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61. What do the underlined words “done it” refer to? A. Guessed the result B. Opened the box C. Realized Uncle Tom’s purpose D. Known what her birthday gift was 62. What kind of person is Uncle Tom? A. Thoughtful B. Humorous C. Mysterious D. Funny 63. What did Uncle Tom want to teach Vicki? A. How to respect others B. The meaning of gifts C. How to deal with gifts D. The value of a promise C Researchers have found more evidence that suggests a relationship between race and rates of lung cancer among smokers. A new study shows that black people and Native Hawaiians are more likely to develop lung cancer from smoking. It compared their risk to whites, Japanese, Americans and Latinos. The study, however, found almost no racial or ethnic differences among the heaviest smokers. These were people who smoked more than thirty cigarettes each day. Other comparisons have shown that blacks are more likely than whites to get lung cancer from smoking. But the scientists say few studies have compared the risks among Native Hawaiians, Asians and Latinos. Researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Hawaii did the new study. The New England Journal of Medicine published the findings. The eight-year study involved more than 180,000 people. They provided details about their tobacco use and their diet as well as other information. They included current and former smokers and people who never smoked. Almost 2,000 people in the study developed lung cancer. Researchers say genetics might help explain the racial and ethnic differences. There could be differences in how people’s bodies react to smoke. But environmental influences, including the way people smoke, could also make a difference. African-Americans and Latinos in the study reported smoking the fewest cigarettes per day. Whites were the heaviest smokers. But the scientists note that blacks have been reported to breathe cigarette smoke more deeply than white smokers. This could fill their lungs with more of the chemicals in tobacco that cause cancer. Many researchers disagree not only about the effect of race on the risk of disease, but even about the meaning of race. Yet scientists know that some diseases affect different groups differently. And some drug companies have begun to develop racially targeted medicines. Last June, the United State Food and Drug Administration approved a drug designed to treat heart failure in black patients. The name is BiDil. The agency called it “a step toward the promise of personalized medicine”. 64. Which of the following orders is right from higher to lower risk of having lung cancer? 第一节Whites---Native Hawaiians. 第二节African-Americans---Latinos 第三节Asians---Native Hawaiians 第四节African-Americans---Hawaiians 65. From the passage, researchers agree that it is _______ that may probably determine black people’s risk of lung cancer. A. the bigger amount of smoking than the white B. the living style or habit of the blacks to form C. the depth of cigarette smoke into their lungs D. the physical strength to react to cigarette smoke 66. The subjects that the smoking researchers investigate are made up of _______. 1.heavy smokers in America 2.the black and white people 3.the Asians and Hawaiians 4.smokers and non-smokers 67. The production of BiDil is referred to in the last paragraph in order to _______. A.explain different races react to some diseases differently B.tell the readers that racial differences exist in smokers C.show a big step people have taken in the medicine area D.support the idea that it is easy for blacks to have cancers D Based on cultural traditions and the changing face of contemporary British communities, the Festival of Muslim Cultures joins young people from Muslim and non-Muslim backgrounds together through the creation of innovative(创新的), high quality cultural activities. We have been working with arts and educational institutions across the UK to promote the mainstreaming of Muslim cultures within UK everyday life. The Festival was created out of the need to encourage a better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims, to promote respect for Muslim cultures and to show how culture creates the pathways that connect us all together. The program launched with a visit by the Festival’s patron(赞助人), the Prince of Wales, to the exhibition “Palace and Mosque” in Sheffield and since then there have been more than 100 events that have ranged from a Somali community day in Cardiff at the National Museum of Wales to a late-night Dance with Radio Tarifa (from Spain) and Dimi Mint Abba (form Mauritania) in the Royal Albert Hall and from a home-grown play in Nottingham about the Kashmir earthquake to the exhibition “Beyond the Palace Walls” at the Royal Museum Edinburgh of Islamic art from the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. We are now working on a number of long-term projects which stay true to our commitment to promoting Muslim cultures through arts collaborations(协作) and build on the extensive network of local, national and international partners that Festival has created. These include a three-year national program that connects young Muslims to their local cultural institutions; a UK Muslim cookbook; an exhibition of the Ottoman architect Sinan; and a project for schools around the 1000-year old story “The Animals’ Lawsuit against Humanity”. For more information about the Festival, please click on another page: Who’s Who. 68. The best title of this passage would be _______. A.Welcome to the Celebration of Muslim Cultures B.The History and Development of Muslim Cultures C.The Exhibition of “Beyond the Palace Walls” D.New Ways to Connect Muslims to Local Cultures 69. Which is NOT the purpose of holding the Festival of Muslim Cultures? A.To promote people’s respect for Muslim cultures. B.To show to people how cultures join the people together. C.To try to change the beliefs of various religions. (责任编辑：admin) |