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COSL英语5-6级阅读理解试题复习
1TherehasbeenanattemptoverthepastfewyearstohijacktheOlympicspiri
TheauthorsaysthattheOlympicgamesshouldemDhasizeBABDC.
A.competitionB.harmonyC.festivityD.togetherness
2Britishtelevisionviewersareofficiallythebiggestsoapaddictsintheworld
AllofthefollowingaretrueofsoapoperasinBritainEXCEPTADDCC
A.theyhaveengagingcharactersandcontinuingstorylines
B.theyaregoodproductions
C.theyaremostlyairedinpeaktime
D.theyaremorepopularthanERinternationally
3Alltheresearchtodateonbodyimageshowsthatwomenaremuchmorecritical
ThemainpurposeofthepassageistoACCAD.
A.explainwhywomenareunrealisticabouttheirlooks
B.comparemenandwomenwhentheylookintothemirror
C.setupastandardagainstwhichwomencanviewtheirownlooks
D.urgewomentoberealisticabouttheirlooks
4Watson,developedbyInfoLabgraduatestudentJayBudzik,
WatsonisADABB.
A.asearchengine
B.aWebbrowser
C.awordprocessingprogram
D.anonlinelibrary
5TomKelly,oftheNationalUniversityofIreland,hasbeenstudyingbirdstrikesatDublinairport.He
hasfoundthatflyingbirdsareactuallyquitegoodatavoidingaircraft—sogoodthatthereasonafewfailto
dosoowesmoretomiscalculation(ordistractionbybadweatherorpredators)thanstupidity.Thebirdsare,
asitwere,playingchickenwiththeplanes,andsometimestheygetitwrong.
ThefirstthingthatDrKellydiscoveredisthatbirdsdonotseemtoperceiveaircraftasiftheywereother
birds—andcertainlynotasiftheywerepredatorybirds.Whenfacedwith,say,ahawk,mostbirdswillturn
tailandflyaway.Whenfacedwithanoncomingaircraft,theyjustbankoutofitspath.
Experimentswithcagedbirds,whowereshownvideoclipsofoncomingplanes,havedemonstratedthat
moststarttoreacttoanaircraftwhentheestimatedtimetocollisionisaboutfiveseconds.Thatmayseemto
becuttingthingsratherfine,butitisprobablyareasonablecompromise.Birdstrikes,includingthosewhere
onlythebirddies,occurjustonceeveryfewthousandtake-offsandlandings,soleavingthingsuntilthelast
fewsecondsworksmostofthetime.Fromthepointofviewofarelativelyshort-livedanimalthathasalot
ofotherhazardstoface,collisionswithaircraftarenotamajorrisk.
However,fromthepointofviewofman,along-livedanimalthatfacesfewnaturalhazards,such
collisionsareunacceptable.DrKelly'ssuggestedsolutionisthattake-offsandlandingsmightbepreceded
bytheuseofalaserbeamtoprojectanimagethatabirdwouldperceiveasanexpandingdotoflight.
(Readerswhohavebeentoconcertsthatfeaturelaserlight-showswillbefamiliarwiththisidea.)Thedot
would,DrKellyhopes,suggestarapidlyloomingobjectandthustriggerthe“banking“reactionbeforean
aircraftcamealong.Butthenagain,itmightnot.Orifitdid,thebirdsmightquicklylearnthedifference.
BirdstrikesoccurmostprobablybecauseC.
A.birdsarestupid
B.birdsaretimid
C.birdsmiscalculate
D.birdsarenotafraidofpredatorsanymore
TobirdsanoncomingairfraftisA•
A.notpredatoryinnature
B.morethreateningthanahawk
C.flyingattoolowanaltitude
D.tooslowtoposeanydanger
BirdsdealwithaircraftbyA.
A.flyingaside
B.flyingheadlong
C.flyinginthesamedirection
D.flyingontotheplane
BirdsplaychickenwithplanesbecauseA.
