B
Rome-Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the point of cloning the first human baby.
Dr.Severino Antinori, who is the head of a hospital in Rome, has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant (怀孕的)with a cloned baby.
Antinori refused to comment on the reports, but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo (卵)for implantation within two years.So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned, including sheep, cats and most recently rabbits.
Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admit that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a world wide ban on the practice.
Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said: “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby.It is using humans as guinea pigs.It makes people feel sick.” But Ronald Green, director of the Ethics institute at Darmouth College in the US, said it is unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth.
So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, many of them dying soon after their births .
Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one.
“There are no benefits of cloned human beings, just harm,”said Dr.Michael Wilks of the UK.
45.What is the doctors’ general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage?
A.They are against it. B.They support it.
C.They welcome it. D.They pay no attention to it.
46.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Doctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings.
B.Up to now, seven kinds of animals have been cloned, including sheep, cats, humans and rabbits.
C.Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo.
D.Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so-called cloned embryo.
47.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.The Success of Cloning Humans B.The Anger at Cloning Humans
C.Failure of Cloning Humans D.First Cloned Human?
高二英语阅读理解简单题
B
Rome-Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the point of cloning the first human baby.
Dr.Severino Antinori, who is the head of a hospital in Rome, has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant (怀孕的)with a cloned baby.
Antinori refused to comment on the reports, but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo (卵)for implantation within two years.So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned, including sheep, cats and most recently rabbits.
Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admit that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a world wide ban on the practice.
Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said: “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby.It is using humans as guinea pigs.It makes people feel sick.” But Ronald Green, director of the Ethics institute at Darmouth College in the US, said it is unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth.
So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, many of them dying soon after their births .
Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one.
“There are no benefits of cloned human beings, just harm,”said Dr.Michael Wilks of the UK.
45.What is the doctors’ general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage?
A.They are against it. B.They support it.
C.They welcome it. D.They pay no attention to it.
46.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Doctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings.
B.Up to now, seven kinds of animals have been cloned, including sheep, cats, humans and rabbits.
C.Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo.
D.Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so-called cloned embryo.
47.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.The Success of Cloning Humans B.The Anger at Cloning Humans
C.Failure of Cloning Humans D.First Cloned Human?
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Rome-Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the point of cloning the first human baby.
Dr.Severino Antinori, who is the head of a hospital in Rome, has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant (怀孕的) with a cloned baby.
Antinori refused to comment on the reports, but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo (卵) for implantation within two years.So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned, including sheep, cats and most recently rabbits.
Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admit that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a world wide ban on the practice.
Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said: “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby.It is using humans as guinea pigs.It makes people feel sick.” But Ronald Green, director of the Ethics institute at Darmouth College in the US, said it is unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth.
So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, many of them dying soon after their births .
Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one.
“There are no benefits of cloned human beings, just harm,”said Dr.Michael Wilks of the UK.
1.What is the doctors’ general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage?
A.They are against it. B.They support it.
C.They welcome it. D.They pay no attention to it.
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Doctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings.
B.Up to now, seven kinds of animals have been cloned, including sheep, cats, humans and rabbits.
C.Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo.
D.Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so-called cloned embryo.
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.The Success of Cloning Humans B.The Anger at Cloning Humans
C.Failure of Cloning Humans D.First Cloned Human?
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A small group of people around the world have started implanting(移植) microchips to link the body and the computer.
Mr. Donelson and three friends, who had driven 100 miles from their homes in Loockport, New York, to have the implants put in by Dr. Jesse Villemaire, whom they had persuaded to do the work, are part of a small group, about 30 people around the world, who have independently put in microchips into their bodies, according to Web-based reports.
At a shop William Donelson was having a four-millimeter-wide needle put into his left hand. “I’m set,”he said with a deep breath. He watched as the needle pierced(刺穿) the fleshy webbing between his thumb and a microchip was set under his skin. At last he would be able to do what he had long imagined: strengthen his body’s powers through technology.
By putting the chip inside—a radio frequency identification device (RFID)—Mr. Donelson would have at his fingertips the same magic that makes safety gates open with a knock of a card, and bridge and tunnel traffic flow smoothly with an E-Zpass. With a wave of his hand he plans to connect with his computer, open doors and unlock his car.
Implanting the chip was relatively simple task but very meaningful to Mr. Doneselson, a 21-year-old computer networking student so interested in the link between technology and the body that he has data-input jacks(数据输入插空) inside his body. They might lead to an imagined future when people can be connected directly into computers. His new chip is enclosed in a glass container no bigger than a piece of rice and has a small memory where he has stored the words “Technology”.
Some doctors have done the piercing in people’s homes, and others have implanted chips in their offices after patients signed forms showing the fact that long-term studies have not been done on their safety. Piercers treat the implants much like any other medical operation steps, instructing people to keep the site dry, and advising them that swelling and redness should last a week.
1.With a RFID implanted, which of the following will Mr. Donelson be able to do?
