高考英语阅读理解专项训练科技类.docx

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高考英语阅读理解专项训练科技类

高考英语阅读理解专项训练——科技类

（1）

Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone（克隆）theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies（物种）.That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk”.

Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos（胚胎）,semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.

Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.

Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.

Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.

“Thenucleartransfer（核子移植）ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable（capableofbeingused）pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,”Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy（havingababy）.Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&M,thefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.

“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneeded.”

1.Theaimof“Noah’sArk”projectisto_______.

A.makeeffortstoclonetheendangeredpandas

B.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingout

C.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudy

D.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanother

2.AccordingtoProfessorKraemer,themajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelackof_______.

A.availablepandaeggsB.hostanimals

C.qualifiedresearchersD.enoughmoney

3.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe_______.

A.China’sSuccessinPandasCloning   

B.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorld

C.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandas

D.China—theNativePlaceofPandasForever

4.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.

A.Kraemerandhisteamhavesucceededincloningadog

B.scientiststrytoimplantapanda’seggintoarabbit

C.KraemerwillworkwithChinesescientistsincloneresearches

D.abouttwothousandofspecieswillprobablydieoutinacentury

（2）

Wantaglanceofthefutureofhealthcare?

Takealookatthewaythevariousnetworksofpeopleaboutpatientcarearebeingconnectedtooneanother,andhowthisnewconnectivityisbeingexploitedtodelivermedicinetothepatient—nomatterwhereheorshemaybe.

Onlinedoctorsofferingadvicebasedonnormalsymptoms（症状）arethemostobviousexample.Increasingly,however,remotediagnosis（远程诊断）willbebasedonrealphysiologicaldata（生理数据）fromtheactualpatient.AgroupfromtheUniversityofKentuckyhasshownthatbyusingpersonaldataassistanceplusamobilephone,itisperfectlypracticaltosendapatient’simportantsignsoverthetelephone.Withthiskindofequipment,thecryaskingwhethertherewasadoctorinthehousecouldwellbeathingofthepast.

Othermedicaltechnologygroupsareworkingonapplyingtelemedicinetorural（countryside）care.Andatleastoneteamwantstousetelemedicineasatoolfordisasterneed—especiallyafterearthquakes.Onthewhole,thetrendistowardsprovidingglobalaccesstomedicaldataandexperts’opinions.

Butthereisoneproblem.Bandwidth（宽带）isthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplex（复杂的）medicalpicturesaroundtheworld—CTphotosbeingoneofthebiggestbandwidthusers.Communicationsatellitesmaybeabletodealwiththeshort-termneedsduringdisasterssuchasearthquakesorwars.Butmedicineislookingtowardsboththesecond-generationInternetandthird-generationmobilephonesforthefutureofremotemedicalservice.

Doctorshavemettodiscusscomputer-basedtoolsformedicaldiagnosis,trainingandtelemedicine.Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunications,thenewtechnologiesshouldstartanewtimewhentelemedicineandthesharingofmedicalinformation,experts’opinionsanddiagnosisarecommon.

1.Thewriterchieflytalksabout_______.

A.theuseoftelemedicineB.theon-lineddoctors

C.medicalcareandtreatmentD.communicationimprovement

2.Thebasisofremotediagnosiswillbe_______.

A.personaldataassistance

B.somewordsofapatient

C.realphysiologicalinformation

D.medicalpicturesfromtheInternet

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext？

A.Patientsdon’tneeddoctorsinhospitalsanymore.

B.Itisimpossibletosendapatient’ssignsoverthetelephone.

C.Manyteamsusetelemedicinedealingwithdisastersnow.

D.Broadbandcommunicationswillbecomecheaperinthefuture.

4.The“problem”inthefourthparagraphreferstothefactthat_______.

A.bandwidthisn’tbigenoughtosendcomplexmedicalpictures

B.thesecond-generationofInternethasnotbecomepopularyet

C.communicationsatellitescanonlydealwithshort-termneeds

D.thereisnotenoughequipmentforspreadingthemedicalcare

（3）

ScientistsareuncoveringthesecretsoftwoportcitieslostunderthewatersoftheMediterraneanSea,aresearchersaidyesterday.

HerakleionandMenouthiswererichandproudcitiesuntilsomethingreducedthemtorubble（碎石）andburiedtheminthemudbeneath30feetofseawater,FrenchunderwaterexplorerFranckGoddiosaidattheAmericanGeophysicalUnionconference.

