With only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone(克隆) the animal and save the endangered species(物种). That’s similar to what Texas A＆M University researchers have been undertaking(负责) for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”.

Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen(氮). If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A＆M’S College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

The entire procedure(过程) could take from three to five years to complete.

“The nuclear transfer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available(capable of being used) panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy(having a baby). It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A＆M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”

The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to_______. 

A. make effort to clone the endangered pandas

B. save endangered animals from dying out

C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study

D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of _______. 

A. available panda eggs                             B. host animals

C. qualified researchers                             D. enough money

The best title for the passage may be _______. 

A. China’s Success in Pandas Cloning

B. The First Cloned Panda in the World

C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas

D. China — the Native Place of Pandas Forever

From the passage we know that _______. 

A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a cat

B. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a tiger

C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches

D. about two thousand of species will probably die out in about a century

Emotions Affect Our Bodies

    Sometimes people call each other“scaredy-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression?When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood stream.

    Although the cat doesn’t realize this, its body is getting ready for action.

    If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will defend itself or it will run away as fast as it can.

    Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run.

    Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger—or hit somebody—and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always wise to express your feelings freely.

    Does this mean that it’s smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. It can actually be bad for your health.

    Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just go away. It’s as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are that you’d see little fruit flies hovering all over them. They’d be rotten.

    You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they don’t exist, but they’ll still be around. And at last you will have to deal with them, just like those bananas.

72. It’s mentioned in the passage that human beings get into trouble because ______.

A. they are not as alert as animals

B. they sometimes can’t control their feelings

C. they always do something wrong to other people

D. they don’t pay any attention to their physical changes

73. The underlined phrase“churned up”in the sixth paragraph means _______.

A. very disappointed                                                B. beaten heavily

C. very frightened                                                   D. disturbed badly

74. The author wants to tell us in the last two paragraphs that _______ .

A. you’ll not completely get away from your feelings

B. you should treat emotions as bananas in a cupboard

C. feelings will gradually disappear when you hold them in

D. it is good for your health to keep pleasant feelings inside

75. The author writes this article in order to _______ .

A. tell us that it isn’t good to keep feelings inside

B. give us some advice on how to express our feelings

C. make us deal with feelings in a wise way

D. make us know that it isn’t always wise to express our feelings freely

Oscar the cat seems to have an unnatural ability for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up (蜷伏) next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. "Many family members take some comfort from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a doctor and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.

The 2-year-old cat was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia (痴呆) unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where the facility treats people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd smell and observe patients, then sit beside people who would end up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.

"Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work here," said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill. She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn't eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish color, signs that often mean death is near. Oscar wouldn't stay inside the room, though, so Teno thought bis streak was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor's prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient's final two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.

Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill that they probably don't know he's there, so patients aren't aware he's a predictor of death. Most families are grateful for the advance warning, although one wanted Oscar out of the room while a family member died. When Oscar is put outside, he paces and meows his displeasure.

No one's certain if Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat senses mysterious scents or reads something into the behavior of the nurses who raised him. Nursing home staff aren't concerned with explaining Oscar, so long as he gives families a better chance at saying goodbye to the dying. The staff recently gave Oscar a wall sign publicly praising his "sympathetic care."

1.What makes Oscar the cat so special?

A. He observes the cases of dying patients.

B. He curls up next to the patients.

C. He calls family members to the hospital.

D. He senses when patients are to die.

2.The passage tells us Oscar_____.

A. would go round and observe patients

B. may sometimes fail to predict death

C. is friendly and liked by every nurse

D. was born and grew up in the hospital

3.The underlined words "his streak was broken" probably mean ____.

A. his bones were severely injured

B. his magic power stopped working

C. his devotion to work got changed

D. his friendship with patients ended

4.From the passage, we learn that_____.

A. Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant

B. Oscar can read something of the nurses' behavior

C. Oscar might like to stay with the dying patients

D. Oscar is sympathetic to the dying patients

5.The best title for this passage is "____".

A. Cats Can Be Used for Looking After Patients

B. Oscar, the Sweet-Faced, Gray-and-White Cat

C. As Death Comes Calling, So Does Oscar the Cat

D. Oscar the Cat, the Best Helper of Our Hospital

完形填空(共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

     Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles (肌肉) get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream.

  Although the cat doesn’t  36   this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will  37 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

   38 , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many 39  changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 40  run.

   Human beings, 41  , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them  42  , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then  43  later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always 44  to express your feelings freely.

    Does this mean that it’s smarter always to  45  our feelings? No! If you  46  feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays47  . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be48  for your health.

   Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t just  49  . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but 50  you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d  51  little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.

   You can try to treat emotions  52  they were bananas in the cupboard. You can  53  they don’t exist, but they’ll still be  54  . And at last you’ll have to  55  them, just like those bananas.

A. mind           B. admit            C. realize      D. remember

A. save           B. help             C. defend       D. hide

A. Truly      B. Frequently   C. Similarly        D. Differently

A. chemical       B. physical         C. health       D. ill

A. and             B. or           C. but          D. yet

A. therefore     B. but          C. besides      D. however

A. take off        B. take on     C. take over        D. take up

A. wished         B. hoped        C. blamed       D. shared

 A. useful        B. right            C. easy             D. wise

 A. handle        B. hurt             C. hide             D. prevent

A. keep           B. find             C. control      D. let

A. relaxed        B. tense            C. same             D. different

A. good           B. harmful     C. helpful      D. useful

A. go away        B. go on            C. go up            D. go out

 A. long before   B. as usual         C. before long D. right away

A. meet           B. observe     C. catch            D. see

A. as if          B. just as     C. just after       D. even though

A. pretend        B. expect       C. decide       D. assume

 A. in            B. around       C. over             D. beyond

A. eat up         B. deal with        C. throw away   D. send out

根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

   Sometimes people call each other “scared- cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression?__1.___

Although the cat doesn’t realize this , its body is getting ready for action.

If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things._2.___

Similarily ,when people are excited, angry, scared , or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many physical changes.Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense(紧张的)._3.___ We , too get ready to defend ourselves or run.

  Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If  we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble.Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love ,and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always wise to express your feelings freely.

__4.___ No! If you keep feelings of anger,sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up, your body stays tense. Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be harmful for your health.

    Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t  just go away. It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you ‘d see little fruit flies（蝇） hovering(盘旋) all over them. They’s been rotten..

     __5.___ You can pretend they don’t exit, but they’ll still be around. And at last you’ll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.

A. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

B. You can try to treat emotions as if they were babanas in the cupboard.

C. All of the changes make the cat prepare for running.

D. When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood stream.

E. Does this mean that it’s smarter always to hide our feelings?

F. Though it is easy to express your feelings, you shouldn’t always to do that freely.

G. All of these changes make us more alert(警觉的) and ready to react.