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5.DNA
6.globalwarming
7.fossilizeddinosaurs
8.mummified
9.NobelPrizeBigBangBigBang
10.verifiedsoalroutmost
SectionB
1.ThefirstoftherespacewalksfortheShuttleAtlantiscrewisunderway.NASAspokesmanKyleHerringtellsusthattwooftheastronautsbeganinstallinganew35,000-poundadditiontothespacestation
2.UnitedNationsscientistshavecastdoubtonlinksbetweendeforestationandthekindofdevastatingfloodsseenmostrecentlyinCentralAmerica.
3.Anewreporthaswarnedthattheimpactofglobalwarmingcouldpushsomespeciesofbirds,mammalsandreptilestowardsextinctionastheybecomeunabletofollowtheirusualmigrationpatterns.
4.AstronomersattheAmericanspaceagencyNASAsaytheyhavedetectedthelightfromthefirststarscreatedintheuniverse.WritinginthejournalNature,theysaythestarswerebornmorethan13billionyearsago,notlongafterthebirthoftheuniverseitself.
5.Astronomersarevotingtodayonnewguidelinesthatwilldefinewhatisaplanet.TheirdecisioncoulddowngradePlutofromaplanettoadwarf,astepbelowEarthandthesevenotherplanets.PlanetPlutoissmallerthanEarth’smoon.
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SectionC
Item1
Chinahasbeensettingoutitsplansforfurtherspacemissionshoursafteritssecondmannedspaceflightendedsuccessfully.Aseniorofficialsaidthenextmannedmissionin2007wouldincludeaspacewalk.Theastronautswoulddeveloptheabilitytodockwithotherspacecraft.Inthelatestmission,twoastronautsarrivedsafelybackonEarthafterfivedayswhentheirShenzhouVIcapsuletoucheddowninInnerMongolia.TheyweregivenarapturousreceptioninBeijingataceremonypresidedoverbythecountry’sdefenseminister.TheflightcomestwoyearsafterChina’sfirstmannedforayintospace.BBCNews.
1.FD2.E3.J4.G5.A
Item2
ResearchintheUnitedStatesindicatesthatpeopleusingmobilephoneswhiledrivingarejustasdangerousasthosewhodrivewhiledrunk.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofUtahusedasimulatortocomparedriversusingphoneswithotherswhowereovertheU.S.legallimitforalcoholintheirblood.JumiGiverinreports.
Theresearchhasconcludedthatdrivingwhiletalkingonthephoneseemedtobeasbadasorevenworsethandrunkdriving.Doingeithermakesdriversmorethanfivetimesmorelikelytohaveanaccident,theysay.Oneoftheresearchers,ProfessorFrankDrews,toldtheBBCthattheywantedtomakethisdirectcomparison,becausemostsocietieshavealreadyestablishedthattheriskfromdrunkdrivingisunacceptable,butarestilldebatingmobilephoneuse.
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1.AU.S.studyindicatesthatpeopleusingmobilephoneswhiledrivingisjustasdangerousasthosewhodrivewhiledrunk.
2.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofUtahcomparedriversusingphoneswithotherswhowereovertheU.S.legallimitforalcoholintheirblood.
3.ProfessorFrankDrewsmadethisdirectcompassionbecausemostsocietieshavealreadyestablishedthattheriskfromdrunkdrivingisunacceptable,butarestilldebatingmobilephoneuse.
Item3
Theworld’sfirstcloneddoghasbeenborninSouthKoreainanexperimentwhichscientistsbelievewillhelptacklehumandiseasessuchasdementiaanddiabetes.ItisanAfghanhoundcalledSnuppy.Dogsareconsideredamongthemostdifficultanimalstoclone.ButthescientistsofSeoulNationalUniversitysaythatasdogsufferfromsimilardiseasestohuman,Snuppywillbeavaluableresearchmodel.JeraldChaplinisoneoftheteam.
“Wearenotinthebusinessofcloningpets;
wearenthebusinessoftryingtoanswerwhetherstemcellscancurediabetesandwhetherstemcellscanhelpusunderstandtherootcausesofdiseaseslikeautismorearlyonsetAlzheimer’s.
1.Theworld’sfirstcloneddog.
2.Dogsareconsideredthemostdifficultanimalstoclone.
3.Dogssufferfromsimilardiseasetohumans.
4.It’snotabusinessofcloningpets,butabusinessoftryingtoanswerwhetherstemcellscanhelpcuresomediseases.
5.Autism,Alzheimer’s,dementiaanddiabetes.
SectionD
EuropeanUnionministersaremeetinglateronMondayinBrusselstodiscussfinancingresearchonembryonicstemcellsaweekafterPresidentBushvetoedfederalfundingfortheresearchintheUnitedStates.TheEUcurrentlyfinancessuchworkunderstrictconditions,butsomememberstatesareopposedtoit.AlexKruegerreportsfromBrussels.
