【题目】With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. That's a move similar to what Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called "Noah's Ark".

Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos (胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M's College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal. The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.

"The nuclear transfer (核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem," Kraemer believes. "They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy. It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort," adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A & M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

"They are trying to do something that's never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark. We're both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It's a research that is very much needed."

1The aim of "Noah's Ark" project is to __________.

A. save endangered animals from dying out

B. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas

C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study

D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

2According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of __________.

A. host animals B. enough money

C. available panda eggs D. qualified researchers

3The best title for the passage may be __________.

A. China's Success in Pandas Cloning

B. The First Cloned Panda in the World

C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas

D. China — the Native Place of Pandas Forever

4From the passage we know that __________.

A. scientists try to implant a panda's egg into a rabbit

B. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog

C. two thousand species will probably die out in over a century

D. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches

【题目】完形填空
Four days ago, I was taking a taxi. On the way, I just had the 1 stop at a store to buy something. A woman2me to let her hitchhike(免费搭车).
I 3and picked this woman up. I thought she was too fat; she 4 about 120 kg. But she was very sweet and kind-hearted, so I didn't5.
She was talking to me6 while going back to her place about how she got everything for her7. So I thought to myself she must have a happy family. But nothing special 8 yet.
I got to her apartment9she needed help getting all the things she got to her place. I just helped her out and while I was 10the stuff(物品) inside her house, I11 that her husband walked in from the back of the apartment. So she was talking to him in her12 voice.“Honey, I got you this ; Honey, I got you that.” But what I came to notice was that her husband was13. And then I looked close to how they were together and I knew for that moment I was seeing “ TRUE14.”
They cared for each other so 15 and what they looked like was not 16 at all. I was just deeply 17 by the true love between them.
Sometimes I think about going back to the apartment to tell them what I 18 in them and to thank them for sharing their 19with me. Even though it is for a few 20 I like the way the blind couple care about each other; it is a very happy and romantic thing.
(1)A.stranger B.waiter C.passenger D.driver
(2)A.reminded B.allowed C.asked D.helped
(3)A.nodded B.promised C.hesitated D.explained
(4)A.carried B.weighted C.supported D.lifted
(5)A.remember B.mind C.worry D.Leave
(6)A.gladly B.nervously C.slowly D.calmly
(7)A.friend B.husband C.daughter D.neighbour
(8)A.stayed B.continued C.stopped D.happened
(9)A.unless B.if C.because D.although
(10)A.moving B.searching C.arranging D.observing
(11)A.imaged B.noticed C.believed D.expected
(12)A.polite B.tired C.high D.sweet
(13)A.painful B.foolish C.blind D.ill
(14)A.LOVE B.FRIENDSHIP C.JUDGMENT D.STORY
(15)A.frequently B.deeply C.thankfully D.quietly
(16)A.useful B.clear C.secret D.important
(17)A.encouraged B.surprised C.touched D.shocked
(18)A.hid B.built C.put D.saw
(19)A.lives B.troubles C.food D.memory
(20)A.days B.hours C.minutes D.seconds

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