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1、 “The real space race is whether we will colonise off Earth on to other worlds before money for the space programme runs out.”Spinal injuriesEllen Heber-Katz,a professor at the Wistar Institude in Philadelphia,foresees cures for inijuries causing paralysis such as the one that afflicated Superman st
2、ar Christopher Reeve.She says:”I believe that the day is not far off when we will be able to profescribe drugs that cause severes(断裂的 spinal cords to heal,hearts to regenerate and lost limbs to regrow.“People will come to expect that injured or diseased organs are meant to be repaired from within,in
3、much the same way that we fix an appliance or automobile:by replancing the damaged part with a manufacturer-certified new part.”She predict that within 5 to 10 years fingers and toes will be regrown and limbs will start to be regrown a few years later. Reparies to the nervous system will start with
4、optic nerves and,in time,the spinal cord.”Within 50years whole body replacement will be routine,”Prof.Heber-Katz adds.Obesity Sydney Brenner,senior distinguished fellow of the Crick-Jacobs Center in California,won the 2002 Noblel Prize for Medicine and says that if there is a global disaster some hu
5、mans will survive-and evolition will favour small people with bodies large enough to support the required amount of brain power.”Obesity,”he says.”will have been solved.”RobotsRodney Brooks,professor of robotice at MIT,says the problems of developing artificial intelligence for robots will be at lea
6、st partly overcome.As a result,”the possibilities for robots working with people will open up immensely”EnergyBill Joy,green technology expert in Califomia,says:”The most significant breakthrought would be to have an inexhaustible source of safe,green energy that is substantially cheaper than any ex
7、isting energy source.”Ideally,such a source would be safe in that it could not be made into weapons and would not make hazardous or toxic waste or carbon dioxide,the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming. SocietyGeoffrey Miller,evolutionary psychologist at the University of New Mexico,says:”
8、The US will follow the UKin realizing that religion is nor a prerequisite (前提for ordinary human decency.“This,science will kill religion-not by reason challenging faith but by offering a more practical,uniwersal and rewarding moral frameworkfor human interaction.”He also predicts that “ahsurdly wast
9、eful”displays of wealth will become umfashionable while the importance of close-knit communities and families will become clearer.These there changer,he says,will help make us all”brigheter,wiser,happier and kinder”.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.What is john lnghams report about?AA solution to the global ener
10、gy crisisBExtraordinary advances in technology.CThe latest developments of medical scienceDScientistsvision of the world in halfa century2. According to Harvard professor Steven Pinker,predictions about the future_.Amay invite troubleBmay not come true Cwill fool the public 59.What does the author m
11、ean by kids count more than their college(Line1,para.4?A.Continuing education is more important to a person success.B.A person happiness should be valued more than their education.C.Kids actual abilities are more importang than their college background.D.What kids learn at college cannot keep up wit
12、h job market requirements.60.What does Krueger study tell us?B.Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs.C.Graduates from prestigious universities do not care much about their GRE scores.D.Connections built in prestigious universities may be sustained long after
13、 graduation.61.One possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that_A.they earb less than their peers from other institutionsB.they turn out to be less competitive in the job marketC.they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduationD.they overemphasize their qualifications
14、 in job applicationPart V ClozeDirections: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C, and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a si
15、ngle line through the centre.Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I Met with an official who explained to me that the country had a perfect solution to its economic problems. Watching the U.S. economy _62_ during the 90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technol
16、ogy _63_. But how? In the late 90s, the answer schemed obvious. Indians. _64_ all, Indian entrepreneurs accounted for one of every three Silicon Valley start-ups. So the German government decided that it would _65_ Indians to Term any just as America does by _66_ green cards. Officials created somet
17、hing called the German Green Card and _67_ that they would issue 20,000 in the first year. _68_, the Germans expected that tens of thousands more Indians would soon be begging to come, and perhaps the _69_ would have to be increased. But the program was a failure. A year later _70_ half of the 20,00
18、0 cards had been issued. After a few extensions, the program was _71_.I told the German official at the time that I was sure the _72_ would fail. Its not that I had any particular expertise in immigration policy, _73_ I understood something about green cards, because I had one (the American _74_. Th
19、e German Green62. A soar C amplifyB hover D intensify63. A circuit C traitB strategy D route64. A Of C InB After D At65. A import C conveyB kidnap D lure66. A offering C evacuatingB installing D formulating67. A conferred C announcedB inferred D verified68. A Specially C ParticularlyB Naturally D Co
20、nsistently69. A quotas C measuresB digits D scales70. A invariably C barelyB literally D solely71. A repelled C combatedB deleted D abolished72. A adventure C initiativeB response D impulse73. A and C soB but D or74. A heritage C notionB revision D versionCard was mismand,I argued,_75_it never,under 75Abecause Cifany circumtances,translated into German Bunless Dwhilealmost_76_path to becoming American (after 76Aaggressive CvulnerableBautomatic Dvoluntaryfive years
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