职称英语综合类阅读理解练习题(20)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gene">Gene</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="biology">biology</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="enzymes">enzymes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="microprocessor">microprocessor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>-<span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="microbes">microbes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lifeforms">lifeforms</span>. <span word="Nervous">Nervous</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span>, <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span>, <span word="national">national</span>, <span word="international">international</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="biotechnological">biotechnological</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spills">spills</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="microbe">microbe</span> <span word="spills">spills</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="populations">populations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="poisonous">poisonous</span> <span word="microbes">microbes</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span>. <span word="Completely">Completely</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respectable">respectable</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stagger">stagger</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>. <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>-<span word="with">with</span> <span word="stomachs">stomachs</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="digest">digest</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hay">hay</span>, <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="relieving">relieving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="modifying">modifying</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="biologically">biologically</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span>-<span word="line">line</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="monotonous">monotonous</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="race">race</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="unfit">unfit</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="having">having</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="kidney">kidney</span>, <span word="livers">livers</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>? <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="notions">notions</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="application">application</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Rifkin">Rifkin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span>, <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="God">God</span>? , <span word="Broad">Broad</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span>, <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span>, <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="commercially">commercially</span> <span word="practical">practical</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exploited">exploited</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="created">created</span>. 1. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="using">using</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>-<span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="microbes">microbes</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="making">making</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enzymes">enzymes</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="adjusting">adjusting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="patenting">patenting</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>. 2. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unanticipated">unanticipated</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="cells">cells</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span> <span word="spill">spill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="microbes">microbes</span>. 3. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="notions">notions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Developing">Developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="organs">organs</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Breeding">Breeding</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Producing">Producing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="stomachs">stomachs</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>. 4. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="biologically">biologically</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>. 5. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Rifkin">Rifkin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="Howards">Howards</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="imply">imply</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="America">America</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span>. <span word="KEYS">KEYS</span>: <span word="BDDCA">BDDCA</span></p>
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