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1.[A]historic[B]antique[C]senior[D]classic

2.[A]in[B]of[C]with[D]for

3.[A]away[B]off[C]on[D]down

4.[A]onfinish[B]onfinal[C]onend[D]onstop

5.[A]exceptwhich[B]withoutwhich[C]beyondwhich[D]onwhich

6.[A]bear[B]stand[C]hold[D]keep

7.[A]haveseemedno[B]notseem

[C]nothaveseemed[D]seemnot

8.[A]observed[B]entered[C]saw[D]turned

9.[A]particular[B]specific[C]peculiar[D]special

10.[A]business[B]trade[C]vocation[D]career

11.[A]persistsin[B]insistson[C]keepson[D]indulgesin

12.[A]grocer[B]chemist[C]stationer[D]baker

13.[A]mysterious[B]conventional[C]superstitious[D]traditional

14.[A]byfortune[B]byaccident[C]bychance[D]bycoincidence

15.[A]muchas[B]ratherthan[C]suchas[D]otherthan

16.[A]piles[B]stores[C]stocks[D]conceals

17.[A]supply[B]provision[C]supplement[D]addition

18.[A]devotion[B]preoccupation[C]worship[D]obsession

19.[A]frommarrying[B]toremarry[C]remarrying[D]remarry

20.[A]spent[B]cost[C]exhausted[D]tired

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

"

I'

venevermetahumanworthcloning,"

sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromthecrampedconfinesofhislabatTexasA&

MUniversity."

It'

sastupidendeavor."

That'

saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocalvesandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissylaterthisyear---orperhapsnotforanotherfiveyears.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman'

sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.

Westhusin'

sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimvexedbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyplicityproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofcanineeggs,theA&

MteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryoscarryingMissy'

sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogatemother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetusesmaybeacceptablewhenyou'

redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans."

Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,"

hesays.

Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin,1997,Westhusin'

sphoneatA&

MCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine

hasbeenringingbusily.CostisnoobstacleforcustomerslikeMissy'

smysteriousowner,whowishesmremainunknowntoprotecthisprivacy.He'

sploppeddown$3.7millionsofartofund

theresearchbecausehewantsatwintocarryonMissy;

sfinequalitiesaftershedies.Butheknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.Inastatementofpurpose,Missy'

sownersandtheA&

Mteamsaytheyare"

bothlookingforwardtostudyingthewaysthatherclonedifferfromMissy."

ThefateofthedogsampleswilldependonWesthusin'

swork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogviablypregnant,theoffspring,shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownat

birthbyotherclonedanimals:

abnormalitieslikeimmaturelungsandheartandweightproblems."

Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,"

Westhusinasks,"

whenwe'

renotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?

21.WhichofthefollowingbestrepresentsMr.Westhusin'

sattitudetowardcloning?

[A]AnimalCloningisastupidattempt.

[B]Humancloningisnotyetclosetogettingitworkedout.

[C]Cloningistooinefficientandshouldbestopped.

[D]Animalscloningyes,andhumancloningatleastnotnow.

22.TheMissyplicityprojectdoesnotseemverysuccessfulprobablybecause

[A]thereisn'

tenoughfundtosupporttheresearch.

[B]cloningdog'

sismorecomplicatedthancloningcatsandbulls.

[C]Mr.Westhusinistoobusytakingcareofthebusiness.

[D]theownerisaskingforanexactcopyofhispet.

23.WhenMr.Westhusinsays"

...cloningisdangerous,"

heimpliesthat

[A]labtechniciansmaybeaffectedbychemicals.

[B]catsanddogsinthelabmaydieofdiseases.

[C]experimentsmaywastelotsoflives

[D]clonedanimalscouldoutlivethenaturalones.

24.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat

[A]richpeoplearemoreinterestedincloninghumansthananimals.

[B]cloningofanimalpetsisbecomingaprosperousindustry.

[C]thereisnodistinctionbetweenaclonedandanaturaldog.

[D]Missy'

smasterpaysalotinahopetorevive'

thedog.

25.Wemayconcludefromthetextthat

[A]humancloningwillnotsucceedunlessthetechniqueismoreefficient.

[B]scientistsareoptimisticaboutcloningtechnique.

[C]manypeopleareagainsttheideaofhumancloning.

[D]clonedanimalsaremorefavoredbyownerseveniftheyareweaker.

Text2

Formorethantwodecades,U.S.courtshavebeenlimitingaffirmative-actionprogramsinuniversitiesandotherareas.Thelegalrationaleisthatracialpreferencesareuriconstitutional,eventhoseintendedtocompensateforracismorintolerance.Formanycolleges,thismeansstudentscanbeadmittedonlyonmerit,notontheirraceorethnicity.IthasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheU.S.,aseducatorsblametheprolongedreactiontoaffirmative-actionfordeclinesinminorityadmissions.Meanwhile,activistscontinuetobattleracepreferencesincourtsfromMichigantoNorthCarolina.

Nowchiefexecutivesofabouttwodozencompanieshavedecidedtoplungeheadfirstintothispoliticallyunsettleddebate.They,togetherwith36universitiesand7non-profitableorganizations,formedaforumthatsetforthanactionplanessentiallydesignedtohelpcollegescircumventcourt-imposedrestrictionsonaffirmativeaction,TheCEOs'

motive:

"

Ouraudience

isgrowingmorediverse,sothecommunitiesweservebenefitifouremployeesareraciallyandethnicallydiverse"

aswell,saysoneCEOofacompanythatownsninetelevisionstations.

Amongthestepstheforumispushing:

findingcreativeyetlegalwaystoboostminorityenrollmentthroughnewadmissionspolicies;

promotingadmissionsdecisionsthatlookatmorethantestscores;

andencouraginguniversitiestostepuptheirminorityoutreachandfinancialaid.Andtocounteraccusationsbycriticstochallengethesetacticsincourt,thegroupsaysitwillgivelegalassistancetocollegessuedfortryingthem."

Diversitydiminishedbythecourtmustbemadeupforinotherlegitimate,legalways,"

saysaforummember.

Oneofthemorecontroversialmethodsadvocatedistheso-called10%rule.Theideaisforpublicuniversitieswhicheducatethree-quartersofallU.S.undergraduates--toadmitstudentswhoareinthetop10%oftheirhighschoolgraduatingclass.Doingsoallowscollegestotakeminoritieswhoexcelinaverageurbanschools,eveniftheywouldn'

thavemadethecutunderthecurrentstatewiderankingmanyuniversitiesuse.

26.U.S.courtrestrictionsonaffirmativeactionsignifiesthat

[A]minoritiesnolongerholdtheoncefavoredstatus.

[B]thequalityofAmericancollegeshasimproved.

[C]racialpreferenceshasreplacedracialprejudice.

[D]theminorityisonanequalfootingwiththemajority.

27.WhathasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheUnitedStates?

[A]Whetheraffirmativeactionshouldcontinuetoexist,

[B]Whetherthislawishelpingminoritiesorthewhitemajority.

[C]WhetherracismexistsinAmericancollegeadmission.

[D]Whetherracialintoleranceshouldbepunished.

28.CEOsofbigcompaniesdecidedtohelpcollegesenrollmoreminoritystudentsbecausethey

[A]thinkitwrongtodeprivetheminoritiesoftheirrightstoreceiveeducation.

[B]wanttoconservethefinecharacteristicsofAmericannation.

[C]wantaworkforcethatreflectsthediversityoftheircustomers.

[D]thinkittheirdutytohelpdevelopeducationofthecountry.

29.Themajortactictheforumusesisto

[A]battletheracialpreferencesincourt.

[B]supportcollegesinvolved