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SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
"
I'
venevermetahumanworthcloning,"
sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromthecrampedconfinesofhislabatTexasA&
MUniversity."
It'
sastupidendeavor."
That'
saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocalvesandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissylaterthisyear---orperhapsnotforanotherfiveyears.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman'
sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.
Westhusin'
sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimvexedbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyplicityproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofcanineeggs,theA&
MteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryoscarryingMissy'
sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogatemother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetusesmaybeacceptablewhenyou'
redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans."
Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,"
hesays.
Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin,1997,Westhusin'
sphoneatA&
MCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine
hasbeenringingbusily.CostisnoobstacleforcustomerslikeMissy'
smysteriousowner,whowishesmremainunknowntoprotecthisprivacy.He'
sploppeddown$3.7millionsofartofund
theresearchbecausehewantsatwintocarryonMissy;
sfinequalitiesaftershedies.Butheknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.Inastatementofpurpose,Missy'
sownersandtheA&
Mteamsaytheyare"
bothlookingforwardtostudyingthewaysthatherclonedifferfromMissy."
ThefateofthedogsampleswilldependonWesthusin'
swork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogviablypregnant,theoffspring,shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownat
birthbyotherclonedanimals:
abnormalitieslikeimmaturelungsandheartandweightproblems."
Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,"
Westhusinasks,"
whenwe'
renotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?
21.WhichofthefollowingbestrepresentsMr.Westhusin'
sattitudetowardcloning?
[A]AnimalCloningisastupidattempt.
[B]Humancloningisnotyetclosetogettingitworkedout.
[C]Cloningistooinefficientandshouldbestopped.
[D]Animalscloningyes,andhumancloningatleastnotnow.
22.TheMissyplicityprojectdoesnotseemverysuccessfulprobablybecause
[A]thereisn'
tenoughfundtosupporttheresearch.
[B]cloningdog'
sismorecomplicatedthancloningcatsandbulls.
[C]Mr.Westhusinistoobusytakingcareofthebusiness.
[D]theownerisaskingforanexactcopyofhispet.
23.WhenMr.Westhusinsays"
...cloningisdangerous,"
heimpliesthat
[A]labtechniciansmaybeaffectedbychemicals.
[B]catsanddogsinthelabmaydieofdiseases.
[C]experimentsmaywastelotsoflives
[D]clonedanimalscouldoutlivethenaturalones.
24.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat
[A]richpeoplearemoreinterestedincloninghumansthananimals.
[B]cloningofanimalpetsisbecomingaprosperousindustry.
[C]thereisnodistinctionbetweenaclonedandanaturaldog.
[D]Missy'
smasterpaysalotinahopetorevive'
thedog.
25.Wemayconcludefromthetextthat
[A]humancloningwillnotsucceedunlessthetechniqueismoreefficient.
[B]scientistsareoptimisticaboutcloningtechnique.
[C]manypeopleareagainsttheideaofhumancloning.
[D]clonedanimalsaremorefavoredbyownerseveniftheyareweaker.
Text2
Formorethantwodecades,U.S.courtshavebeenlimitingaffirmative-actionprogramsinuniversitiesandotherareas.Thelegalrationaleisthatracialpreferencesareuriconstitutional,eventhoseintendedtocompensateforracismorintolerance.Formanycolleges,thismeansstudentscanbeadmittedonlyonmerit,notontheirraceorethnicity.IthasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheU.S.,aseducatorsblametheprolongedreactiontoaffirmative-actionfordeclinesinminorityadmissions.Meanwhile,activistscontinuetobattleracepreferencesincourtsfromMichigantoNorthCarolina.
Nowchiefexecutivesofabouttwodozencompanieshavedecidedtoplungeheadfirstintothispoliticallyunsettleddebate.They,togetherwith36universitiesand7non-profitableorganizations,formedaforumthatsetforthanactionplanessentiallydesignedtohelpcollegescircumventcourt-imposedrestrictionsonaffirmativeaction,TheCEOs'
motive:
"
Ouraudience
isgrowingmorediverse,sothecommunitiesweservebenefitifouremployeesareraciallyandethnicallydiverse"
aswell,saysoneCEOofacompanythatownsninetelevisionstations.
Amongthestepstheforumispushing:
findingcreativeyetlegalwaystoboostminorityenrollmentthroughnewadmissionspolicies;
promotingadmissionsdecisionsthatlookatmorethantestscores;
andencouraginguniversitiestostepuptheirminorityoutreachandfinancialaid.Andtocounteraccusationsbycriticstochallengethesetacticsincourt,thegroupsaysitwillgivelegalassistancetocollegessuedfortryingthem."
Diversitydiminishedbythecourtmustbemadeupforinotherlegitimate,legalways,"
saysaforummember.
Oneofthemorecontroversialmethodsadvocatedistheso-called10%rule.Theideaisforpublicuniversitieswhicheducatethree-quartersofallU.S.undergraduates--toadmitstudentswhoareinthetop10%oftheirhighschoolgraduatingclass.Doingsoallowscollegestotakeminoritieswhoexcelinaverageurbanschools,eveniftheywouldn'
thavemadethecutunderthecurrentstatewiderankingmanyuniversitiesuse.
26.U.S.courtrestrictionsonaffirmativeactionsignifiesthat
[A]minoritiesnolongerholdtheoncefavoredstatus.
[B]thequalityofAmericancollegeshasimproved.
[C]racialpreferenceshasreplacedracialprejudice.
[D]theminorityisonanequalfootingwiththemajority.
27.WhathasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheUnitedStates?
[A]Whetheraffirmativeactionshouldcontinuetoexist,
[B]Whetherthislawishelpingminoritiesorthewhitemajority.
[C]WhetherracismexistsinAmericancollegeadmission.
[D]Whetherracialintoleranceshouldbepunished.
28.CEOsofbigcompaniesdecidedtohelpcollegesenrollmoreminoritystudentsbecausethey
[A]thinkitwrongtodeprivetheminoritiesoftheirrightstoreceiveeducation.
[B]wanttoconservethefinecharacteristicsofAmericannation.
[C]wantaworkforcethatreflectsthediversityoftheircustomers.
[D]thinkittheirdutytohelpdevelopeducationofthecountry.
29.Themajortactictheforumusesisto
[A]battletheracialpreferencesincourt.
[B]supportcollegesinvolved
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