医学博士外语（阅读理解）模拟试卷7
阅读理解
After 25 years battling the mother of all viruses, have we finally got the measure of HIV? Three developments featured in this issue collectively give grounds for optimism that would have been scarcely believable a year ago in the wake of another failed vaccine and continuing problems supplying drugs to all who need them.
Perhaps the most compelling hope lies in the apparent \\
1.Which of the following can be most probably perceived beyond the first paragraph?(B)
A. The end of the world.
B. A candle of hope.
C. A Nobel Prize.
D. A quick fix.
解析：题干：下列哪一项是通过第一段可以得知的?根据第一段最后一句话可以得知针对HIV病毒，研究进展又带给我们希望，因而答案为B。
2.According to the passage, the apparent \\(A)
A. make a promising transition from antiretroviral medication to gene therapy
B. facilitate the development of effective vaccines for the infection
C. compel people to draw an analogy between AIDS and leukemia
D. would change the way we look at those with AIDS
解析：题干：根据文章可知，对已经患上白血病的HIV病毒病人表面上的治愈将________。根据题干信息可定位到第二段最后一句，意思是希望仿效那些采用单一基因疗法治疗患者的疗效，而不是终身服用抗反转录病毒药物。因而答案为A。
3.As another bit of good news,________.(B)
A. HIV will be virtually wiped out first in Africa
B. the cycle of HIV infection can be broken with ART
C. the circulating levels of HIV have been limited to almost zero
D. the existing HIV drugs will be enhanced to be more effective in 25 years
解析：题干：作为另一个好消息，________。根据题干和第三段首句信息可以得知解题的有效信息就在第三段。首先，根据第三段第二句话可以排除选项A，因为原文信息中没有提到HIV病毒首先将在非洲被消灭：另外根据第四句话可排除选项C，因为原文信息是“因为药物能快速将病毒流行程度降到零，这就防止人们通过性传播病毒”；选项D在文章中没有相应的信息。
4.The last reason for optimism is that________.(B)
A. governments will invest more in improving ART
B. the cost of antiretroviral therapy is on the decline
C. everybody can afford antiretroviral therapy in the world
D. the financial support of ART is coming to be no problem
解析：题干：乐观的最后一个原因是________。根据题干信息，可定位至第五段首句，其含义与选项B吻合。
5.The whole passage carries a tone of________.(D)
A. idealism
B. activism
C. criticism
D. optimism
解析：题干：通篇的语调是________。根据每段的主题句内容以及上述细节题，可以得出全篇语气态度为乐观积极的，因而答案为D。
European Union environmental officials have determined that two kinds of genetically modified corn could harm butterflies, affect food chains and disturb life in rivers and streams, and they have proposed a ban on the sale of the seeds, which are made by DuPont Pioneer, Dow Agrosciences and Syngenta. The preliminary decisions are circulating within the European Commission, which has the final say. Some officials there are skeptical of a ban that would upset the powerful biotechnology industry and could exacerbate tensions with important trading partners like the United States. The seeds are not available on the European market for cultivation.
In the decisions, the environment commissioner, Stavros Dimas, contends that the genetically modified corn, or maize could affect certain butterfly species, specifically the monarch, and other beneficial insects. For instance, research this year indicates that larvae of the monarch butterfly exposed to the genetically modified corn \\
6.The preliminary decisions are made by________.(D)
A. DuPont Pioneer, Dow Agrosciences and Syngenta
B. European Union environmental officials
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