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NewHorizonCollegeEnglish 新视野大学英语Book5UnitTwo Passage1DoWeReallyWantEternalLife IStatementsJudgmentDirections Herearefivestatementsforyoutomakeanintelligentjudgmentbasedontheinformationgiveninthepassageandthengivesomereasonableexplanations 1 ThewritercitethelegendoftheFountainofYouthforthepurposeoftellingpeoplethattheycanstayyoungiftheyaretemptedtotryallkindsofdisgustingthingslikebathingintubsofwarmmud receivinginjectionsofmonkeyglands etc Explanation Thewriterjustsuggeststhatwishingtobeyoungisadreamthathasbeencherishedbymanypeoplelongbefore7thcentury Answer False RefertoPara 1 2 Accordingtothetext thepeople slifeexpectationhaslongbeenextendedalotthankstotheimprovementoftheirlifequality Explanation Accordingtothestatementsinthethirdparagraphofthetext theindividualhumanlifespansetbynatureremainedmuchthesamethroughmostofrecordedhistory Itwas evenmainlyintheory 70yearsatthetimetheBiblewaswritten anditisn tmuchmorenow Answer False RefertoPara 2 3 Thecurrentfocusinageresearchisonfindingwaystoprolongmoreandmorepeople slifewithconditionthattheyhavegoodhealthinsteadofsimplyextendingtheirlifewhilesufferingfrompainsfromanykindsofdiseases Answer True Explanation Thecurrentemphasisinageresearchisonfindingwaystoensurethattherisingnumberofpeoplewhoachievethemaximumlifespandosoinoptimumhealthnotjustdieafterextrayearsofchronicillnessanddecay RefertoPara 5 4 MarkTwainlivedanextremelyunhealthylifethoughheoftenhadphysicalexercises Answer Generallyspeaking false Oritishardtosaywhetherhislifeisreallyextremelyunhealthy Explanation Thereareseveraluncertainfactorsconcerninghislifehabitsasfollowing 1 Hewouldgotobedonlywhentherewasn tanybodylefttositupwith 2 Thefoodtohistastewasnotnecessarilynutritiousenough 3 Hesmokedthoughnottoomuch RefertoPara 5 Thewriterholdsthattheprocessofagingisacomplexmatterinwhichmanydifferentgenesappeartobeinvolved butintimeitmaypossibletousetherapytoslowdownaging Explanation ThesameasPara 10 Answer True IITopicDiscussionDirections Youaregiven3topicsforyoutodiscuss Formintogroupsandchooseonethatyouaremostinterestedinandthenpresentittotheclassbytherepresentativefromyourgroup 1 Thelongerthepeople slifeis thehigherthepeople squalitywouldbe 2 Longlifespanshouldbeconsideredassymbolofhappylife 3 Relativeshorterlifeisgoodforbothhuman sevolvementandenvironmentprotection Passage2ScientistsontheThresholdofAlteringOurDescendants Directions Thefollowingquestionsoruncompletedsentencesfollowedbyfourchoicesarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustread Youarerequiredtochoosethebestoneeithertoanswerthequestionsconcernedortocompletethesentencesandthengiveyourevidenceforyourchoice 1 Accordingtothepassage whathasarousedgreatconcernfromthepublic A Fatalgenespassedontodescendants B Moralbehaviorofdoctors C Fixingandalteringhumangenes D Individualswhoundertooktheriskofexperiments Evidence Para 2 C 2 Accordingtothetext genetherapy means A experimentalvirustreatmentformenonlyB aspecificproposaltoprotectchildrenC fixingandalteringfaultygenesinahumanembryoD replacingandpreventingfaultygenes Evidence Para 3 C 3 WhatisDr JohnAndrewsreallydoing A Heisarguingwithcriticsabouthisexperiments B HeistryingtofixthetwoinheriteddiseasesbyreplacingtheflawedDNA C Heistryingtodefendhisexperiments D Heisexpectingtowinpublicsupport Evidence Para 3 B 4 Inparagraph4 Dr JohnAndersonsexpectsfromthepublictheir A understandingofhisresearchworkandsupportB sympathyandconfidenceinhisexperimentsC fairjudgmentanddecisionabouthisexperimentsD friendlycriticismandsuggestionsabouthisexperiments Evidence Para Sentence2 A 5 ThetwoproposalfairlythoroughlycriticizedbytheDNAresearchcommitteeinParagraph5are A curingDNAdeficiencyandfixingageneticdefectB