[单选题]根据以下材料，回答 Hair loss can be destructive for themillions of men and women who experience it. Now scientists are reporting thata substance from honeybee hives might contain clues for developing a potentialnew therapy. They found that the material, called propolis, encouraged hairgrowth in mice. The study appears in A CS′ Journal of Agricultural and FoodChemistry. Ken Kobayashi and colleagues note that propolis is a resin-likematerial that honeybees use to seal small gaps in their hives. Not only does itwork as a physical barrier, but it also contains active compounds that fightfungal and bacterial invasions. People from ancient times had noticed propolis′special properties and used it to treat tumors, inflammation and wounds. Morerecently, research has shown that the substance promotes the growth of certaincells involved in hair growth though no one had yet tested whether that in turnwould result in new locks. Kobayashi ′ s team wanted to find out. When the researchers tested propolis onmice that had been shaved or waxed, the mice that received the treatment regrewtheir fur faster than those that didn′t. The scientists also noticed that afterthe topical application, the number of special cells involved in the process ofgrowing hair increased. Although they tried the material on mice that couldgrow fur rather than balding mice, the researchers note that hair lossconditions often result from abnormal inflammation. Propolis contains anti-inflammatorycompounds, so they expert it could help treat balding conditions. They add that further testing is needed tosee if the beehive material affects human hair follicles. Which of the following is wrong aboutpropolis?
A.It can battle fungal and bacterialinvasions.
B.It promotes the growth of all cells.
C.It can serve as a physical barrier.
D.It can treat tumors, inflammation andwounds.

[单选题]根据以下材料，回答 Hair loss can be destructive for themillions of men and women who experience it. Now scientists are reporting thata substance from honeybee hives might contain clues for developing a potentialnew therapy. They found that the material, called propolis, encouraged hairgrowth in mice. The study appears in A CS′ Journal of Agricultural and FoodChemistry. Ken Kobayashi and colleagues note that propolis is a resin-likematerial that honeybees use to seal small gaps in their hives. Not only does itwork as a physical barrier, but it also contains active compounds that fightfungal and bacterial invasions. People from ancient times had noticed propolis′special properties and used it to treat tumors, inflammation and wounds. Morerecently, research has shown that the substance promotes the growth of certaincells involved in hair growth though no one had yet tested whether that in turnwould result in new locks. Kobayashi ′ s team wanted to find out. When the researchers tested propolis onmice that had been shaved or waxed, the mice that received the treatment regrewtheir fur faster than those that didn′t. The scientists also noticed that afterthe topical application, the number of special cells involved in the process ofgrowing hair increased. Although they tried the material on mice that couldgrow fur rather than balding mice, the researchers note that hair lossconditions often result from abnormal inflammation. Propolis contains anti-inflammatorycompounds, so they expert it could help treat balding conditions. They add that further testing is needed tosee if the beehive material affects human hair follicles. What′s the main idea of the passage?
A.It is about a test on mice.
B.It is about an introduce of ACS'Journal.
C.It is about a report on a study of newfunction of propolis.
D.It is about a medicine that will be putinto market soon.

[单选题]根据以下材料，回答 As with spoken language, writtenlanguage is always used for a purpose. People read a text 11 they think that it will enable them tofind answers to questions that they are interested in answering. People writeto express an 12 or to give information to particularreaders. There are, of course, many different purposes for reading and writingand different purposes will 13 different reading and writing styles. In general, written language isstructurally more "correct" than spoken language. It has clear wordand sentence 14 and its information is more denselypacked. More is said in 15 words. However, written language alsocontains both structural and contextual redundancy and this can help readers to 16 the text. Written language is often structurally more 17 than spoken language. This is becausewhen people write they have 18 to think about what they want to writeand are able to 19 to what they have written and revise itas often as they wish. This greater, structural complexity is one factor that maymake a text 20 to understand. When people read in their first language,they do not usually read every word in the text. Readers 21 their eyes across and down the textstopping at groups of words (fixations) to check for meaning. The speed withwhich people read 22 their purpose for reading and on how 23 a range of possible meanings their brainhas to choose from at every fixation. 24 readers use the structuraland contextual redundancy of the language, their 25 of what they have already read and thegeneral knowledge they already have to 26 what will come next, and so 27 the number of possible choices that thebrain has to consider at any fixation. Both writers, when choosing how to expresstheir 28 meaning for the audience that they have inmind, 29 readers, when interpreting writers′meaning, rely not only on their linguistic knowledge, but 30 their general knowledge of the context inwhich they are reading and writing. Such knowledge, whether specificallylinguistic or contextual, is stored in the long-text memory.
A.come across
B.take away
C.narrow down
D.give up