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 a 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(液體氮). 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 (having a baby). 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.”

1．The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to _______.

       A．make efforts to clone the endangered pandas

       B．save endangered animals from dying out

       C．collect DNA of endangered animals to study

       D．transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

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

       A．a(chǎn)vailable panda eggs                             B．host animals

       C．qualified researchers                            D．enough money

3．The 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

Industrial pollution is not only a problem for the countries of Europe and North America but also an extremely serious problem in some developing countries. For these countries, economic growth is a very important aim. They want to introduce industries, and so they put few controls on the industries which cause pollution.

Cubatao, an industrial town of 85, 000 people in Brazil, is an example of the connection between industrial development and pollution. In 1954, Cubatao had no industry. Today it has more than twenty large factories, which produce many pollutants. The people of the town are suffering from the poisonous matter in their environment and the bad effects can be clearly seen. Birth shortcomings are extremely common. Among children and adults, lung problems are sometimes twelve times more common in Cubatao than in other places.

It is true that Brazil, like many other countries, has laws against pollution, but these laws are not enforced strictly enough. It is cheaper for companies to take no notice of the laws and pay the fines than to buy the expensive equipment that will reduce the pollution. It is clear, therefore, that economic growth is more important to the government than to the health of the workers. However, the responsibility does not completely lie with the Brazilian government. The example of Cubatao shows that international companies are not acting in a responsible way either. A number of the factories in the town are owned by large companies from France, Italy, and the U. S. They are doing things in Brazil that they would not be able to do at home. If they caused the same amount of pollution at home, they would be severely punished or even put out of business.

1．Why don’t developing countries have strict pollution controls?

       A．The newly- introduced industries do not cause much pollution.

       B．Pollution is not a serious problem for developing countries.

       C．They don’t realize the danger of pollution.

D．They want to bring in more industries for economic growth

2．What is the author’s purpose in taking Cubatao as an example?

       A．To show that industry can develop very fast in developing countries.

       B．To show that the pollution problem in Brazil is extremely serious. 

       C．To show that industrial growth can cause pollution problems for developing countries.

       D．To show that pollution is destroying the whole economy of Brazil.

3．How is the health of the population of Cubatao?

       A．There are more heart diseases among people who live near chemical factories.

       B．More people suffer from lung diseases because of poisonous matter.

       C．The lung problems are twelve times more common in other places than in Cubatao.

       D．Babies there are found not as bright as those who live in other places.

4．Why do some foreign companies like to set up their plants in Brazil?

       A．They want to help Brazil with industrial development.

       B．They will not be severely punished if they cause pollution in Brazil.

       C．They do not have to pay Brazilian workers much.

D．Brazil has no law against pollution.

Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music”.

When someone says, “well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you.” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!

The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue （提示）to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that was exactly what they did — facing the orchestra （管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)）which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” come to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”

Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced an inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do? 

Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. For example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.

1．What’s the meaning of “to face the music?”

       A．To face something far less pleasant.                                  

       B．To face the stage.

       C．To face the back of one’s horse.         

       D．To face one’s leader.

2．Which of the following is a situation of facing the music?

       A．When we are playing basketball.     

       B．When we are making a speech.

       C．When we are having a party.        

       D．When we are listening to somebody. 

3．The underlined word “hostile” means _______. 

       A．unfriendly                                          B．dislike

       C．unkind                                                D．unnecessary

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

___1  . It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. ___2  . The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.

The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York.__3  . Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(過(guò)運(yùn)河費(fèi)) were stopped, the state collected $121 461 891.

For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton’s Ditch(溝)”. __4___ He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.

Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820.____5___. The length of the canal is 363 miles.

       A．As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast

  B．It cost $ 7 143 789, but it soon gained its price many times over.

  C．The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.

  D．More workers were needed to build the canal.

  E．Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it.

       F．To dig the canal benefited Americans.

       G．It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean

英語(yǔ)課上，老師要求同桌同學(xué)相互修改作文。假設(shè)以下一封信為你同桌所寫(xiě)，請(qǐng)你對(duì)其進(jìn)行修改。信中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（/\），并在此符號(hào)下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

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注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Dear sir,

I graduated this year and wanted to get a work. I thought I would be success, but eventually I failed. That was why I was so lazy that I didn’t want to go out. I always complained for the hot weather. And there was another reason nobody know about: I regarded myself as someone who couldn’t do anything lonely. I often felt less capably than others. When I found a company was advertising, I was even afraid to call to ask for detail. I wanted to make a move, and I was always disappointed. What should I do? I’m looking forward to receive your reply.                                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                         Yours

Li Ming

It gives us hope___ some day we might even find the location of the famous Library of Alexandria.

A．which    B．when      C．that         D．/

After ___ more chatter, the lady returned home.

A．a(chǎn) good deal of             B．a(chǎn) good deal        

C．a(chǎn) lot of                    D．a(chǎn) good many

Nobody there would believe him when he told___ truth, not to mention when he told ___lie.

A．/; /        B．the; the        C．a(chǎn); the      D．the; a

He knew only that he____ here with a gun in his hand, ____by men who wanted to kill him.

A．lay, surrounding                                        B．was lying; surrounded 

C．was laying; surrounded                                     D．laid; surrounded

The library thrived(興盛)  from 295B.C into the fourth century A.D., ____it burned to the ground, ___ruins have never been found.

A．when; whose                                             B．in which; of which  

C．when; of which                                                 D．which; whose