09年职称英语综合类b级阅读理解练习(1).docx

09 年职称英语综合类 B 级阅读理解练习 (1) Medical Journals 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 the general public ． B1healthprofessionals ． C)medical critics ． D)news reporters ． 2 ． Which of the following s