全部题库 / 公共英语五级 / 试题详情
单选题 公共英语五级
2011-08-27

根据短文,回答题。


The case of Ashanthi Desilva is mentioned in the text to _______。
A.show the promise of gene-therapy
B.give an example of modem treatment for fatal diseases
C.introduce the achievement of Anderson and his team
D.explain how gene-based treatment works    

参考答案

A

答案解析

短文赏析
本篇文章是说明文,主要说明基因疗法的前景、现状、遭遇的问题以及人们对待基因疗法的态度。文章第一段以上世纪90年代一次成功的基因治疗为例说明基因疗法的广阔前景。第二段介绍了基因疗法的现状和治疗机制。第三段介绍了目前用基因疗法治疗多种疾病的研究情况。第四段介绍了基因疗法遭遇的问题以及人们对基因疗法的态度。
答案及解析
56.A【解析】文章第一句话对用基因疗法治疗Ashanthi所患罕见疾病的成功给予了很高的评价,并在第一段末指出医生们对基因疗法寄予了极高的期望。因此正确答案为A。

你可能感兴趣的试题

A.greatly speeded the development of medicine
B.brought no immediate progress in the research of gene-therapy
C.promised a cure to every disease
D.made him a national hero
A.Ashanthi needs to receive gene-therapy treatment constantl
B.Despite the huge funding, gene researches have shown few promise
C.Therapeutic genes are carried by harmless viruse
D.Gene-doping is encouraged by world agencies to help athletes get better score