职称英语综合类A级模拟60

［模拟］职称英语综合类A级模拟60

词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有

括号或下划线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号

里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第1题：

Eveninahighlymodernizedcountry,<u>manual</u>workisstillneeded.

A.expressive

B.physical

C.exaggerated

D.dubious

参考答案：B

manual：手的、体力的，与physical（身体的、体力的）意思相近;expressive：

富于表情的；exaggerated：夸张的；dubious：怀疑的。

第2题：

Techniquesto<u>harness</u>theenergyofthesunarebeingdeveloped.

A.convert

B.store

C.utilize

D.receive

参考答案：C

harness此处与utilize意思相近:利用；convert：转换;store：储存；receive：

接收、收到。

第3题：

Many<u>residents</u>ofapartmentcomplexesobjecttonoisyneighbors.

A.managers

B.occupants

C.landlords

D.caretakers

参考答案：B

resident：居民、住户，与occupant（居住者、占用者—意思相近；manager：

经理、管理人；landlord：房东、地主；caretaker：夜间看管空房子的人。

第4题:

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The<u>steadily</u>risingcostoflaboronthewaterfronthasgreatly

increasedthecostofshippingcargobywater.

A.continuously

B.quickly

C.excessively

D.exceptionally

参考答案：A

steadily和continuously都可以表示"不断地";quickly：迅速地；excessively：

过度地、过量地；exceptionally：例外地。

第5题：

Hundredsofyearsagocloveswereusedto<u>remedy</u>headaches.

A.disrupt

B.diagnose

C.evaporate

D.cure

参考答案：D

remedy和cure都表示"治疗"；disrupt：破坏、分裂；diagnose：诊断；evaporate：

蒸发、使脱水。

第6题：

JohnHansonhelped<u>draft</u>instructionsfarMaryland'sdelegatesto

theStampActCongress.

A.clarify

B.formulate

C.revise

D.contribute

参考答案：B

draft：起草、设计,与formulate（制定）意思相近；clarify：澄清；revise：

修改、修订；contribute：作贡献、起作用。

第7题：

<u>Practically</u>allspeciesofanimalscommunicateeitherthrough

soundsorthroughalargerepertoryofsoundlesscodes.

A.Simultaneously

B.Almost

C.Absolutely

D.Basically

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参考答案：B

practically与almost同义，意为几乎；simultaneously：同时地;absolutely：

绝对地:basically：基本地。

第8题：

Sulphurhas<u>occasionally</u>beenfoundintheearthinanalmostpure

state.

A.regularly

B.accidentally

C.sometimes

D.successfully

参考答案：C

occasionally与sometimes都表示“有时、偶尔”；regularly：定期地、有规

律地；accidentally：意外地、偶然地；successfully：成功地。

第9题：

Whendovesareabouttwoweeksold,theyarecoveredwithgreyfeathers

andarereadyto<u>try</u>theirwings.

A.grow

B.wrap

C.hide

D.test

参考答案：D

try跟test意思相近，意为尝试；grow：成长、生长；wrap：包、包裹；hide：

藏、隐藏。

第10题：

I<u>rarely</u>weararaincoatbecauseIspendmostofmytimeinacar.

A.normally

B.seldom

C.continuously

D.usually

参考答案：B

rarely和seldom意思相同，意为“很少、不常”；normally：正常地；

continuously：连续不断地；usually：通常。

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第11题：

Whenshewasinvitedtotheparty,she<u>readily</u>accepted.

A.willingly

B.suddenly

C.firmly

D.quickly

参考答案：A

readily和willingly都可以表示“乐意地"；suddenly：突然；firmly：坚固

地、坚定地;quickly：迅速地。

第12题：

Thedentisthasdecidedto<u>extract</u>herhadtooth.

A.takeout

B.repair

C.pull

D.dig

参考答案：A

extract和takeout都可以表示“取出、拔出“；repair：修补；pull：拉；

pullout：拔；dig：挖掘。

第13题：

Youmust<u>shine</u>yourshoes.

