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Withrapidadvancesinmedicalscience,cloningisslowlybutsurelylookinglikeitcouldbeinournearfuture.However,isitreallyanoptionthatshouldbeconsideredasawaytoextendhumanlife?
Reproductivecloningmayhelphumanfamiliesgainchildren,butthere'
salsoabenefitfortheanimalworld.
Itbringshopetopeopleeagerforchildrenbutunabletohavetheirownoradopt.Itcanalsobringabouttherecreationofspeciesthathavelongsincedied,allowingscientiststofullystudythespeciesasalivingcreatureinsteadofsimplylookingatimagesorbones.
Manybelievethatcloningcanbeusedtoreplacefailingorgans.Thiswillreducethewaitinglistfororgandonationsandallowmorepeopletobesaved.Notonlythat,butbecausetheorganis,infact,yourownorgan,therewouldbelesschanceofrejection.
Cloningcouldprovehelpfulingeneticresearch.Usingcloningtechnologies,geneticresearcherswouldhaveabetterunderstandingofthecompositionofgenesandtheeffectsofgeneticconstituents(成分)onhumancharacters.There'
salsothepossibilityofchanginggeneticconstituentsinclonedhumans,andcloningcouldhelpfightgeneticdiseases.
Whilethecloningofbodyorganscanhelpextendhumanlife,itcouldalsocausealotofmalpractice(玩忽职守).Alongwiththeabilitytoclonedesiredcharacters,therecouldbethepossibilityofpeopledeliberatelyreproducingundesiredcharacters.Thiscouldleadtoariseinmalpracticeswithinsociety.
Cloninginvolvesaprocessofcreatingidenticalgenes.Assuch,therewouldbealackofdiversityinhumankind.Scientistsbelievethislackofdiversitywilllowerthehumanrace'
sabilitytoadapt.
Whateveryourviewoncloningmaybe,studiesshowthattheclonewouldinfactnotbecompletelyidenticaltotheoriginaljustastwinsarenotcompletelyidentical.Thoughtheymightlookalike,twinshavedifferentpersonalitiesandenjoydifferentthings.Thesamecouldbesaidofclones.Eveniftechnologywerecreatedinwhichyourmemoriesandthoughtscouldbetransmitted(传送)totheclone,yourclonewouldstillbeadifferentperson.
24.Whatgoodmightreproductivecloningbring?
A.Itmayhelpimprovehumanwell-being.
B.Itcouldcontributetotherisingbirthrate.
C.Itcouldhelpanimalssurvivedeadlydiseases.
D.Itmayenablescientiststobetterstudyextinctspecies.
25.Accordingtothetext,cloningcanalsobeusedfor
.
A.organtransplant
B.solvingtheagingproblem
C.infectiousdiseasetreatment
D.constructingagenedatabase
26.What'
soneproblemcloningmaycause?
A.Greatdiversity.
B.Individualsecurityrisk.
C.Increasedimproperconduct.
D.Seriouspersonalitydisorder.
27.Whyaretwinsmentionedinthelastparagraph?
A.Tostresstwins'
similarities.
B.Toshowtwinsarequitecommon.
C.Tocarryoutdeeperresearchontwins.
D.Tobetterillustratewhataclonewillbelike.
C
Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn'
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tcomfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada‘lowlevelofliteracy(读写能力)’?
Idon'
tthinkso.
Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitions(定义)ofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform—anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife—thenyouare‘functionallyliterate’.
Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Afriend'
sfatherfinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'
treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Hehadboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit.
Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople'
slives.Worldwidestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodthing.Butdon'
tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowlevelofliteracy,isn'
tnecessarilystupidorignorant(无知的)—andmaynotbeunhappyatall.Knowledgeandwisdomisn'
tonlyfoundinwriting.
28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'
sfather?
A.Hereadalot.B.Herarelywrote.
C.Hecouldn'
twrite.D.Heboughtmanybooks.
29.Whatdoestheauthorsayabout“functionallyliterate”people?
A.Theyareusuallymindreaders.
B.Theycanreadbetweenthelines.
C.Theyaremainlydependentonothers.
D.Theyareabletoreadandwritetosurvive.
30.Whydidthefriend'
sfatherbuythenewspaperregularly?
A.Tokeephissecret.
B.Tobefashionable.
C.Toenjoythedailynews.
D.Tofurtherhisstudy
31.Whatisliteracyirrelevanttoaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Health.B.Poorness.
C.Influence.D.Happiness.
D
Tenzinglefthishomewhenhewastentoworkandhelphismother,whowaslookingaftertheir2-acreancestralfarmafterhisfather’sdeath.HedidtemporaryjobsforthefirstfewyearsandthenjoinedaMalaysianconstructionfirm,wherehelearnttodrive,repairmachines,workontheInternetandevenspeakEnglishfluently.
“Inthose13years,Ilearnteverything—driving,mechanicwork,andhowtosetupasmallfactory.Thismademegainmuchconfidencetodoalmostalljobs,”saysTenzing.
However,ashismotherwasgettingolder,onDecember12,2006,TenzingreturnedtohishometowninAssam.Havingvisitedseveralfarms,hecametoknowthatteacouldbeeasilyexportedandmanyteacompanieswerebuyingtea;
sohealsodecidedtogrowteaonhisfarm.Butashisfamilyhadnevergrowntea,hehadnoideahowtodoit.
Beingalayman(外行)inthisfield,Tenzingwenttomeetwithmanyteaexpertsandfollowedtheirinstructions.Butwheneverhesprayedpesticide(农药)onhisfarm,he’dgetaheadacheandfeelindisposed.Sohestartedlookingforalternatives,Tenzingdidhisresearchonlineandfinallyin2007,heconnectedwithpeoplefromaCanadiannon-governmentalorganizationandinvitedthemtohisfarm,wheretheytrainedhim.Thus,Tenzingstartedgrowingteaorganically.
TodayTenzinghas25acresofland,inwhich7.5acresisusedforteaplanting,andhegrowsalmostalltypesoffruitsandvegetables.Hissuccessinspiredmany,andfarmersfromotherpartsofthecountryalsostartedcomingtohisfarmtolearnorganicfarming.Hehastrainedabout30,000farmerssofar.Everyyearalmost100touristsvisithisfarmfromvariouspartsoftheworldliketheUK,Australia,Germany,etc.
32.WhatcanweknowaboutTenzing?
A.Hewasmistreatedatayoungage.B.Helivedahappychildhood.
C.Hereceivedmuchformaleducation.D.Hehadgreatlearningability.
33.WhydidTenzingwanttogrowteaonhisfarm?
A.Teasoldverywellatthattime.B.Hismotherwasgettingolder.
C.Hislandwasbes