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Plains.Theyarrivethreemonthslaterandbegincalving.
ReadPassage1anddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.
1.InAprilthewildebeesttravelfromtheMaraReservetotheSerengeti.
2.Thereasonfor‘TheMigration'
issearchforfood.
3.InearlyJune,thewildebeestreachtheMaraReserve.
4.Thewildebeest'
smovementsareirregularwhentheygointotheMaraReserve.
5.Attheendoftheyear,thewildebeestreturntotheSerengetiPlainsandgivebirthto
calves.
Passage2
ThisisashortpassageaboutthemonsterandFrankenstein•
youngbrother.William.hadbeenmurdered.AllthefamilywasshockedwhenJustine
Moritz,theboy'
snanny,wasaccusedofthecrimeandFrankensteinwashorrifiedwhenshe
wasexecutedforthemurderbecausehefeltthathismonsterhaddoneit,notJustine.
Throughoutthefollowingmonths,Frankensteinbecamemoreandmoredepressed.
Then,onedaywhenhewastravelinginthemountains,tryingtoforgethistroubles,
Frankensteinsuddenlymetthemonster.Heshoutedfuriouslyathim,accusinghimofthe
crime,andtellinghimtostayawayfromhimandhisfamily.Butthemonsterinsistedon
talkingtohiscreatorandtoldhimthesadstoryofhislifesincehehadrunawayfromthe
laboratorywhereFrankensteinhadmadehim.
Themonstersaidthathehadtried,invain,toattachhimselftohumans,butnobody
wouldhaveanythingtodowithhim,becausetheyfoundhimsouglyandfrightening.He
toldFrankensteinthatevenwhenhehadsavedachildwhowasdrowninginariver,nobody
thankedhim.Infact,thefathershothimintheshoulderbecausehewasafraidofhim.
Themonsterbecamemoreandmorelonelyandmoreandmoreunhappy.Then,by
chance,hecameacrossWilliamplayinginafiledandhedecidedtocapturetheboyandtryto
screamedand,inanattempttosilencehim,themonsterheldhimbythethroatand,
accidentally,strangledhim.
ReadPassage2andthentrytogiveshortanswerstothefollowing.
6.WhowasaccusedofmurderingFrankenstein'
sbrotherWilliam?
7.WhatdidFrankensteindowhenhemetthemonster?
8.Whywasthemonsterunhappy?
9.WhatdidthemonsterwanttodowhenhemetWilliam?
10.Howdidthemonsterkilltheboyaccidentally?
PartTwo
Passage3
Clonemyself.Icanstartalloveragain
1Therecentsuccessfulcloningof‘Dolly,'
asheep,hasstunnedtheworld.
2Iwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingacloneofmyselfinthebeginning:
Imightstart
lifealloveragainandredressthemistakesmadeinthepast,andthenIcouldlivelongerto
seeabetterfuture.
3Itisadreamthathasfascinatedsomanypeopleforsolong,asevidencedbynumerous
popularsciencefictionstoriesfeaturingthisthemeandcountlessliteraryworksonthe
alter-ego.
4Foronething,EveissaidtohavebeenmadefromoneofAdam'
sribs.Thelegendof
herbeginningmightberegardedastheearliestexampleofcloning.SoIamsomewhat
surprisedtoseegovernmentsworldwidereactingsonegativelywhenscientistsannounced
thattheyhavemadesubstantialprogressinthisfieldofscience.
5Duetomanylimitations,thetechniquecan'
tbewidelyappliedinthenearfuture,but
undertheinfluenceofconfusionandfear,peoplearealreadyspeculatingaboutcloning'
sfar
-reachingconsequencesandtakingprecautionarymeasuresagainstthepossiblemisusesof
thenewtechnologicalbreakthrough.
6‘Peoplefearthattheworldwouldbeinamessifhumanbeingsareclonedsomeday,'
said
ZhaiZhonghe,awell-knownbiologistandacademicianattheChineseAcademyofSciences.
7IanWilmut,theembryologistwholedtheRoslinInstituteteaminBritainthat
successfullycloned‘Dolly'
fromasinglecellonanotherewe'
sudder,announcedthat
cloninghumanswas‘probably'
possible.
8‘Asingleterminalcellissufficientforduplicatingthewholeanimal,that'
ssomething
tissuedonor.
9Meanwhile,USscientistshavedeclaredthattheyhavesuccessfullyclonedamonkey,
haseverbeencloned.
10Manygovernmentsintheworld,inashowofmoralresponsibility,havemovedquickly
todiscouragethisnewdevelopment.
11TheUnitedStatesbannedthefederalfundingofcloning,andGermanycalledfora
world-widebanoncloninghumanbeings.
