Doctors in Switzerland help a man with Parkinson’s (帕金森病) walk better.

Marc Gauthier has Parkinson’s. He could not walk well before. But some doctors helped him. They put an implant (植入物) in his body. Now he can walk with the help of it. Marc is happy because he can leave his house and walk around.

Doctors want to try this new thing on six more people next year. They think it can make people with Parkinson’s feel better. They can walk like they used to.

1.What was wrong with Marc Gauthier?

A He had a cold.

B He couldn’t see anything.

C He couldn’t hear well.

D He couldn’t walk well.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“He could not walk well before.”可知，马克（Marc）患有晚期帕金森病，走起路来非常困难。故选D。

2.The implant is _________ .

A terrible

B helpful

C cheap

D expensive

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第二段第五句“Now he can walk with the help of it.”可知，瑞士医疗团队设计了一种植入物，植入物让马克能够更正常地行走，并重新获得独立，因此植入物是有帮助的。故选B。

3.How does Marc feel now?

A Surprised.

B Angry.

C Happy.

D Sad.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“Marc is happy ”可知，马克现在很高兴。故选C。

4.What are doctors going to do next?

A To make the implant better.

B To make more money.

C To learn more about Parkinson’s.

D To try the implant on more people.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“Doctors want to try this new thing on six more people next year.”可知，医生们接下来会在另外六个人身上实验这个植入物。故选D。

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A Health.

B Sports.

C Music.

D People.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要讲述了脊柱植入物帮助帕金森病患者实现行走的相关情况，属于“健康”版块。故选A。