Although far from finished, researchers hope the false brain cells will give them a greater understanding of how real brains work.This, in turn, could significantly further research into conditions which affect the brain.Neil Hunt, chief leader of the research group, said，“It is still very early days, but in the future the research could lead to a useful tool for looking into dementia (痴呆)．”

　　The technique could also provide a way to carry on animal test and is being supported by the Humane Research Trust (HRT)．The scientists predict that over the next ten years a million people will develop dementia.Professor Coleman believes their findings could change this.He said，“We hope our research will provide scientists with a new and highly relational human experimental model to help them understand the brain better and develop new drugs to control the related disease.However, the biggest challenge at present is that we are greatly short of fund, which will slow our research.”

　　【答案】　1－4　CDDB

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇科普类说明文。主要介绍了英国科学家们正在进行培养脑细胞的实验，希望通过这样的实验更好地理解人类大脑结构，从而帮助人们治疗一些脑部疾病。

　　1．UK scientists grow a living human “brain” in order to ________.

　　A．study the structure of human brain

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