12Danishscientistssaidtheywerehaltingexperimentspendingafulldebateontheissue.
TheItaliangovernmentsaidhumancloningshouldbeoutlawedandannouncedatemporary
baninItalyonallformsofhumanoranimalexperimentslinkedwithcloning.InChina,
manylegislatorsattendingtheEighthNationalPeople'
sCongressweresolicitingopinions
fromscientists.
13Chinesescientistssuggestedthatlegislationisnecessarytocontrolpotentialdangers
thatmayarisefromthenewlydevelopedcloningtechnology,andmanyhaveproposedthat
lawsbeapprovedtocontrolt
14Technologicalbreakthroughsalwayscreatenewtaboosandgiveaninsightintonew
dimensionsofhumanbeings,yetsomehowhumanbeingsareabletoadjusttheirmindsetto
contraceptionandartificialfertilization.
15Ifthenewtechnologycanbewidelyapplied,itcouldbeusedtosaveendangered
animals,cultivatebetterspeciesandreplicatetransgenicanimalsofmedicalandscientific
value.
accordingtothepassage.
11.InParagraph1theword"
stun"
means"
A.confuse
C.shock
B.puzzle
D.please
12.Theauthorappearsfascinatedbytheideaofhavingacloneofhimselfbecause
A.itenableshimtohavemorechildren
B.hecanrealizehiswishforalongerlife
C.hecangobackintothepast
D.hewantstobeinvolvedintheexperiment
13.TheexampleaboutAdamandEve(paragraph4)showsthat
A.cloningisanoldtechnologywhichhasbeenrevivedrecently
C.cloningisinaccordancewiththedoctrinesofChristianity
D.cloninghasbeenthedreamofhumanbeingssincetheancientpast
14.People'
sgeneralreactiontocloningisthat
A.itmayhavenegativeconsequencesonthehumansociety
B.itisagreatdevelopmentofmoderntechnology
C.thetechnologyshouldbequicklyappliedtothecureofmanygeneticdiseases
D.ithastobecontrolledbecausetherearealreadytoomanypeopleinth~world
15.ThefactthatamonkeywasclonedbyUSscientistsshowsthat
A.humanbeingswillbeclonedimmediately
B.ananimalcloselyresemblinghumanshasbeencloned
C.cloningisaverysimpletechnology
D.Americancloningtechnologyisthebestintheworld
16.Whichgovernmentintendedtobancloningexperiments?
A.TheAmericangovernmentB.TheBritishgovernment
C.TheChinesegovernmentD.TheItaliangovernment
17.Theauthormentionedcontraceptionandartificialfertilization一一一
A.toarguethatcloningshouldbegivenanewname
B.toprovethatcloningisequallydangerousandshouldbestopped
c.topredictthatcloningwillbeacceptedbythehumansocietyaswell
D.tosuggestnewwaysofbirthcontrolinsteadofhumancloning
18.Whatbenefitscouldthenewtechnologybringtothehumansociety,accordingtothe
author?
A.Tosaveendangeredanimals
B.Tocultivatebetterspecies
C.Toreproducetransgenicanimalsofmedicalandscientificvalue
D.Alloftheabove
19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Governmentsworldwidereactpositivelytothecloningtechnology
c.‘Dolly'
wasclonedfromasinglecellonanotherewe'
sudder
D.TheChinesegovernmentalsobannedthefundingofcloning
20.Thepassageindicatesthattheauthor_一一一一_thecloningtechnology.
A.supportsB.dislikes
C.doubtsD.develops
PartThreeTrueorFalse
WhenIWasinAmerica
UnitedStates.Ratherthanlockmyselfinmyloneliness,IhavetriedeachChristmastolearn
moreaboutthecultureofthecountryandknowmoreaboutmyAmericanfriends.
Atie-claspIstillwearremindsmerepeatedlyofthememorableChristmasof1989.All
myclassmateshadeagerlylookedforwardtotheholiday.Ihadnomoneyforthevacation.
Mycheckfromhomehadnotarrivedonschedulebecauseofthecrushofholidaymail.
OnedayIwalkedtothecampustopickupmymailattheInternationalStudentsoffice.
Theallimportantcheckstillhadnotarrived.Maria,aMexican-Americanstudentworking
asatemporarysecretaryinthedepartmentmusthaveseenmeasIleftthemailboxwith
disappointmentshowingonmyface.SheinvitedmetospendChristmasEvewithher
family.Iacceptedalltoogladly.
Maria'
sfamilywasnotrich.Theylivedinamodestsmallhouse.Mariaintroducedme
onlyspeakSpanish,sohetalkedtomewhileMaria'
ssisteractedasaninterpreter.Thekind
lookinhiseyesandhisrelaxedbehaviormademefeelrightath
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