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第1题

Plomin's IQ-gene study is similar to the chopsticks gene finding in that ______.A．there ma

Plomin's IQ-gene study is similar to the chopsticks gene finding in that ______.

A．there may not be a causal link between gene and intelligence

B．there is a close correlation between gene and' intelligence

C．there may be a close relation between chopsticks flexibility and children's academic score

D．there is not a close relation between chopsticks flexibility and children's academic score

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第2题

Plomin's IQ-gene study is similar to the chopsticks gene finding in that______.A. there ma

Plomin's IQ-gene study is similar to the chopsticks gene finding in that______.

A. there may not be a causal link between gene and intelligence

B. there is a close correlation between gene and intelligence

C. there may be a close relation between chopsticks flexibility and children's academic score

D. there is not a close relation between chopsticks flexibility and children's academic score

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第3题

听力原文：W: Sit down please, Mr. Johnson.M: Nice to meet you, ma'am.W: I have read your le

听力原文：W: Sit down please, Mr. Johnson.

M: Nice to meet you, ma'am.

W: I have read your letter here. You seem to have done very well in school. Can you tell me something about your schoolwork？

M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were art subjects. My best subject was history, and my second best was geography. However, my favorite subject was math, and the results 1 got in the math paper were quite reasonable.

W: That' s hue. Now, can you tell me why you think these subjects will help you in this job？

M: Well, ma' am, I understand that you manufacture computers, prepare software, and advise diets on how to use them. Is that right？

W: What's right.

M: And I've been told that working with computers needs a logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics. That' s especially true, I believe, when it comes to writing programs. So I think my results show that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics as well.

W: So, you would like to write material for computers, would you？

M: Yes, ma'am. That's what interests me most about computers, writing programs. But I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. I' m sure that career prospects in the industry would be very good.

W: I see. Well, thank you. I've enjoyed our talk. We'll be writing to you.

M: Thank you, ma' am. Goodbye.

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A．history

B．geography

C．mathematics

D．art

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第4题

听力原文：W: Sit dawn please, Mr. Johnson.M: Thank you, ma' amW: I have read your letter he

听力原文：W: Sit dawn please, Mr. Johnson.

M: Thank you, ma' am

W: I have read your letter here. You seem to have done very well in school. Can you tell me something about your schoolwork？

M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were art subjects. My best subject was history, and my second best was geography. However, my favorite subject was math, and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable.

W: That' s true. Now, can you tell me why you think these subjects will help you in this job？

M: Well, ma’am, I understand that you manufacture computers, prepare software, and advise client on how to use them. Is that right？

W: That' s right.

M: And I' ve been told that working with computers needs a logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics. That' s especially true, I believe, when it comes to writing programs. So I think my results show that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics, as well.

W: So, you would like to write material for computers, would you？

M: Yes, ma' am. That' s what interests me most about computers, writing programs. But I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. I' m sure that career prospects in the industry would be very good no matter what son of job I went into.

W: I see. Well, thank you. I' ve enjoyed our talk. We'll be writing to you.

M: Thank you, ma'am. Good morning.

(20)

A．history.

B．geography.

C．mathematics.

D．art.

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第5题

In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves the【C1】______of life

at a fundamental level--the gene. The study of genetics has【C2】______a new industry called biotechnology. As the name suggest, it【C3】______biology and modern technology through such techniques as genetic engineering. Some of the new biotech companies specialize in agriculture and are working feverishly to【C4】______seeds that give a high yield, that【C5】______diseases, drought and frost, and that reduce the need for【C6】______chemicals. If such goals could be achieved, it would be most【C7】______. But some have raised concerns about genetically engineered crops.

In nature, genetic diversity is created within certain【C8】______. A rose can be crossed with different kind of rose, but a rose will never cross with a potato. Genetic engineering,【C9】______usually involves taking genes from one species and inserting them into another【C10】______to transfer a desired characteristic. This could mean, for example, selecting a gene which leads to a production of a chemical with anti-freeze【C11】______from an arctic fish, and inserting it into a potato or strawberry to make it frost-resistant.【C12】______, then, biotechnology allows humans to【C13】______the genetic walls that separate species.