A. Make a safety gate open with a knock of a card.
B. Make bridge and tunnel traffic flow smoothly with an E-Zpass.
C. Open doors and unlock his car with a wave of his hand.
D. Turn his body and brain directly into computers.
2. The underlined word “they” in paragraph 5 refer to “___________”.
A. glass containers
B. implanted computer chips
C. data input jacks
D. computer and networking students
3. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. High Tech, Under the Skin
B. A Needle, So Magic
C. Donelson, a Powerful Man
D. Data-input Jacks, Inside the Body
4.We can conclude from the passage that __________________.
A. Mr. Donelson has made a large sum of money by the piercing.
B. the Piercers are people working in the computer field
C. the piercing has no side effect and it will make people intelligent
D. the long term effects of these implants are not yet known
5.What will happen to the site on the body after the operation?
A. There will be swelling and redness.
B. The site will be dry.
C. Nothing will happen at all.
D. The pain will remain for a week.
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Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 36 the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 37 drinking water. The United Nations 38 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 39 challenge. But everyone, 40 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 41 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 42 discarded(废弃的) batteries(电池)which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 43 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 44 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 45 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 46 awareness in her area.
She 47 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches. With the help from her family, friends and local waste-management 49 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 50 video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 51 progress.
When asked 52 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite __53 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is 54 to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 55 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
1... A. had B. gave C. wrote D. discussed
2.. A. enough B. safe C. much D. polluted
3... A. asks B. orders C. hopes D. ensures
4... A. good B. strong C. important D. unreal
5.. A. especially B. sometimes C. even D. seldom
6.. A. boys B. others C. students D. grown-ups
7.. A. collecting B. selling C. buying D. using
8.. A. things B. chemicals C. water D. air
9.. A. making B. recycling C. reducing D. handling
10... A. uses B. has C. throws D. needs
11... A. tell B. increase C. spread D. inform
12... A. talked to B. listened to C. heard from D. thought about
13... A. and B. besides C. as well as D. as good as
14... A. officials B. workers C. clerks D. experts
15.. A. industrial B. agricultural C. scientific D. educational
16... A. much B. no C. some D. little
17.. A. if B. how C. when D. why
18.. A. proud B. glad C. modest D. worried
19..A. praises B. helps C. supports D. honors
20.. A. awarding B. saving C. serving D. favoring
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Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 36 the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 37 drinking water. The United Nations 38 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 39 challenge. But everyone, 40 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 41of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 42 discarded(废弃的) batteries(电池)which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 43 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 44 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 45 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 46 awareness in her area.
She 47 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 49 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 50 video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 51 progress.
When asked 52 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite ____53. “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize 54 young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 55 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
1. A.had B.gave C.wrote D.discussed
2. A.enough B.safe C.much D.polluted
3. A.asks B.orders C.hopes D.ensures
4. A.good B.strong C.important D.unreal
5. A.especially B.sometimes C.even D.seldom
6. A.boys B.others C.students D.grown-ups
7. A.collecting B.selling C.buying D.using
8. A.things B.chemicals C.water D.air
9. A.making B.recycling C.reducing D.handling
10. A.uses B.has C.throws D.needs
11. A.tell B.increase C.spread D.inform
12. A.talked to B.listened to C.heard from D.thought about
13. A.and B.beside C.as well as D.as good as
14. A.officials B.workers C.clerks D.experts
15. A.industrial B.agricultural C.scientific D.educational
16. A.much B.no C.some D.little
17. A.if B.how C.when D.why
18. A.proud B.glad C.modest D.worried
19. A.praises B.helps C.supports D.honors
20. A.awarding B.saving C.serving D.favoring
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky(冒险的) it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a deadly accident as a teenager driving alone, while the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.
The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased sharply after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.
Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue,” he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”
Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使……缓解)the problem is to have states set up so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night or passenger limits, before graduating to full driving licenses.
Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have limits on passengers. California is the strictest, with a new driver under 20 forbidden to carry any passenger (without the presence of an adult over 25) for the first six months.
1.Which of the following situations can we infer is most dangerous according to the passage?
A.A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.
B.Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.
C.Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.
D.A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.
2.According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly because of _______.
A.their frequent driving at night
B.their improper ways of driving
C.their driving with passengers
D.their lack of driving experience
3.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The licensing departments are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.
B.Driving is too complex a skill for teenagers to learn.
C.Teenagers should be forbidden to apply to take driving lessons.
D.Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.
4.A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that_______.
A.driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule
B.the licensing system should be improved
C.they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.
D.they should be forbidden to take on passengers
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A recent study, which was published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how dangerous it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers has three times the possibility of a serious accident, compared with a teenager driving alone.
The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased greatly after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.
Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue is that adults who are responsible for giving out licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled driving is.” he says.
Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使缓解) the problem is to have states set up so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a process with several stages. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself able to drive in the presence(在场)of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions (限制) before graduating to full driving rights.
Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies.
1.Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?
A.Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.
B.Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.
C.A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.
D.A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.
2.According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to _______.
A.their frequent driving at night B.their lack of driving experience
C.their wrong way of driving D.their driving with passengers
3.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.
B.Driving is a skill too complex for teenagers to learn.