A.theydon*tregardcollisionasamajorrisk
B.theyareextremelycalculating
C.theyarenolongerafraidofhumans
D.theyregardplanesasamajorthreattothem
TheauthorimpliesthatDr.Kelly'ssuggestedsolutionD.
A.iscostly
B.isveryrevolutionary
C.toocomplicated
D.maybeoflimiteduse
6Asunemploymenthasfallentoitslowestlevelin30years,it'stoughtofindgoodworkers.Thereal
burdenfallsonthefrontlinemanagerswhonotonlyhavetorecruitandtrainworkerswhoaren'texactlythe
creamiestofthecrop,butalsohavetotoleratethebadserviceoftheiremployeesorelseresumethehuntfor
newworkers.Inthisoverheatedbusinessclimate,entirestaffscanturnoverthreetimesinayear,despite$
10-an-hourwages.Employeeswhostickaroundmorethan90daysareoftenconsideredoldhands.
Recruitersdesperatelyseekingapplicantsarecomingupwithnewstrategies.Target,abigdiscount
chain,installedkiosksinthefrontofitsstoreswhereprospectscanfilloutacomputerizedapplicationandbe
onthejobin24hours.44Applicantsaresoscarce,youhavetobeabletorespondquickly,saysvice
presidentBettyKimbrough."Ifwedon'trespondtotheirapplicationwithinaweek,they9reprobablyalready
workingforsomeoneelse.^^Inadditiontoofferingfatpaychecksthatmakeamockeryofthe$5.15minimum
wage,retailerslikeWal-Martarenowextendingmedicalbenefitsand401(k)savingsplanstopart-timers.
Theluxuryofleisurelytrainingnewrecruitsinclassroomshasallbutvanished.FreshhiresatWal-Mart
andMcDonald'snolongerspenddayslockedinthebackroomwatchingtrainingvideos.Mosttraining
comesonthejob,andiftherookieneedsmoreheorshecanlogontothecomputerinthebreakroom.
Andbeawfullyforgivingifyouwantthemtostickaround.Withhelp-wantedsignspaperingthewindows
ofstoreseverywhere,workersholdthepowerandmanagershesitatetoreprimand.Arrivelateforworkor
don'tshowupatall?Don'tworry,thebosswillgiveyouanotherchance.Evendressingdownacustomeris
aforgivableoffense.Whenacashierata7-EleveninFarmingtonHills,Mich.,recentlysnappedatayoung
manwhobalkedwhenaskedtoshowIDtobuyalcohol,ownerJimChathamsenttheworkertotheback
roomtocooloff.Butheneverconsideredfiringher.
Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?C
A.Shortageofworkershasseriouslyaffectedtheeconomy.
B.Healthyeconomyoftenleadstopoorqualityofworkers.
C.Therearenotenoughgoodworkerstogoaround.
D.Thewayofrecruitingworkershaschangeddramatically.
WecanconcludethatworkersoftenswitchjobsmostprobablybecauseD.
A.thepayistoolow
B.theemployersmistreattheiremployees
C.thecustomersaredifficulttoplease
D.therearemanyjobopportunities
Paragraph2mainlydiscussesB.
A.typesofjobsavailable
B.waysofattractingnewemployees
C.welfareforworkers
D.impactofgoodeconomyonpeople'slives
NewlyhiredworkdersgettheirtrainingmostlyC.
A.byattendingtrainingclasses
B.bywatchingtrainingvideos
C.whileworking
D.byloggingontothecomputer
TheinstancegiveninthelastparagraphillustratesthatD.
