Question

Imagine if Spider?Man came down from the ceiling to save Yao Ming or Shaquille O'Neal every time they injured their ligaments(韌帶)on court.Though this ____ will have to remain a daydream，spider silk may really be able to cure their ____，scientists say.

Thought to be the strongest ____ fiber on the planet，spider silk could be used to rebuild injured ligaments.Randolph Lewis at the University of Wyoming in Laramine has been ____ the idea.

Spider silk has interested scientists for centuries.A(n)____ European folk story at least 2,000 years old tells of the possible medical ____ of spider webs.It said they could help in fighting infections，stopping bleeding and healing wounds.

Researches have found no ____ so far that spider webs can kill germs.But studies on animals have shown that spider silk helps ____ the rejection of medical implants.So Lewis' lab and others are changing spider silk into fibers that they hope might be ____ in medicine.

Researchers have found that spider webs could be used to rebuild ligaments ____ in one of the world's common knee injuries.“We're also ____ spider silk in artificial tendons(腱)．” Lewis said.

Scientists are also ____ spider silk to be used for stitching up(縫合)wounds which will help them heal without scarring(傷痕)．

1.A.hope B．idea C．expectation D．opinion

2.A.wounds B．diseases C．colds D．patients

3.A.man?made B．valuable C．natural D．chemical

4.A.working on B．carrying out C．thinking of D．laughing at

5.A.terrible B．a(chǎn)ncient C．funny D．unbelievable

6.A.care B．research C．value D．examination

7.A.evidence B．value C．experience D．sense

8.A.reduce B．increase C．prevent D．produce

9.A.helpless B．useful C．harmful D．important

10.A.ruined B．disabled C．born D．damaged

11.A.looking at B．looking after C．looking into D．looking over

12.A.proving B．developing C．helping D．training

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

【解析】

1.文章開頭就展開想象：to save Yao Ming or Shaquille O'Neal every time they injured their ligaments(韌帶)on court且第二段最后一個單詞也是提示。故選B項。

2.根據(jù)下文可知此處應(yīng)選A項。

3.根據(jù)常識可知蜘蛛絲是天然的纖維。

4.科學(xué)家正致力于這個課題的研究。work on“從事于，致力于”。

5.根據(jù)下文at least 2,000 years old可知此處指的是古老的民間故事。

6.根據(jù)下文fighting infections ...and healing wounds，可知該古老的歐洲民間故事講到了蜘蛛絲的醫(yī)用價值，故選C項。

7.根據(jù)下文that spider webs can kill germs可知研究人員到目前為止還沒找到蜘蛛絲能殺死細菌的“證據(jù)”。

8.蜘蛛絲有利于“防止”醫(yī)療移植中的排異反應(yīng)，故選C項。

9.前文are changing spider silk into fibers，可知此處是希望它成為“有用的”藥物。

10.根據(jù)上文的rebuild，可知是修復(fù)受傷的韌帶。

11.此處指“我們正在考慮將蜘蛛絲用于人造腱”。look at “考慮”；look after “照顧”；look into“調(diào)查，觀察”；look over“察看，檢查”。

12.根據(jù)下文to be used for stitching up wounds，可知科學(xué)家在發(fā)展、改進蜘蛛絲。prove“證明”；train “訓(xùn)練”。