2003年卫生英语考试真题A

第1部分：词汇选择
1．the union representative put across her argument very effectively.
a. invented
b. explained
c. considered
d. accepted
2.he talks tough but has a tender heart.
a. heavy
b. strong
c. wild
d. kind
3.it is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.
a. making
b. taking
c. expecting
d. discussing
4.our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing.
a. waste
b. buy
c. sell
d. use
5.the fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.
a. function
b. ability
c. volume
d. power
6.our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.
a. tensely
b. nearly
c. closely
d. carefully
7.her faith upheld her in times of sadness.
a. excited
b. supported
c. inspired
d. directed
8.the book provides a concise analysis of the country’s history.
a. clean
b. perfect
c. brief
d. real
9.it is laid down in the regulations that all members must carry their membership cards at all times.
a. suggested
b. warned
c. confirmed
d. stated
10.the council meeting terminated at 2 o’clock.
a. began
b. continued
c. resumed
d. ended
11.a red flag was placed there as a token of danger.
a. substitute
b .sign
c. proof
d. target
12.however bad the situation is , the majority is unwilling to risk change.
a. eager
b. reluctant
c. pleased
d. angry
13.it has been said that the acts provided a new course of action and did not merely regulate or enlarge an old one.
a. control
b. limit
c. replace
d. offset
14.the secretary is expected to explore ideas for post-war reconstruction of the area.
a. investigate
b. deny
c. stress
d. create
15.the steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.
a. suddenly
b. gradually
c. excessively
d. exceptionally
第2部分：阅读判断
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using hiv virus to cure cancer
scientists are planning to use human immunodeficiency(免疫缺陷)virus(hiv), one of mankind’s most feared viruses, as a carrier of genes which can fight cancer and a range of diseases that cannot be cured. the experts say hiv has an almost perfect ability to avoid the body’s immune(免疫的)defenses, making it ideal for carrying replacement genes into patients’ bodies, according to the observer.

a team at the california-based salk institute, one of the world’s leading research centers on biological sciences, has created a special new breed of hiv and has started negotiations with the u>s> food and drug administration(fda)to begin clinical gene therapy(治疗) trials this year. the first trials are expected to involve patients suffering from cancers that cannot be cured by surgery although project leader professor inder verma said the hiv technique would have” far wider applications”.
the plan remains very likely to cause controversy since it involves making use of a virus which has caused more than 22 million deaths around the world in the past two decades. verma said that the idea of using hiv for a beneficial purpose was “shocking” but the fierce nature of hiv had disappeared by having all six of the potentially deadly genes removed.
illnesses such as various cancers are caused when a gene in a patient’s body fails to work properly. in the past two years, breakthroughs in genetics(遗传学)have led gene therapy scientists to try and replace the genes that do not function normally.
unfortunately, the body’s immune defenses have been known to attack the modified genes and make them lose their effects before they can start their task and progress in the field has been held up by the lack of a suitable carrier.           
the hiv virus has the ability to escape from, and then destroy, the immune defense cells designed to protect our bodies and this makes it attractive to scientists as a way of secretly conveying replacement genes into patients’ bodies.
1 fda has approved the plan of using hiv to cure cancer in humans.
     a  right             b  wrong             c  not mentioned   
2 the idea of using hiv for a beneficial purpose has been widely accepted.
     a  right             b  wrong             c  not mentioned   
3 hiv can be safely used to cure cancer only if the deadly genes have been removed.
     a  right             b  wrong             c  not mentioned   
4 the hiv virus is an excellent warrior to fight the body’s immune cells.
     a  right             b  wrong             c  not mentioned   
5 other countries are also expected to begin clinical gene therapy trials soon.
     a  right             b  wrong             c  not mentioned   
6 it is the lack of money that has held up the progress in using replacement genes to cure cancer.
     a  right             b  wrong             c  not mentioned   
7 the hiv virus has caused more deaths in developed countries.
a  right              b  wrong             c  not mentioned 

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子
exercising your memory

1   aging does not mean a dramatic decline in memory power, unless you help it help by letting your mind go.

2   that''s not to say that memory doesn''t change throughout life. researchers divide memory into categories based on the length of time when memories are stored. one system divides it up as short-term (less than one minute; remembering a telephone number while you dial, for instance), long-term (over a period of years) and very long-term memory (over a lifetime).
3   short-term memory isn''t mastered until about age 7, but after that you never lose it. long-term memory, however, involves more effort and skill and changes through life. it''s not until the early teens that most people develop a mature long-term memory.
4   first, we must get information into our heads through learning. learning strategies can get rusty (生锈的，迟钝的) without constant use. high school and college students, who are forced to repeatedly exercise their long-term memory abilities (at least long-term enough to get them through a final exam), usually do well on memory tests. the longer you stay in school, the more chance you get to polish your learning skills. it''s no wonder that more highly educated people have more effective memory skills throughout life.
5   although older people in general learn somewhat more slowly than they did when younger, a dramatic difference exists between those who stay intellectually active -- reading, discussing, taking classes, thinking -- and those who do not. giving the bra