A.thewelfareofworkershasimprovedgreatly
B.workersareunhappywiththeirjobs
C.theserviceisgettingworse
D.employersaremoreforgivingthanbefore
7HenryVIIIdidn'tknowmuchaboutbiology.Hewentthroughsixwivesbackinthe1500s,lookingfor
onewhocouldbearhimason.Scientistsnowknowthatit'sthefather'ssperm,notthemother'segg,that
determineswhetherababyisaboyoragirl.AndlastweekresearchersattheGeneticsandIVFInstitute,a
privatefertilitycenterinVirginia,announcedanewtechniquethatwillallowparentstochoosethesexof
theirbaby-to-be,beforeithasevenbeenconceived.Thescientistsuseatinylaserdetectortomeasurethe
DNAinmillionsofspermcellsastheypasssinglefilethroughanarrowtube,likecattlebeingherded
throughacorral.Inastudypublishedlastweek,“girlsperm,“whichhasmoreDNA—thegenetic
material-ineachcell,wascollected,while“boysperm^^wasdiscarded.Andwhenpurifiedgirlspermwas
usedtoimpregnateagroupofmothers,15ofthe17resultingbabiesturnedouttobegirls.
Theresearcherssaythat4tsexselection^^canalsodoubleamother'schanceofhavingasonandcanbe
usedtoavoidgeneticdiseasesthataffectonlyonegender,suchashemophilia.Butsomeexperts,likeNew
YorkUniversityfertilityspecialistDr.JamieGrifo,worrythatsexselectioncouldleadtoakindofinutero
discrimination,especiallyincultureswheresonsareconsideredsuperiortodaughters."It'svaluingone
genderoveranother,MGrifosays."Idon'tthinkthat'ssomethingweshouldbedoing."Sofar,patientsatthe
institutehavebeenaskingforbothboysandgirls,inorderto“balance“theirfamilies.Andsomeethics
expertssaythat'sfine,aslongasparentsarejustlookingforalittlegendervariety.46Ifyouhavethreeboys,
andyouwantagirl,^^saysUniversityofTexasreproductive-lawprofessorJohnRobertson,"that'snotgender
biasatall.”
Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"girlsperm"?D
A.Ithasmorecellsthan"boysperm".
B.Itiseasiertodetectthan"boysperm".
C.Itoutlives"boysperm".
D.itcontainsmoregeneticmaterial.
Itcanbeinferredthatamother'schanceofhavingaboycanbeenhancedbywhichofthefollowing
means?C
A.InjectingDNAintospermcells.
B.DroppingthespermthatcontainmoreDNA.
C.Impregnatingthemotherthroughatube.
D.Usingthespermthatmovefaster.
Theword"corral*(para.1)couldbestbereplacedby_C.
A.poolB.slopeC.laneD.house
WecanconcludefromthesecondpassagethatB___.
A.sexselectionisonlypossibleintheory
B.sexselectionshouldbepracticedwithcaution
C.sexselectionshouldbebanned
D.sexselectionshouldbeencouraged
Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?C
A.SexBiasB.MeasuringSperm'sDNA
C.SexSelectionD.SexVariety
8Sleepisinfluencedbythecircadiantimingsystem,abundleofneurons,embeddeddeepinthebrain,
thatregulatesproductionofasleep-inducingchemicalcalledmelatoninandsetsnaturalbedtimeandrise
time.Carskadon,aresearcher,hasshownthatteenagersneedmoresleepthantheydidaschildren,andtheir
biologicalclockstellthemtocatchthoseextrawinksinthemorning.Mostteens,shesays,need9hoursand
15minutesofsleepatnight,possiblybecausehormonesthatarecriticaltogrowthandsexualmaturationare
releasedmostlyduringslumber.
Kidswhohavetogetupbeforetheirbiologicalclockshavebuzzedmissoutonthephaseofsleepthat
boostsmemoryandlearning.Periodicallyduringslumber,thebrainentersrapideyemovement(REM)sleep,
socalledbecausetheeyesmovebackandforthunderthelids.DuringREMsleep,thebrainresetschemicals
intheemotionalcentersandclearsshort-termmemorybanks,wheretheday'seventsarestoredtemporarily.
WithoutenoughREMsleep,Carskadonandothershavediscovered,peoplebecomecrankyanddepressed
andtheirmemoryandjudgmentareimpaired.
Onesolutionistopushbackthetimehighschoolsstart,somethingmanyschoolsarereluctanttodo.
