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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheUnitedStatesgovernmentwantstoknowwhatthepublicthinksaboutitsfindingonthesafetyofclonedanimals.

TheFoodandDrugAdministrationsaysmeatandmilkfromclonesofadultanimalsaresafetoeat.Theycalledthem“assafetoeatasthefoodweeateveryday.”Andwhenthoseclonesreproducesexually（有性繁殖）,theagencysays,theiroffspring（后代）aresafetoeataswell.

TheUnitedStatesthisyearcouldbecomethefirstcountrytoallowthesaleoffoodsfromclonedanimals.First，however，thepublicwillhaveninetydaystocommentonthreeproposeddocuments.OnDecember28ththeF.D.A.releasedalongreport,calledadraftriskassessment,alongwithtwopolicydocuments.TheagencysaysitmustreceivecommentsbyApril2nd.TheF.D.A.seemedreadytoactseveralyearsago，butanadvisorycommitteecalledformoreresearch.

Fornow，thegovernmentwillcontinuetoaskproducerstohonorarequestthattheydonotsellfoodsfromclonedanimals.

Clonesarestillrare.Theycostalotandaredifficulttoproduce.TheF.D.A.saysmostfoodfromcloningisexpectedtocomenotfromclonesthemselves,butfromtheirsexuallyreproducedoffspring.Itsaysclonesareexpectedtobeusedmostlyasbreedinganimalstospreadgoodqualities.

PublicopinionstudiesshowmostAmericansdonotliketheideaoffoodfromclonedanimals.Butthisresearchalsoshowsthepublicknowlittleaboutcloning.Cloningdiffersfromgeneticengineering.Acelltakenfromasocalleddonoranimalisgrownintoanembryo（胚胎）inthelaboratory.Next,theembryoisplacedintotheuterus（子宫）ofafemaleanimal.Iftheprocessissuccessful,thepregnancyreachesitsfulltermandageneticcopyofthedonoranimalisborn.

21.Fromthepassage,weknow________.

A.theUSgovernmentisverycautiousaboutthesafetyofclonedfoods

B.foodsfromclonedanimalsarepopularinAmerica

C.clonedanimalswillbeeasytoproduce

D.mostfoodsfromcloningareexpectedtocomefromclonesthemselves

22.Whobelievesthatfoodsfromcloningaresafetoeat?

A.MostAmericans.B.Anadvisorycommittee.

C.Critics.D.TheF.D.A..

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_______.

A.cloninghasmuchincommonwithgeneticengineering

B.noteverycelltakenfromadonoranimalcangrowintoageneticcopy

C.thedonoranimalshouldbeafemaleone

D.clonedanimalsgrowfasterthannormalones

24.WhetherthesaleofclonedfoodsisallowedintheUSdependson________.

A.cloningtechnologyB.theadvisorycommittee’sresearch

C.publiccommentsD.thedocumentsoftheF.D.A.

B

Iam26.I’mclearthatI’mnevergoingtocatchupwithMotherTeresa.ButIwanttodosomethingtohelppeopleeverysingledaylikeher.

Everybodythinkswejustservefoodandsoda.Thesafetytrainingisseriousandstressful.Caringfor49peopleinabusinessclassin90minutesisnoteasy.Ihadaroommatewhowasawaitress;

shejustleftacandleandatableclothburning,andIusedafireextinguisher（灭火器）toputoutthefire.Ifsomethinggoesbadatherjob,shecallsthepolice.Butifsomethinghappensupintheair,it’suptous.

I’msingleandhavenokids.I’veflowneveryChristmassince1995.IfIfly,someoneelsecanbewiththeirkids.Christmasinanairportcanbedepressing,butit’sthelittlethingsthatmakeadifference.

We’renotrobots.It’shardtoputonasmileandjustpretendeverythingisgreatwhenitisn’t.I’veseenco-workersloseafamilymemberthedaybeforeatripandjustpullthemselvestogether（takecontroloftheirfeelingsandbehaveinacalmway）.Attheendofa14-hourflight,it’slike,“Itwasreallynicetohelpyou,butI’mreadyforyoutogetofftheplane.”Thoselast15minutescanbethelongest15minutesofyourlife.Youcan’twaittoturnofftheflightattendant’svoiceandgetsomethingtoeatwithoutanyonesaying“Excuseme.”

SometimesIgoalldayandneverheara“please”ora“thankyou.”Whenyousaythankyou,it’shuge.Itmakesusfeellikeyouact

uallyseeusasfellowhumans.We’reuptheretogetherataheightof30,000feet,enjoyingthemiracle（奇迹）ofthemodernfl

ight.

25.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsMotherTeresa?

A.Grateful.B.Fearful.C.Doubtful.D.Admiring.

26.Howdidtheauthorlikeherroommate’sjob?

A.Itwasthesameashers.B.Itwasmoreinterestingthanhers.

C.Itwaseasierthanhers.D.Itwasmoreseriousthanhers.

27.WhydoestheauthorflyeveryChristmas?

A.Becauseshehasnowheretogo.

B.Becauseshe’stryingtobeahelpfulco-worker.

C.Becausesheowesherco-workerssomefavors.

D.Becauseshe’dliketoearnmoremoney.