A.lighten

B.clean

C.wash

D.polish

参考答案：D

shine：使发亮、发光，和polish（擦亮）意思相近；lighten：点亮、变轻；clean：

清除；wash：洗。

第14题：

Themajorityofpeoplearoundhereare<u>decent</u>people.

A.honest

B.rich

C.good-looking

D.high-ranking

参考答案：A

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decent：正派的，和honest（诚实的、正直的）意思相近;rich：富的；good-looki

漂亮的；high-ranking：地位高的。

第15题:

A<u>deadly</u>diseasehasaffectedtheseanimals.

A.contagious

B.serious

C.fatal

D.worrying

参考答案：C

deadly和fatal同义：致命的；contagious：传染性的；serious：严重的；

worrying：令人担心的。

阅读判断阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据

短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选

A：如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选B；如果该句的信息文章中没

有提及，请选C。

GoingBacktoItsBirthplace

Nosportingeventtakesholdoftheworld'sattentionand

imaginationliketheOlympicGamesThefootballworldCupfascinatesfans

inEuropeandSouthAmerica;basebalTsWorldSeriesisrequiredviewing

inNorthAmerica;andtheworldtableTennisChampionshipsattractsthe

mostinterestinAsia.

ButtheOlympicsbelongtothewholeworld.Now,aftertravelling

to17countriesover108years,thesummerGamesarereturningtoAthens,

theplacewherethefirstmodernOlympicswasheld.

ParticipationintheGamesislookedonnotonlyasanachievement,

butalsoasanhonour.The16daysbetweenAugust13and29willseea

recordthat202countriescompeteupfromSydney's199.Afghanistanis

back,havingbeenbannedfromSydneybecausetheTalibangovernmentdidn

'tletwomendosports.ThereisalsoaplacefornewcomersEastTimer

andKiribati.

Atotalof10,500athleteswillcompetein28sports,watchedby

53millionticketpayingviewersaswellasatelevisionaudienceof4

billion.

AthensistouseitsrichhistoryandculturetomaketheOlympics

asspecialaspossible.TheGameswillopenwithcyclingeventswhichstart

infrontoftheParthenonandAcropolismonuments.Thefinaleventwill

beahistoricmen'smarathonfollowingtheoriginalroutebyPhidippides

in490BCtobringnewsofvictoryoverthePersians.

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TheancientstadiumatOlympiafirstusedfortheGamesnearly

threecenturiesago,willstagetheshotputcompetitions.Andthe

PanathenianStadium,wherethefirstmodemOlympicswasheld,istohost

thearchery（射箭）events.

Ifthewell-knownancientsitesdeliveragreatsenseofhistory

totheGames,the39newvenuesaddamodemtouchtothecityofAthens.

ThemainOlympicstadium,withagiantglassandsteelroof,isthe

landmark（标志）buildingoftheOlympics.

〃Webelievethatwewillorganizea'magical'Games./zsaidAthens

2004PresidentGiannaAnge1opou1os-Daska1aki.，z0urhistorywiththe

OlympicGamesgoesbacknearly3,000years,andAthens2004couldbethe

bestever.，z

第16题：

TheWorldTableTennisChampionshipsattractsthemostinterestinAsian

countries.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

此题是根据第1段的最后一部分编写的，基本上保持了最后一个分句，只是把

Asia（亚洲）改成了Asiancountries（亚洲国家）。

第17题：

ParticipationintheOlympicGamesislookeduponasanhonoraswellas

anachievement.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

此题是根据第3段的第1个句子编写的，只是用aswellas重写这个句子。注

意，aswellas强调的是前面部分，notonly…butalso…强调的是butalso

引起的部分。

第18题：

Manystateleaderswillattendtheopeningceremony.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

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本题说的是：许多国家领导人会参加开幕式。但是文章中没有提到。

