第六部分:完形填空
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Two scientists who have won praise for research into the growth of cancer cells could be candidates for the Nobel prize in medicine when the 2008 winners are presented on Monday , kicking off six days of Nobel announcements.
Australian-born U.S. citizen Ewww.lindalemus.comlizabeth Blackbum and American Carol Greider have already won a series of medical________(51)for their enzyme(酶)research and experts say they could be among the front-runners for a Nobel.
Only seven women have_______(52)the medicine prize since the first Nobel prizes were________(53) out in 1901. The last female winner was U.S. researcher Linda Buck in 2004, who_______(54)the prize with Richard Axel.
Among the pair’s possible_______(55)are Frenchman Piene Chambon and Americans Ronald Evans and Elwood Jensen, who_________(56) up the field of studying proteins called nuclear hormone receptors(核激素受体).
As usual,the award committee is giving no_________(57) about who is in the running before presenting its decision in a news conference at Stockholm’s Karolinska institute.
Alfred Nobel, the Swede who__________(58) dynamite(炸药) established the prizes in his will in the__________(59) of medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace.The economics prize is technically not a Nobel but a 1968 creation of Sweden’s central bank.
Nobel left few instructions on how to_________(60) winners, but medicine winners are typically__________(61) for a specific breakthrough rather than a body of research.
Hans Jornvall, secretary of the medicine prize committee, said the 10 million kronor(瑞典克朗) prize encourages_________(62) research but he did not think winning it was the primary goal for scientists.
“Individual researchers probably don’t__________(63) at themselves as potential Nobel Prize winners when they’re__________(64) work,” Jornvall told the Associated Press. They get their kicks from their research and their interest in how life___________(65).
51. A. signs B. Claims C. deals D. honors
52. A. lost B. taken C.won D. snatched
53. A. Handed B. Shouted C. read D. delivered
54. A. had B .received C. shared D. collected
55. A. rivals B. matches C. counterparts D. partners
56. A. backed B. opened C. picked D. worked
57. A. proposals B. suggestions C. ideas D. hints
58. A. saw B. discovered C. invented D. heard
59. A. groups B. divisions C. samples D. categories
60. A. find B. select C. locate D. search
61. A. awarded B. sent C. invited D .demanded
62. A. ordinary B. historical C. ongoing D. groundbreaking
63. A. regard B. laugh C. look D. smile
64. A. on B. for C. with D. at
65. A. means B. passes C. functions D. rises
答案:
51-55 DCACA
56-60 BDCDB
61-65 ADCDC
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