12.　 What does “these two killers” in the second paragraph refer to ?

A.　　　 gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.

B.　　　 The two murderers who killed the cloned baby

C.　　　 The two diseases of cancer and heart disease

D.　　　 Hereditary diseases and cancer

11. Which is not the transformation in Hawaii? ________.

A．Farms have become residential areas

B．Some big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to Philippines

C．Japanese are buying or starting in Hawaii now

D．The families of the first people who came from Europe own the important banks and companies

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D

Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.

The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命) can be prolonged.

Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.

Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.

10. The main travellers are from ________.

A．Europe　　　 B．America　　　　 C．Japan　　　　 D．B and C

9. The most important problem in Hawaii is ________.

A．to learn to live together in peace.　　　　　 B．To earn money from travelers

C．To find a comfortable place to live　　　　 D．To unite different holidays.

8. The special tradition in Hawaii includes______.

A．giving visitors a lei of beautiful fresh flowers.　 B．Men wear bright flowered shirts

C．Women often wear long flowered dresses　　　 D．All of the above.

4. What is the main idea of the story？ 　 A. Arafat was in danger again after Israel's decision to remove him. 　 B. Arafat faced dangers without fear. 　 C. Arafat was one of the most legendary leaders in the world. 　 D. Arafat may have used up the last of his nine lives. 5. Which is not one of the reasons that Arafat managed to live through countless dangers? 　 A. Luck.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　B. He was very careful. 　 C. He kept a clear head in danger.　　　　　 D. He had mysterious powers. 6. What does the boldfaced word “scared” in the last paragraph but three mean? 　 A. Glad.　　 B. Frightened.　　 C. Feeling lucky.　　 D. Worried. 7. Arafat's answer to Israeli decision showed ______. 　 A. that he wasn't afraid of danger　　　　　

B. his determination to stay in his own country　

　C. that he has belief in himself　　　　　　

D. both A and B

C

There are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei along necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means both hello and goodbye. It also means “I love you”.

Usually when people from different countries, races, and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii, but in general, people have learned to live together in peace.

Hawaiians earn most of their money from travelers and most of the travelers come from the mainland and from Japan. There are many people living in Hawaii now so there are residential areas where there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses here.

3. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______.

A.　　　 he or she always shows sympathy for people

B.　　　 he or she is confident, but not stubborn

C.　　　 he or she has more strengths than weakness

D.　　　 he or she often considers annoying people

B

He has lived through countless dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian (巴勒斯坦) leader, Yasser Arafat.

　　　　 　On September 11, Israel (以色列) announced its decision to remove him, following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel. "He should take some responsibility for the killings," an Israeli official said. "He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups."

　　　　 But the decision has angered many other countries. China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East. This view is shared by other governments.

　　　　 Arafat himself said: "They can kill me, but never get me out of my country." He has spent most of his life in danger as the chief target (目标) of Israel. But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time.

　　　　 For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving target is harder to hit.

　　　　 In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat. The wild bombing destroyed his old headquarters (总部) in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt.

　　　　 In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over north Africa broke in two during a crash landing. The crew was killed but he managed to remain alive.

　　　　 What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger.

　　　　 Israeli tanks and helicopters attacked his headquarters in Ramallah in December, 2001. When they saw the attackers coming, Arafat's bodyguards ignored his orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground. Seconds later, several bombs exploded nearby. Though safe, his bodyguards were so scared they were soaked in sweat.

　　　　 But Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 metres away, showed no fear at all. He stayed in the damaged office, contacting foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks from Israel.

　　　　 All these experiences have made him a mysterious man, and one of the world's most legendary (传奇式的) leaders.

　　　　 But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell.

2. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?

A.　　　 He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

B.　　　 He or she is rarely ready to help you.

C.　　　 He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

D.　　　 He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.

1. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.

A.　　　 only in a normal night

B.　　　 only when you go to sleep

C.　　　 only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

D.　　　 only when you change sleeping position

20．Why did critics think engineered trees dangerous? Because _______.

　　　 A. these trees can destroy the balance of nature

　　　 B. everything except trees has been genetically engineered

　　　 C. trees are home to many endangered species