完形填空(第51～65题，每题1分，共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。
The Case of the Disappearing Fingerprints
One useful anti-cancer drug can effectively erase the whorls and other characteristic marks that give people their distinctive fingerprints(指纹)．Losing them could become troublesome．A case _________(51)online in a letter by Annals of Oncology(肿瘤学)indicates how big a________(52)of losing fingerprints is．
Eng-Huat Tan，a Singapore-based medical doctor describes a 62-year-old man who has used capecitabine to________(53)his nasopharyngeal cancer(鼻咽癌)．After three years on the_______(54)，the patient decided to visit U．S．relatives last December．But he was stopped by
U．S．customs officials________(55)4 hours after entering the country when those officials couldn't get fingerprints from the man．There were no_______(56)swirly marks appearing from his index finger．
"U．S．customs has been fingerprinting incoming foreign visitors for years．"Tan says．"unfortunately，for the Singaporean traveler，one potential_________(57)effect of his drug treatment is a smoothing of the tissue on the finger pads．_________(58)，no fingerprints．"
"It is uncertain when fingerprint___________(59)will begin to take place in patients who are taking capecitabine，"Tan points out．So he__________(60)any physicians who prescribe the drug to provide their patients with a doctor'S___________(61)pointing out that their medicine may cause fingerprints to disappear．
Eventually，the Singapore traveler made it into the United States．I guess the name on his passport didn't raise any red flags． But he'S also now got the explanatory doctor's note-and won't leave home_______(62)it．
By the way，maybe the Food and Drug Administration(美国食品药物管理局)，____________(63) approved use of the drug 11 years ago，should consider updating its list of side effects _______(64)with this medicine．The current list does note that patients may experience vomiting(呕吐)，stomach pain and some other side effects．But no where__________(65)it mention the potential for loss of fingerprints．
51．A．released B．suggested C．accepted D．detected
52．A．problem B．gap C．sickness D．secret
53．A．cut B．treat C．find D．smooth
54．A．diet B．exercise C．recovery D．drug
55．A．in B．for C．at D．from
56．A．different B．strange C．interesting D．distinctive
57．A．good B．side C．normal D．main
58．A．However B．Meanwhile C．Hence D．Yet
59．A．chance B．mark C．loss D．danger
60．A．reports B．discourage C．cautions D．praise
61．A．note B．name C．book D．number
62．A．on B．out C．without D．off
63．A．who B．when C．which D．where
64．A．collected B．copied C．associated D．tested
65．A．must B．does C．can D．should
参考答案及解析
51．A[解析]release公布；suggest建议；accept接受；detect探测。根据下文内容，这里应该是"一个被肿瘤学年报在网上公布的信件"，因此选A。
52．A [解析]problem问题；g印间隙；sickness疾病；secret秘密。根据下文内容，这里应该是"失去指纹会带来多大麻烦"，因此选A。
53．B[解析]cut裁剪；treat治疗；find发现；smooth磨光。本句意思是"一个新加坡籍的医学博士描述了用卡培他滨治疗一位患鼻咽癌的62岁老人的经历"。因此选B。
54．D [解析]diet饮食；exercise锻炼；recovery康复；drug药品，最符合题意。本句意思是"经过这个药物三年的治疗后"。因此选D。
55．B [解析]介词for在这里指"持续……时间"。本句意思是"他被美国海关人员拦截了4小时之久"。因此选B。
56．D [解析]different不同的；strange奇怪的；interesting有趣的；distinctive独特的，最符合题意，指人手指上特有的旋涡状的指纹。本句意思是"因为在他的食指上没有独特的旋涡状的指纹标记"。因此选D。
57．B [解析]本题考查词组side effect副作用。Good好的；normal正常的；main主要的。本句意思是"药物治疗的一个潜在的副作用就是会使指尖上的肉垫组织变光滑"。因此选B。
58．C[解析]however但是，表示转折；meanwhile同时；hence因此，后面可以直接跟名词而独立成句，如：I fell off my bike yesterday hence the bruises．我昨天骑自行车摔倒了，所以青一块、紫一块的；yet仍然，还。本句意思为"药物治疗的一个潜在的副作用就是会使指尖上的肉垫组织变光滑，因此会没有指纹"。因此选C。
59．C [解析]chance机会；mark记号；loss消失；danger危险。本句的意思是"对于服用卡培他滨的病人来说，指纹何时会消失是不确定的"。因此选C。
60．C[解析]reporl报告；discourage使气馁；caution警告；praise赞美。本句意思是"所以他警告每位医师在给病人开药时要给病人开具他们的药物可能会使指纹消失的证明单"。因此选C。
61．A [解析]note票据，单子；name姓名；book书本；number数字。本句意思是"给病人开具他们的药物可能会使指纹消失的证明单"。因此选A。
62．C [解析]本句意思是"但是他同样要带有医师开的证明单--并且要随身携带"。因此只能选C，withour。
63．C[解析]本句需要选一个关系代词引导非限定定语从句，并做定语从句的主语，因此只能选C，which。本句意思是"美国食品和药物局已经准许这一药物的使用有11年之久了"。
64．C [解析]collect收集；copy模仿；associate联系；test测验。本句意思是"应该考虑更新与该药物有关的副作用清单"。
65．B [解析]本句是时间状语no w}lere提前构成的部分倒装句，谓语要由助动词does放在主语前。本句意思是"但是却没有提及失去指纹的潜在危险。"因此选B。
