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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,thereareafewthingswecandotoprepareforanearthquake.
Athome,Ithinkwecanfastenheavyobjectstoourwalls.Wecanbuyhooksatourlocalhardwarestore.Whenwefastenthemtothewalls,weshouldmakesurewefollowtheinstructions.
Whenweputobjectsonshelves,weshouldmakesuretheyarenotheavyorthattheycannothurtsomebodywhentheyfalloff.Thisisespeciallyimportantinbedrooms,aswhenweareawakenedduetoanearthquake,ourreactiontimemaybeslow.Wewillwanttomakesurethatwedon'
thaveobjectsthatwillfalldirectlyontothebed.
Forhomeswithchildren,Ithinkparentsshouldteachthemwhattododuringanearthquake.Parentsshouldshowthemhowtogetunderatableduringaquake.Anothersafeplaceisaninsidedoorframe.Parentsshouldteachchildrennottogonearglassorotherunsafeareasduringthequake.Ithinktheyshouldalsoteachchildrenwhattodoiftheyareevertrappedafteranearthquake.
Ifweareinastructure,whichhassufferedconsiderabledamage,Ithinkweshouldtrytomoveoutsideafterthequake.Aswegooutside,weshouldmakesurethatweareawareoffallenpowerlinesandotherdangers.Brokengasmainsareanotherseriousdangerafteraquake.
Thisisanemergencywhereitisimportanttohaveafamily'
semergencyactionplaninplace.Mostlikelyafamilywillnotbetogetherduringanearthquake.Ifeachonecanrememberwhattheyaresupposedtodointhissituation,thentheywillhaveaneasiertimefindingandpickingupeachother.
8.Welearnthatintheareawheretheauthorgrewup,________.
A.wildfiresbreakoutfrequently
B.peoplearenotafraidofearthquakes
C.earthquakesareverylikelytooccur
D.manykindsofnaturaldisasterstakeplace
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?
A.Fasteningheavyobjectstothewalls.
B.Buildingstronghousesforearthquakes.
C.Avoidingputtingheavythingsonshelves.
D.Gettingoutofadamagedbuildingquickly.
10.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofstayinginsideadoorframeduringanearthquake?
A.It'
schallenging.B.It'
sdeadly.
C.It'
ssafe.D.It'
sabitrisky.
11.Thelastparagraphmainlyshowstheimportanceof________.
A.stayingtogetherasafamilyinanearthquake
B.havingafamily'
semergencyactionplaninplace
C.findingandpickingupeachotherafteranearthquake
D.stayingcalmandknowingwhattodoinanearthquake
D
Scientistssaysealevelsarerisingandwillcontinuetodosointothefuture.Coastalcommunitiesaroundtheworldarealreadyexperiencingtheinfluenceofrisingseas.Manycitiesandtownsaretakingstepstodealwiththisnewreality.
Photographershavetakenpicturestodocumentthoseefforts.Theirphotosarepartofanexhibitcalled“SinkorSwim:
DesigningforaSeaChange”.ItcanbeseenattheAquariumofthePacific,inLongBeach,California.Disastrousstormsandfloodscouldbeanewrealityaroundtheworld.ThatistheopinionofoceanographerJerrySchubel.HeispresidentoftheAquariumofthePacific.Hesaid,“Globalclimatechangeisresultinginrisingseas,coastalfloodingandincreasinglypowerfulstorms.”
Avideoproducedbytheaquariumshowshowwaterlevelsarerising.It_also_shows_how_lowlying_places_that_flood_historically_are_at_the_highest_risk.DanCayanstudiesweatherconditionsfortheScrippsInstitutionofOceanographyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Hesayssealevelsarerisingatahigherratenowthanafewyearsago.
Scientistsestimatethat,bytheendofthecentury,sealevelsaroundtheworldcouldrisebymorethanameterandcouldcontinuetorise.MrCayansaysheattrappinggreenhousegasesarecausingtemperaturestorise.Accordingtohim,astheclimatewarms,thepotentialforreleasingstoredwateronEarth,largelyinGreenland,Antarctica,holdsalotofpotentialsealevelriseinthefuture.
Scientistssaycityplannersincoastalcommunitiesmustcontinuetocomeupwithnewwaystoadapttorisingseas.Theysaythiscanbedonethroughfuturisticbuildings,roadsandotherinfrastructure.
12.WecanlearnfromParagraph1thatnowmanycoastalcommunities________.
A.don'
tknowtheyarealreadyatgreatrisk
B.faceproblemscausedbyrisingsealevels
C.havebeencompletelydestroyedbyfloods
D.havemovedawaybecauseofrisingsealevels
13.IntheopinionofJerrySchubel,________.
A.floodingisthemostcommonincoastalcommunities
B.theworldisreadyfordisastrousstormsandfloods
C.notallpowerfulstormsarecausedbyclimatechange
D.there'
llbemoredisastrousstormsandfloodsinthefuture
14.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3meanssuchplaces________.
A.donotexperienceasmanyfloodsasbefore
B.canbeveryeasilyaffectedbysealevelchange
C.experiencehighersealevelsthanallotherplaces
D.willexperiencethemostvariousnaturaldisasters
15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinParagraph4?