Question

    In the 1966 science-fiction (科幻) film Fantastic Voyage, a team of scientists and doctors are put into the body of an ill man to fix his body.

Such an idea, while fun, sounds surprising to many. But what if it were possible to treat an illness like cancer (癌症) by putting tiny pieces of something into the body to not only find the cancer, but also destroy it without harming anything else? Although it may seem like science fiction, tools like this are now being developed and may, in fact, become common in the near future – thanks to research now being done in the field of nanotechnology (纳米科技).

The main thing to know about nanotechnology is that it’s small – really small. Using this technology, it will be possible to discover cancer at a certain level where there are perhaps only a thousand bad cells (细胞). Compare this to what happens today: Doctors can discover cancer only after the dangerous cells have increased into the millions. One of the advantages of discovering and treating cancer at an early period is that the cells are less likely to become resistant to medicine treatment. In later period, cancer cells often change and get used to certain medicine so quickly that many medicines become ineffective.

Once a certain type of cancer is discovered, nanotechnology will also completely improve the way it is treated. Right now, most cancer treatments kill not only cancerous cells but the healthy ones as well, causing a number of side effects in people, such as hair loss and bad pain. Nanotechnology will allow doctors to destroy cancerous cells without harming healthy cells.

Unluckily, even though nanotechnology has great possibility for medical achievement, there are serious concerns that it could have bad environmental and health effects. Many scientists believe that governments should give more money for safety-related studies – to make sure that these tiny pieces of something do not get into our food and water and cause serious problems.

Meanwhile, research into the uses of nanotechnology continues and it’s developing quickly. Even ten years ago, many of these uses “would have seemed pretty unrealistic,” says Chemist Vicki Colvin. Perhaps that old movie, Fantastic Voyage, isn’t hard to believe after all.

1.According to the passage, nanotechnology ______.

A.may cause a number of side effects such as hair loss

B.may help discover and treat cancer before it is too late

C.can be used to kill both cancerous cells and healthy ones

D.can discover cancer and treat it completely in later period

2.The words “resistant to” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.

A.undestroyed by B.useless for C.unsatisfied with D.harmless to

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.The Advantages of Nanotechnology.

B.The Near Future of Science Fiction.

C.A Tool for Creating Medicine?

D.A Treatment for Cancer?

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

本文主要介绍纳米技术可能会应用于医学上治疗癌症，这既有好处也有弊端。

1.

细节理解题。A：可能会引起一些副作用，如脱发；B：可能有助于在为时已晚之前发现和治疗癌症；C：可以用来杀死癌细胞和健康细胞；D：晚期能发现癌症并彻底治疗。根据第三段中“Using this technology, it will be possible to discover cancer at a certain level where there are perhaps only a thousand bad cells (细胞).”可知，使用纳米技术可能会在早期发现癌症。结合选项，故选B。

2.

词句猜测题。A：耐……的，有抵抗力的，不被摧毁的；B：无用的；C：不满意的；D：无害的。分析第三段中“One of the advantages of discovering and treating cancer at an early period is that the cells are less likely to become resistant to medicine treatment. In later period, cancer cells often change and get used to certain medicine so quickly that many medicines become ineffective.”可知，早期发现和治疗癌症的优点之一就是这些细胞不太可能对药物治疗产生抗药性，晚期，癌细胞往往会迅速改变并适应某些药物，以致于许多药物变得无效。所以此处resistant to表示“耐……的”。故选A。

3.

最佳标题题。A：纳米技术的优势。B：科幻小说的不久的将来。C：一种创造药物的工具？D：一种癌症的治疗方法？分析文章内容可知，本文主要介绍纳米技术可能会应用于医学上治疗癌症，这既有好处也有弊端。结合选项，故选D。