Like the green revolution,【C14】______some call the gene revolution contributes to the problem of genetic uniformity--some say even more so【C15】______geneticists can employ techniques such as cloning and【C16】______culture (培养), processes that produce perfectly【C17】______copies. Concerns about the erosion of biodiversity, therefore, remain. Genetically altered plants, however, raise new【C18】______such as the effects that they may have on us and the environment. "We are flying blindly into a new【C19】______of agricultural biotechnology with high hopes, few constraints, and little idea of the potential【C20】______," said science writer Jeremy Rifkin.

【C1】

A．manipulation

B．management

C．manufacture

D．maturity

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第6题

第1篇The Gene Industry Major companies and already in pursuit of commercial applications o

第1篇

The Gene Industry

Major companies and already in pursuit of commercial applications of the new biology. They dream of placing enzymes in the automobile to monitor exhaust and send data on pollution to a microprocessor that will then adjust the engine. They speak of what the New York Times calls "metal-hungry microbes that might be used to mine valuable trace metals from ocean water". They have already demanded and won the right to patent new life forms.

Nervous critics, including many scientists, worry that there is corporate, national, international, and inter-scientific rivalry in the entire biotechnological field. They create images not of oil spills, but of "microbe spills" that could spread disease and destroy entire populations. The creation and accidental release of extremely poisonous microbes, however, is only one cause for alarm. Completely rational and respectable scientists are talking about possibilities that stagger the imagination.

Should we breed people with cow-like stomachs so they can digest grass and hay, thereby relieving the food problem by modifying us to eat lower down on the food chain？ Should we biologically alter workers to fit the job requirement, for example, creating pilots with faster reaction times or assembly-line workers designed to do our monotonous work for us？ Should we attempt to eliminate "inferior" people and breed a" super-race"？ (Hitler tried this, but without the genetic weaponry that may soon issue from our laboratories.) Should we produce soldiers to do our fighting？ Should we use genetic forecasting to pre-eliminate "unfit" babies？ Should we grow reserve organs for ourselves, each of us having, as it were, a "savings bank" full of spare kidney, livers or hands？

Wild as these notions may sound, every one has its advocates (and opposers) in the scientific community as well as its striking commercial application. As two critics of genetic engineering, Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard, state in their book Who Should Play God？ "Broad Scale genetic engineering will probably be introduced to America much the same way as assembly lines, automobiles, vaccines, computers and all the other technologies. As each new genetic advance becomes commercially practical, a new consumer need will be exploited and a market for the new technology will be created."

According to the passage, the exhaust from a car engine could probably be checked by______.

A. using metal-hungry microbes

B. making use of enzymes

C. adjusting the engine

D. patenting new life forms

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第7题

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(49)

A．adapted

B．acknowledged

C．acclaimed

D．attributed

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第8题

In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves the （）of life at a

fundamental level – the gene.The study of genetics has （） a new industry called biotechnology.As the name suggests, it （） biology and modem technology through such techniques as genetic engineering.Some of the new biotech companies specialize in agriculture and are working feverishly to （）seeds that give a high yield, that （） diseases, drought and frost, and that reduce the need for （） chemicals.If such goals could be achieved, it would be most （）.But some have raised concerns about genetically engineered crops.

In nature, genetic diversity is created within certain （）.A rose can be crossed with a different kind of rose, but a rose will never cross with a potato.Genetic engineering, （） usually involves taking genes from one species and inserting them into another （）to transfer a desired characteristic.This could mean, for example, selecting a gene which leads to the production of a chemical with anti-freeze （） from an artic fish, and inserting it into a potato or strawberry to make it frost-resistant（），then, biotechnology allows humans to（）the genetic walls that separate species.

Like the green revolution,（）some call the gene revolution contributes to the problem of genetic uniformity---some say even more so （） geneticists can employ techniques such as cloning and （） culture(培养), processes that produce perfectly （） copies.Concerns about the erosion of biodiversity, therefore, remain.Genetically altered plants, however, raise new（）, such as the effects that they may have on us and the environment.“We are flying blindly into a new （）of agricultural biotechnology with high hopes, few constraints, and little idea of the potential（）,” said science writer Jeremy Rifkin.

