Three Yale University professors agreed in a discussion that the automobile was what one of them called “Public Health Enemy No．1 in this century．” Besides polluting the air and overcrowding the cities, cars are involved in more than half the disastrous accidents, and they contribute to heart disease “because we won’t walk anywhere any more”, said Richard Weinaman, professor of medicine and public health．

Speaking of many of those man-made dangers of the automobile, Arthur W．Galson, professor of biology, said it was possible to make a kerosene-burning turbine car that would “lessen smog by very large factor”．But he expressed doubt whether Americans were willing to give up moving about the countryside at 90 miles per hour in a large vehicle．“Americans seem wedded to the motor car—— every family has to have at least two, and one has to be a convertible （敞篷车） with 300 horsepower,” Professor Galson continued．“Is this the way of life that we choose because we treasure these values?”

For Professor Sears, part of the blame lies with “a society that regards profit as a supreme value, under the illusion that anything that’s technically possible is, therefore, morally justified”．Professor Sears also called the country’s dependence on its modern automobiles “terrible economics” because of the large horse-power used simply “moving one individual to work”．But he admitted that Americans had painted themselves into a corner by allowing the national economy to become so dependent on the automobile industry．

“The solution,” Dr．Weeinerman said, “is not to find a less dangerous fuel but a different system of inner city transportation．Because of the increasing use of cars, public transportation has been allowed to wither （衰弱） and grow worse, so that if you can’t walk to where you want to go, you have to have a car in most cities,” he declared．This, in turn, Dr．Weinerman contended, is responsible for the “arteriosclerosis （动脉硬化）” of public roads, for the pollution of the inner city and for the middle-class movement to the suburbs．

1．The main idea of the passage is that ____．

A．Americans are fond of their cars

B．public transportation in America is well-developed

C．American cars are too fast

D．automobiles endanger health

2．It can be inferred from the passage that ____．

     A．people are more interested in fast automobiles than in their health

     B．Americans feel more closely tied to their cars than to their wives

     C．kerosene-burning engines would pollute the environment more than gasoline-burning engines do

     D．kerosene-burning cars would go faster than gasoline-powered cars

3．In paragraph 3, Professor Sears implies that ____．

     A．technology is always good for people

     B．technology is not always good for people

     C．financial profit is more important than environmental protection in the society

     D．American people care about both environmental pollution and technological development

4．According to Dr．Weinerman, the solution is that ____．

     A．public transportation should be improved so that people can become less dependent on their cars

     B．people should get rid of their cars and take bus to work

     C．one family should own just one car

     D．a fuel less dangerous than gasoline must be found

With only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone（克隆） the animal and save the endangered species．That’s a move similar to what Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”．w．w．w．k

Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen．If certain species should become extinct, Dr．Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, 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 in over 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（核子移植）of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available （capable of being used）panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes．“They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy （having a baby）．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 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 appreciate 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 _______．

A．make efforts to clone the endangered pandas

B．save endangered animals from dying out

C．collect DNA of endangered animals to study

D．transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

2．According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of    _______．

A．available panda eggs

B．host animals w．w

C．qualified researchers

D．enough money

3．The best title for the passage may be _______．

A．China’s Success in Pandas Cloning  

B．The First Cloned Panda in the World

C．Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas

D．China —the Native Place of Pandas Forever

4．From the passage we know that _______．

A．Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog

B．scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit

C．Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches

D．about two thousand species will probably die out in a century

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中一项是多余选项。

以下是乐于提供帮助的人员的信息介绍，请匹配与他们所对应的帮助对象。

1．Stephen:  Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer．When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading．

2．Ben:  After graduation, I don't want to apply for a job at once．Instead, I plan to spare one year to help those who need help most and try my best to improve their lives．You know, education is essential to poverty relief and at the same time I'll get valuable experience for my future career．

3．Susan:  I'm a girl from England and have studied French for years．I'm here in Fudan University studying Chinese．I like China as it is full of mysteries．So I hope the voluntary work will help me to get in touch with Chinese people and get to know about China．Although my study is busy, I can be free at night and at the weekends．

4．Tim:  Since I myself have overcome a lot of difficulties in my life, I understand young people's problems and I know how to listen patiently to others and offer some advice．I'm working now in the daytime so I can only spend two to three hours a day at night to help others．

5．Lisa:  I burst into tears when I saw those children in a TV program．What a sight．They are only bone and skin left．What's worse, every day the children are dying because of lack of food．I realized how lucky I am with enough food and a good chance to get education．The summer vacation is coming and I hope I can do something for them．

以下是请求帮助者的资料：

A．As we know, the 2010 World Expo will be held in Shanghai and many people from other countries will come to visit China．The taxi drivers in Dongfeng Taxi Company think the way to show kindness is to be able to greet the foreigners in their languages．They need someone who can teach them languages and the best time is at night when they are not so busy．

B．Tom is so addicted to on-line games that he cannot concentrate on his study like before．Now he often misses school in order to play games, thus telling lies to his teachers and parents again and again．Though he realizes what he does is wrong, he just can't stop it．How badly he needs someone's help．

C．Mane, a 44-year-old single mother of three, has to walk two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she doesn't know which bus to take．What's worse, since she does not know words, she can not write out a shopping list．Also, she can only recognize items by sight, so if the product has a different label, she will not recognize it as the product she wants．

D．"Helping hand" organization will hold an event to help the starving children in Africa．The event starts in August and those taking part in will go without food for 30 hours．In this way, it is expected that money will be raised for the poor children．

E．"Green Earth" cares a lot for the animals in danger．Still many people in the world don't know much about the importance of animal protecting．This summer vacation a lot of events will be organized to call on people to live in harmony with our earth．

F． A group of young children in a remote village in southwest China are in great need of teachers． Because of the low salary, many teachers came and then went．The villagers hope to have a teacher who can stay for at least a year, because they know knowledge can make a difference to the  children's future．

—Hi, there! Table for two? OK.  ________?

—Yes, it should be under Smith.

A．Can I have your name, please                       B．Do you have a reservation

C．Would you like something to drink                D．Would you please take a seat

—How ________ your interview ________?

—I haven’t gone to it yet. It’s tomorrow.

A．was; \            B．has; been           C．is; \             D．will; be

--What can I do for you, Sir?

--Well, I ________ something special for my son’s birthday.

A．looked for         B．look for        C．will look for           D．am looking for

You ________ eat the bamboo shoots—they might be poisonous.

A．won’t          B．needn’t           C．daren’t          D．mustn’t

Excuse me, I’m here to get my boarding pass. Can I have ________ seat next to ________ window, please?

A．the; a          B．a; the            C．the; the          D．a; a

Talking of the car accident, there is in today’s paper an accurate account of ________ it happened last night.

A．which            B．how          C．when            D．what

—Could I have your passport, please?

—________.

A．Yes, there it is                                B．Ok, here you go

C．No, I don’t have one                            D．No, you can’t miss it