Barringthat,Carskadonandotherexpertssayyoushouldemphasizesleep'simportanceandhelpyour
teenagergetmorethroughbiology;
Toencourageyourteentogotobedatareasonablehour,keeplightslowintheeveningandopencurtains
inthemorning.Lightabsorbedthroughtheeyescanresetthebiologicalclock.
Kidscancatchuponsleeponweekends-uptoapoint.Goingtobedintheweehoursandsnoozinguntil
noononlydisruptsthebrain'sclockfurther.It'sbettertogotobedwithinaboutanhourofusualbedtimeand
thensleepanhourortwolater.
Thecircadiantimingsystemismostcloselyanalogoustoa___C.
A.monitorB.producerC.controllerD.visitor
Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatonin?B
A.Itisgrowthhormone.
B.Itcanmakeyoufeelsleepy.
C.Itcontrolsbrainactivities.
D.Itdeterminesaperson'ssleeppatterns.
MostteensneedmoresleepbecauseC—.
A.theirbilologicalclocksdon'tworkproperly
B.theydon*thaveenoughmelatonininthebrain
C.theyneedmoretimeforgrowthhormones.
D.theydon*treallyunderstandtheimportanceofgoingtoschool
Wecaninferthatateenager'spoorperformanceduringthefirstclassinthemorning
couldbeduetothefacethatC___.
A.themelatoninlevelislow
B.hissleephasreleasedtoomanygrowthhormones.
C.theshort-termmemoriesarestillstoredinthebrain
D.hisbiologicalclockhasbeenreset.
Tomakeupforsleep,ateenagershouldD—.
A.spendthewholeweekendsleeping
B.notgetupuntillunchtime
C.sleepseveralhoursearlierthanusual
D.sleepalittlelonger
9Americansdon'tliveintheUnitedStatesanymore;theyliveinaglobalvillage.Orsotheyare
constantlybeingtold.Anditcertainlyistruethatit'sbecomeremarkablyeasytobuypartsforaJapanesecar
inIdahoorfindtiramisuonthemenuinNebraskaore-mailacolleagueinGermanyfromadeskinOhio.
Sowiththisnewsenseofconnectiontoothercultures,itmustfollowthatAmericansaremoreopenthan
evertoreadingfictionfromabroad,right?Wrong.
"Americansareveryintrovertedatthispoint,“saysRichardSeaver,co-publisherwithhiswife,Jeannette,
ofArcadePublishinginNewYork.Literarytranslations“justdon'thavethatmystiqueforus."Onthe
contrary,saysSusanHarris,editorinchiefofNorthwesternUniversityPressinEvanston,Ill.,themost
successfulmarketingstrategyforabookintranslationisoften“topositionitasagoodstory,withthe
foreignnessleachedoutofit.”
ThisbigshrugonthepartofAmericanreaderstowardfictionfromabroadisapointofincreasing
frustrationforforeignpublishers,especiallyasthemajorityimportUSfictionbythetruckload.Andwhile
theculturalimbalancemaytroublethem,theeconomicsarevexatiousaswell.AcceptanceintheUShas
becometheultimateguaranteeoffinancialsuccessformostliteraryventures.
Withincreasingpressuretochurnoutbestsellers,fewerandfewerofthebigpublishinghousesare
interestedintakingachanceonforeignfiction-anareawheresalesof15,000forasinglevolumeare
consideredremarkable.
NotthatliterarytranslationswereeveralargepartoftheUSmarket.It'shardtogetexactnumbersforthe
salesofthesevolumes,butmostexpertsagreethey'venevermadeupmorethanafewpercentagepointsof
thetotalbookmarket.
Whichofthefollowingisthetopicofthepassage?C
A.Americans1inabilitytoconnecttotheoutsideworld.
B.TheilliteracyinAmericanpopulation.
C.America'sculturalimperialism.
D.America'slackofinterestforforeignliteraryworks.
Tomarketaforeignfictionsuccessfully,whichofthefollowingshouldbeemphasized?B
A.GoodtranslationB.Goodstory
C.ExoticflavorD.Cheapprice
WhichofthefollowingisNOTtureofforeignpublishes?B
A.TheyimportalargeamountoffictionformtheUS.
