1、专业英语八级（健康类新闻听力）模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 1 The likely cause of the increased rat
2、es of HIV/AIDS is the lack of_. （ A） access to often expensive anti-retroviral treatments （ B） effective communication in Asia-Pacific region （ C） international cooperation between countries （ D） education of the harm of HIV/AIDS 2 According to Anupama Rao Singh, how many children can get HIV/AIDS t
3、reatment? （ A） 30% （ B） 44% （ C） 19% （ D） 0.25 3 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） A medical breakthrough in Harvard University School of Public Health. （ B） Ibuprofen dramatically reduces risk of Parkinsons disease. （ C） The medication benefits of taking ibuprofen regularly. （ D） The cau
4、ses of Parkinsons disease among old people. 4 According to Alberto Ascheiro, why is ibuprofen likely to prevent Parkinsons? （ A） It appears to affect a neural pathway. （ B） It relieves the pain caused by the disease. （ C） It disconnects a possible link between neurons. （ D） It corrects the brain dis
5、order among old people. 5 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Advances in chemical insecticides. （ B） Genetically-modified fungus kills malaria parasite. （ C） A novel and promising approach to mosquito control. （ D） New challenges for doctors, scientists, and public health officials. 6 The
6、news item implies that_. （ A） a breakthrough is coming soon in University of Maryland （ B） modified fungus will soon be approved for use by the US government （ C） locusts in Africa, Australia and China will be killed by the same fungus （ D） an alternative to chemicals might be used to control malari
7、a-carrying mosquitoes 7 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Major issues concerning AIDS. （ B） Population infected by AIDS in US. （ C） US preparations to host AIDS 2012 conference. （ D） Scientific contributions to the fight against AIDS. 8 According to the Whitman-Walker Clinic, how many pe
8、rcent of adult population in Washington is HIV positive? （ A） 3 to 5 percent. （ B） 2 to 5 percent. （ C） 5 percent. （ D） 3 percent. 9 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Adopting evidenced-based treatments faster could help save more lives. （ B） A time of increasing sophistication in caring
9、for patients has come. （ C） Treatments proven effective in studies work well in real life, too. （ D） People are living longer due to new evidence-based strategies. 10 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Many of the newer therapies were adopted by hospitals. （ B） Various evidenced-based treatment
10、s prove very successful. （ C） Evidenced-based treatments have saved more than 60, 000 patients. （ D） A new study in Sweden found that taking aspirin increased life span. 11 According to WTO, how many women die during complications with pregnancy and childbirth? （ A） 1,000 （ B） 10,000 （ C） 100,000 （
11、D） 1e+006 12 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Senegal tests controversial maternal health drug. （ B） WHO issues the death rate of pregnant women in the world. （ C） Developing countries are willing to take part in the program funded by UN. （ D） United States offers an easy and cost-effect
12、ive solution to the complications. 13 According to Monath, the new vaccine is likely to_. （ A） be used in South America next year （ B） have some side effects unknown yet （ C） be more expensive than the current vaccine （ D） be used among travelers to sub-Saharan Africa 14 What is the main idea of the
13、 news item? （ A） New yellow fever vaccine shows promise. （ B） Final regulatory approval is granted by the US government. （ C） Yellow fever is still the No. 1 killer in some developing countries. （ D） Serious side effects can be avoided when adopting the new method. 15 What is the main idea of the ne
14、ws item? （ A） A new report on rotavirus vaccine. （ B） How the Lives Saved Tool was developed. （ C） Public health experts tell the secret about microbe. （ D） Study finds that most diarrhea deaths are preventable. 16 What is the death toll of diarrhea in children now? （ A） 4.5 million children a year.