“Thisisamysterythatisongoing,”saidGoddio,afounderoftheEuropeanInstituteofMarineArcheology,aParis-basedunderwaterresearchorganizationbackedbythewealthyHiltiFoundationofLiechtenstein（列支敦士登基金会）.

ThedestructionofthetwinportcitieshashauntedGoddioeversincehehappeneduponthesiteabout15milesfromAlexandriawhileexploringsunkenshipsfromNapoleon’sfleet.

Goddioandhisgroupofexpertdivers,marinearcheologists（海洋考古学家）andothers,areusinghighpoweredvacuums,satellitenavigationsystemsandsophisticatedsonar（声纳）toexcavate（挖掘）thesunkencitiesfromunderneathacarpetofsiltaboutonemeter（threefeet）high.

Wallsofshops,remainsofstreetsandgoldartifactshavebeenfoundandrecovered.

Someexpertsbelievethattheportcitiesweredestroyedbyaseriesofmassiveearthquakes,muchlikethequakesscientistsbelievefelledTroy（特洛伊城）,Jerichoandotherancientcities.Theuniformdirectionofthecollapsedcolumnsandwallssuggestanearthquake,Goddiosaid,butnofaultlineshavebeenfoundnearby.

Otherresearchersbelieveamassivewave,causedbyeitheranoffshoreearthquakeoradistantunderwaterlandslide,couldexplainthecatastrophe.StillothersthinkrisingseasandashiftintheNileRiveroutletdoomedthecities.

“Theargument,asyoucansee,continues,”Goddiosaid.

1.ThereasonwhythetwoportcitiesdisappearedunderthewatersofMediterraneanSeaisthat______.

A.thetwoportcitiesweredestroyedbyhugeearthquakes

B.thedisappearanceofthetwoportcitieswascausedbyunderwaterlandslide

C.risingseasandashiftintheNileRiveroutletdoomedthecities

D.thestorydidn’ttellusatall

2.Fromthestorywecandrawaconclusionthat_______.

A.thetwoportcitieswerefamousfortheirwealthandthemystery

B.thetwocitiesbelongedtoFrance

C.somemysteriouscreaturesfromotherplanetsdestroyedthetwocities

D.theAmericanGeophysicalUnionconferencewasonceheldinoneofthetwocities

3.Thisarticleisprobablyfrom_______.

A.ascientificmagazine

B.areporttothegovernment

C.aschooltextbook

D.ascientificreportinanewspaper

（4）

Motherhoodmaymakewomensmarterandmayhelppreventdementia（痴呆）inoldagebybathingthebraininprotectivehormones（荷尔蒙）,U.S.reseachersreportedonThursday.

Testsonratsshowthatthosewhoraisetwoormorelittersofpupsdoconsiderablybetterintestsofmemoryandskillsthanratswhohavenobabies,andtheirbrainsshowchangesthatsuggesttheymaybeprotectedagainstdiseasessuchasAlzheimer’s（早老痴呆症）.UniversityofRichmondpsychologyprofessorCraigKinsleybelieveshisfindingswilltranslateintohumans.

“Ourresearchshowsthatthehormonesofpregnancy（怀孕）areprotectingthebrain,includingestrogen（雌激素）,whichweknowhasmanyneuroprotective（保护神经的）effects,”Kinsleysaid.

“It’sratdatabuthumansaremammalsjustliketheseanimalsaremammals,”headdedinatelephoneinterview.“Theygothroughpregnancyandhormonalchanges.”

KinsleysaidhehopedpublichealthofficialsandresearcherswilllooktoseeifhavinghadchildrenprotectsawomanfromAlzheimer’sandotherformsofage-relatedbraindecline.

“Whenpeoplethinkaboutpregnancy,theythinkaboutwhathappenstobabiesandthemotherfromtheneckdown,”saidKinsley,whopresentedhisfindingstotheannualmeetingoftheSocietyofNeuroscienceinOrlando,Florida.

“Theydonotrealizethathormonesarewashingonthebrain.Ifyoulookatfemaleanimalswhohavenevergonethroughpregnancy,theyactdifferentlytowardyoung.Butifshegoesthroughpregnancy,shewillsacrificeherlifeforherinfant—thatisagreat