的癌症患者会感到更有希望。故选A。

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如第2小题考查细节理解。根据文中this drug can be used to treat 17 different kinds of cancer, including lung cancer and breast cancer, USA Today reported. 该药可用于治疗肺癌、乳腺癌等17种不同类型的癌症，而不仅仅是治疗特定类型的癌症。故选B。