阅读理解《综合类》考试职称英语专项练习题(1)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Future">Future</span></p><p> <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="breakthroughs">breakthroughs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biotechnology">biotechnology</span>.</p><p> <span word="Organic">Organic</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="marvelous">marvelous</span> <span word="syntheticmaterials">syntheticmaterials</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conserve">conserve</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="moisture">moisture</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>.1<span word="ightness">ightness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="insects">insects</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="biotech">biotech</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="diseased">diseased</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biotechnology">biotechnology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="promising">promising</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1996 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>，<span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Clarke">Clarke</span>，<span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="biological">biological</span>. <span word="Clarke">Clarke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>. <span word="Coal">Coal</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span>. <span word="However">However</span>，<span word="using">using</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="dangerously">dangerously</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catastrophiclevels">catastrophiclevels</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span>.</p>
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