第19题：

TheGameswillopenwithcyclingeventsbecausetheseeventswilltake

holdoftheworld'sattention.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

本题说的是：奥林匹克运动会以自行车比赛开始，原因是自行车比赛会吸引世界

的注意。“奥林匹克运动会以自行车比赛开始”在第5段中是可以找到的，但是

至于这样的安排是“自行车比赛会吸引世界的注意”，文章并没有说。

第20题:

ThefirstmodemOlympicswasheldnearlythreecenturiesago.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

倒数第3段的第1个句子是这么说的：位于奥林匹亚的、差不多在三世纪前

最早用于举行奥林匹克运动会的古运动场将用于举行铅球比赛。这是最早举行奥

林匹克运动会的地方，但不是举行第一届现代奥林匹克运动会的地方。该段的最

后一句话还有进一步的提示。

第21题:

ThePanathenianStadiumisthelandmarkbuildingofOlympics.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

倒数第2段说的是：大玻璃、钢屋顶的奥林匹克主体育馆是奥林匹克运动会的地

标性建筑。可见，这不符合事实。

第22题：

Athens2004hasbeenproventobethebestOlympicGames.

A.Right

B.Wrong

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C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任

务：（1）第23〜26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2〜5段每段选择

1个正确的小标题；（2）第27〜30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4

个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

WashoeLearnedAmericanSignLanguage

1Ananimalthatinfluencedscientificthoughthasdied.A

chimpanzeenamedWashoeandborninAfricadiedofnaturalcauseslate

lastmonthattheageof42ataresearchcenterintheAmericanstate

ofWashington.Washoehadbecomeknowninthescientificcommunityand

aroundtheworldforherabilitytouseAmericanSignLanguage.Shewas

saidtobethefirstnon-humantolearnahumanlanguage.Herskillsalso

ledtodebateaboutprimatesandtheirabilitytounderstandlanguage.

2ResearchscientistsAllenandBeatrixGardnerbeganteaching

Washoesignlanguagein1966.In1969,theGardnersdescribedWashoe"

sprogressinascientificreport.ThepeoplewhoexperimentedwithWashoe

saidshegrewtounderstandabout250words.Forexample,Washoemadesigns

tocommunicatewhenitwastimetoeat.Shecouldrequestfoodslikeapples

andbananas.Shealsoaskedquestionslike,“Whoiscomingtoplay?”Once

thenewsaboutWashoespread,manylanguagescientistsbeganstudiesof

theirownintothisnewandexcitingareaofresearch.Thewholedirection

ofprimateresearchchanged.

3However,criticsarguedWashoeonlylearnedtorepeatsign

languagemovementsfromwatchingherteachers.Theysaidshehadnever

developedtruelanguageskills.Evennow,therearesomeresearcherswho

suggestthatprimateslearnsignlanguageonlybymemory,andperformthe

signsonlyforprizes.YetWashoe'skeepersdisagree.RogerFoutsisa

formerstudentoftheGardners.HetookWashoetoaresearchcenterin

Ellensburg,Washington.There,Washoetaughtsignlanguagetothree

youngerchimpanzees,whicharestillalive.

4ScientistslikeprivateresearcherJaneGoodallbelievesWashoe

providednewinformationaboutthementalworkingsofchimpanzees.Today,

therearenotasmanyscientistsstudyinglanguageskillswithchimps.

Partofthereasonisthatthiskindofresearchtakesaverylongtime.

5Debatecontinuesaboutchimps'understandingofhuman

communication.Yet,onethingissure-Washoechangedpopularideasabout

thepossibilitiesofanimalintelligence.

