2013年GMAT考试阅读模拟试题及答案4
<p> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span></p><p> 1. <span word="British">British</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="tumours">tumours</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="infecting">infecting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="viruses">viruses</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>.</p><p> 2. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>, <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="pillar">pillar</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="radiotherapy">radiotherapy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chemotherapy">chemotherapy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debilitating">debilitating</span> <span word="side">side</span>-<span word="effects">effects</span>.</p><p> 3. <span word="Leonard">Leonard</span> <span word="Seymour">Seymour</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gene">gene</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prof">Prof</span> <span word="Seymour">Seymour</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pioneering">pioneering</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span>.</p><p> 4. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="geneticists">geneticists</span>, <span word="Prof">Prof</span> <span word="Seymour">Seymour</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="viruses">viruses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="principle">principle</span>, <span word="you">you</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="chemotherapy">chemotherapy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> 5. <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span>-<span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="viruses">viruses</span> <span word="exploit">exploit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="system">system</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="wipes">wipes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tumour">tumour</span>, <span word="viruses">viruses</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="replicating">replicating</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>\' <span word="heel">heel</span>."</p><p> 6. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="replicate">replicate</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="bursts">bursts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="infect">infect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tumour">tumour</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Prof">Prof</span> <span word="Seymour">Seymour</span>.</p>
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