职称英语卫生类C级阅读复习讲义

2019年职称英语卫生类C级阅读复习讲义(2)BringingNanotechnologytoHealthCareforthePoorNanotechnologyusesmatteratthelevelofmoleculesandatoms.Researchersarefindingdifferentusesforparticleswithalengthofonenanometer,orone-billionthofameter.Theseincludethingslikebeautyproducts1anddirt-resistantclothing.Butoneareawheremanyexpertsbelievenanotechnologyholdsgreatpromiseismedicine.Lastweek,speakersataprograminWashingtondiscussedusingnanotechnologytoimprovehealthcareindevelopingcountries.TheprogramtookplaceattheWoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforScholars.PeterSingerattheUniversityofTorontosaysananotechnologycalledquantumdots2couldbeusedtoconfirmcasesofmalaria.Hesayskcouldofferabetterwaythanthetraditionalprocessoflookingataperson'sbloodunderamicroscope.Inpoorcountries,thisprocessisoftennotfollowed.Asaresult,sickpeoplemaygettreatedformalariaeveniftheydonothaveit.Suchmisuseofmedicinescanleadtodrugresistance.Quantumdotsareparticlesthatgiveoff3lightwhenactivated.Researchersarestudyingwaystoprogramthemtoidentifydiseasesbylightingupinthepresenceofatargetedmolecule.4Expertssaynanotechnologyshowspromisenotjustfordiagnosingdiseases,butalsofortreatingthem.PiotrGrodzinskioftheNationalInstitutesofHealth5talkedabouthownanotechnologycouldmakedrugsmoreeffective.Hetalkedaboutcancerdrugsalreadydevelopedwithnanotechnology.Hesaysifadrugcantargetacancerlocallyinthebody,thenmuchlessofitmightbeneeded,andthatmeanslowersideeffects.6AndrewMaynardischiefscientistfortheProjectonEmergingNanotechnologiesattheWoodrowWilsonCenter.HenotedthatBrazil,India,ChinaandSouthAfricaarecurrentlydoingnanotechnologyresearchthatcouldhelppoorcountries.Buthealsonotedthatthereissomeriskinusingnano-materials.Hesaysnanometer-sizedparticlesbehavedifferentlyinthebodyandtheenvironmentcomparedtolargerparticles7.Expertssaymoreinvestmentinresearchisneededtobetterunderstandtheserisks.词汇：nanotechnology/5nAnEutek7nlEdZI/n纳米技术matter/5mAtE/n.物质molecule/5mClikju：l,5mEu-/n.分子atom/5AtEm/n.原子nanometer/5neinE7mi：tE/n.纳米，毫微米(长度单位，=10-9m)one-billionthn.十亿分之一dirt-resistantadj，防尘的，防污的promise/5prCmis/n.希望，前程program/5prEu^rAm/(=programme)n.节目，节目单vt.为编制程序scholar/5skClE/n.

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纳米资料练习：WhichofthefollowingusesofnanotechnologyisNOTmentionedinthepassage?ATomakebeautyproductsanddirt-resistantclothing.BToproducebetterandlighterbuildingmaterials.CTohelpmoreaccuratelydiagnosediseases.DTohelpmoreeffectivelytreatdiseases.2.Howcanquantumdotsbeusedtoconfirmdiseases?ABytraditionallylookingataperson’sbloodunderamicroscope.BBylettingapersontakesomekindofmedicine.CBylightingupinthepresenceofatargetedmolecule.DBysubjectingapersontoanX-rayexamination.Howcannanotechnologybeusedtomakeadrugmoreeffective?ABymakingadrugtargetthefocusofadisease.BBychangingthestructureofthebodycells.CByloweringthesideeffectscausedbyadrug.DBylettingapatienttakeadoseaslargeaspossible.ThefollowingdevelopingcountriesaredoingverywellscientificresearchonnanotechnologyEXCEPT______.AChinaBBrazilCIranDIndiaWhichofthefollowingisthepossibleriskinusingnano-materialsmentionedinthepassage?AThey