23-26的选项

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AReasonWhyNotManyScientistsCarryoutThisResearch

Nowadays

BReportaboutWashoe'sProgressinLearningSignLanguage

CGeneralInformationaboutWashoe

DTheGardeners'ContributionsRecognized

EDebateonChimps'Intelligence

FWashoe'sLoveforThreeYoungChimps

27-30的选项

AiftheGardenersrargumentwassound

Bbecauseshewasclevererthanotherchimps

Cwhenshewantedtoeat

DwhileshewasataresearchcenterinEllensburg

Ebecauseshecouldusesignlanguagetoaskforfruits

FwhileWashoewaslearningsignlanguage

第23题：

Paragraph1_____

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

第1段主要介绍猩猩Washoe的出生地、死亡年龄、被带到美国学习美式手

语等一般情况。用GeneralInformationaboutWashoe来概括是很准确的。

第24题:

Paragraph2

参考答案:

B

详细解答：

第2段的关键句是In1969,theGardenersdescribedWashoe'sprogress

inascientificreport.随后的句子简略地介绍了Washoe的学习情况和结果，

如已学会了250个单词，并能用手语表达“该吃饭了”等概念。所以，Reportabout

Washoe'sProgressinLearningSignLanguage（选项B）是答案。

第25题：

Paragraph3

参考答案:

E

详细解答:

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第3段介绍了对Gardener夫妇发表的报告有两种不同的解读。一派认为

Washoe的手语能力只是机械重复、死记硬背、物质激励的结果，不是智能的表

现。另一派认为这是智能的表现，其证据是Washoe还能教三个小猩猩学习手语。

争论的焦点是猩猩有没有智能。选项E用debate来概括上述争论，所以是答案。

第26题：

Paragraph4

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

第4段解释了为什么现在从事这项研究的科学家人数不多。部分原因是研究

周期太长。

第27题：

Washoecouldmakesignstocommunicate

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

选C的理由在第4段第2句：Washoemadesignstocommunicatewhenit

wastimetoeat.

第28题:

Somescientistsdoubted

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

第3段的上半段说了一些科学家对Gardener夫妇的试验的解读持怀疑态度,

题干中出现的doubted引导我们选A。

第29题：

Washoetaughtthreeyoungerchimpssignlanguage

参考答案：

D

详细解答：

选D的依据是第3段的最后一句，即HetookWashoetoaresearchcenter

inEllensburg,Washington.There,Washoetaughtsignlanguagetothree

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youngerchimpanzees,whicharestillalive.

第30题：

TheexperimentersthoughtWashoewasintelligent

参考答案:

E

详细解答：

本文第2段谈到试验的成果时有一个句子：Shecouldrequestfoodslike

applesandbananas,根据全段意思和上述句子，选择E是正确的。

阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面

有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1

个最佳答案。

TechnologyTransferinGermany

Whenitcomestotranslatingbasicresearchintoindustrial

Success,fewnationscanmatchGermany.Sincethe1940s,thenation'svast

industrialbasehasbeenfedwithaconstantstreamofnewideasand

expertisefromscience.AndthoughGermanprosperityhasfalteredover

thepastdecadebecauseofthehugecostofunifyingeastandwestaswell

astheglobaleconomicdecline,itstillhasanenviablerecordforturning

ideasintoprofit.

MuchofthereasonforatsuccessistheFraunhoferSociety,a

networkofresearchinstitutesthatexistssolelytosolveindustrial

problemsandcreatesoughtaftertechnologies.ButtodaytheFraunhofer

instituteshavecompetition.Universitiesaretakinganeverlargerrole

intechnologytransfer,andtechnologyparksarespringingupallover.

Theseeffortsarebeingcomplementedbythefederalprogramsforpumping

moneyintostart-upcompanies.

Suchastrategymaysoundlikearecipeforeconomicsuccess,but

itisnotwithoutitscritics.Thesepeopleworrythatfavoringapplied

researchwillmeanneglectingbasicscience,eventuallystarvingindustry

offreshideas.Ifeveryscientiststartsthinkinglikeanentrepreneur,

theargumentgoes,thenthetraditionalprinciplesofuniversityresearch

beingcuriosity,driven,freeandwidelyavailablewillsuffer.Others

claimthatmanyoftheprogramstopromotetechnologytransferareawaste

ofmoneybecausehalfthesmallbusinessesthatarepromotedarebound

togobankruptwithinafewyears.

