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B、allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C、therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere.

D、manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting.

2>

、WhydidDr.BaumcometoaBritishnationalpark?

A、Becauseheneededtopresentitwithacouncil’sdiploma.

B、Becausehewasconcernedaboutitsmanagement.

C、BecauseitwastheonlynationalparkofitskindinEurope.

D、BecauseitwastheonlyparkwhichhadeverreceivedadiplomafromtheCouncil.

3>

、Thelastsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat______.

A、peopleshouldmakeeveryefforttocreatemereenvironmentareas.

B、peoplewouldgoonprotectingnationalparks.

C、certainareasofcountrysideshouldbeleftintact.

D、peoplewoulddefendtherighttodeveloptheareasaroundnationalparks.

4>

、InDr.Baum'

sopinion,theviewthatanaturereserveshouldserveasatouristattractionis______.

A、idealistic

B、revolutionary

C、short-sighted

D、traditional

5>

、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A、Wehavedevelopedindustryattheexpenseofcountryside.

B、Wehaveforgottenwhatouroriginalcountrysidelookedlike.

C、Peoplelivingonislandsshouldprotectnaturalresourcesfortheirsurvival.

D、Weshoulddestroyallthebuilt-upareas.

2、TheScienceoftheFuture

　　Untilrecently,the“scienceofthefuture”wassupposedtobeelectronicsandartificialintelligence.Todayitseemsmoreandmorelikelythatthenextgreatbreakthroughsintechnologywillbebroughtthroughacombinationofthosetwoscienceswithorganicchemistryandgeneticengineering.Thiscombinationisthescienceofbiotechnology.

　　Organicchemistryenablesustoproducemarveloussynthetic（合成的）materials.However,itisstilldifficulttomanufactureanythingthathasthecapacityofwooltoconserveheatandalsotoabsorbmoisture.Nothingthatwehavebeenabletoproducesofarcomesanywherenearthecombinationofstrength,1ightnessandflexibilitythatwefindinthebodiesofordinaryinsects.

　　Nevertheless,scientistsinthelaboratoryhavealreadysucceededin“growing”amaterialthathasmanyofthecharacteristicsofhumanskin.Thenextstepmaywellbe“biotechheartsandeyes”whichcanreplacediseasedorgansinhumanbeings.Thesewillnotberejectedbythebody,asisthecasewithorgansfromhumans.

　　Theapplicationofbiotechnologytoenergyproductionseemsevenmorepromising.In1996thefamousscience,fictionwriter,ArthurC.Clarke,manyofwhosepreviouspredictionshavecometrue,saidthatwemaysoonbeabletodevelopremarkablycheapandrenewablesourcesofenergy.Someofthesepowersourceswillbebiological.Clarkeandothershavewarnedusrepeatedlythatsoonerorlaterwewillhavetogiveupourdependenceonnon-renewablepowersources.Coal,oilandgasareindeedconvenient.However,usingthemalsomeanscreatingdangerouslyhighlevelsofpollution.Itwillbeimpossibletomeetthegrowingdemandforenergywithoutincreasingthatpollutiontocatastrophic（灾难性的）levelsunlesswedeveloppowersourcesthatarebothcheaperandcleaner.

　　Itisattemptingtothinkthatbiotechnologyorsomeother“scienceofthefuture”cansolveourproblems.Beforewesurrendertothattemptationweshouldremembernuclearpower.Onlyafewgenerationsagoitseemedtopromiselimitless,cheapandsafeenergy.Todaythosepromises1ieburiedinaconcretegraveinaplacecalledChernobyl,intheUkraine.Biotechnologyisunlikely,however,tobreakitspromisesinquitethesameorsuchadangerousway.

、Accordingtothepassage,thescienceofthefutureislikelytobe______.

A、electronics

B、biotechnology

C、geneticengineering

D、nucleartechnology

、Organicchemistryhelpstoproducematerialsthatare______.

A、asgoodasw001

B、asgoodasaninsect’sbody

C、notasgoodasnaturalmaterials

D、betterthannaturalmaterials

、AccordingtothePassage,itmaysoonbepossible______.

A、tomakesomethingasgoodashumanskin

B、toproducedrugswithoutsideeffects

C、totransplanthumanorgans

D、tomakeartificialheartsandeyes

、In1996,ArthurC.Clarkepredictedthat______.