1.A.manipulationB.managementC.manufactureD.maturity

2.A.got along withB.given rise toC.come up withD.lived up to

3.A.broodsB.breedsC.blendsD.blasts

4.A.hatchB.trainC.duplicateD.patent

5.A.restrictB.resistC.reverseD.retrieve

6.A.hostileB.hydraulicC.hazardousD.harmless

7.A.beneficialB.disappointingC.surprisingD.extreme

8.A.linesB.limitsC.spaceD.ages

9.A.after allB.on the other handC.in any caD.as a rest

10.A.to the pointB.in no caseC.in an attemptD.with regard

11.A.qualityB.propertyC.priorityD.quantity

12.A.In essenceB.In partC.In advanceD.In return

13.A.brakeB.blazeC.breachD.brand

14.A.whatB.asC.whereD.so

15.A.thatB.becauseC.ifD.when

16.A.skinB.tissueC.organD.muscle

17.A.resemblingB.alikeC.similarD.identical

18.A.issuesB.heightC.difficultiesD.goals

19.A.spotB.eraC.deadlineD.scheme

20.A.navigationB.mysteryC.outcomesD.destination

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第9题

In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves the【21】______ of lif

In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves the 【21】______ of life at a fundamental level — the gene. The study of genetics has 【22】______ a new industry called biotechnology. As the name suggests, it 【23】______ biology and modem technology through such techniques as genetic engineering. Some of the new biotech companies specialize 【24】______ agriculture and are working feverishly to duplicate seeds that give a high yield, that 【25】______ diseases, drought and frost, and that reduce the need for 【26】______ chemicals. 【27】______ such goals could be achieved, it would be most beneficial. But some have raised concerns about genetically engineered crops.

In nature, genetic diversity is created within certain space. A rose 【28】______ be crossed with a different kind of rose, but a rose will never cross with a potato. Genetic engineering, 【29】______ , usually involves taking genes from one species and inserting them into 【30】______ in an attempt to transfer a desired characteristic. This could mean, 【31】______ , selecting a gene which leads to the production of a chemical with anti-freeze quality from an arc- tic fish, and inserting 【32】______ into a potato or strawberry to make it frost-resistant. In essence, then, biotechnology allows humans to 【33】______ the genetic walls that separate species.

Like the green revolution, 【34】______ some call the gene revolution contributes to the problem of genetic uniformity — some say even more so that geneticists can employ techniques 【35】______ as cloning and 【36】______ culture, processes that produce perfectly 【37】______ copies. Concerns about the erosion of biodiversity, therefore, 【38】______ . Genetically altered plants, however, raise new issues, such as the effects that they may have 【39】______ us and the environment. "We are flying blindly into a new era of agricultural biotechnology with high hopes, few constraints, and 【40】______ idea of the potential outcomes," said science writer Jeremy Rifkin.

【21】

A．manipulation

B．management

C．manufacture

D．maturity

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第10题

Directions : There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four c

hoices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves the 1 of life at a fundamental level -- the gene. The study of genetics has 2 rise to a new industry calledBiotechnology. As the name suggests, it 3 biology and modern technology through such techniques as genetic engineering. Some of the new biotech companies specialize in agriculture and are working feverishly to 4 seeds that give a high yield, that 5 diseases, drought and frost, and that reduce the need for 6 chemicals. If such goals could be achieved, it would be most 7 . But some have raised concerns about genetically engineered crops.

In nature, genetic diversity is created within certain 8 ．A rose can be crossed with a different kind of rose，but a rose will never cross with a potato．Genetic engineering，on the other hand，usually 9 taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in a(n) 10 to transfer a desired characteristic．This could mean，for example，selecting a gene which leads to the production of a chemical with antifreeze 11 from an arctic fish，and inserting it into a potato or strawberry to make it frost—resistant．In 12 ，then，biotechnology allows humans to 13 the genetic walls that separate species．

Like the green revolution， 14 some call the gene revolution contributes to the problem of genetic uniformity—some say even more so 15 geneticists Can employ techniques such as cloning and 16 culture，processes that produce perfectly 17 copies．Concerns about the erosion of biodiversity，therefore，remain：Genetically altered plants，however，raise new 18 ， such as the effects that they may have on us and the environment．“We are flying blindly into a new 19 of agricultural biotechnology with high hopes，few constraints，and little idea of the potential 20 。”said science writer Jeremy Rifkin．

第 32 题

A．manufacture

B．management

C．manipulation

D．maturity

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