creatingimmunediseaseandprotectingchildrenC puttingchildrenina bubbleandprotectingthemagainstvirus D inventingnewtechnologyandcontinuingexperiments Evidence Para Sentence2 A 6 ThemajorworryofothermedicalexpertsaboutAndrew snewtechnologyisthat A itwillenhancemedicalethicsB itwillcauseasevereformofblooddiseaseC itcontainsunexpectedcomplicationsandseriousrisksD itwillbeabletoengineerbabies Evidence Para 6 C 7 WhatisthetoneofthefederalcommitteepeopletowardsAndrews experiments A Theyarepessimistic B Theyareoptimistic C Theyaresuspicious D Theyarechangeable Evidence Para 8 C 8 WhatisthemainproblemaboutcurrentUSgovernmentalpolicyconcerningtheresearchongermlinegenetransferaccordingtoMatthewsandothers A Theresearchisnotfundedanddisciplinedbythefederalgovernment B Individualresearchershavenorighttodecideongermtransfer C Thereisnofavorablepolicyforthiskindofresearch D Researchersareoftendisciplinedbythefederalgovernment Evidence Para 12 A 9 WhydoesDNAcommitteeworryandcriticizethegermlinetherapies A Theyhavenotbeenauthorized B Theyhavenotbeenprovedatall C Theymaybringabouttrouble D Theymaycauseapublicconfusion Evidence Para C 10 Theauthorimpliedconclusionaboutgermlinetransferthat A thefederalgovernmentshouldcanceltheresearchprograminthisfieldB doctorsallovertheworldshouldinterveneintheresearchC thepublicshouldcontinuetocriticizeanddenouncetheresearchD thefederalgovernmentshouldsupportandmanipulatetheresearchinthisfield Evidence Para D Andyouropinionsongenetherapy Passage3TheLeadersofTomorrow andToday TopicDiscussionDirections Inthispartthereare2topicsforyourdiscussion Divideyourclassintotwoparts eachofwhomisresponsibleforoneofthetopics Afteryourdiscussionexchangeyouropinionsinclassandthenfurtheryourdiscussiononthesuggestedsolutionsgivenbythestudents Open 1 Whatarethecurrentproblemsfortheyoungtoparticipateinanddeliberatestateaffairs 参政议政 mentionedinthepassage Andyoursolutionstothoseproblems Open 2 Whataretheadvantagesfortheyoungtoparticipateinanddeliberatestateaffairsaccordingtothepassage Arethereanyotheradvantagesaccordingtoyouropinions VocabularyDirections Inthispart thereare10incompletesentences eachofwhichisgiven4choices Youarerequiredtochoosetheonethatisbesttocompletesentence 1 Sinceacirclehasnobeginningorend theweddingringisacceptedasasymbolof love A successiveB consecutiveC eternalD insistent A successive连续的 接连的B consecutive连续的 连贯的C eternal永恒的 持久的D insistent坚持的 持续的 C 2 Ifyougototheparkeverydayinthemorning youwill findhimdoingphysicalexercisesthere A logicallyB ordinarilyC invariablyD persistently A logically合乎逻辑地B ordinarily通常地 惯常地C invariably不变地 一致地D persistently坚持地 持续地 C 3 Thepersonwho thistypeofapproachfordoingresearchdeserveourpraise A originatedB speculatedC generatedD manufactured originated开创 创始B speculated about或on 推测 推断C generated产生 发生 电 热 光等 D manufactured生产 A 4 Morethan85percentofFrenchCanada spopulationspeaksFrenchasamothertongueand totheRomanCatholicfaith A catersB adheresC ascribesD subscribes caters to 投合 迎合 细心照料B adheres to 坚持C ascribes to 把 归因于D subscribes to 认助 捐助 在 上签名 B 5 Alarge assembledintheparkforthefestival A multitudeB schoolC flockD herd A multitude群 人群B school群 鱼群C flock群 羊群D herd群 中等或大型的物群 A 6 Atpresent noclearevidenceof socialtensioncanbefoundintheMiddleEast A fallenB decreasedC reducedD diminished fallen落下 变成 垮台 下跌B decreased同CC reduced指物质的多少 大小 强度等逐渐减少 常与统计数据连用D diminished指事物在大小 重要性 强度等的减弱 变小 D 7 Ifwe ourrelationswiththatcountry we llhavetofindanothersupplierofrawmaterials A diffuseB diminishC terminateD preclude diffuse扩散 散步B diminish缩减 消弱 权利 降低 荣誉 C terminate终止 结束D preclude排除 阻止 C 8 Manyecologistsbelievethatlotsofmajorspeciesintheworldareonthe ofextinctionA marginB borderC vergeD fringe onthemarginof在 边上B ontheborder