16．In the ad,
William Stiles’ story is used simply to .
A．make him known to car buyers
B．cause people to take notice of the
car factory
C．make the ad much easier to
understand
D．get more buyers to believe in this
car
E
The Human Genome (基因组) Project, a great $ 3 billion, 15 – year task aimed at drawing the
genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The scientific
and medical communities are very excited about the chances genetic research
provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life. But those
communities and policy makers are also 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 fast developing
field of biotechnology (生物技术) have provided material for all kinds of work, but the developments
of modern science in unlocking the secrets of the human genetic code 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
decoking (解码) human DNA,
the leading organization for genetic research in the United States, which began
in 1990, is “unlocking the code” of the human body to learn how to defeat fatal
diseases. Already, the Human Genome Project has become widely known and praised
for finding the genes connected with as yet terrible diseases, 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, 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.