BEIJINGFeb.52013(Xinhua)Chinese health authorities on Tuesday launched a campaign to fight against assisted reproductive technology (ART:辅助生育技术) abuse.Unauthorized ART usesurrogate motherhood and the illegal collection and supply of sperm and eggsas well as the illegal sale and abuse of ovulation induction(诱导排卵) medicinewill be targeted.

The Ministry of Health and health department of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department jointly announced the campaign at a conference.Both departments also ordered all of their local branches to suspend permits for new organizations that wish to offer ART treatments.That isnew organizations will not appear recently.Official figures showed that at the end of 2012China had 358 organizations authorized to conduct ART treatment.

The health ministry also delivered a brief statement of the country's current infertility rate(不孕率) and ART use.The infertility rate in China is now between 7 and 10 percentthe ministry said.Some 70 to 80 percent of women who are suffering from infertility can be pregnant after changing their lifestyles and receiving medical treatment.Around 20 percent of infertile couples have to resort to ART to have babies.In 2011about 350000 people received ART treatment and more than 60000 infertile couples successfully had children with the help of ARTthe ministry said.

1.ART abuse DOSEN'T include________

Asurrogate motherhood

Bunauthorized ART use

Cthe regular usage of medicine

Dthe illegal supply of sperm and eggs

2.What does the underlined word “suspend” (paragraph 2) probably mean?

ASupport. BPause. CAllow. DBan.

3.From the last paragraph we can know________

ANearly10 percent of couples could not have their own babies

B70 to 80 percent of women could not be pregnant now

COver 350000 infertile couples had their babies with the help of ART

DAbout one fifth of infertile couples have to turn to ART for help

4.What's the best title of the passage?

AChina targets ART abuse

BART is used in China

CART is illegal in China

DChina increases ART using

 

New research has revealed that which song drivers listen to can influence how safe they are on the roads.Among the top ten safest songs to drive to are Come Away With Me by Norah JonesI Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith and Tiny Dancer by Elton John.Each of the songs has an optimum tempo(最佳节奏) for safe drivingimitating the human heartbeat at around 60 to 80 beats per minute.The Scientist by Coldplay and Justin Timberlake's Cry Me a River also appeared in the top 10.

The studyconducted at London Metropolitan Universityalso revealed the type of songs that cause motorists to drive dangerously.Unsurprisinglymusic that is noisy increases a driver's heart ratewhich can be deadly.Fast beats cause excitement that can lead people to concentrate more on the music than on the road and to speed up to match the beat of the song.Styles of music were also measured during the experiment and revealed differences between male and female drivers.Hip?hop made a female driver drive far more aggressivelyspeeding up faster than male driver.The heavy metal music caused the fastest driving among males in the group while the dance music had the same effect among women.The male and female drivers who listened to the classical music drove the most irregularly.

The experiment involved eight people driving 500 miles each using the confused.com MotorMate appwhich monitored driving behaviors through GPS technology.

1.What's the main idea of the whole passage?

ASongs that drivers prefer to listen to on their way.

BA study made by the confused.com MotorMate app.

CWhat kind of songs the drivers should choose to listen to during driving.

DFemale drivers and male drives have different responses to the same music.

2.The underlined word “monitored” in the last paragraph means________

Acontrolled Bbanned Cmodeled Dshowed

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

ATiny Dancer by Elton John appeared in the top 10.

BUsually human hearts beat at around 60 to 80 beats per minute.

CThe classical music makes most drivers drive comfortably and safely.

DThe passage reveals appropriate music and improper music for drivers.

4.If there is another paragraph in the end of the passagethe author may mention________

Afemale and male drivers' popular tastes of music

Bhow did the study carry out

Cwhy fast beat music is harmful to drivers

Dsome music with optimum tempo for driver to enjoy

 

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