3. C。主旨题。既然台湾发生了地震,那当然是没有预料到的灾害。A、B、D三项内容离题太远。
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June 26, 2000 - the Human Genome(基因组) Project, a great $3 billion,
15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic(遗传的) map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The
scientific and medical communities(团体) are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for
getting rid of diseases and prolonging(延长) human life. But those communities and policy(政策) makers also are careful about
the scientific door they are opening as the project uncovers the mysteries of
life.
For the last few years, the genetic advances
in the developing field of biotechnology(生物技术) have provides material for all kinds of work, but the developments
of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code(密码) have opened a world of
possibilities for human health, as well as for the popular imagination.
While European and Japanese researchers are
making rapid progress in decoding(解码) human DNA, the leading organization for genetic research is in the
United States, which began in 1990, is “unlocking the code” of the human body
to learn how to defeat fatal(致命的)diseases. Already, the Human Genome Project has become widely known
and praised for finding the genes(基因) connected with terrible diseases as yet(迄今), and making progress toward
separating the genes that show a sign of breast cancer or AIDS.
Once these genes are found and studied,
researchers can develop new ways to attack infections(传染), and genetic diseases. Medical
companies are very interested in mapping the human genome, as they expect to
develop a lot of new drugs for these illnesses.