15、 （ B） 1.3 million children a year. （ C） 3.5 million children a year. （ D） 2.3 million children a year. 17 The likely cause for the mortality of middle aged women is_. （ A） whether the AF is constant （ B） whether they smoked when young （ C） whether they have high blood pressure （ D） whether they had
16、previous heart problems 18 What does the news item suggest that women and men should do? （ A） They should reduce their cholesterol levels. （ B） They should have medical check-up frequently. （ C） They should see their doctor if they have symptoms of AF. （ D） They should have regular physical exercise
17、s when they are healthy. 19 What component or components in coffee may be reducing the prostate cancer risk? （ A） The antioxidants and other compounds. （ B） The chemicals and other compounds. （ C） The oxidants and other compounds. （ D） It still remains unclear. 20 How many people are killed by prost
18、ate cancer worldwide every year? （ A） 25,000 （ B） 100,000 （ C） 20,000 （ D） 50000 专业英语八级（健康类新闻听力）模拟试卷 1答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be g
19、iven 10 seconds to answer the questions. 1 【听力原文】 Delegates to a meeting of 24 Asia-Pacific countries in Bangkok cited progress in the fight against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The UN program on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, says epidemics in the region appear stable. From 2001 to 2009 infection rates in I
20、ndia, Nepal and Thailand fell by more than 25 percent, while rates in Bangladesh and the Philippines increased by more than 25 percent. One challenge is the lack of access to often expensive anti-retroviral treatments. The regional director for the UN Childrens Fund in East Asia and the Pacific, Anu
21、pama Rao Singh, says only 30 percent of adults and 44 percent of children who need the treatments are able to get them. Singh says Asian heads of state need to better support HIV/AIDS programs. The Asia-Pacific region is home to an estimated five million HIV-infected people, the second highest numbe
22、r in the world, after Sub-Saharan Africa. 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 健康类 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 健康类 3 【听力原文】 In a six-year study of just over 136,000 nurses and health professionals, researchers at Harvard University School of Public Health in Massachusetts found that people who take ibuprofen regularly for heada
23、che or other pain reduced their risk of developing Parkinsons disease by nearly 40 percent. Taking one or two pills of ibuprofen two or more times per week was considered regular use. Other non-prescription pain relievers, including aspirin and acetaminophen, did not show a similar protective benefi
24、t. Researcher Alberto Ascheiro says ibuprofen appears to affect a neural pathway that has been implicated in the development of Parkinsons. At this point, Ascheiro says, experts do NOT recommend that people start taking ibuprofen to prevent Parkinsons, which typically strikes people 65 years of age
25、and older. On the downside, ibuprofen can cause stomach, kidney, liver and urological problems if not used carefully. Ascheiro says researchers will now be studying whether the medication benefits those who have been diagnosed with the disease. 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 健康类 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 健康类 5 【听力原文】 Th
26、e battle against malaria continues to challenge doctors, scientists, and public health officials. Now, a team of British and American scientists have developed a novel and promising approach to malaria control. Malaria kills about a million victims each year, mostly children in Africa, and almost ha
27、lf the worlds population is at risk. The malaria parasite is carried from victim to victim by mosquitoes, which are increasingly developing resistance to the insecticides used to kill them. As an alternative to chemicals, University of Maryland professor Raymond St. Leger and his colleagues have bee
28、n working on a genetically-engineered fungus to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes. One possibility they considered was using the fungus to kill the mosquito, the way insecticides do. The result is a fungus that kills the parasite directly. And, the genetic modification of the fungus could be adjus
29、ted to counter resistance in the malaria parasite as it evolves. It may be a couple of years before this modified fungus is approved for use. But it wouldn t be the first fungus based product on the market. A similar modified fungus is already in use against locusts in Africa, Australia and China, a
30、nd at a cost comparable to chemical insecticides. 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 健康类 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 健康类 7 【听力原文】 In July 2012, the worlds largest AIDS conference comes to Washington, D. C. Its the first time the gathering will be held in the United States since 1990 and preparations are already underway. Desp
31、ite the massive US financial, medical and scientific contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS, a major issue blocked the conference from being held here. That was a law that prohibited HIV infected people from traveling to the United States. In was passed in 1987 in the early days of the HIV/AIDS
32、 epidemic. Efforts to lift the ban began during President George W. Bushs second administration. It was finally repealed in January 2010 under President Obama. To International AIDS Society President and conference co-chai, Dr. Elly Katabira, thats very good news. Katabira has visited Washington, D.
33、 C. to meet with city officials about the 19th International AIDS Conference, also known as AIDS 2012. A prominent Washington HIV treatment and care facility, the Whitman-Walker Clinic, says 3 percent of the citys adult population is confirmed to have HIV. Another 3 to 5 percent are believed to be H
34、IV positive, but have not been diagnosed. Most of the new infections are among African-Americans and gay men. The theme of AIDS 2012 is yet to be determined. 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 健康类 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 健康类 9 【听力原文】 “Evidence-based medicine“ means just what it says treatments that have been shown in scie
35、ntific studies to work. But studies are one thing do these treatments work as well in real-world clinics and hospitals? A new study in Sweden found that they do. Researchers at Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm analyzed a government registry of more than 60,000 patients with a particular type of very
36、 serious heart attack. These patients were treated between 1996 and 2007, a time of increasing sophistication in caring for heart attack victims. Lead author Tomas Jernberg says studies began showing benefit from simple things like taking aspirin to advanced, high-tech therapies like bypass surgery.
37、 So did all these new evidence-based strategies work? Jernberg says the answer became clear as hospitals gradually adopted proven therapies. One measure of mortality is the 30-day death rate, the percentage of patients who died in the first month after having these very serious heart attacks. Althou
38、gh use of the various evidence-based treatments increased over the 12-year span in this study, it never reached 100 percent because not all treatments are appropriate for every patients individual situation. There was also a lot of variation in the speed at which hospitals began using many of the ne
39、wer therapies, and the authors suggest that adopting evidenced-based treatments faster could help improve patient outcomes sooner. 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 健康类 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 健康类 11 【听力原文】 Everyday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1,000 women die during complications with
40、 pregnancy and childbirth. WHO research shows 99 percent of these cases occur in developing countries where a quarter die from severe post-delivery bleeding. The drug misoprostol, sold under the name Cytotec in the United States, may offer an easy and cost-effective solution. It is sold in tablet fo
41、rm and remains stable at room temperature, which makes it practical in hotter climates. Misoprostol trials have been conducted in developing countries such as Nepal, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Senegal to help women without access to proper healthcare facilities or trained staff. Doctor Bocaf Daff is i
42、n charge of the reproductive health division at the Ministry of Health and Prevention in Senegal. He has been leading a USAID-funded research project on misoprostol since 2008. They have tested its use after the delivery of more than 300 babies at community health clinics in two regions in Senegal.
43、Dr. Daff says patients were very willing to take part in the study, and in 80 85% of all cases the tests were successful. But to be sure their findings are consistent, they need to expand to a larger scale and ensure that all staff is skilled in how to follow the procedures accurately. 11 【正确答案】 A 【
44、知识模块】 健康类 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 健康类 13 【听力原文】 A new vaccine for yellow fever is showing good results in tests. The new vaccine overcomes one of the biggest problems with the current version. Yellow fever is a deadly disease that occurs in much of South America and sub-Saharan Africa. A vaccine develope
45、d in the 1930s provides excellent protection, both for those living in affected areas and those traveling there. Its made using a live but weakened form of the yellow fever virus. And that can lead to very serious side effects, says Thomas Monath of the US biotech firm, Xcellerex. Monath is the lead
46、 author of a research paper describing the latest clinical trials of a new yellow-fever shot, developed to avoid even those very rare fatal complications. Instead of the live virus used in the current vaccine, the virus in the new vaccine is killed. So the researchers found that the new vaccine is s
47、afer it produced limited, relatively mild side effects while it stimulated the body s immune response. If final regulatory approval is granted, the new vaccine could be used both in countries where yellow fever is endemic, as well as for travelers visiting those areas. Pharmaceutical pricing is alwa
48、ys hard to predict, but Monath says the new vaccine is likely to cost somewhat more than the current vaccine because it will be more expensive to make and because its a better vaccine. 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 健康类 14 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 健康类 15 【听力原文】 More than a million young children die each year from diarr
49、hea, even though theres no secret about how to prevent or treat it. Now, public health experts report that the vast majority of those deaths could be prevented using currently available strategies. The microbes that cause diarrheal disease spread through contaminated food and water, or through poor hygiene and sanitation. Interventions from water and sewage systems to antibiotics and oral rehydration therapy have brought the death toll down from about 4. 5 million children a year in the early 1980s to about 1.3 million now. But furt
