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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.

Key

BAACD

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.

Task1

FTFTT

Task2

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.

AC

FTTTFF

Item3

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.

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