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.