A、biologicalpowersourceswouldbeputintousesoon.

B、oil,gasandcoalcouldberepeatedlyusedinthefuture.

C、dependenceonnon-renewablepowersourceswouldbereducedsoon

D、theChernobyldisasterwouldhappenintwoyears.

、Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A、Biotechnologycansolveallourfutureenergyproblems.

B、Biologicalpowerischeaperthannuclearpower.

C、Biologicalpowermaynotbeasdangerousasnuclearpower.

D、Biologicalpowerwillkeepallitspromises.

3、CommonProblems,CommonSolutions

　　Thechancesarethatyoumadeupyourmindaboutsmokingalongtimeago-anddecidedit’snotforyou.

　　Thechancesareequallygoodthatyouknowalotofsmokers-thereare,afterallabout60millionofthem,workwiththem,andgetalongwiththemverywell.

　　Andfinallyit’saprettysafebetthatyou’reopen-mindedandinterestedinallthevariousissuesaboutsmokersandnonsmokers-oryouwouldn’tbereadingthis.

　　Andthosethreethingsmakeyouincredibly（难以置信地）importanttoday.

　　Becausetheymeanthatyoursisthevoice-notthesmoker’sandnottheanti-smoker’s-thatwilldeterminehowmuchofsociety’seffortsshouldgointobuildingwallsthatseparateusandhowmuchintothesearchforsolutionsthatbringustogether.

　　Foronetragicresultoftheemphasisonbuildingwallsisthediversion（转移）ofmillionsofdollarsfromscientificresearchonthecausesandcuresofdiseaseswhich,whenallissaidanddone,stillstrikethenonsmokeraswellasthesmoker.Oneprominent（卓越的）healthorganization,tocite（引证）butasingleinstance,nowspends28centsofeverypubliclycontributeddollaron“education”（muchofitinanti-smokingpropagandaandonly2centsonresearch.

　　Therewillalwaysbesomewhowanttobuildwalls,whowanttoseparatepeoplefrompeople,anduptoapoint,eventhesemayservesociety.Theanti-smokingwall-buildershave,togivethemtheirdue,helpedtomakeusallmorekeenlyawareofchoice.

　　Butourguess,andcertainlyourhope,isthatyouareamongthefargreatestnumberwhoknowthatwallsareonlytemporary（暂时的）atbest,andthatoverthelongrun,wecanservesociety’sinterestbetterbyworkingtogetherinmutualaccommodation.

　　Whatevervirtuewallsmayhave,theycannevermoveoursocietytowardfundamentalsolutions.Peoplewhoworktogetheroncommonproblems,commonsolutions,can.

、Whatdoestheword“wall”usedinthepassagemean?

A、Anti-smokingpropaganda.

B、Diseasesstrikingnonsmokersaswellassmokers.

C、Rulesandregulationsthatprohibitsmoking.

D、Separationofsmokersfromnonsmokers.

、Inparagraph4,“you”refersto______.

A、smokers

B、nonsmokers

C、anti-smokers

D、smokerswhohavequittedsmoking

、Itisevidentthattheauthorisnotinfavorof______.

A、buildingawallbetweensmokersandnonsmokers

B、doingscientificresearchattheexpenseofone’shealth

C、bringingsmokersandnonsmokerstogether

D、provingaccommodationforsmokers

、Asissuggested,thecommonsolutiontothecommonproblemis______.

A、toseparatepeoplefrompeople

B、toworktogetherinmutualaccommodation

C、tomakeusmorekeenlyawareofchoice

D、toservesociety’sinterestsbetter

、Accordingtothepassage,thewriterlooksupontheanti-smokingwall-builders’actions______.

A、optimistically

B、pessimistically

C、unconcernedly

D、skeptically

4、WalkingtoExercisetheBrain

　　Doyouthinksittingandstudyingallthetimewillimproveyourgrades?

Thinkagain.Gettingsomeexercisemayhelp,too.

　　Newresearchwitholderpeoplesuggeststhattakingregularwalkshelpsthempayattentionbetterthaniftheydidn'

texercise.

　　Previousresearchhadshownthatmicelearn,reme