Kennedys Death　　Senator Edward Kennedy, a legendary political figure in the United States, died on Tuesday after a year long battle with malignant glioma, the most common type of brain cancer among adults. Although he had the most up-to-date treatments - surgery at Duke University Medical Center, chemotherapy and radiation - he was not able to survive the disease. Doctors still dont know what causes brain tumors and the National Cancer Institute says the outlook for patients with malignant gliomas is poor.　　Kennedy had whats called a craniotomy, which involves opening the skull to expose the surface of the brain. Surgeons then determine the exact location of the tumor, often with the help of an MRI or CT scan. During part of the procedure, patients can be brought back to consciousness. That helps the doctors avoid cutting in areas that control speech. The brain will not feel any pain, so you can stimulate while the patient is awake and test the motor function, the speech functions while the patient is awake which allows very accurate determination of where these eloquent areas of the brain are, Dr. Caputy explains.　　Doctors caution that even with treatment, these aggressive tumors always come back. Whats not known is when　　A.Senator Edward Kennedy died right after he had the tumor.　　C.Senator Edward Kennedy died because he didnt get up-to-date treatment.　　正確答案:D　　2.What is the experts attitude towards the outlook for patients with malignant gliomas　　B.Pessimistic.　　D.Not mentioned　　解析:問題問的是：專家對惡性神經膠質瘤患者的前景看法如何?第二段最后提到醫生仍不清楚發病原因，國家腫瘤學會稱惡性神經膠質瘤患者的前景并不樂觀　　A.He had a surgery at Duke University Medical Center.　　C.He made a speech about craniotomy.　　正確答案:C　　4.Which statement is NOT true about the risk factors that cause brain tumors　　B.Kids are more likely to have brain tumors than adults.　　D.70-year-old or older people are more likely to have brain tumors than those under 70　　解析:問題問的是：以下關于可能引發腦癌的危險因素的論述哪一項是錯誤的?倒數第二段提到了ACD的說法，即男性比女性更容易患腦癌;白人更容易患腦癌;70歲以上的人更容易患腦癌。只有B小孩比成人更容易患腦癌沒有提到。因此選B　　A.Experts have already figure out the exact cause of brain cancer.　　C.Patients usually remain sleeping during a craniotomy.　　正確答案:D

　　Kennedys Death　　Senator Edward Kennedy, a legendary political figure in the United States, died on Tuesday after a year long battle with malignant glioma, the most common type of brain cancer among adults. Although he had the most up-to-date treatments - surgery at Duke University Medical Center, chemotherapy and radiation - he was not able to survive the disease. Doctors still dont know what causes brain tumors and the National Cancer Institute says the outlook for patients with malignant gliomas is poor.　　Kennedy had whats called a craniotomy, which involves opening the skull to expose the surface of the brain. Surgeons then determine the exact location of the tumor, often with the help of an MRI or CT scan. During part of the procedure, patients can be brought back to consciousness. That helps the doctors avoid cutting in areas that control speech. The brain will not feel any pain, so you can stimulate while the patient is awake and test the motor function, the speech functions while the patient is awake which allows very accurate determination of where these eloquent areas of the brain are, Dr. Caputy explains.　　Doctors caution that even with treatment, these aggressive tumors always come back. Whats not known is when　　A.Senator Edward Kennedy died right after he had the tumor.　　C.Senator Edward Kennedy died because he didnt get up-to-date treatment.　　正確答案:D　　2.What is the experts attitude towards the outlook for patients with malignant gliomas　　B.Pessimistic.　　D.Not mentioned　　解析:問題問的是：專家對惡性神經膠質瘤患者的前景看法如何?第二段最后提到醫生仍不清楚發病原因，國家腫瘤學會稱惡性神經膠質瘤患者的前景并不樂觀　　A.He had a surgery at Duke University Medical Center.　　C.He made a speech about craniotomy.　　正確答案:C　　4.Which statement is NOT true about the risk factors that cause brain tumors　　B.Kids are more likely to have brain tumors than adults.　　D.70-year-old or older people are more likely to have brain tumors than those under 70　　解析:問題問的是：以下關于可能引發腦癌的危險因素的論述哪一項是錯誤的?倒數第二段提到了ACD的說法，即男性比女性更容易患腦癌;白人更容易患腦癌;70歲以上的人更容易患腦癌。只有B小孩比成人更容易患腦癌沒有提到。因此選B　　A.Experts have already figure out the exact cause of brain cancer.　　C.Patients usually remain sleeping during a craniotomy.　　正確答案:D