B.theyareworriedaboutpossibleAmericanculturaldominance.
C.TheyarefrustratedbytheliteraryignoranceofAmerica.
D.TheyexpecttheirfinancialsuccessfromUSbookmarket.
ThebigpublishinghousesarenotinterestedinforeignfictionbecauseB—.
A.foreignfictionisnotaveryprofitablebusiness
B.foreignfictionlacksintellectualdepth
C.Americanvaluesmaybeendangered
D.thenumberofforeignfictionreadershasdeclinedsharply
Ifhistoryisanyguidance,foreignfiction.D
A.willbecomemorepopularwithfemalereaders
B.willtakeupalargechuckofthetotalbookmarketinthefuture
C.willsoondisappearcompletely
D.havelittlechangeofturninguplargesales
10Itseemsafairlyobviousidea:whenscienceexperimentsaresuccessful,theresultsarepublishedina
well-respectedjournalforalltoseeandthebodyofhumanknowledgeexpands.Butthesadtruthabout
scienceisthatmostexperimentsfailandthehypothesesthatseducedresearchersturnoutnottobetrueor,at
least,thestudiesprovidenoevidencethattheyaretrue.Aresuchstudiesanylessimportant,anyless
successful?Andwhathappenstothem?
Generally,ifthenegativestudiesarelargeandthehypotheseswellknown,theywillbepublished.That
happened,forexample,withstudiesofthousandsofcellphoneusersfindingnoevidencethatcellphone
radiationpredisposestobraincancer.Italsohappenedwithastudypublishedlastmonthfindingnoevidence
thatmenwhohadvasectomiesaremorelikelytogetprostatecancer.
Butifthestudiesaresmall-justsomeprofessor'sgoodideaprovedwrong-thefindingsoftenare
neverpublished,leadingfutureresearcherstowastetimeandmoneygoingdownthesameblindalley.Or,if
astudythatfailstosupportapopularlyheldidea-thatstresscausesulcers,forinstance-goesunpublished,
peoplemaycontinuetobelieveinanassociationthathasneveractuallybeenproven.
Afewnewjournalshavebegunsolicitingandpublishingnegativestudies-ostensiblytoprevent
repetitionandwaste,andtoacknowledgethatevennegativeresultsaddvaluetoourcollectiveknowledge
bank.It'satoughsell.Thetendencyforsciencetooverlookmostofthevastbackwashoffailedexperiments
isn'taccidental.Money,pride,politicsandgoodoldcompetitionallplayarole.Andevenwhenmajor
negativestudiesarepublished,itmaynothavetheeffectofmovingresearchersontoothertopics.
Negativeexperimentsarethosethat_C.
A.provesomeprofessorsgoodidea
B.aresmallinscale
C.cannotprovethehypotheses
D.trytoprovepopularheldideas
Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingnegativestudiesislesslikelytobepublished?D
A.Onethatislargeinscale.
B.Onethatisbasedonawell-knownhypothesis.
C.Onethattriestoproveapopularlyheldidea.
D.Onethattriestoproveaprofessorshypothesis.
Paragraphthreemainlydiscusses___C.
A.someoftheconsequencesofnotpublishingnegativestudies
B.difficultiesinpublishingnegativestudies
C.whatkindsofnegativestudiesarenotpublishable
D.Whatkindofnegativestudiesarepublishable
Itisimpliedinthepassagethatsomeresearchersdorepetitivestudies___A.
A.becausetheyareunawareofwhatothersaredoing
B.outofself-interest
C.inordertofindoutwhatiswrongwiththepreviousstudies
D.becausetheywanttocheatontheirstudies
Accordingtothepassage,journalsthatpublishnegativeresults_B.
A.willstillneglectsomeimportantstudies
B.maynotachievetheintendedeffect
C.willsoonbepopularwithresearchers
D.mayencourageacademiccompetition
11Earlymorningpanicbroughtonbythemysteriousdisappearanceofthecarkeysisabouttobe
consignedtomotoringhistory.Lostkeyswillgothesamewayasrunningboards,gas-poweredlampsand
startinghandleswiththeadventofarevolutionarybiometricpadcapableofreadingthedriver'sfingerprints.
