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电大英语II2短文
第三部分完形填空
GeneticEngineering
Manypeopleareunawarethatalotofthefoodstheyeateveryday,suchasbreadhamandcheese,havebeenalteredbyusingnewtechnology.Foodcanbechanged.Itcanbemadetotastedifferentortolookdifferent—carrotscanbemadetotasteofchocolateandapplescanbemaderedder.Somefoodthatappearsthesamehasbeenscientificallyimproved,forexample,fishcanbemadetogrowfaster.Shouldwebepleasedorworried?
Willnewtechnologybringbenefits,orisitabouttogooutofcontrol?
Geneticallyengineeredfoodsareproducedbytakinggeneticmaterialfromonespeciesandtransferringittoanother.Forexample,an‘antifreeze’genewhichappearsnaturallyinArcticfishhasbeenintroducedintotomatoesandstrawberriessothattheydon'tfreezeincoldweather;ahumangenehasbeenintroducedintopigstomakethemgrowmorequickly.
Someclaimgreatadvantages.Theypointoutthatcropscanbemadestrongerandmorediseaseresistant,sopesticidescanbereduced.Theyalsomaintainthatfoodcanbemademorenutritiousorthatthefatcontentcanbereducedtomakeithealthier.
Scientistsareworkinghardtodevelopbetteraerialsformobilephones,aspokesmanforPhikiaPhonessaidtoday.‘Itreallyirritatesuserswhentheylosethesignalinthemiddleofacall,sowearedevelopingnewaerialsthatwillenableusers
toreceivestrongersignals.Manyusersreportedthatwhentheyweretravelling,thesignalwasoftenlost’,saidthespokesman.Thenewaeralsaredesignedtoavoidlosingthesignalbyreceivingthemessageonawiderrangeofradiofrequencies.‘Wehavelearntthatthisisamajorconcernforphoneusers’saidthespokesman.Thenewphoneshaveaflexibleexternalaerial,whichuserswillhavetogetusedtotouchingtheirearorhead.Theaerials--makethephonesabletopickupawiderrangeofsignals.Thecompanyspokesmaninsistedthat_thiswasnotapotentialdanger–“Every_safetyregulationhasbeenfollowed”,hetoldourreporter.“IfI’dhadoneofthesephonesthismorning,Iwouldn’thavemissedmytraincominghere”,jokedthespokesman.
ThebiggestadventureI'veeverhadwastrekkinginThailand.Wehiredaguide(16)totakeustoavillageinthejungle.Wedidn'tknowthathe(17)hadneverbeentherebefore.(18)Unlesswereachedthevillage,wewouldn'tbeabletofindsomewheretosleep,(19)sowewantedtogetthereinabout8hours.Aftertwohoursweallrealizedwewerelost.The(20)furtherwewalked,themoreconfusedwebecame.Luckilyafterafurther4hourswemetsomehunters.Theydidn'tspeakthesamelanguageasourguide,butwewereableto(21)getacrossthatwewerelost.They(22)redirectedustowardsthevillage.Itwasafterdarkwhenwearrivedthere.Wehadbeenwalking(23)forover14hoursandwewere(24)absolutelyexhausted.Wehadbeenverylucky;ifwe(25)hadn'tmetthehunters,wewouldhavehadtosleepinthejungle.
IwastravellingaloneinWesternAustralialastyear,andonedayisetofftoclimbahighpeakinthatarea.Althoughinthesummertherearemanytourists,1wasthereoutofseasonbecausethereweren'tanytourgroups.SoonafterIreachedthetop,itbegantodrizzleandthefogcamedown.Verysoon,itwassothickthatpath.1takemyphonewithmeeverywherebecauseyouneverknowwhenyouwillneedit.
EventuallyIcalledmydad,whowas9,000milesawayintheUK.Hetoldmetophonethelocalemergencyservices,butIfeltsostupidthatIdidn'twantto.Luckily,mydadrealisedthisandmadeuphismindtocallthemhimself.TherescuerscalledmeonmobiletofindoutexactlywhereIwas,butunfortunatelythebatteryranoutafterfiveseconds.Ilaydownunderarockandwaited--itwasnearlynighttimeandIwascoldandwet.Justastheywereabouttocalloffthesearchforthenight,theyfoundme.Fortunatelyonerescuerhadsaid'Let'stryforjustfivemoreminutes.'Iftheyhadgivenup,Iwouldhavedied.
GeneticEngineering
Manypeopleareunawarethatalotofthefoodstheyeateveryday,suchasbread,hamandcheese,havebeenalteredbyusingnewtechnology.Foodcanbechanged.Itcanbemadetotastedifferentortolookdifferent-carrotscanbemadetotasteofchocolateandapplescanbemaderedder.Somefoodthatappearsthesamehasbeenscientificallyimproved,forexample,fishcanbemadetogrowfaster.Shouldwebepleasedorworried?
