2017職稱英語考試衛生類完形填空練習題(3)BetterControlofTBSeenIfaFasterCureIsFoundTheWorldHealthOrganization1estimatesthataboutone-thirdofallpeopleareinfectedwithbacteriathatcausetuberculosis.Mosttimes,theinfectionremainsinactive.ButeachyearabouteightmillionpeopledevelopactivecasesofTB,usuallyintheir1.Twomillionpeopledie2it.Thediseasehas3withthespreadofAIDSanddrug-resistantformsoftuberculosis.Currenttreatmentstakeatleastsixmonths.Patientshaveto4acombinationofseveralantibioticdrugsdaily.Butmanypeoplestop5theyfeelbetter.Doingthatcan6toaninfectionthatresiststreatment.Publichealthexpertsagreethatafaster-actingcurefortuberculosiswouldbemoreeffective.Nowastudyestimatesjusthow7itmightbe.AprofessorofinternationalhealthatHarvardUniversity2ledthestudy.JoshuaSalomonsaysashortertreatmentprogramwouldlikelymeannotjustmorepatients8.Itwouldalsomean9infectiouspatientswhocanpassontheirinfectiontoothers.Theresearchersdevelopedamathematicalmodeltoexaminetheeffectsofatwo-monthtreatmentplan.They10themodelwithcurrentTBconditionsinSoutheastAsia.Thescientistsfoundthatatwo-monthtreatmentcouldpreventabouttwentypercentofnewcases.Anditmight11abouttwenty-fivepercentofTBdeaths.Themodelshowsthatthese12wouldtakeplacebetweentwothousandtwelveandtwothousandthirty.Thatis,ifafastercureisdevelopedandinwideusebytwothousandtwelve.TheWorldHealthOrganization13theDOTS3programinnineteenninety.DOTSisDirectlyObservedTreatment,Short-course.Healthworkerswatchtuberculosispatientstaketheirdailypillstomake14theycontinuetreatment.Earlierthisyear,aninternationalpartnershipoforganizationsannouncedaplantoexpandtheDOTSprogram.Theten-yearplanalsoaimstofinanceresearch15newTBdrugs.Thefourmostcommondrugsusednowaremorethanfortyyearsold.TheGlobalAllianceforTBDrugDevelopment4saysitslong-termgoalisatreatmentthatcouldworkinasfewastendoses.練習：1.A.kidneysB.lungsC.bonesD.livers2.A.withB.withoutC.ofD.outof3.A.increasedB.decreasedC.changedD.disappeared4.A.makeB.takeC.tryD.test5.A.asifB.asthoughC.asfarasD.assoonas6.A.referB.applyC.leadD.amount7.A.effectiveB.ineffectiveC.expensiveD.inexpensive8.A.curedB.tocureC.beingcuredD.havingbeencured9.A.manyB.moreC.fewD.fewer10.A.providedB.introducedC.testedD.tempted11.A.bringaboutB.contributedtoC.promoteD.prevent12.A.increasesB.reductionsC.creationsD.collections13.A.developedB.inventedC.delayedD.refused14.A.easyB.uneasyC.sureD.unsure15.A.withB.toC.ontoD.into答案與題解：1.B結核病多發于肺部，這是一般的常識。Cdieofdie搭配。3.A本句后半部說到艾滋病的傳播和抗藥型結核病的出現，那么根據推理，結核病自然應該增加，而不可能“減少”或“消失”。至于“變化”，不應該是結核病本身發生變化，而應該是發病率發生變化。4.B從本句的前后句可以推測到本句想說的是“病人每天必須服用幾種抗生素藥物”，而服藥只能選擇take，其他幾個動詞都不合適。5.D答題時請注意句首的But這個詞，顯然與上句意思發生轉折，而四個選項中asif、asthough都是“仿佛，宛如”的意思，asfaras則是“至于……，就……而言”的意思，填在這里均不合適，只有assoonas(“一……就……”)才恰當。6.C本空白處后面有介詞to，雖然這幾個選項均可與to連用，但意思各不才能使本句意思完整、準確。7.A只要用心注意上面那句話就可以很容易地找到答案，顯然本句想說“現在有一項新的研究想評估這種速效治療劑究竟效力有多大”。8.A本句考查的是語法。根據所給的動詞，我們可以猜到本句想說的是“JoshuaSalomon說，療程較短的治療計劃可能意味著不僅僅是更多病人被治好”。這里從語法分析，應該是缺一個定語修飾patients.cure是一個及物動人應是被治療者。B項tocure不能表示被動;C和D雖然有表示被動的里均不合適，只有A才是恰當的。9.D前句說到更多病人可以被治愈，根據推理，后句應該是“將感染傳遞給別人的傳染病人就會更少”，因為前后兩句實際上具有因果關系。這里必須用比較級fewer，因為few是表示“不多的，幾乎沒有的”(=notmany)，而fewer則只是與以前比較“更少”，并沒有明確多少。10.C只有填C項tested(“檢驗”)才能符合上下文意思，其他三項不僅詞義不合適，詞的用法也不對。11.D空白處的上一句實際上起到提示作用兩個月的治療方案可以防止大約20%的新病例“，后句自然應是”也可能防止大約20%的結核病死亡“。其他三個選項詞義均相反。12.B上面兩句說到“可以防止大約20%的新病例和可能防止大約20%的死品”。13.A空白處的上一句實際上也起到提示作用，可以推測，本句應該是“制DOT