Insteadofslidingakeyintoalock,thedriver'shandwillbeautomaticallyscannedasitreachesforthe
doorhandle.Atinycomputerwillverifythemotorist'sidentityinafractionofasecond—beforetriggering
thecentrallockingsystem.Thedriverthenplaceshisfingersonaseparatepadnexttothesteeringwheelto
triggertheignition.
Thesystem,beingdevelopedbyelectronicsgiantSiemens,willevenstorethedriver'sspecific
requirementsinasecondcomputer-sothattheangleofthedoormirrors,theseatingposition,theheightof
thesteeringwheelandthewaythegearboxdeliversthepowerarejustso.
Buttherewillbeadownsideforthemotoringenthusiast.Electronicsmayalsoplacestrictlimitsonhow
fastthedrivercantravelincertainlocations;perhapsonafastbendornearaschool.Evenonthehighway
theownerofthe21stcenturyMercedesorFordmayfindhimselfunabletobowlalongathiscustomary
90mph-confinedinsteadtoanear-legal80mph.
Suchisthehugegrowthofon-boardelectronicsthattheywillsoonaccountforabout30percentofacar's
valuecomparedtoonlyafewpoundsadecadeago.Mobilemultimediawillaccountforhalfofthisfigure,
sophisticatedpowertrainsfor30percentandsafetysystemssuchasanti-skiddevicesforaround10percent.
Luxuriessuchasairconditioningandthefingerprintsystemswillaccountfortherest.
Therewillbearapidgrowthofso-called“blue-tooth“technology.Alsoknownas“openwireless
technology,\thiswillspelltheendoftheroadfortheconventionalhands-freephone.Soonthedeviceswill
be“unstealable”,builtintotheveryfabricofthecar.Tooperatethephone-orradio,heatingor
ventilation-thedriverwillsimplyutteraverbalcommand.
Whichofthefollowingistrueofrunningboards,gas-poweredlampsandstartinghandles?D
A.Theyrendercarkeysobsolete
B.Theyaretheresultsofbiometrictechnology
C.Theyhavebeenreplacedbymoresophisticatedproducts.
D.Theyarethemostimportantcomponentsofacar.
Inthe21stcentury,motoringenthusiastsmayfinditdifficulttoD—.
A.drivepastschooloronfastbends
B.driveatanaggressivespeed
C.drivelongdistances
D.tellaccuratelyhowfastheisdriving
inthe21stcentury,ifacar*svalueis100,000dollars,howmuchwilltheluxuriescost?D
A.$30,000.B.$15,000.C.$9,000.D.$3,000.
Thefeaturesofthe21stcenturycardoNOTincludeC___.
A.computerizedstorageofcustomizeddrivinginformation
B.fixedmaximumlegaldrivingspeed
C.steeringsystembasedonbiometrictechnology
D.built-incommandsystem
ThetoneoftheauthorisB—.
A.cautiousB.optimisticC.ironicD.skeptical
12Inthepastyearthreenewdrugs-Aricept,ExelonandReminyl—havebeenapproved,whichtackle
someofthesymptomsofAlzheimer'sdisease.
Whenbraincellsdie,thechemicalmessengersbetweenthecellsb2ecomedisrupted.Thenewdrugs,
whichworkonabrainchemicalcalledcholinesterase,stimulatetheseconnectionsbetweenthecells,
creatingatemporaryboostingeffect.Whenthedrugsaretakenatanearlystage,theyreducememoryloss,
aidconcentrationandmakethepatientmorealert-butforsomereason,theydon'tworkforeveryone.
“Whentheydowork,thedrugshaveasignificantimpactonthelivesofboththepatientandtheircarers,“
saysHarryCayton,chiefexecutiveoftheAlzheimer'sSociety."Theymakepeoplefeelmorepositiveand
betterabletocope.Forthe40percentofpeoplethedrugscanhelp,theprogressionofAlzheimer'scanbe
stavedoffforuptoayear.”