Willnewtechnologybringbenefits,orisitabouttogooutofcontrol?
Geneticallyengineeredfoodsareproducedbytakinggenericmaterialfromonespeciesandtransferringittoanother.Forexample,an‘antifreeze’genewhichappearsnaturallyinArcticfishhasbeenintroducedintotomatoesandstrawberries_sothat_theydon’tfreezeincoldweather,ahumangenehasbeenintroducedintopigstomakethem
growmorequickly.
Someclaimgreatadvantages.Theypointoutthatcropscanbemadestrongerandmorediseaseresistant,sopesticidescanbereduced.Theyalsomaintainthatfoodcanbemademorenutritiousorthatthefatcontentcanbereducedtomakeithealthier.
E-tiquette!
Emails---doyoulovethemorhatethem?
Whateveryoufeel,theyareheretostay.Herearesometipsandideas(16)_for__improvingyouremailwriting.First,startingwithagreetingandendingwithaclosuremayseemold-fashioned,butitavoids(17)_upsetting_peoplebyappearingrude.Itneedn'tbeDearSirorMadam,andYoursfaithfully,butjustsayHiorHelloorDear(andafirstname),thenclose(18)with_Regards(formoreformalcontacts)andCheersorByeforfriends.Inofficesandwithpeopleyouknowwellandemailfrequently,youcanjustbegin(19)_with_theirfirstname.
Gettingemailsthatarenotdirectlyrelevant(20)_to_youisveryirritating.Havingwidemailinggrouplistsdoesn'tnecessarilykeeppeople(21)_informed_.Itisestimated(22)_that_40%ofallemailsaredeletedimmediatelybecausetheyhaveanirrelevantot.frivoloussubject-line.Trytoorganiseyourmailinggroupsaccuratelyandkeep(23)_updating__yourmailinglistsregularly.Ifyoudon'tdothis,yourmessagesmaynot(24)getthrough_tothepeopleyouwanttosendthemtobecausetheydeletethemautomaticallywithoutreadingthem.Ifyourcontact(25)isusedtodeleting_irrelevantemailsfromyou,theymayalsodeleteeanyrelevantonesautomatically...
Scientistsareworkinghardtodevelopbetteraerialsformobilephones,aspokesmanforPhikiaPhonessaidtoday.'Itreallyirritatesuserswhentheylosethesignalinthemiddleofacall,sowearedevelopingnewaerialsthatwillenableuserstoreceivestrongersignals.Manyusersreportedthatwhentheyweretravelling,thesignalwasoftenlost',saidthespokesman.Thenewaerialsaredesignedtoavoidlosingthesignalbyreceivingthemessageonawiderrangeofradiofrequencies.'Wehavelearntthatthisisamajorconcernforphoneusers'saidthespokesman.Thenewphoneshaveaflexibleexternalaerial,whichuserswillhavetogetusedtotouchingtheirearorhead.Theaerials—makethephonesabletopickupawiderrangeofsignals.Thecompanyspokesmaninsistedthatthiswasnotapotentialdanger—"Everysafetyregulationhasbeenfollowed",hetoldourreporter."IfI'dhadoneofthesephonesthismorning,Iwouldn'thavemissedmytraincominghere",jokedthespokesman.
NetbecomesaBritishWayofLife
TheInternethasbecomeapartofeverydaylifeformostBritons,saysareportpublishedthisweekby_marketresearchcompanyNetinfo.
Justover70%ofpeoplequestioned_forthesurveysaidthenethadbecomeessential.Thesurveyrevealsthatemailingfriendsandothersisthenation'sfavouriteInternetactivity.Italsofoundthatpeoplespendanaverageofsevenhoursaweekonline,visiting13differentwebsitesinsevendays.But10%ofallthosewho_surfthenetaredoingitformorethan20hoursaweek.
Justover2,000adultsinBritainwereinterviewedforthereport.Thestudyfoundalmost19millionpeopleintheUK—fourin___tenadults—regularlywentonline.Butthenumberofnewusershassloweddown.Numbersonlinegrewbyjust11%overthepast12monthscomparedwith__33%thepreviousyear.
Thereportalsorevealstheincreasing__importanceofthesilversurfer.Accordingtothereportthenumberofolderpeopleonlinegrewbymorethan40%overthepastyear.Peopleagedover55nowmakeof_17%oftheUKInternetpopulation.
Thesurveyalsodiscoveredthatmanyworkerssurfthenetforpersonalreasonswhileatwork.Almostthree-quarters____ofworkerswithInternetaccessadmittedusingitforpleasure,usuallytoemailfriendsandfamily.AccordingtoBillWills,authorofthesurvey,manyemployeesexpectsomeflexibility,andmostemployersarewillingtoacceptthis.'However,employersarelesslikely____tobeunderstanding,ifyou'redownloadingmoviesorintroducinganunfriendlyvirustoyourcompanynetwork,’hesaid.
第四部分阅读理解
短文理解2
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