Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey. Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted. Mickey had scored!

Then there was hush. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug (拥抱) from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing (对方的) players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored! Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure what my son would do. I need not have worried. My son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, my daughter asked who had won. “It was a tie. Everybody won.” I smiled.

68. What was the score of the soccer match?

　 A. Two to two, a tie to both teams.

　 B. Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.

　 C. Two to one in the Mickey’s team’s favor.

　 D. Everybody won because of Mickey’s goal.

69. The underlined word “hush” means ______.

　 A. cheer　　　　 B. congratulation　　　　　 C. laughter　　　　 D. silence

70. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

　 A. The result of the match would fail his son.　　 B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

　C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.　　　 D. His son would understand Mickey’s wrong goal.

71. It can be inferred that ______.

　 A. both teams liked and respected Mickey

　 B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal

　 C. Mickey didn’t mind though his goal was wrong

　 D. Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won

We introduced two teachers, and it was the ____ to all out problems.

A.solve 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. salute 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. solution 　　　　　　　 D. settle

Last night was the last game for my eight-year old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing (回响) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O’Donnel had scored!

　 Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down Syndrome (综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

　 The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

　 Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

1. What was the score of the soccer match?

　 A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.　　　　

B. Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.

　 C. Two to one in the opposite team’s favor.　　

D. One to one, everybody won because of Mickey’s goal.

2. The underlined word “hush” in paragraph 3 means ________.

　 A. cheer　　　 B. cry　　　 C. laughter　　 D. silence

3. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

　 A. The result of the match would disappoint his son.

　 B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

　 C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

　 D. His son would understand Mickey’s wrong goal.

4. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.

　 A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh

　 B. to suggest we should not mind losing

　 C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game

　 D. to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others

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　　With only about 1000 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 researcher has been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah's Ark.”

　　Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A&M's College of Veterinary Medicine and a pioneer in embryo (胚胎) transfer work and related procedures, says he salutes the Chinese effort and “I wish them all the best success possible. It's a worthwhile project, certainly not an easy one, and it's very much like what we're attempting here at Texas A&M－to save animals from extinction.”

　　Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos, semen (精子) and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen (氮). If certain species should become extinct, Kraemer 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 and reptiles will become extinct over the next 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 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 Missyplicity 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 applaud 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 ________.

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A．implant embryo into a host animal

B．salute the Chinese efforts in saving pandas

C．save endangered animals from extinction

D．introduce cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit

2．How long will the Chinese panda-cloning project take according to the passage?

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3．The word “groundbreaking” can be interpreted as ________.

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4．What could be the major problem in cloning pandas according to Professor Kraemer?

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A．Lack of available panda eggs.

B．Lack of host animals.

C．Lack of qualified researchers.

D．Lack of funds.

5．The best title for the passage may be ________.

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A．China－the native place of pandas forever

B．China's efforts to clone pandas

C．China's first cloned panda

D．Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas