Kennedy’s Death
Senator Edward Kennedy, a legendary political figure in the United States, died on Tuesday after a year long battle with malignant glioma(神经胶质瘤), the most common type of brain cancer among adults. Although he had the most up-to-date treatments - surgery at Duke University Medical Center, chemotherapy and radiation - he was not able to survive the disease. Doctors still don't know what causes brain tumors and the National Cancer Institute says the outlook for patients with malignant gliomas is poor.
Senator Kennedy's brain tumor was diagnosed in May 2008 after he had a seizure(突发), a frequent symptom of brain cancer. At Duke University Medical Center, he had surgery to remove the tumor. His doctors said it was a success and Kennedy was discharged six days later.
Kennedy had what's called a craniotomy, which involves opening the skull to expose the surface of the brain. Surgeons then determine the exact location of the tumor, often with the help of an MRI or CT (cat) scan. During part of the procedure, patients can be brought back to consciousness. That helps the doctors avoid cutting in areas that control speech. "The brain will not feel any pain, so you can stimulate while the patient is awake and test the motor function, the speech functions while the patient is awake which allows very accurate determination of where these eloquent areas of the brain are," Dr. Caputy explains.
Doctors still don't know what causes brain tumors. They do know what the risk factors are and Senator Kennedy had them all. Men are more likely to get brain tumors than women, as are white people and those 70 years or older.
Doctors caution that even with treatment, these aggressive tumors always come back. What's not known is when
1.Which of the following is true about Senator Edward Kennedy’s death
A.Senator Edward Kennedy died right after he had the tumor.
B.Senator Edward Kennedy died of an unknown disease.
C.Senator Edward Kennedy died because he didn’t get up-to-date treatment.
D.Senator Edward Kennedy died of a most common type of brain cancer after a year long up-to-date treatment
正确答案:D
解析:问题问的是：关于肯尼迪的死亡，哪一项是正确的?文章的第一段提到肯尼迪患有脑癌，虽然接受了一年的最新的疗法治疗，最后还是死了。A说患病后马上死亡。B说他死于未知疾病。C说没有得到最新疗法的治疗。该三项皆不准确'
2.What is the experts’ attitude towards the outlook for patients with malignant gliomas
A.Optimistic.
B.Pessimistic.
C.Indifferent.
D.Not mentioned
正确答案:B
解析:问题问的是：专家对恶性神经胶质瘤患者的前景看法如何?第二段最后提到医生仍不清楚发病原因，国家肿瘤学会称恶性神经胶质瘤患者的前景并不乐观
3.Which of the following is NOT one of Kennedy’s experiences after he got the cancer
A.He had a surgery at Duke University Medical Center.
B.His skull was opened to examine where the tumor was.
C.He made a speech about craniotomy.
D.His surgery at Duke University was successful and he was discharged
正确答案:C
解析:问题问的是：以下哪一项是肯尼迪患病后没有经历过?A. 在杜克大学医学中心做手术;B. 开颅检查肿瘤位置;D. 杜克大学手术成功，并出院。这三项从文中都可找到。选项C中提到做了一个关于开颅术演讲，显然与原文不符
4.Which statement is NOT true about the risk factors that cause brain tumors
A.Men are more likely to have brain tumors than women.
B.Kids are more likely to have brain tumors than adults.
C.White people are more likely to have brain tumors than black people.
D.70-year-old or older people are more likely to have brain tumors than those under 70
正确答案:B
解析:问题问的是：以下关于可能引发脑癌的危险因素的论述哪一项是错误的?倒数第二段提到了ACD的说法，即男性比女性更容易患脑癌;白人更容易患脑癌;70岁以上的人更容易患脑癌。只有B小孩比成人更容易患脑癌没有提到。因此选B
5.Which statement is true according to the passage
A.Experts have already figure out the exact cause of brain cancer.
B.It is believed that once treated brain tumors will not come back again.
C.Patients usually remain sleeping during a craniotomy.
D.None of the above
正确答案:D
解析:问题问的是：以下哪个观点是正确的?A中提到专家已经找到脑癌的确切致病原因，与第二段提到的“医生们还不知道脑癌的致病原因”矛盾;B中说的“脑瘤经过治疗就不会复发”与最后一段说的“脑瘤治疗后还会复发，只是不知道何时”矛盾;C中提到“病人在开颅手术中一直保持睡眠状态”与第三段第四行说的“术中医生会病人回复意识以避免损伤语言神经”矛盾。因此选D,以上都不对
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