Althoughthismayseemasmallstepforwardforpeoplewiththedisease,beforethesedrugswere
availabletherewasnotreatmentatall.Caytonisanxiousthatpeopledonotmisstheboatwhenitcomesto
takingthemedication."Peopleoftendelayseekingprofessionalhelpwhentheyarenoticingmemory
problems.There'sastigmaaboutAlzheimer'sand,understandably,peoplearescared.^^Butbecausethe
drugsworkbestonpatientsintheearlieststagesofthedisease,itisimportantthatpeopletakememory
problemsseriously.
AvaccineforAlzheimer'sofferssomehope.ThereisresearchgoingonnowintheUSandhereintoa
possiblevaccinewhichhasalreadybeenfoundtoworkinmice—althoughitdoesn'tlookasifitwillbean
easyride.Theresearchers9mostextraordinarydiscoverywasthatbrain-celldeathcouldbereversedby
creatinganimmuneresponseinthebodyofthemice,but,justthisweek,theinternationaltrailonhumans
hasbeentemporarilysuspendedsincefourpeopleoutof360havebecomeillwithaninflammationofthe
centralnervoussystem.
Whichofthefollowingistrueofcholinesterase?
A.Itisachemicalinthenewdrugs.
B.Itpassesinformationbetweenbraincells.
C.Itphysicallybindsbraincells.
D.Itcausesmemoryloss.
Thenewdrugs.
A.canslowdownthedevelopmentofAlzheimefsdisease
B.caneradicateAlzheimer'sdiseaseforsomepatients
C.workforeveryonewithsomeeffect
D.haveserioussideeffects
Thedrugsaremosteffectiveforpeooplewho.
A.havesufferedAlzheimer'sdiseaseforyears
B.havenevertakenmedicationbefore
C.arenoticingmemoryproblems
D.havedelayedseekingprofessionalhelpfortheirmemoryproblems.
Theinternationaltrialonhumansfocuseson.
A.elicitinganimmuneresponseinthebody
B.boostingthecentralnervoussystem
C.testingreactionstothechemicalsinthenewdrugs
D.monitoringtheprocessofbrain-celldeath
WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesavaccineforAlzheimefsdesease?
A.Ithasbeensuccessfullytestedinspiteofsomeserioussideeffects.
B.Itdoesn'trequiretrialsonhumans.
C.Itwillneverbesuccessfullytested.
D.Itstillrequiresalotmorework.
13Untilrecently,thethoughtthattheremighteverbeacureforageingseemedabsurd.Growingolder
andmoreweakappearedtobeaninevitableandnecessarypartofbeinghuman.Overthelastdecade,
however,scientistshavebeguntoseeageingdifferently.Somenowbelievethattheaveragelife-expectancy
maysoonbepushedupto160years;othersthinkthatitmaybeextendedto200or300years.Ahandful
evenwonderwhetherwemightonedayliveforamillenniumormore.
Behindthisnewexcitementisthetheorythattheprimarycauseofageingliesinhighlyreactive
moleculescalledfreeradicals,leftbehindbytheoxygenwebreathe.Freeradicalsreactwiththemolecules
inourbodies,damagingDNA,proteinsandothercelltissues,andareknowntobeimplicatedindiseasesas
diverseascataracts,canceraandAlzheimefs.Thebodydoesitsbesttoprotectitselfagainstfreeradicals
withantioxidantchemicals,suchasvitaminsEandC,andwithantioxidantenzymes,suchassuperoxide
dismutase,butitisalwaysfightingalosingbattle.
AyearagoGordonLithgowoftheUniversityofManchesterdiscoveredawaytohelpcombatfree
radicals.Usingasyntheticantioxidant,designedtomimicsuperoxidedismutase,hemanagedtoincreasethe
lifespanofnematodeearthwormsby50percent.Despitecautionarywordsfromthescientists,manyhailed
thisasthefirststeptowardsanelixiroflife.Researchinvolvingthemutationofgenesha
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