单选题
Monday, October 17, 15:52
Breaking News....Breaking News....Breaking News
Shares in Brussels-based Roscoe Pharmaceuticals Co. rose sharply today on heavy trading. The rise came after CEO Leonard Bouveier revealed that final tests of a new drug for older patients, those between 65 and 80, had proved more successful than hoped.
The drug, called Horizon H54, is aimed at aiding memory. Test results showed that it could slow memory loss by as much as 17% in patients if taken regularly and in combination with other prescribed medication. CEO Bouveier said the company hoped to launch the drug by January of next year after the current approval process by government regulators is completed.
Analysts have valued the potential market value for the drug in Europe and North America at around
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Monday, October 17, 15:52
Breaking News....Breaking News....Breaking News
Shares in Brussels-based Roscoe Pharmaceuticals Co. rose sharply today on heavy trading. The rise came after CEO Leonard Bouveier revealed that final tests of a new drug for older patients, those between 65 and 80, had proved more successful than hoped.
The drug, called Horizon H54, is aimed at aiding memory. Test results showed that it could slow memory loss by as much as 17% in patients if taken regularly and in combination with other prescribed medication. CEO Bouveier said the company hoped to launch the drug by January of next year after the current approval process by government regulators is completed.
Analysts have valued the potential market value for the drug in Europe and North America at around
单选题
What is the news report about?
A. A research funding trend
B. A medical breakthrough
C. Personnel changes
D. New science debates
A. A research funding trend
B. A medical breakthrough
C. Personnel changes
D. New science debates
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】这是一篇网络新闻报道，确定其“主题”一般要看开头部分。开篇写到“Shares…rose sharply today”即“股价急剧上升”。接下来又谈到“final tests of a new drug for older patients，those between65 and 80．had proved more successful”，所以我们能看出这是一则有关新药研制成功的新闻。由此得出，是(B)。这里的“breaking news(新闻快报)”这一短语，我们也应该掌握。
单选题
What is the current status of Horizon H54?
A. It is being combined with other medicines.
B. It is being prescribed in hospitals.
C. It is being analyzed by officials.
D. It is being marketed through sales groups.
A. It is being combined with other medicines.
B. It is being prescribed in hospitals.
C. It is being analyzed by officials.
D. It is being marketed through sales groups.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】这道题的关键词是“Horizon H54”，这个词出现在文章的第二段开头处，所以我们要对照选项，阅读这部分内容。因为每一个选项都含有“it is being”，所以我们要“纵向浏览”它后面的部分。文中写到“the company hoped to launch the drug…after the current approvalprocess by govemment regulators is completed”，即药品在“等待许可”。(C)是对此进行的同义转述，所以是。
单选题
What is indicated about Roscoe Pharmaceuticals Co.?
A. It has gained an advantage over a rival.
B. It has issued new stock shares.
C. It will open more offices in January.
D. It will likely change its brand name.
A. It has gained an advantage over a rival.
B. It has issued new stock shares.
C. It will open more offices in January.
D. It will likely change its brand name.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题的关键词是“Roscoe Pharmaceuticals Co．”，谈及该公司的部分在文章的开头和最后一段。由最后一段的“Roscoe has now gottenahead of its closest competitor”可知，Roscoe公司超越了竞争对手，因此是(A)。解这道题的关键是，我们要意识到“gainan advantage over”实际上就是对文中的“get ahead of”进行的同义替换。