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The news that a human embryo (胚胎) has been 1 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions(反应).
The 2 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT),in Massachusetts,US. The group 3 the news on November 25.
This is not a cloned human being. "A 4 is alive,it walks,it breathes,"said Jamie Grifo,an expert on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.
"This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to 5 someone"s life."
Such research could lead to treatment for 6 such as heart disease,AIDS and even cancer, 7
scientists.
Despite high hopes from other scientists,the news 8 concerns immediately from religious and political
leaders. Several 9 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W.Bush also made it clear
that he is 10 any type of human cloning. However, the 11 at ACT said they have no interest at present
in developing an early embryo into 12 .
Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly,the sheep, 13 in 1997.And there were no real
technical 14 to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.
This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human 15 . 16 it was given
DNA from an adult cell,the egg began to 17 . 18 it was stopped from becoming a baby-at a stage in
which it was 19 a ball of cells. The 20 technology has been used to clone sheep,cattle and monkeys.
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| We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Bird, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded. When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁移) is probably the migration of the fish, which is called "salmon". This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea. Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾). Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don"t. Maybe living things just like to travel. | |||
| 1. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _________. | |||
| A. give birth B. enjoy warmer weather C. find food more easily D. find beautiful places | |||
| 2. The fish called "salmon" spends a long life in _________. | |||
| A. salt water B. rivers C. fresh water D. its birthplace | |||
| 3. What is the main idea of the passage? | |||
| A. Animals move in order to find food more easily. B. The migration of the fish called "salmon" is the most famous migration. C. Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel. D. sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don"t. | |||
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| Robots are being used for the first time in hospitals. "Robot-nurses" perform a variety of tasks such as delivering medicine, food and laboratory samples to sickrooms and taking away waste. Patients aren"t treated by robots, as this is still done by medical staff. The idea is to employ robots to transport supplies between departments. "Nurses often have to break off from what they are doing to gather supplies," says Peter Seiff, who makes the robots called TUGs. Research shows any interruption in medical work can lead to errors-a nurse may forget whether she has given medicine and may give a patient double the dose (剂量) or none at all. The robots vary in size according to what job they perform, but normally take the shape of a metal box on wheels, with a box on the side containing their software. After being programmed, the robots are able to find their way around a hospital unassisted. They also contain scanning technology to create electronic pictures or a "memory" of routes on their hard drives to help them go through passages, doors and other obstacles. Each robot is also monitored at the producer"s headquarters (总部) in case it runs into any difficulties. Trials show TUGs reduce the time it takes for a patient to receive medicine, and stop drugs from going missing. A study at the University of Maryland Medical Centre in the U.S. found that when three TUGs were used over the course of a year, the average length of time from the drugstore receiving a prescription to the patient receiving it dropped from 74 minutes to 30 minutes and saved nurses 6,123 hours finding medicines. It also cut the number of medicines that went missing to zero. "The biggest complaints we receive from patients is that the nurses don"t spend enough time with them. Anything that frees nurses is a boon," says Katherine Mulligan, director of nursing at the hospital, "The TUGs allow nurses to spend more time focusing on patient care. Nurse satisfaction has improved." | |||
| 1. Which of the following activities are robot-nurses NOT programmed to deal with? | |||
| A. Transporting supplies. B. Taking away waste. C. Taking care of patients. D. Creating electronic pictures. | |||
| 2. The underline word "boon" in the last paragraph probably means . | |||
| A. benefit B. dream C. habit D. complaint | |||
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
| A. Robots can help nurses save a lot of time. B. All robots have the same size. C. Robots are unable to find their way by themselves. D. Robots cannot get help if they run into difficulties. | |||
| 4. What is the attitude of the author towards robot-nurses? | |||
| A. Neutral. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Unknown. | |||
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| You may have heard the popular saying, "there are always more fish in the sea". But as many new studies show, fish populations are changing, and not necessarily for the better. Consider the case of big, predatory (食肉动物) fish. These giants, like sharks and cod (鳕鱼), eat other smaller fish. Big fish are an important part of the marine ecosystem (海洋生态系统) because they keep down the numbers of smaller fish. Without fish that eat other fish, populations of smaller swimmers would increase, eating more plants, and leaving less vegetation for other creatures, including future fish. As fierce as predators can be, they"re no match for fishing technology. Many people love to catch predatory fish like sharks, cod and tuna, and new studies suggest that over-fishing is threatening these creatures near the top of the marine food chain. In one study, Villy Christensen and his colleagues looked at 200 past studies of marine life to learn how fish populations have changed over time. Christensen reported that between 1910 and 1970, the numbers of big predators decreased slowly, and that in 1970 their populations really started to drop. Around that time, fishing ships began using new tools that led to more fish being caught. The numbers have been falling quickly ever since. Reg Watson looked at the problem from the perspective of the fishermen. In the middle of the 20th century, Watson reported, fishing boats didn"t go far from home, and most fish were caught near the shore. That was no longer true by the 1980s. By then, fishing had moved farther from shore, into the open oceans, and was helped by the development of new technologies. But since the 1990s, something has changed. Despite new technologies and more efforts, fishing operations have not continued to develop. Scientists study historical data to understand the present, and this research is needed to forecast the future of fish and fishing. And the forecast doesn"t look good: large predator fish are becoming harder to find, and soon may disappear. | |||
