试题出自试卷《全国医学统考2024年考博英语真题（回忆版）》

问题1选项
A.The power of antibiotics.
B.The germ mutation.
C.The bacterial resistance.
D.The fatality rate.

问题2选项
A.The race between antibiotics and bacteria.
B.The race between medicine and germ mutation.
C.The race between medicine and human survival.
D.The race between antibiotics and drugs.

问题3选项
A.The further study of bacteria.
B.To keep the bacteria from mutating.
C.The combined use of antibiotics.
D.To hold the germs at bay.

第1题:C

第2题:A

第3题:C

第1题:

W: I’m impressed by the power of antibiotics. You know, inside sick patient, antibiotics wipe out infectious bacteria by the millions.
M: That’s true, but germs are always mutating. A few adapt to resist the drug, so they survive and spread. Such antibiotic-resistant bacteria infect 2 million Americans every year. They kill 23,000.
W: So in this arms race between medicine and evolution, evolution is winning. But could we turn evolution against bacteria?
M: Good idea. Some scientists have already found that when bacteria mutate to become resistant to one antibiotic, they often become more vulnerable to a different drug. It seems the combined use of antibiotics could hold the germs at bay.

Question 1:
题干为：男士对细菌感染的关切是什么？由男士提到：A few adapt to resist the drug, so they survive and spread. Such antibiotic-resistant bacteria infect 2 million Americans every year. They kill 23,000.（有些细菌变异对抗生素产生抗药性，能够生存并传播。每年这种抗药性细菌感染200万美国人，导致23000人死亡。）可知，男士关心的是细菌的抗药性问题。因此C选项The bacterial resistance.（细菌的抗药性。）正确。

第2题:

Question 2:
题干为：医学和进化之间的竞争指的是什么？由女士提到：In this arms race between medicine and evolution, evolution is winning.（在这场医学与进化之间的军备竞赛中，进化正在获胜。）可知，此处medicine是指医学中使用的抗生素，而evolution是指细菌进化出耐药性，所以race指的是抗生素和细菌之间的竞争。因此A选项The race between antibiotics and bacteria.（抗生素和细菌之间的竞争。）正确。

第3题:

Question 3:
题干为：男士建议用什么方法来应对抗药性细菌？由男士提到：Some scientists have already found that when bacteria mutate to become resistant to one antibiotic, they often become more vulnerable to a different drug. It seems the combined use of antibiotics could hold the germs at bay.（一些科学家已经发现，当细菌变异对一种抗生素产生抗药性时，它们通常会对另一种药物变得更脆弱。抗生素的联合使用似乎可以控制细菌。）可知，男士建议联合使用抗生素。因此C选项The combined use of antibiotics.（联合使用抗生素。）正确。