Medical journals are publications that report medical information to physicians and other health professionals.

　　In the past，these journals were available only in print.With the development of electronic/publishing，many medical journals now have Web sites on the Internet，and some journals/publish only online.A few medical journals，like the Journal of the American Medical Association，are considered general medical journals because they cover many fields of medicine.Most medical journals are specialty journals that focus on a particular area of medicine.

　　Medical journals/publish many types of articles.Research articles report the results of research studies on a range of topics varying from the basic mechanisms of diseases to clinical trials that compare outcomes of different treatments.Review articles summarize and analyze the information available on a specific topic based on a careful search of the medical literature.

　　Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors，combining results from different studies on the same topic can be helpful in reaching conclusions about the scientific evidence for preventing，diagnosing or treating a particular disease.Case conferences and case reports may be/published in medical journals to educate physicians about particular illnesses and how to treat at them.Editorials in medical journals are short essays that express the views of the authors，often regarding a research or review article/published in the same issue.

　　Editorials provide perspective on how the current article fits with other information on the same topic.Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of the medical journal to express comments， questions or criticisms about articles/published in that journal.

　　1. The main readers of medical journals are

　　A)the general public.

　　B1healthprofessionals.

　　C)medical critics.

　　D)news reporters.

　　2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A) Many medical journals also/publish online.

　　B)A few medical journals are general medical journals.

　　C)Most medical journals/publish only online.

　　D)Most medical journals are specialty journals.

　　3. How many major types of articles are mentioned in the passage?

　　A)Five.

　　B)Seven.

　　C)Four.

　　D)Six.

　　4. An article dealing with results from different studies on the same topic is called

　　A)a research article.

　　B)a review article.

　　C)a case report.

　　D)an editorial.

　　5.Letters to the editor enable readers of a medical journal to express comments on

　　A)any medical event.

　　B) articles/published in the same issue.

　　C)articles/published in that journal

　　D)medical development.

　　1. B.分析：細節題。問題問及醫療雜志的主要讀者，借助題干中的main readers作為答案線索，這樣發現答案相關句：Medical journals are publications that report medical information to physicians and other health professionals.

　　2. C.分析：細節題。發現被選項在內容上都是涉及到醫療雜志的出版，所以借?publish作為答案線索，這樣發現答案相關句：many medical journals now have Web sites on the Internet，and some journals/publish only online.A few medical journals，like the Journal of the American Medical Association，are considered general medical journals because they cover many fields of medicine.Most medical journals are specialty journals that focus on a particular area of medicine.

　　3. A. 分析：細節題。該題涉及到文章類型。注意文章中提及文章類型的句子。這樣發現答案相關句：Medical journals/publish many types of articles.Research articles report the results of Review articles summarize and analyze ...Case conferences and case reports may be/published in medical journals ..Editorials provide perspective on ...Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of ..

　　4. B.分析：細節題。利用題干中的核心結構different studies on the same topic作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關句：Review articles summarize and analyze the information available on a specific topic based on a careful search of the medical literature.Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors，combining results from different studies on the same topic can be helpful in reaching conclusions about the scientific evidence for preventing，diagnosing or treating a particular disease.

　　5. C. 分析：借助題干中的核心結構Letters to the editor和express comments on作為答案線索，這樣在文章最后部分找到答案相關句：Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of the medical journal to express comments， questions or criticisms about articles/published in that journal。

　　Medical journals are publications that report medical information to physicians and other health professionals.

　　In the past，these journals were available only in print.With the development of electronic/publishing，many medical journals now have Web sites on the Internet，and some journals/publish only online.A few medical journals，like the Journal of the American Medical Association，are considered general medical journals because they cover many fields of medicine.Most medical journals are specialty journals that focus on a particular area of medicine.

　　Medical journals/publish many types of articles.Research articles report the results of research studies on a range of topics varying from the basic mechanisms of diseases to clinical trials that compare outcomes of different treatments.Review articles summarize and analyze the information available on a specific topic based on a careful search of the medical literature.

　　Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors，combining results from different studies on the same topic can be helpful in reaching conclusions about the scientific evidence for preventing，diagnosing or treating a particular disease.Case conferences and case reports may be/published in medical journals to educate physicians about particular illnesses and how to treat at them.Editorials in medical journals are short essays that express the views of the authors，often regarding a research or review article/published in the same issue.

　　Editorials provide perspective on how the current article fits with other information on the same topic.Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of the medical journal to express comments， questions or criticisms about articles/published in that journal.

　　1. The main readers of medical journals are

　　A)the general public.

　　B1healthprofessionals.

　　C)medical critics.

　　D)news reporters.

　　2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A) Many medical journals also/publish online.

　　B)A few medical journals are general medical journals.

　　C)Most medical journals/publish only online.

　　D)Most medical journals are specialty journals.

　　3. How many major types of articles are mentioned in the passage?

　　A)Five.

　　B)Seven.

　　C)Four.

　　D)Six.

　　4. An article dealing with results from different studies on the same topic is called

　　A)a research article.

　　B)a review article.

　　C)a case report.

　　D)an editorial.

　　5.Letters to the editor enable readers of a medical journal to express comments on

　　A)any medical event.

　　B) articles/published in the same issue.

　　C)articles/published in that journal

　　D)medical development.

　　1. B.分析：細節題。問題問及醫療雜志的主要讀者，借助題干中的main readers作為答案線索，這樣發現答案相關句：Medical journals are publications that report medical information to physicians and other health professionals.

　　2. C.分析：細節題。發現被選項在內容上都是涉及到醫療雜志的出版，所以借?publish作為答案線索，這樣發現答案相關句：many medical journals now have Web sites on the Internet，and some journals/publish only online.A few medical journals，like the Journal of the American Medical Association，are considered general medical journals because they cover many fields of medicine.Most medical journals are specialty journals that focus on a particular area of medicine.

　　3. A. 分析：細節題。該題涉及到文章類型。注意文章中提及文章類型的句子。這樣發現答案相關句：Medical journals/publish many types of articles.Research articles report the results of Review articles summarize and analyze ...Case conferences and case reports may be/published in medical journals ..Editorials provide perspective on ...Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of ..

　　4. B.分析：細節題。利用題干中的核心結構different studies on the same topic作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關句：Review articles summarize and analyze the information available on a specific topic based on a careful search of the medical literature.Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors，combining results from different studies on the same topic can be helpful in reaching conclusions about the scientific evidence for preventing，diagnosing or treating a particular disease.

　　5. C. 分析：借助題干中的核心結構Letters to the editor和express comments on作為答案線索，這樣在文章最后部分找到答案相關句：Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of the medical journal to express comments， questions or criticisms about articles/published in that journal。