Whilethisdebatecontinues,newideasflowatasteadyratefrom

Germany'sresearchnetworks,whichbearfamousnamessuchasHelmholtz,

MaxPlanckandLeibniz.Yetitisthefourthnetwork,theFraunhofer

Society,thatplaysthegreatestroleintechnologytransfer.

Foundedin1949,theFraunhoferSocietyisnowEurope'slargest

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organizationforappliedtechnology,andhas59institutesemploying

12,000people.Itcontinuestogrow.Lastyear,itswallowedupthe

HeinrichHertzInstituteforCommunicationTechnologyinBerlin.Today,

thereareevenFraunhofersintheUSandAsia.

第31题:

WhatfactorcanbeattributedtoGermanprosperity?

A.Technologytransfer.

B.Goodmanagement.

C.Hardwork.

D.Fiercecompetition.

参考答案：A

答案在第1段可以找到，该段的最后一句话“itstillhasanenviablerecord

forturningideasintoprofit.”是该段的总结，明确指出了德国的繁荣归

功于技术的转换。

第32题:

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftraditionaluniversityresearch?

A.Itisfree.

B.Itisprofit-driven.

C.Itiswidelyavailable.

D.Itiscuriosity-driven.

参考答案：B

答案可以在第3段里找到，这一段里有这样一句话utraditionalprinciplesof

universityresearchbeingcuriosity-driven,freeandwidelyavailable

willsuffer.”传统的大学科研原则有三个特点，唯独没有profit-driven,

即受利益驱动。

第33题:

TheFraunhoferSocietyisthelargestorganizationforappliedtechnology

in.

A.Asia.

B.USA.

C.Europe.

D.Afric

参考答案：C

答案在最后一段里讲得很清楚。

第34题:

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WhenwastheFraunhoferSocietyfounded?

A.In1940.

B.Lastyear.

C.Aftertheunification.

D.In1949.

参考答案：D

答案在最后一段的第1句话里。

第35题：

Theword"expertise"inline3couldbebestreplacedby.

A.”experts”.

B.”scientists”.

C.”scholars”.

D.”specialknowledge”.

参考答案：D

expertise是特殊领域的知识和学问的意思，另外3个选项都指人，在这个上下

文里根本不合适。

StarQuality

Anewanti-cheatingsystemforcountingthejudgesrscoresinice

skatingisflawed,accordingtoleadingsportsspecialists.Iceskating

'sgoverningbodyannouncedthenewruleslastweekafterconcernsthat

ajudgeattheWinterOlympicsmayhavebeenunfairlyinfluenced.

Initiallythejudgesinthepairsfigure--skatingeventatthe

WinterOlympicsinSaltLakeCityvoted5to4togivethegoldmedalto

aRussianpair,eventhoughtheyhadafallduringtheirroutine.Butthe

InternationalSkatingUnionsuspendedtheFrenchjudgeforfailingto

revealthatshehadbeenputunderpressuretoVotefortheRussians.The

InternationalOlympicsCommitteethendecidedtogiveasecondgoldto

theCanadianrunners-up（亚军）.

TheISU,skating'sgoverningbody,nowsaysitintendstochange

therules.Infuture14judgeswilljudgeeachevent,butonly7oftheir

scores,selectedatrandom,willcount,theISUwon'tfinallyapprovethe

newsystemuntilitmeetsinJunehutalreadyUKSport,theBritish

Government'ssportsbodyhasexpressedreservations.〃Iremaintobe

convincedthattherandomselectionsystemwouldoffertheguaranteesthat

everyoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingfor”,saysJerryBingham,

UKSport'sheadofethics.