28.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysayingtheunderlinedsentence“We’renotrobots”?

A.Flightattendantsarenotstrongerthanrobots.

B.Flightattendantsalsoexperienceemotions.

C.Flightattendantsgettiredwhilerobotsdon’t.

D.Flightattendantsneedtorestnowandthen.

C

Whileyoumaythinkthatbeingsmartandtalentedwouldlogicallymakesomeonesuccessfulinrunningabusiness,unfortunately,thisisoftennotthecase.

Thisproblemstartsbackinschoolwhenthestressful“groupprojects”arefirstassigned.Thesmartestdon’twanttorisktheirgradeintheclassbydividingtheworkequallyandhopingthatanaveragestudentdoeshispartwell.Theyjusttakeoveranddothewholeprojectthemselves.

Andthusbeginsthesmart-peopleworkcycle.Thesmartestpeopledojustabouteverythingbetterthanmosteveryoneelseuntilitcomestorunningabusiness.Theyarenotbette

r;

theyarescrewed（束缚）.Asmartpersonwhocan’tstandsomeoneelsedoingajobbadlydoeseverythinghimself.Then,heisstuckwiththeone-manband“job-business”andendsupnotbeingabletogrow.However,itisquiteinterestingandstrangethatsomeslackers（偷懒的人）arebettersuitedtobeabusinessleaderthanthe“smart”people.Theyfiguredoutearlyontosurroundthemselveswithsmartpeoplewhowoulddotheworkthattheythemselvesdon’twanttodo.

Smartandtalentedpeopleoftenhaveagiftfortheunusual,complicatedordifferent.Theydon’tliketofollowtheKISSprinciple（keepitsimple,stupid）,whichisrequiredtomakeabusinesssucceed.MaybeyouthinktheglobalpresenceofMcDonald’scomplex,butinfact,inthecompany,everysingletaskisbrokendownintoeasy-to-followstepsandeverythinghasbeenstandardized.Thesesuccessfulcompanieshavejustafewsmartenoughpeopletorunthemajorityofthetasksinawaythatcan’tbescrewedupbytheiraverageemployees.So,beingsmartortalentedisn’tgoingtohelpyouunlessyoucanuseyourtalenttofigureoutawaytosimplifythosetasksthatwillmakeabusinesssuccessful.

Anotherissuewiththesmartpeoplestartingbusinessesisthattheyoftenhavethemosttolose.Thesmarteryouare,themorechoicesyouhaveavailabletoyou.Youwillbeabletomakealotofmoneyinvariousfieldsandhaveroominyourcareertobecomepromoted.Thismeansthatwhenyoustartabusiness,youhavealo

tmoretoriskthanthosewhoarenotequallysmart.Thisisoftenreferredtoasthe“goldenhandcuffs”dilemma.

So,don’tbesurprisedwhentheperson“MOSTLikelytoSucceed”fromhighschoolendsupasanemployeeanditisoneaveragestudentthatfindssuccessinhisorherownbusiness.

29.Ingroupwork,smartstudentsoftentakeov

erthewholeprojectbecausetheybelieve______.

A.theworkisnotdividedequally

B.theycanperformbetterthanothers

C.thegroupprojectsaretoostressful

D.averagestudentsareunwillingtotakepart

30.McDonald’sisusedasanexampletoprovethat______.

A.abusinesscallsforsmartpeople’stalent

B.averageemployeescanperformcomplextasks

C.smartpeopleareimportantforasuccessfulbusiness

D.simplifiedtasksarerequiredforthesuccessofabusiness

31.TheunderlinedexpressioninParagraph5referstothesituationwheresmartpeople______.

A.havefewerchoicesinacompany

B.riskmorewhenstartingbusiness

C.areunwillingtoputmoneytoabusiness

D.canhaveagoodincomeinmanydifferentfields

32.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Potentials

forSuccess　　

B.BasesforBusiness

C.TheOrdinaryAchieveBiggerSuccess?

D.TalentMeansSuccessfulBusiness?

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

（请将答案写在答题卷上。

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Thereisdifferencebetweenreadingforinformationandreadingforunderstanding.33

Thefirstsenseistheoneinwhichwereadnewspapers,magazines,oranythingelse.34Suchmaterialsmayincreaseourstoreofinformation,buttheycannotimproveourunderstanding.Andclearlywedon’thaveanydifficultyingainingthenewinformation,forourunderstandingwasequaltothembeforewestarted.Otherwise,wewouldhavefelttheshockofpuzzlement.

Thesecondsenseistheoneinwhichwereadsomethingthatatfirstwedonotcompletelyunderstand.Herethethingtobereadisatthefirstsightbetterorhigherthanthereader.Thewriteriscommunicatingsomethingthatcanincreasethereader’sunderstanding.35Otherwiseonepersoncouldneverlearnfromanother.Here,learningmeansunderstandingmore,notrememberingmoreinformation.

Whataretheconditionsinthiskindofreading?

First,thereisinequalityinunderstanding.36Besides,hisbookmustconveysomethinghepossessesandhispotentialreaderslack.Second,thereadermustbeabletoovercomethisinequalityinsomedegree.Andheshouldalwaystrytoreachthesamelevelofunderstandingwiththewriter.Iftheequalityisapproached,successofcommunication