职称英语考试2017年全真模拟试题卫生类C级(二)1
The time certainly seemed ripe for a breakthrough in cancer. Only last month scientists at the National Cancer Institute announced that they were halting a clinical trial of a drug called tamoxifen – and offering it to patients getting the placebo – because it had proved so effective at preventing breast cancer （although it also seemed to increase the risk of uterine cancer）。 Two weeks later came the New York Times' report that two new drugs can shrink tumors of every variety without any side effects whatsoever.
It all seemed too good to be true， and of course it was. There are no miracle cancer drugs， at least not yet. At this stage all the drug manufacturer can offer is some very interesting molecules， and the only cancers they have cures so far have been in mice. By the middle of last week， even the most breathless TV talk-show hosts had learned what every scientist already knew： that curing a disease in lab animals is not the same as doing it in humans. “The history of cancer research has been a history of curing cancers in the mouse，” Dr. Richard Klausner， head of the National Cancer Institute， told the Los Angles Times. “We have cured mice of cancer for decades – and it simply didn't work in people.”
1. The first paragraph describes people's ___ after they know they or their loved ones have cancer.
A. complex feelings
B. desire to live long
C. hatred of God
D. love of their family
2. What caused all the people to talk about cancer？
A. New York Times published a medical news story
B. Radio broadcast a medical news story