Arandomsystemcanstillbemanipulated,saysMarkDixon,a

specialistonsportsstatisticsfromtheRoyalStatisticalSocietyin

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London."Thescoreofoneortwojudgeswhohavebeenbribedmaystill

beinthesevenselected.z/

Manyothersportsthathavejudges,includingdiving,gymnastics,

andsynchronizedswimminghaveasystemthatdiscardsthehighestand

lowestscores.Ifajudgewasunderpressuretofavoraparticularteam,

theywouldtendtogiveitveryhighscoresandmarkdowntheopposition

team,sotheirscoreswouldn'tcount.Itworksfordiving,saysJeffCook,

amemberoftheinternationalgovernmentbody'stechnicalcommittee.〃If

youremovethoseatthetopandbottomyou'releftwiththoseinthemiddle,

you'regettingareasonableaverage.，z

Sincethe2000OlympicsinSydney,divinghastightenedupinits

systemstillfurther.Twoseparatepanelsofjudgesscoredifferentrounds

ofdivingduringtopcompetitions.Neitherpanelknowsthescoresgiven

bytheother,〃Wehavedonethistoheadoffanysuggestionofbias.z，says

Cook.

BinghamurgedtheISUtoconsiderotheroptions."Thisshould

involveexaminingthewayinwhichothersportsdealwiththeproblemof

adjudicating（裁定）onmatterofstyleandpresentation,z/hesays.

第36题：

Whowonthegoldmedalinthepairsfigure-skatingevent?

A.TheRussianpair.

B.TheCanadianpair.

C.BoththeRussianpairandtheCanadianpair.

D.TheFrenchpair.

参考答案：C

答案可以在第2段里找到，俄罗斯选手得了金牌，但该段的最后一句话说，国际

奥委会最后确定给原本是亚军的加拿大选手再发一个金牌。所以实际上有两个金

牌得主。

第37题：

AccordingtothenewrulesproposedbytheISU,whichofthefollowing

isright?

A.Thenumberofjudgeswillbedoubled.

B.Onlyhalfofthejudgeswillscore.

C.Onlysomeselectedjudgeswillscore.

D.Onlyhalfofthescoreswillcount.

参考答案：D

答案在第3段里。根据新办法，打分的裁判有14人，任意挑选其中7个人的打

分计分。

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第38题:

WhatdoesJerryBinghamexpressbysaying〃Iremaintobeconvinced”?

A.Hisanger.

B.Hiscriticism.

C.Hisagreement.

D.Hisdoubt.

参考答案：D

Iremaintobeconvinced：我尚不信服,即你们还得设法让我相信,所以这句

话表明了他的怀疑。

第39题：

TheattitudeofthoseconcernedintheUKtothenewrulesproposedby

ISUcanbebestdescribedas______.

A.indifferent.

B.reserved.

C.enthusiastic.

D.positiv

参考答案：B

reserved：有保留的，这个意思可以从第4、5两段JerryBingham和MarkDixon

两个人的话里可以归纳出来。

第40题：

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthescoringsystemfordiving?

A.Itismorebiased.

B.Itismorereasonable.

C.Itisfairer.

D.itistighter.

参考答案：A

2000年悉尼奥运会采用的跳水打分办法在倒数第2段里作了解释，这个新办法

更合理，更少偏袒、更公正，选项A恰恰说该办法更加不公正(morebiased),

所以A是答案。

EatMore,WeighLess,LiveLonger

Clevergeneticdetectiveworkmayhavefoundoutthereasonwhy

anearstarvationdietprolongsthelifeofmanyanimals.

RonaldKahnatHarvardMedicalSchoolinBoston,U.S.,andhis

colleagueshavebeenabletoextendthelifespanofmiceby18percent

byblockingtherodent'sincreaseoffatinspecificcells.Thissuggests

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thatthinnessandhotnecessarilydietpromoteslonglifein"calorie

restricted"animals.

