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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
AtesttotellifyouareatriskfromAlzheimer'
sdisease(阿尔茨海默氏病)anddozensofotherconditionsgoesonsaleinBritaintodaycosting£125.
Thetestusesasalivasampletoprovidemorethan100piecesofgeneticinformationincludingwhetherusersaremorelikelythannormaltosufferParkinson'
sdisease(帕金森病),somecancersorbaldness.
ItcanalsopredictwhethertheylikecoffeeorhateBrusselssprouts(甘蓝),whichtypeofexerciseislikelytosuitthembestandgiveinformationaboutaperson'
sancestry(家族).
Thetest,alreadyavailableintheUS,isbeingmarketedonlineby23andMe,afirmpartfundedbyGoogle.Acustomerspitsintoatube,sealsitandsendsitbackto23andMe'
slabsforanalysis.Fourtosixweekslater,theyreceiveadetailedreportinthepostwrittenineverydaylanguage.
Itwilltellthem,forexample,whethertheirriskofAlzheimer'
sdiseaseishigherorlowerthanaverage.23andMe—runbyAnneWojcicki,wifeofGooglecofounderSergeyBrin—saysitsmissionistoensurethatindividualscanpersonallyaccess,understandandbenefitfromthehumangenome(基因组).
Itsaysthatarmedwiththeinformation,peoplecantakebettercareoftheirhealth.Forinstance,theprintoutmaygivesomeonetheimpetus(动力)theyneedtogiveupsmokingoritcouldmeantheyreceiveregularhealthcheckssothatanillnesscanbecaught—andtreatedearly.
GenetictestsarealreadyavailableinBritainbutgenerallyprovidelessinformationandaremoreexpensive.
1.Atesttotellifyouareatriskfromsomediseases________.
A.costs£125everyday
B.costsabout£125
C.isoflittleuse
D.canhelpsickpeoplerecover
2.Whatdoesthetestmakeuseoftoprovidegeneticinformation?
A.Thebloodinaperson'
sbrain.
B.Theliquidproducedinaperson'
smouth.
C.Theskininaperson'
sbreast.
D.Aperson'
shair.
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.23andMedependsonGooglefinancially.
B.23andMeisrunbySergeyBrinandhiswife.
C.SergeyBrinfoundedGoogleonhisown.
D.23andMeispopularnow.
B
TherearethreereasonswhyIdon'
tthinkthatwearereadyforcloning.Firstly,wedon'
tknowexactlywhattheconsequencesofcloningwouldbe.Forexample,ifscientistsclonedaman,theymightknowwhathewouldlooklike,buttheywouldn'
tknowhisquality.WhatwouldhappenifscientistsclonedanotherHitlerorotherslikehim?
Doyoureallythinkwewouldsurviveifthisbecameareality?
Secondly,cloningraisesmanyethicalquestions.Lookbackattheclonedmanthathasbeenpresentedandaskyourselfthesequestions:
“Doyoureallythinkthathewouldbeaman?
”
“Whowouldberesponsibleforhim?
“Doyouthinkheshouldhavethesamerightsaswehave?
Idon'
tthinkthatwecananswerthesequestionsnow.
Lastly,wedon'
tknowexactlywhatthemeaningoflifeis.Inmyopinion,creatinglifeisthedutyofnature,andwemustnotinterfere(干预)withthattaskbecausewecan'
tunderstandtheextremelycomplicatedrelationshipsamonglivesthataredefinedbynature.Usuallytheserelationshipsareextremelycomplex.Sometimes,theyseemtobesountouchablethattheycannotbechanged.Frommypointofview,wehavetolookatthenaturalenvironmentaroundus.Wecanseethatanecosystem(生态系统)ismadeupofalotofdifferentkindsoflife,andeachlifehasitsownfunctionwithinthesystem.Ifwedisturbthat,Ithinkitcouldleadtoourextinction(灭绝).
Eventhoughcloningmayhavealotofbenefitsforhumans,Ithinkweshouldstopcloningbecausewedonotunderstanditandcan'
tcontrolallofitseffects.Maybeinthefuture,wewillbereadytodoit,butthattimehasnotyetarrived.
4.Accordingtotheauthor,wearenotreadyforcloningbecause________.
A.twoormorepeoplemayhavethesameappearance
B.scientistsarenotsureaboutthepersonalitiesoftheclonedpeople
C.peoplemaynotfunctionproperlyiftherearemoreclonedhumanbeings
D.cloninghasnotbeenpermittedbythegovernment
5.Inthethirdargumenttheauthorfearsthatwewill________ifwecreatelifeatwill.
A.changethenaturalenvironmentaroundus
B.disturbtheecosysteminnature
C.sufferfromoverpopulation
D.acceleratetheextinctionofanimals
6.Accordingtothepassage,what'
stheauthor'
sattitudetowardscloning?
A.Positive. B.Critical.
C.Indifferent.D.Supportive.
7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ToCloneorNot
B.WhyShouldWeStopCloning?
C.ScientificResearchonCloning
D.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofCloning
C
IgrewupinanareawherethenaturaldisasterIwasreallyconcernedaboutwasearthquakes.Besidesthefiredrills(演习)wehadeachyearatschool,wealsohadearthquakedrills.Luckily,thereareafewthin