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据英国《泰晤士报》11月7日报道,英国科学家计划试验用患者自身干细胞来修复受损的心脏。科学家希望,在把干细胞注入患者血管后,它们能够发挥自身特点,对心脏肌肉起到修补作用。
在英国,心脏病病人被送入医院后一般会接受一种名为“血管重建术”的手术,具体而言,就是把一端装有小气囊的导管插入由于脂肪组织堆积而变窄的动脉,然后使气囊膨胀,以清除堵塞物并使动脉通畅。
这种手术能够提高患者存活率,但仍有相当一部分患者的心脏在血管短时间堵塞过程中受到严重伤害。现有治疗方法对这种心脏损伤效果不够理想,不少病人最终出现心力衰竭,也就是心脏无法以足够快的频率跳动供血,结果导致肺部充血、气短、下肢浮肿及肝脏肿大。
现在,英国科学家打算试验患者自身干细胞来修复受损的心脏。新的试验只是在这个手术的基础上增加一个步骤,即从病人髋骨提取骨髓,再从中分离出肌肉干细胞,随后通过导管注射入心脏。从心脏病发作到注入干细胞,期间最多不能超过5个小时。
干细胞是人体基本组成细胞之一,具有发育成各种人体组织的能力,其医疗研究的潜力巨大。与利用胚胎干细胞相比,利用病人自身干细胞有不少好处。首先,使用患者自身干细胞治疗自身疾病可以避免伦理问题。其次,由于是“就地取材”,所以可以在病人发病迅速提取,而且治疗费用相当低廉。其三,由于利用的是自身细胞,患者免疫系统不会出现排异反应。
但是,一些科学家对此持谨慎态度。他们认为,当人们还没有完成对干细胞的全面了解前,把其用于临床试验欠缺妥当。此外,由于使用成人自身的干细胞,这些细胞发育成其他人体组织细胞的能力不如胚胎干细胞那么强,因此,现在还不能断定这种疗法是否能起到预期效果。而且,人们曾经对基因疗法抱有现在对干细胞疗法相同的热情,但是基因疗法目前仍“阴云密布”。一位美国病人在使用病毒携带基因进入肺部时因副作用而死亡。
医学专家表示,如果伦敦的这次试验能够用较简便的方式限制心脏病发作造成的损失,当然值得高兴,但不过度乐观可能更明智一点。

对干细胞优势的理解,下述说法不正确的是______。

A.干细胞都将来自病人自己的骨髓,所以相当方便和廉价

B.成人自身干细胞发育成其他人体组织细胞的能力不如胚胎干细胞那么强

C.心脏病患者使用自己的干细胞治疗可以避免伦理问题

D.免疫系统对自身干细胞不会出现排异反应

答案

参考答案:B

解析: B项的说法是正确的,但它不是人体干细胞优势。文章指出,“由于使用成人自身的干细胞,这些细胞发育成其他人体组织细胞的能力不如胚胎干细胞那么强,因此,现在还不能断定这种疗法是否能起到预期效果。”这说明B项内容是干细胞治疗的一个缺点。

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C

Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter.

One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day.

The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it.

Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?

64.What did Alice think Kerry's offer?

A. She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.

B. She didn't want to marry anybody.

C. She didn't like it at all.

D. She thought the offer wasn't polite.

65.In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife"。 "superior to" here means ____.

A. not so better than   B. better than     C. so good as   D. as good as

66.  Which of the following is true?

A. Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.

B. Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.

C. Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture

D. Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.

67.Alice's picture won high praise because ____.

A. it was true to nature                        B. the flowers were red

C. it showed so large a bunch of flowers          D. people felt it strange to hang it on the gate

68.The "leather suitcase" was in fact ____.

A. a real one                                  B. a painting drawn by Kerry

C. a box with a picture in it                      D. made up of leather

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