Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up. But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to ____1____ more about her ____2____ job—a medical biologist —when she won an essay writing competition for primary students.

  Amy’s __3__ for the best essay on “What I want to be when I’m older” was a day at Oxford Medical Science Institute. Staff organised a special programme for the would-be __4__, introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford. The sessions included a look at the ___5___ of medical biologists in fighting cancer and ___6___ to become a medical biologist.

  Amy said she was ___7___ to become a biologist after watching a television programme. In her essay she wrote: “The medical biologist plays a big part in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and ___8__ job.”

  Dr. Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said: “ It’s ___9___that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job. I hope Amy now has a better __10__of what it takes to become a medical biologist.”

1.A. carry out        B. sort out              C. find out           D. look out

2.A. dream              B. father’s             C. first           D. mother’s

3.A. idea                     B. prize                C. wish          D. topic

4.A. pop star               B. journalist           C. scientist                 D. writer

5.A. performance B. action               C. operation                D. role

6.A. when                   B. whether            C. how               D. where

7.A. inspired                B. chosen             C. made              D. forced

8.A. disappointing        B. tiring               C. surprising        D. rewarding

9.A. vital                     B. simple              C. funny             D. unusual

10.A. decision             B. understanding  C. desire             D. taste

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D    

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.B