ThefundingforstemcellresearchispartoftheEUscienceprogramforthenextsevenyears.TheEUcurrentlyfundstemcellresearchbutunderstrictconditions.Anumberofcountriesareopposed,includingGermany,AustriaandSlovakia.Theyarguethattheembryosthestemcellscomefromhavethepotentialtobecomehumanbeingsandthereforeit’swrongtousethemforexperimentalpurposes.Theyalsoobjiectfundingresearchwhichisnotallowedintheirowncountries.Theymayhaveenoughvotestodelayapprovaloftheentireresearchprogrambudget.
1.vetoedfederalfunding
2.financingresearch
3.embryonic
4.German,Austria
5.embryos
6.potential
7.object
8.understrictconditions
9.approval
10.delayed
Item2
Afterthreeyearsinspace,Europe’sfirstmoonmissionendedearlythismorning.TheSMART-1spacecraftcrashedasplannedonalunarplain.FromBerlin,NPR’sEmilyHarrisreports
SMART-1landedwithasmallflashonapartofthemooncalled“TheSeaofExcellence’.Itsflightlastedayearlongerthanoriginallyplanned.Europeanspaceofficialssaythemissionwassosuccessfultheywantedtoallowitmoretimetoorbitthemoonafteraslowjourneytogetthere.SMART-1sentbacktoEarthhigh-resolutionphotographsanddetaileddataaboutthechemicalcompositionofthemoon’ssurface.ScientistshopethedatawillhelptestatheorythatthemoonwasformedafterEarthandasmallerplanetcollided4.5billionyearsago.Themissionalsotestedanionpropulsionengine,usingsolarpowertopositivelychargeXenongasatomswhichwerethenspatoutofthecraft.Theaccelerationisrelativelyslow,butuseslittlefuel.SMART-1ranoutofgas,butbythenwaswithinthemoon’sgravitationalpull.EmilyHarris,NPRNews,Berlin.
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StormyweathermayagainforcetheU.S.spaceagencyNASAtodelaythefirstspaceshuttlelaunchinnearlyayear.WeatherproblemsalsoblockedSaturday’sscheduledlaunchoftheDiscoveryshuttle.FromKennedySpaceCenter,VOA’sCindySaintreports.
Discovery’ssevencrewmemberswavedandgaveacheerfulthumbs-upsignastheyheadedtothelaunchpad.Theastronautswerethenstrappedintothespaceshuttlewhichwasfueledandreadyfortake-off.Butstormcloudslingeredinthelaunchzone.,promptingNASAofficialstostopthecountdownjustminutesbeforethescheduledlaunch.LaunchdirectorMikeLeinbachannouncedthedelay.
“We’renotgonnamakeittoday.So,Iappreciateyoursupport,bothfromthecrewandthewholelaunchteamandtheteamworldwidetryingtogetthisvehicleoffthegroundtoday,butit’snotagooddaytolaunchtheshuttle.Sowearegonnatryagaintomorrow.”
ThedelaywasadisappointfortheU.S.spaceagency,whichlastlaunchedtheshuttleinJuly,2005.Discovery’smissionwillbeonlythesecondlaunchsincethespaceshuttleColumbiadisintegratedonreentrytotheearth’satmospherethreeyearsago,killingallsevenastronautsonboard.CindySaint,VOANews,Washington.
1.StormyweathermaydelaytheU.S.spaceagencyNASA’sfirstspaceshuttlelaunchinnearlyayear.
2.Theywavedandgaveacheerfulthumbs-upsignastheyheadedtothelaunchpad.
3.Theystoppedthecountdownjustminutesbeforethescheduledlaunch.
4.Two;
NASAlastlaunchedtheshuttleinJuly,2005
5.Itdisintegratedonreentrytotheearth’satmospherethreeyearsago,killingallsevenastronautsonboard.
SectionE
Theworld’sfirstearthquakeearlywarningsystemhasbegunoperatinginJapan.Thegovernmentdevelopedthesystemtakesadvantageofthepressuresecondsbetweenthefirstindicationofapowerfultremorandthearrivaloftheseconddestructiveshock.VOA’sSteveHermaninTokyoexplainshowitworksandwhysomepeoplehavereservationsaboutbroadcastingsuchalerts.
IfalargeearthquakewouldstrikeJapantoday,somepeoplewouldreceiveadvancenotice.ThiskindofpublicaddressalertrecordedataTokyoUniversitywillautomaticallybetriggeredatcertainlocations,secondsbeforeabigtremorisfelt.Inothercases,suchastrains,thealertwillbetransmitteddigitallyofbyradio.Thesecrettothesystemliesintheanatomyofanearthquakewhichactuallygeneratestwowaves:
thefirstisasmallerprimarywavethattravelsatsevenkilometerspersecond;
Thenewsystemtakesadvantageofthegapbetweenthetwowavestoissueawarningthataquakeiscoming.Whileproponentsofthesystemtoutisabilitytosavelives,othersfearthesystemmightposeanewhazard.Theyworrythatpeoplewillpanicifanalertisissued.SteveHerman,VOANews,Tokyo.