天津医科大学考博英语模拟真题及其解析.pdf

中国考博辅导首选学校中国考博辅导首选学校 天津医科大学考博英语模拟真题及其解析天津医科大学考博英语模拟真题及其解析 Until about five years ago the very idea that peptide hormones might be made anywhere in the brain besides the hypothalamus was astounding Peptide hormones scientists thought were made by endocrine glands and the hypothalamus was thought to be the brains only endocrine gland What is more because peptide hormones cannot cross the blood brain barrier researchers believed that they never got to any part of the brain other than the hypothalamus where they were simply produced and then released into the bloodstream But these beliefs about peptide hormones were questioned as Geng duo yuan xiao wan zheng kao bo ying yu zhen ti ji qi jie xi qing lian xi quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu qi ba huo jia zi xun qq qi qi er liu qi ba wu san qi laboratory after laboratory found that antiserums to peptide hormones when injected into the brain bind in places other than the hypothalamus indicating that either the hormones or substances that cross react with the antiserums are present The immunological method of detecting peptide hormones by means of antiserums however is imprecise Cross reactions are possible and this method cannot determine whether the substances detected by the antiserums really are the hormones or merely close relatives Furthermore this method cannot be used to determine the location in the body where the detected substances are actually produced New techniques of molecular biology however provide a way to answer these questions It is possible to make specific complementary 中国考博辅导首选学校中国考博辅导首选学校 DNA s c DNA s that can serve as molecular probes seek out the messenger RNA s mRNA s of the peptide hormones If brain cells are making the hormones the cells will contain these mRNA s If the products the brain cells make resemble the hormones but are not identical to them then the c DNA s should still bind to these mRNA s but should not bind as tightly as they would to m RNA s for the true hormones The cells containing these mRNA s can then be isolated and their mRNA s decoded to determine just what their protein products are and how closely the products resemble the true peptide hormones The molecular approach to detecting peptide hormones using cDNA probes should also be much faster than the immunological method because it can take years of tedious purifications to isolate peptide hormones and then develop antiserums to them Roberts expressing the sentiment of many researchers states I was trained as an endocrinologist But it became clear to me that the field of endocrinology needed molecular biology input The process of grinding out protein purifications is just too slow If as the initial tests with cDNA probes suggest peptide hormones really are made in brain in areas other than the hypothalamus a theory must be developed that explains their function in the brain Some have suggested that the hormones are all growth regulators but Rosen s work on rat brains indicates that this cannot be true A number of other researchers propose that they might be used for intercellular communication in the brain 中国考博辅导首选学校中国考博辅导首选学校 1 Which of the following titles best summarizes the text A Is Molecular Biology the Key to Understanding Intercellular Communication in the Brain B Molecular Biology Can Researchers Exploit Its Techniques to Synthesize Peptide Hormones C The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Immunological Approach to Detecting Peptide Hormones D Peptide Hormones How Scientists Are Attempting to Solve Problems of Their Detection and to Understand Their Function 2 The text suggests that a substance detected in the brain by use of antiserums to peptide hormones may A have been stored in the brain for a long period of time B play no role in the functioning of the brain C have been produced in some part of the body other than the brain D have escaped detection by molecular methods 3 According to the text confirmation of the belief that peptide hormones are created in the brain in areas other than the hypothalamus would force scientists to A reject the theory that peptide hormones are made by endocrine glands B revise their beliefs about the ability of antiserums to detect peptide hormones C invent techniques that would allow them to locate accurately 中国考博辅导首选学校中国考博辅导首选学校 brain cells that produce peptide hormones D develop a theory that account for the role played by peptide hormones in the brain 4 Which of the following is mentioned in the text as a drawback of the immunological method of detecting peptide hormones A It cannot be used to detect the presence of growth regulators in the brain B It cannot distinguish between the peptide hormones and substances that are very similar to them C It uses antiserums that are unable to cross the blood brain barrier D It involves a purification process that requires extensive training in endocrinology 5 The idea that the field of endocrinology can gain from developments in molecular biology is regarded by Roberts with A incredulity B derision C indifference D enthusiasm 答案与考点解析 1 答案 D 考点解析 这是一道中心主旨题 全文从头至尾讨论的是 peptide hormones 在人体内产生的部位 所以有关全文中心主旨内容的答案应该包 含 peptide hormones 从各段的主题句进行分析 第一至四段主要讲如 中国考博辅导首选学校中国考博辅导首选学校 何 detect 探测 肽激素 peptide hormones 所产生的位置 第五段主要 讲有关肽激素的 function 可见本题的正确选项应该是 D 考生在解题 时一定要搞清楚原文所涉及的对象并且抓住每段的主题句以及它们之间的 相互关系 2 答案 C 考点解析 这是一道审题定位题 根据题干中的 a substance detected 可把本题的正确选项迅速确定在第二段的尾句 该句所涉及的核 心问题是 where 所以本题的正确选项应该是 C 考生在解题时一定要 迅速而准确地进行审题定位 3 答案 D 考点解析 本题是一道细节推导题 通过本题题干中的 peptide hormones are created in the brain in areas other than the hypothalamus 可将本题的答案信息来源迅速确定在尾段的第一句 尾段第 一句主要就肽激素的 function 进行论述 可见本题的正确选项应该是D 选项 D 中的 role 就等于原文中的 function 考生在解题时一定要善 于抓住主句中的重要信息 4 答案 B 考点解析 这是一道句间关系题 根据本题题干中的 the immunological method 可将本题的答案信息来源迅速确定在第二段的第 二句 而本题的确切答题点在第二段的第三句的后半部分 从第二段第三句 的后半部分可以推导出本题的正确答案是 B 考生在解题时一定要注意一般 概括句和具体陈述句之间的相互关系 5 答案 D 考点解析 本题是一道细节推导题 根据本题题干中的人名 中国考博辅导首选学校中国考博辅导首选学校 Roberts 可将本题的答案迅速确定在倒数第二段引号部分的第二句话 即 But 一词引导的句子 从该句中的 needed 一词可以看出本题的正 确选项应该是 D 考生在解题时一定要学会深入理解原文的字面含义 参考译文 肽激素除了下丘脑能制造 在大脑中任何其它的地方都能够制造 大约 五年前仅这一想法本身就是令人惊诧的 科学家认为 肽激素是由内分泌腺 制造的 而下丘脑被认为是大脑中唯一的内分泌腺 而且 由于肽激素无法 穿过血脑障碍 研究人员认为它们从不曾到过除下丘脑以外的大脑任何其它 部位 肽激素仅在下丘脑制造出来 然后被释放到血管中 但是关于肽激素的这种观点已经遭到质疑 通过一次又一次的实验发 现 肽激素的抗血清一旦被注射到大脑中 它就会在下丘脑以外的地方粘接 起来 这就说明这些地方或是有肽激素存在 或是有与抗血清发生交叉反应 的其他物质存在 但是 通过抗血清来检验肽激素的免疫学方法是不精确的 交叉反应可能会发生 而且以这种手段无法确认用抗血清