问答题Passage 2　　A new form of cloning to provide every baby with an embryonic “twin”, from which spare body parts could be grown and life threatening diseases treated is expected to be approved within weeks by senior government advisers on medical ethics.

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Passage 2　　A new form of cloning to provide every baby with an embryonic “twin”, from which spare body parts could be grown and life threatening diseases treated is expected to be approved within weeks by senior government advisers on medical ethics.　　If their report is accepted by ministers, it would mean that Britain—which 20 years ago pioneered the test tube baby and last year produced Dolly, the world’s first cloned mammal—could be the first to clone a human embryo.　　A working party from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and the Human Genetics Advisory Commission is expected to come down firmly against reproductive cloning, the process of replicating a living human being. It is expected to recommend government support of so called stem ceils. Stem cells are extracted and used to grow spare parts, treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s or address the debilitating effects of cancer, strokes and heart attacks.　　Dr Austin Smith, the scientist likely to be granted the first licence for the work, said that within the next 12 years it would be routine for every baby to have an embryonic clone.　　“All it takes now is financial investment,” said Smith, director of Edinburgh University’s centre for genome research. The crucial discovery of embryonic stem cells, from which skin, bone, muscles, nerves and vital organs grow, was made earlier this month by scientists in America.　　In a submission to the HFEA, Smith said that in order to isolate these cells it is only necessary for the embryo to develop in the laboratory for six days, well within the 14-day limit of current regulation.　　The cells would then be grown and manipulated to make anything from blood or brain cells to tissue for repairing damaged organs and, ultimately, parts that could be transplanted without fear of the host body rejecting them.　　The development is likely to meet strong opposition from the church. Dr Donald Bruce, Director of the Society, Religion and Technology Project of the church of Scotland Said that creating an embryo in the knowledge that it would then be destroyed was “very disturbing” to most people.　　Father Paul Murray, secretary to the Catholic bishops joint bio-ethics committee, said that whatever the potential benefits, it should be regarded as “intrinsically evil” because the research depended on the use of foetal material.　　However, Professor Christine Gosden, professor of genetic medicine at Liverpool University, one of the four senior government advisers on the cloning sub-committee, said there would be no opportunity for abuse.　　For many years, patients with Parkinson’s disease who did not respond to drugs have been treated with brain cells extracted from aborted foetuses, a practice approved by a committee led by the Rev Dr John Polkinghorne, the prominent ethicist.　　Gosden said the arguments for the use of aborted foetal cells and therapeutic cloning were similar: “Before you have a disease, it is easy to say, ‘I would not use cells derived from a foetus’, but if you suffer from that disease, and that is your only hope, your approach can be quite different.”　　1. What is the new form of cloning discussed in the passage? What is the purpose of such cloning?　　2. Summarise the different views on embryo cloning discussed in the passage.　　3. Explain the statement “All it takes now is financial investment.” in para. 6.　　4. What is the significance of the discovery of embryonic stem cells?

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第1题：

Passage Five

In every language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, consist of the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words with which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the members of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use even if we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the goods in trade of all those who speak the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the whole people; and are not the exclusive possession of a limited class.

On the other hand, our language includes a large number of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little occasion to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we bear, or the more formal conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style. raised above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned". And the distinction between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of the language.

51. One class of words can be learned ______.

A. through everyday life

B. without too much practice

C. from popular songs

D. with a dictionary in one's hand

正确答案：A
答案为A。根据第一段第二句，there are those words with which we become acquainted in daily conversation，which we learn作出该项选择。

第2题：

community health service is a continual ______ ,from a new－born baby to the end of one's life.

参考答案：process

第3题：

Hello, new students! This is a message from the Students Union Committee. We've been at the university for at least a year now, so we can give you some good tips. Don't worry - we remember being new and making a lot of mistakes! And we haven't forgotten feeling a little bit scared. First, as you know, there are no longer any grants. If you borrow money from the government, remember that like all loans, you have to pay it back. Spending all your money in the first week is not a sensible strategy. Try to make a budget for each term and stick to it. But if you are struggling to make ends meet, you can get a part-time job-restaurants and bars in the town take lots of students on in the evenings and at weekends. Come and see us for advice. Stop worrying about making new friends. Start to join the sports and hobbies societies - they're cheap and you can begin meeting a lot of people that way. It's a great chance to take up a completely new hobby. Living in a new city a long way from home can be very stressful. One tip, don't forget your parents. After all, they are paying your tuition fees here. You will be very busy working and enjoying yourself, but stop to phone your parents sometimes and don't forget to go home for the weekend from time to time. And remember to take your dirty washing! Finally, remember to work hard and play hard. Go on working steadily towards your first degree (BA or BSc) throughout your three years here - try to keep things in perspective. You'll always find someone in the Student Union office if you need to talk.

1). What does the word "scared" mean in the second paragraph?

2). What does the word "grants" mean in the third paragraph?

3). The sentence "But if you are struggling to make ends meet, ?at weekends" in the third paragraph implies().

4). From the fifth paragraph, we can infer that in order to overcome the stress of living faraway from home, ().

5). This passage is written for the purpose of ().

(1).A、excited

B、frightened

C、worried

(2).A、money given by the government to support the students' study, which they needn't pay back

B、money from the government which the students need to pay back

C、money from the school which is similar to scholarship

(3).A、if you are short of money, you can find a part-time job in the restaurants and bars in your spare time

B、if you want to have a better life than others, you can find a part-time job in your spare time

C、restaurants and bars need more hands in the evenings and at weekends

(4).A、it's better for new students to talk to their parents over the phone from time to time

B、new students need to do their washing themselves

C、new students should keep themselves as busy as possible so that they will not miss home

(5).A、telling new students the problems facing them in the university

B、telling new students how to budget their money

C、offering new students some advice about their university life

参考答案：BAAAC

第4题：

The moral shortsightedness is revealed in the fact that _____.

［A］ the government has stopped the experiment on human tissue

［B］ the donation consent forms are difficult to understand

［C］ the Human Tissues Act is an obstacle to important medical research

［D］ embryonic research shows disregard for human life

正确答案：C

第5题：

which machineries and spare parts should the third engineer be in charge of ?

正确答案：On my last vessel ,I was in charge of the following machines and the spare parts thereof :boiler , emergency batteries ,fresh water generator ,air conditions ,.refrigeration units ,electric insulations ,main switch board ,electric parts of deck machineris (winch ,windlass ,hatch cover equipment ) and some other machines as designated by the chief engineer .

第6题：

If cloned animals could be used as organ donors, ().

A、people don’t have to worry about cloning twins for transplants

B、raising animals such as pigs can help solve the problem

C、the human body attacks and destroys tissue from other species

D、it may be more efficient to produce such animals by cloning than by cur

参考答案：ABD

第7题：

What is true about clone?()

A. It would be a completely new way of making a human being

B.It, biologically, refers to any organism whose genetic information is identical to that of its parent organism from which it is created

C.Cloning will create a baby from a single cell, from a single person

D.It is favored widely

正确答案：ABC

第8题：

6l. From the third paragraph, we know that __

A. oxen are no more important today than in the past

B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup

C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China

D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month

正确答案：C

第9题：

Many young people in the West are expected to leave __ could be life' s most important decision -- marriage -- almost entirely up to luck.

A. as B. that C. which D. what

正确答案：D

第10题：

To which of the following is the author most likely to agree?

［A］ the rich and the poor are equal in the face of death. ［B］ more scientists are needed for the medical advancement.

［C］ there is a double standard in medical ethics. ［D］ the dead deserve the same attention as the living.

正确答案：C

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