C.Restrictions should be forced on teenagers demanding to take driving licenses.
D.The licensing department is partly responsible for teenagers’ driving accidents.
4.A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers’ driving accidents is that ______.
A.driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule
B.they should be forbidden to take on passengers
C.they should not be allowed to drive after 10 pm
D.the licensing system should be improved
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Flying like a bird has been the dream of humans since ancient times. Last week a group of modern birdmen put their courage on their wings and challenged gravity in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
“Yes, you can buy a ticket and fly to another city. But running with your own wings and feeling your feet ready to take off is totally different,” Dong Fang, said in an excited voice. He is one of 41 students from Hangzhou No. 14 Middle School to test their home-made aircrafts in the playground. Inspired by the International Bognor Birdman Competition in the UK, Ni Wangyue, a teacher in high school is holding a similar event. The Bognor Birdman competition started in 1971 in the England coastal city Bognor. People ran off the end of a pier (码头) with their own aircraft in an attempt to “fly” the farthest distance.
“From the very beginning , I didn’t expect my students to create a real plane or break any records. I told them the competition is more for seeing how far your imagination can stretch,” Said Ni. He was surprised to see his students create 10 different aircrafts with all kinds of material available in the past month. Many students said that they learnt much more in the process of creating their planes than in ordinary classes.
Jing Yuchen and his team named their plane “Weiming E”, which means an unknown goose. The 17-year-old boy deeply believes their goose of steel pipe and sailcloth will honour its name by successfully making it fly.
“Our work is much more imaginative than others. With several colourful balloons on its back and a pair of light plastic wings, it surely is the most eye-catching work, if not the best,” said Yu Liang, another student.
“Although most of those home-made aircrafts cannot really take the boys flying, the boys’ braveness and creativity in this project will encourage every one of them to fly high in the future,” Ni said.
1.The purpose of the competition is to ___________.
A. prepare to create more real planes.
B. let students break some records.
C. run off the end of a pier.
D. encourage braveness and creativity.
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There were 41 students taking part in the competition.
B. A similar kind of competition started in 1971.
C. The teacher didn’t expect his students could create 10 different aircrafts.
D. Most of those home-made aircrafts could take the boys flying.
3. By saying “you can buy a ticket and fly to another city”, the writer actually means ___________.
A. if you want to take part in the competition you have to buy a ticket.
B. people who take part in the competition have to fly to another city.
C. people can pay to get a chance to go to another place by air.
D. the students have to fly to another city in their home-made aircrafts.
4.Why did the teacher organize this activity?
A. He wanted to develop students’ imagination.
B. He wanted his students to have the feeling of flying.
C. He wanted his students to break records.
D. He wanted to increase his students’ grades.
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Asia-Pacific consumers are the world's largest group of online shopping lovers and many rely on Internet reviews when making purchases, research firm Nielsen said this week.
The firm said 35% of consumers in Asia-Pacific used over 11% of their monthly spending to make online purchases, compared to a global average of 27% of consumers.
South Koreans were the heaviest online buyers in Asia, with 59% directing more than 11% of their monthly spending to online purchases, followed by 41% in China, Nielsen said in a report.
A further 31% of Asian consumers use between 6% and 10% of their monthly shopping purchases to buy items online.
More Asia-pacific consumers also intend to buy online in the next six months than those from other regions, with South Koreans and Chinese the most likely to make such purchases.
Among the purchases consumers in the region are likely to make in the next six months are books, clothing, shoes, airline tickets, electronic equipment and hotel reservations.
"Technology and the Internet will very likely basically change how and where shoppers spend their money and interact with sellers,” said Pete Gale, a managing director at Nielsen's Retailer Services.
"We are seeing a strong trend in markets like Korea, where a significant population of online shoppers buy essentials such as groceries, cosmetics and nutrition supplies over the Internet."
Nielsen said opinions posted online were important in Asia-pacific customers' decisions to buy products such as cosmetics, cars, software and food.
Asia-pacific consumers were also the most likely to share dissatisfaction at a product on the Internet compared with consumers elsewhere.
"The increasing accessibility of the Internet and unbelievable popularity of social media and online discussion forums mean today's brands have nowhere to hide, " said Megan Clarken, Asia-Pacific managing director at Nielsen's online division.
Nielsen said in June that social media such as Facebook and Twitter or blogging sites had become powerful tools influencing what people buy and urged businesses to embrace the trend.
1.What influences Asia-Pacific consumers most when making purchases online?
A. Other buyers' comments
B. Powerful online tools
C. The varieties of online item
D. The price and the way to play
2.Who uses more than 11% of their monthly spending to buy online?
A.31% of Asians B. 41% of Chinese
C. 41% of south Koreans D. 26% of global consumers
3.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The trend of doing e-business is speeding up.
B. Asians are most likely to shop with a “click.”
C. Online shopping is developing quickly worldwide.
D. Asia-Pacific consumers are fans of online discussion forums.
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I went to shanghai last week, ________I visited the World Expo.
A.When | B.Where | C.Which | D.that |
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