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B.providing play centers for sick children C.solving the water-drinking problem for African children D.helping 300 Cambodian kids to go to school in America 59.How did the kids in RandomKid collect money? A.They got paid by working at a building project at weekends. B.They called at houses and threatened to play tricks if they receive nothing. C.They gave performances to passers-by by playing trick-or treat games. D.They helped a project called TLC sell candy after school. B The United States government wants to know what the public thinks about its findings on the safety of cloned animals. The Food and Drug Administration says meat and milk from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats are safe to eat.An FDA official called them “as safe to eat as the food we eat every day.” And when those clones reproduce sexually, the agency says, their offspring(后代)are safe to eat as well.But research on cloned sheep is limited.So the FDA proposes that sheep clones not be used for human food. The United States this year could become the first country to agree to the sale of foods from cloned animals.First, however, the public will have ninety days to comment on three suggested documents.On December 28th the FDA released a long report, called a draft risk assessment, along with two policy documents. The agency says it must receive comments by April second.The FDA seemed ready to act several years ago, but a committee called for more research. For now, the government will continue to ask producers to honor a request that they not sell foods from cloned animals. Clones are still rare.They cost a lot and are difficult to produce. The FDA says most food from cloning is expected to come not from clones themselves, but from their sexually reproduced offspring.It says clones are expected to be used mostly as breeding animals to spread good qualities. Public opinion studies show most Americans do not like the idea of food from cloned animals.But this research also shows the public knows little about cloning. Cloning differs from genetic engineering.A cell taken from a so-called donor animal is grown into an embryo(胚胎) in the laboratory.Next, the embryo is placed into the uterus(子宫) of a female animal.If the process is successful, the pregnancy reaches full term and a genetic copy of the donor animal is born. 60.What’s the main purpose of the passage? A.To tell a interesting story.B.To give some advice on foods. C.To give a report.D.To compare different opinions. 61.Who believe that foods from cloning are safe to eat?__________ A.Most Americans B.An advisory committee C.Critics D.The FDA 62.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_____. A.cloning has much in common with genetic B.not every cell taken from a donor animal can grow into a genetic copy C.the donor animal should be a female one D.cloned animals grow faster than normal ones 63.Which of the following is true about foods from cloning?_______________ A.They come from the sexually reproduced offspring of cloned animals. B.The food from first-generation cloned animals is very expensive. C.Only FDA has the right to sell the food. D.They will be sold mixed with those from naturally bred animals. C Thanksgiving time came and all the relatives were gathered around the long table, or seated behind TV trays.The television was on and some folks were watching it while visiting with one another.Something on television got their attention and one of the adults said, "Listen at it!" Someone else replied."Well, if that don't beat all." Simple phrases were spoken by folks whose language was simple and brief.They had several idioms that were just as colorful; Phrases and words that brightened the room and warmed the conversation. In school we were taught to speak differently.The way our relatives spoke was discouraged.Sometimes our parents would say things we weren't taught in school.They'd often correct themselves, as if getting rid of a mistake.Of course we learned some of their phrases and used them.They were comfortable words to pronounce, familiar. Our father's side of the family was from Arkansas and Oklahoma and they spoke with the accents native to their birth states.Their voices musical and often high , it was easy to pick up that effect in our own speech and at school my brother and I were often teased for the way we spoke.Our mother's side of the family came from Illinois and they had a tendency to talk fast.They had an accent, too, and my brother and I added that to our own speech, confusing the kids at school all the more.Our father's side of the family loved to laugh and have a good time.Our mother's side of the family was more serious about how they took life in; their joys more silently experienced and enjoyed.It was a rich picture of culture and it gave my brother and me a colorful view in life. Thanksgiving holiday was always an easy comfortable going day.It was the first real holiday of the season when everyone came together in one place, and a good time was spent happily together by all. 64.From the text we can know that ___________. A.parents were worried that their relatives might affect their kids’ language B.parents didn’t allow their children to speak dialects C.parents tried to avoid affecting their kids with their dialects D.parents thought the language taught in school was the best 65.It can be inferred from the text that ________. A.English taught in school is different from that used in daily life B.his mother’s side of the family spoke in a high voice C.the language used by his father’s side of the family was fast D.the writer and brother were laughed at school because of their poor English 66.Why did the writer and his brother puzzle other kids at school by their speeches? A.They had relatives from different parts of Europe B.They added some dialects in their speeches C.There were many mistakes in their language D.their speeches were lively and colorful 67.What’s the writer’s attitude towards dialects? A.They were not accepted by others.B.They should be used everywhere. C.They should be taught in school.D.He liked them very much. D Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee.And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea.The physical sensation(感觉) of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions—those are the practical lesson drawn from recent research by psychologist John Bargh. Psychologists have known that one person’s perception(感知) of another’s “warmth” powerfully determines social relationships.Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping(捏造) evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable.Much of this is rooted in early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual(概念的) sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness.Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle.Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills. (责任编辑：admin) |