| 1. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that . | |||
| A. more big fish are breeding in the ocean B. the fewer smaller fish, the more big fish C. big fish are less important than smaller fish D. the numbers of smaller fish are controlled by big fish | |||
| 2. Why did the number of big predators begin to fall quickly in 1970? | |||
| A. Fishing ships began using new tools with which they could catch more fish. B. There were fewer smaller fish than before. C. There were more people catching big predators. D. Their environment was being polluted by fishing ships. | |||
| 3. Which of the following would scientists most probably agree with? | |||
| A. It may soon be difficult to find large predator fish. B. It will cost much more in the future to catch big fish. C. Smaller fish still give the fishing industry a bright future. D. It is tough for researchers to forecast the future of fish. | |||
| 4. What can we conclude from the passage? | |||
| A. The decrease of the number of smaller fish has changed the marine food chain. B. Big fish have to live in the deep sea to avoid being caught. C. Over-fishing with new technology accounts for the decrease of the number of big fish. D. The decreasing populations of small fish lead to fewer big fish. | |||
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| Each year about a quarter of a million Americans study abroad. For many of them, a summer or a semester in a foreign country now involves more than just sitting in classrooms and hanging out with other American students. Instead, they are encouraged and sometimes required to be involved in the local communities they are studying in. "It"s absolutely important that they know something about how people in other parts of the world live and think, and how they behave," says William Finlay, head of the sociology department at the University of Georgia. In 2008, he co-founded a study abroad program with South Africa"s Stellenbosch University. It combines traditional academic in-class learning with community involvement. "We"ve been working with a non-government organization in the township. Our students typically either work with little children in day care centers or work in the library and teach very basic computer skills to young children," says Finlay. The three-week program proved to be an unforgettable experience for Hillary Kinsey. She says, "It was interesting to learn the history of the area and then talk to these people and see what the social dynamics were, and how certain groups felt about other groups." When Hillary Kinsey returned home from South Africa, she and other students in the program established a non-profit group. Kinsey says the group wants to contribute to advancing education and development in South Africa. "One of the purposes of the group is that we hope to raise money and awareness about the situation where those people live and help to promote any sort of educational development that we can, " Kinsey added. While many study abroad programs focus on helping Americans to learn foreign languages, others take a more intensive approach. "In all of our locations, we place students with local roommates," says Mark Lenhart, director of CEF Academic Programs, which sends more than a thousand students to China, Korea and other countries each year. He says American students benefit from such one-on-one interactions, in spite of the challenges they face. Lenhart says, "They have to adjust to the local life. This will enable students to become more employable when they graduate." | |||
| 1. What is the main idea of this passage? | |||
| A. How non-profit groups work in South Africa. B. How to take part in study abroad programs. C. Americans studying abroad pay more attention to working with local children. D. Americans combine community involvement with study while studying abroad. | |||
| 2. The purposes of Hillary Kinsey"s non-profit group include all of the following, EXCEPT . | |||
| A. learning more about South Africa B. raising money for local people C. helping to develop education in South Africa D. raising people"s awareness of the local situation | |||
| 3. Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe Hillary Kinsey"s feelings about studying abroad? | |||
| A. Interested. B. Surprised. C. Impressed. D. Unforgettable. | |||
| 4. The advantages of studying abroad mentioned in this passage include . ① making more friends ② being qualified for more jobs ③ learning a foreign language ④ having the ability to adjust to a new environment | |||
| A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②④ | |||
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| For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may answer such messages. Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1, 000 stars, all within 100 light years of the earth. In addition, they will scan the entire sky to "listen" for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise. Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy(银河星系), scientists find that 5% are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like the earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution(进化) of life. Based on the inhabitable (适于居住的) planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life. However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely. Other scientists believe that our search hasn"t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking. | |||
| 1. According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable? | |||
| A. 5 billion. B. 10 billion. C. 15 billion. D. 200 billion | |||
| 2. The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about ________ . | |||
| A. how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets B. why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets C. where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets D. when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets | |||
| 3. The underlined word "monitor" in the 2nd paragraph means " ________ ". | |||
| A. find B. block C. check D. form | |||
| 4. Which of these statements is True based on the information in the passage? | |||
| A. The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy. B. Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets. C. Scientists don"t believe that there might be life on other planets. D. Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets. |