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【題目】 Scott Ward didn't have any risk factors that he knew of for cancer so he ignored the lump on his neck until he couldn't ignore it anymore. Dr. Donald Doll, the doctor who treated Ward for his cancer, said, “We’re seeing more and more younger and healthier patients. They're not smokers or drinkers. It's HPV-related.” “Normally, you think of HPV (乳頭瘤病毒), you think of women,” Doll added, “while it's a misconception that only women have to be concerned with cancers caused by this virus.”

Luckily, there's a vaccine (疫苗) that's been around for more than a decade that can protect against the HPV virus. If all boys and girls received it, no one would get HPV-related cancers. The HPV vaccine is best when given to children between 9 and 12 years old, before they are sexually active. But teenagers and young adults can still benefit from the vaccine.

Not everyone who gets the HPV virus develops cancer. But it is a risk factor. The agency says about 14 million people in the U.S. alone become infected with HPV each year. Yet, about half of all U.S. adolescents have not been fully vaccinated against HPV, which requires a series of three shots. The CDC says the side effects are generally short term and not serious. They can include dizziness, headache, fever, pain and etc.

Ward’s recovery was difficult. But he’s now cancer-free. Ward wishes the HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen. He says if he had kids, he would get them vaccinated. “HPV-related cancers are cancers no one needs to get.” Ward said.

【1】Who should be worried about HPV-related cancers?

A.Only women.B.Everyone.

C.Younger people.D.Smokers and drinkers.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The HPV vaccine is best when given to teenagers and young adults.

B.About 50% of all adults in America have not been fully vaccinated against HPV.

C.One gets cancer if he or she gets the HPV virus.

D.HPV vaccines have some side effects including dizziness, headache, and etc.

【3】Why did Ward say HPV-related cancers were cancers no one needed to get in the last paragraph?

A.It is easy to recover from HPV-related cancers.

B.HPV-related cancers are not that common.

C.HPV-related cancers can be prevented by vaccination.

D.HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，以得乳頭癌的斯科特·沃德為例介紹了乳頭瘤病毒引起的乳頭癌以及抗乳頭瘤病毒的疫苗。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Dr. Donald Doll, the doctor who treated Ward for his cancer, said, “We’re seeing more and more younger and healthier patients. They're not smokers or drinkers. It's HPV-related.” “Normally, you think of HPV (人乳頭瘤病毒), you think of women,” Doll added, “while it's a misconception that only women have to be concerned with cancers caused by this virus.””可知，唐納德·多爾醫(yī)生說：“我們看到越來越多健康的年輕人得乳頭癌，他們既不抽煙也不喝酒，通常提到乳頭狀瘤病毒，你會認為只有女性才會擔心這種病毒引起的癌癥，實際上這是一種誤解”。由此判斷出，每個人都可能會得乳頭癌（每個都應該擔心會患有乳頭癌）。故B項正確。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“The CDC says the side effects are generally short term and not serious. They can include dizziness, headache, fever, pain and etc.”可知，疾控中心說，抗乳頭狀瘤病毒疫苗有一些短期的、并不嚴重的副作用，包括頭暈、頭痛、發(fā)燒、疼痛等，故D項正確。

【3】

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ward wishes the HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen. He says if he had kids, he would get them vaccinated.”可知，沃德希望在他十幾歲的時候就有抗乳頭狀瘤病毒疫苗（這樣他就可以接種了），他說如果他有孩子，他會讓他們接種這種疫苗，由此判斷出，沃德這句話的意思是乳頭狀瘤病毒引起的癌癥是可以通過接種抗乳頭狀瘤病毒疫苗預防的，故C項正確。