Don’t be so upset. It won’t be _______ we met again.

A．long before                 B．long ago              C．before long             D．long

B．阅读理解：（30分）                        
A
Now we can see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They are not speaking to each other.
They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years. The husband is reading his newspaper. We can’t see his face. The wife looks very worried as she gets a cup of tea ready for him. Today she is using a new kind of tea for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn’t interested. He tastes his tea. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different! Can it be the tea? He takes another taste. It’s wonderful. He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in surprise, “Doris, when did you cut your hair?” Doris is pleased. She answers, “Two months ago.” Doris asks, “Herbie, when did your hair begin to become white?” He answers, “A long time ago.” Doris says, “We have been together for many years, but we never cared about each other.” Now they aren’t worried any longer. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of tea changed their lives?
36. This story happens______________________.
A. before breakfast                     B. after breakfast
C. at home                            D. in a teahouse
37. In the passage, we can see ________________________.
A. Doris is drinking tea                 B. Herbie likes the new kind of tea
C. Doris is reading a newspaper           D. Herbie is very young and good-looking
38. Herbie and Doris lived ______________ before this day.
A. a wonderful                        B. an unhappy
C. an enjoyable                        D. a friendly
39. Which of the following statements is true?
A. They are good friends.                B. They have just got married.
C. They like to talk about their hair.       D. They are no longer young.
40. From the passage, we think it may be ______________.
A. a radio programme                   B.  a short film
C. a computer game                     D.  a beautiful painting

B．阅读理解：                        

 A

   Now we can see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They are not speaking to each other.

They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years. The husband is reading his newspaper. We can’t see his face. The wife looks very worried as she gets a cup of tea ready for him. Today she is using a new kind of tea for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn’t interested. He tastes his tea. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different! Can it be the tea? He takes another taste. It’s wonderful. He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in surprise, “Doris, when did you cut your hair?” Doris is pleased. She answers, “Two months ago.” Doris asks, “Herbie, when did your hair begin to become white?” He answers, “A long time ago.” Doris says, “We have been together for many years, but we never cared about each other.” Now they aren’t worried any longer. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of tea changed their lives?

36. This story happens______________________.

     A. before breakfast                      B. after breakfast

     C. at home                             D. in a teahouse

37. In the passage, we can see ________________________.

     A. Doris is drinking tea                  B. Herbie likes the new kind of tea

     C. Doris is reading a newspaper            D. Herbie is very young and good-looking

38. Herbie and Doris lived ______________ before this day.

     A. a wonderful                         B. an unhappy

     C. an enjoyable                         D. a friendly

39. Which of the following statements is true?

     A. They are good friends.                 B. They have just got married.

     C. They like to talk about their hair.        D. They are no longer young.

40. From the passage, we think it may be ______________.

     A. a radio programme                    B.  a short film

     C. a computer game                      D.  a beautiful painting

Not long ago, making a baby boy or a baby girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair, but not any more now. Parents who have accuracy, as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago, when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic pre-screening at a fertility clinic in Fairfax, Virginia.

And baby Jessica is just the beginning. Within a decade or two, it may be possible to screen kids almost before pregnancy(怀孕) , such as how tall they are likely to be, what baby type they will have, their hair and eye color, and even their IQ and personality types.

In fact , if gene therapy lives up to its promise, parents may some day be able to go beyond weeding out undesirable trials and start actually inserting the genes they want, perhaps even genes that have been crafted in a lab. Parents may be going to fertility clinics and picking from a list of choices the way car buyers order air conditioning or wheels. “It’s the most exciting shopping” experience designing your baby.” says biotechnology（生物工艺学） critic, Jeremy Rifkin, who is concerned about the prospect（前景）. “In a society that is used  to cosmetic surgery（整形手术）, this is not a big step.”

The prospect of designer babies, like many of the ethical（伦理）problems caused by the genetic revolution, is causing the doctors, ethicists, religious leaders and politicians of the whole world to start a fierce conflict , who are trying to decide how they feel about it all.

They still have a bit of time. Apart from gender, the only trails that can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases. Gene therapy in embryos（胚胎） is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes hasn’t even been identified yet, so the idea of engineering genes in or out is of no practical meaning.

1.What is gene therapy supposed to do if it lives up to its promise?

    A．Screen a baby for sex.           B． Choose a baby’ s eve color.

    C． Implant genes.                  D． Identify genetic disorder.

2.According to the passage , what scientists can do with the genetic testing technology now is to_______.

    A．screen a baby’s sex             B．screen babies for desirable qualities

    C．put in genes parents want        D．craft genes in a lab

3.What can best describe Jeremy Rifkin’s attitude toward designing babies through gene therapy?

    A．Strongly supportive              B． Warmly welcome.    

    C．Uninterested.                    D． Critical.

4.From the passage we know that         .

    A．designing babies is purely scientific not to cause ethical problems

    B．designing babies may bring people a lot of ethical concerns

    C．scientists are now working against time to design babies

    D． people are concerned about the harm clone to science by designing babies

Long long ago, there was a man who was good at shooting arrows (弓箭). He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer (射手) of the country．The king was about to do so when an old servant of the king said，“Wait，sir. I know an old man who lives in the forest. He is a much greater archer. Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three years.”

The man could not believe what the servant said, but he went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him. Then one day，when he thought he had learned everything, the thought arose in him: “If I kill this old man，then I will be the greatest archer.”

The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder. The young man hid behind a tree, waiting to kill him. He shot an arrow. The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it. It struck the arrow and the arrow turned back and wounded the young man very deeply. The old man came，took out the arrow and said. “I knew that some day or other you were going to do this. That is why I have not taught you this secret. There is no need to kill me．My Master is still alive, and I’m nothing before him. You must be with him for at least thirty years. And he is very old, so go fast! Find the old man!”

49. The young archer wanted to kill the old man because_______.

A. he could then become the greatest archer

B. he had nothing more to learn from him

C. the old man refused to teach him everything

D. the king’s old servant ordered him to do so

50. What do you think would most probably happen next?

A. The young archer died from the wound soon after.

B. The king declared the young man the greatest archer.

C. The young archer found the old man’s master and killed him.

D. The young archer set off to look for the old man’s master.

51. What lesson can you learn from the story?

A. Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow.

B. You must never try to become better than your teacher．

C. The older a man is，the better archer he usually becomes.

D. There is always someone better than you in this world.