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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 ______.
A. the general public.
B. health professionals.
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.

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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．（該句間接的回答了問題—向內科醫生和其他健康專家提供醫療信息，所以答案是B。）

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”，所以借助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（該句與A內容一致），and some journals publish only online．（該句直接與C矛盾）A few medical journals，like the Journal of the American Medical Association，are considered general medical journals because they cover many fields of medicine．（該句與B內容一致）Most medical journals are specialty journals that focus on a particular area of medicine．（該句與D內容一致）

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．（該句說“綜述文章是在對醫學文獻進行了仔細的查詢后找出的有關某一具體主題的信息進行匯總和分析”）Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors，combining results from different studies on the same topic （“對于同一主題的不同研究結果的匯總”在含義上與上句“綜述文章”的目的一致，因此判斷B是答案。）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。（該句內容直接回答了問題：對雜志上發表的文章進行評論，提出問題或提出批評意見）