B
Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it’s a hot topic discussed by people.
The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命)can be prolonged.
Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial(皇帝的)family being a good example, have hereditary(遗传的)diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. Scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.
Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture(生产)human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.
60. What does "these two killers" in the second paragraph refer to?
A. Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.
B. The two murderers who killed the cloned baby.
C. The two diseases of cancer and heart disease.
D. Hereditary diseases and cancer.
61. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby.
B. Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.
C. How gene technology can be used to treat hereditary diseases.
D. Gene technology can solve all the problems of the English imperial family.
62. In what way can gene technology help to treat hereditary diseases?
A. Gene technology helps people with hereditary diseases to live longer.
B. Using gene technology, scientists find the wrong gene and correct it.
C. Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned.
D. Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology.
63. What is the main purpose of writing this passage?
A. Expressing the writer's idea that gene technology will benefit people.
B. Telling people the advantages and disadvantages of gene technology.
C. Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people.
D. Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity.

C

In today's Internet age, online games can be a change from the pressure of school and work. However, they can also cause problems and unhealthy addictions. This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. This country has the world's highest percentage of high-speed Internet services. It has also a high number of game players who are addicted to online games.

In 2004, a young man died after playing online games almost nonstop for 86 hours. A 12-year-old boy stole $16,000 from his father to continue online games which he could not get away from. Such problems are spreading to other parts of Asia as well. In 2005, it was reported that about 80 percent of China's 13.8 million online game players were under 25.

And many of these were said to be addicted. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.

Dr. Sue-Huei Chen, a psychologist (心理学家), discovered some signs of at-risk people. Such people often go online to escape from their problems. And they usually have no friendship or good social skills. They feel the need to spend more and more time online, so they may be absent from school or family. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.

64. The passage is mainly about _________     

A. online game addiction              B. problems caused by online games

C. computer problems in Asia         D. problems caused by young people

65. In the passage, the writer tells us a fact that_________      

A. South Korea has a large number of Internet schools

B. More and more young men are stealing money for online games

C. China's online game players are all under the age of 25

D. Online game addiction is a very common problem in South Korea

66. After reading the passage,, we know that in China_________        

A. many young people are playing online games for fun

B. many young people are getting addicted to online games

C. only those under 25 like to play online games for long periods

D. 80 percent of the Chinese depend on online games to get relaxed

67. According to the passage, ____________are more likely to become addicted to online games.

A. people under great pressure from school and work

B. people well-known in the field of computer games

C. people with unsolved problems and few friends

D. people who'd like to take a risk in computer games

B

     Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it’s a hot topic discussed by people.

     The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命)can be prolonged.

  Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial(皇帝的)family being a good example, have hereditary(遗传的)diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. Scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.

     Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture(生产)human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.

60. What does "these two killers" in the second paragraph refer to?

     A. Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.

     B. The two murderers who killed the cloned baby.

     C. The two diseases of cancer and heart disease.

     D. Hereditary diseases and cancer.

61. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

     A. Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby.

     B. Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.

     C. How gene technology can be used to treat hereditary diseases.

     D. Gene technology can solve all the problems of the English imperial family.

62. In what way can gene technology help to treat hereditary diseases?

     A. Gene technology helps people with hereditary diseases to live longer.

     B. Using gene technology, scientists find the wrong gene and correct it.

     C. Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned.

     D. Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology.

63. What is the main purpose of writing this passage?

     A. Expressing the writer's idea that gene technology will benefit people.

     B. Telling people the advantages and disadvantages of gene technology.

     C. Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people.

     D. Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity.

C

In today's Internet age, online games can be a change from the pressure of school and work. However, they can also cause problems and unhealthy addictions. This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. This country has the world's highest percentage of high-speed Internet services. It has also a high number of game players who are addicted to online games.

In 2004, a young man died after playing online games almost nonstop for 86 hours. A 12-year-old boy stole $16,000 from his father to continue online games which he could not get away from. Such problems are spreading to other parts of Asia as well. In 2005, it was reported that about 80 percent of China's 13.8 million online game players were under 25.

And many of these were said to be addicted. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.

Dr. Sue-Huei Chen, a psychologist (心理学家), discovered some signs of at-risk people. Such people often go online to escape from their problems. And they usually have no friendship or good social skills. They feel the need to spend more and more time online, so they may be absent from school or family. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.

64. The passage is mainly about _________     

A. online game addiction               B. problems caused by online games

C. computer problems in Asia          D. problems caused by young people

65. In the passage, the writer tells us a fact that_________      

A. South Korea has a large number of Internet schools

B. More and more young men are stealing money for online games

C. China's online game players are all under the age of 25

D. Online game addiction is a very common problem in South Korea

66. After reading the passage,, we know that in China_________        

A. many young people are playing online games for fun

B. many young people are getting addicted to online games

C. only those under 25 like to play online games for long periods

D. 80 percent of the Chinese depend on online games to get relaxed

67. According to the passage, ____________are more likely to become addicted to online games.

A. people under great pressure from school and work

B. people well-known in the field of computer games

C. people with unsolved problems and few friends

D. people who'd like to take a risk in computer games

C

     In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

     I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

     However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.

46. What does this passage mainly talk about?

   A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.

   B. Opinions about competition are different among people.

   C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

   D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.

47. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

   A. It pushes society forward.      B. It builds up a sense of duty.

   C. It improves personal abilities.   D. It encourages individual effects.

48. The underlined phrase " the most vocal" in Paragraph 3 means ____________.

   A. those who try their best to win

   B. those who value competition most highly

   C. those who are against competition most strongly

   D. those who rely on others most for success

49. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a "desire to fail" ?

A. One's worth lies in his performance compared with others'.

B. One's success in compeition needs great efforts.

C. One's achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D. One's success is based on how hard he has tried.

50. Which point of view may the author agree to?

A. Every effort should be paid back.

B. Competition should be encouraged.

C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.