〃It'sverycoolwork.z，saysagingresearcherCynthiaKenyonof

theUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco."Thesemiceeatalltheywant,

loseweightandlivelonger.It'slikeheaven.

Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanof

organismsasdifferentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumans

isstillunknown,partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuch

astrictdiet.

Butmanyresearchershopetheywillbeabletotriggerthesame

effectwithadrugoncetheyunderstandhowlessfoodleadstoalonger

life.Onetheoryisthateatinglessreducestheincreaseofharmfulthings

thatcandamagecells.ButKahn'steamwonderedwhethertheanimalssimply

benefitbybecomingthin.

Tofindouttheyusedbiologytrickstodisrupttheinsulin（胰

岛素）receptor（受体）geneinlabmicebutonlyintheirfatcells."Since

insulinisneededtohelpfatcellsstorefat,theseanimalswereprotected

againstbecomingfat,〃explainsKahn.

Thisslightgeneticchangeinasingletissuehaddramaticeffects.

Bythreemonthsofage,Kahn'smodifiedmicehadupto70percentless

bodyfatthannormalcontrolmice,despitethefactthattheyate55

percentmorefoodpergramofbodyweight.

Inaddition,theirlifespanincreased.Theaveragecontrolmouse

lived753days,whilethethinrodentsaveragedalifespanof887days.

Afterthreeyears,allthecontrolmicehaddied,butone-quarterofthe

modifiedrodentswerestillalive.

“Thattheygettheseeffectsbyjustmanipulatingthefatcells

iscontroversial,，zsaysLeonardGuarenteoftheMassachusettsInstitute

ofTechnology,whostudiescalorierestrictionandaging.

ButGuarentesaysKahnhasyettoprovethatthesameeffectis

responsibleforincreasedlifespanincalorierestrictedanimals.〃It

mightbethesameeffectortheremightbetworoutestolonglife,〃he

pointsout,“andthatwouldbeveryinteresting.，z

第41题：

RonaldKahnandhiscolleaguescanmakemicelivelongerby.

A.offeringthemlessfood.

B.givingthemabalanceddiet.

C.disruptingthespecificgenesintheirfatcells.

D.preventingthemgrowinglarger.

参考答案：C

答案在第2和第3段里可以找到，Kahn认为延长寿命的关键在于瘦，但是要瘦

关键不在吃什么、吃多少，而在于blockingtherodent's（啮齿动物）increase

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offatinspecificcells,即阻止某些细胞里脂肪的增加。

第42题：

Accordingtothepassage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfrom

takinginfewercaloriespartlybecause______.

A.humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent.

B.mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet.

C.theeffectisnotknown.

D.geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans.

参考答案：B

第4段讲的很清楚，这个方法在人身上是否有效还不知道，因为很少有人愿意接

受这样的试验。

第43题：

Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?

A.Peopleliketoloseweight,buttheydonotliketoeatless.

B.Peoplewanttogotoheavenbuttheydonotwanttodie.

C.Micewillgotoheaveniftheyloseweight.

D.Miceenjoylosingweight.

参考答案：A

第3段的最后一个句子是“thesemiceeatalltheywant,loseweightandlive

longer.Itslikeheaven.”可以敞开吃，不会发胖，还能长寿，这实在是太

好了，好像进入天国一样美好。这道出了人的心声。

第44题：

Theaveragemodifiedmouselived.

A.3years.

B.753days.

C.Morethan3years.

D.887days.

参考答案：D

答案在倒数第3段里可以找到。

第45题：

Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheroutetolonglife?

A.Itremainstobestudied.

B.Ithasalreadybeendiscovered.

C.Eatingmoreleadstolonglife.

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D.Eatinglessleadstolonglif

参考答案：A

从文章的最后两段我们可以感到，对Kahn的试验同行中是有不同意见的，至少

到目前为止还不能说已经找到了延长寿命的方法。

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