Rome-Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the point of cloning the first human baby．
Dr．Severino Antinori, who is the head of a hospital in Rome, has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant （怀孕的） with a cloned baby．
Antinori refused to comment on the reports, but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo （卵） for implantation within two years．So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned, including sheep, cats and most recently rabbits．
Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admit that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a world wide ban on the practice．
Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said: “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby．It is using humans as guinea pigs．It makes people feel sick．” But Ronald Green, director of the Ethics institute at Darmouth College in the US, said it is unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth．
So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, many of them dying soon after their births ．
Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one．
“There are no benefits of cloned human beings, just harm,”said Dr．Michael Wilks of the UK．
1.What is the doctors’ general attitude to cloning of humans according to the passage?
A．They are against it． B．They support it．
C．They welcome it． D．They pay no attention to it．
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．Doctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings．
B．Up to now, seven kinds of animals have been cloned, including sheep, cats, humans and rabbits．
C．Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying on an experiment on cloning an eight-week-old embryo．
D．Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of the so-called cloned embryo．
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A．The Success of Cloning Humans B．The Anger at Cloning Humans
C．Failure of Cloning Humans D．First Cloned Human?
Americans spend their free time in various ways．
America is a country of sports — of hunting, fishing and swimming, and of team sports like baseball and football．Millions of Americans watch their favorite sports on television．They also like to play in community orchestras （管弦乐队）, make their own films or recordings, go camping, visit museums，attend lectures, travel, garden, read, and join in hundreds of other activities．The people also enjoy building things for their homes, sewing their own clothes, even making their own photographs．They do these things for fun as well as for economy．
But as much as Americans enjoy their free time, the country is at the same time a “self-improvement” country．More than 25 million adults continue their education, chiefly by going to school in the evening, during their own free time, at their own expense．Added to the time spent on personal activities, Americans a1so devote a great amount of their time to the varied needs of their communities．Many hospitals, schools, libraries, museums, parks, community centers, and organizations that assist the poor depend on the many hours citizens devote to these activities, often without any pay．Why do they do it?
There are several answers．The idea of cooperating and sharing responsibility with one another for the benefit of all is as old as the country itself．
When the country was first founded in 1776, it was necessary for the settlers to work together to live．They had crossed dangerous seas and risked all they had in their struggle for political and religious freedom．There remains among many Americans a distrust of central government．People still prefer to do things themselves within their communities, rather than give the government more control．
Sometimes people offer their time because they wish to accomplish something for which no money is paid, to do something that will be of benefit to the entire community．It is true that some people use their leisure because they are truly interested in the work; or they are learning from the experience．
No matter what the reason is, hundreds of thousands of so-called leisure hours are put into hard, unpaid work on one or another community need．
1.This passage is mainly about ________．
A．why America is a country of sports
B．how Americans spend their free time
C．why America is a “self-improvement” country
D．how Americans are devoted to their community activities
2.The writer mentions the foundation of the country in order to indicate ________．
A．the early history of America
B．the American people’s determination to live
C．the reason for Americans’ willingness to cooperate and share responsibility
D．the American people’ s love for freedom
3.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined word “leisure”?
A．work time B．energy C．effort D．spare time
4.What can we infer from the text?
A．The first settlers left their hometown for political and religious reasons．
B．Many Americans don’t trust the central government．
C．American people enjoy building things for their homes just for fun．
D．Americans continue their education at their own expense．
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There is an old man in the village that everybody___1___asks him for help whenever they come____2___problems．He is named the No 1___3___man in the world．
In the village，there is one young man who is also very___4___．So he is very unhappy___5_______ the old man could be more___6___than him．One day he___7___the old man with a bird in his hand．He asked the old man a___8___question: “ Is the bird in my hand dead or alive?”
The old man___9___at the bird and answered: “Whether the bird is dead or not___10___on you．If I say it is alive，you will___11___the bird to death．If I say it is dead, you will set it___12___．So when things are in your hands, you___13___your own fate．”
On most occasions, the__14___of whether success or failure___15___our hands．It is your________16___whether you want to succeed or not．__17___you cannot control certain events that___18___, you can choose how___19___want to react．Exercise your___20___of positive thinking．And then you will find you are getting more and more clever, and are able to solve problems much more easily．
1.A．never B．always C．seldom D．often
2.A．over B．with C．across D．to
3.A．wise B．stupid C．brave D．kind
4.A．intelligent B．helpful C．active D．promising
5.A．because B．that C．though D．when
6.A．foolish B．popular C．lovely D．promising
7.A．showed B．provided C．attracted D．approached
8.A．simple B．puzzling C．silly D．familiar
9.A．turned B．called C．looked D．glared
10.A．falls B．depends C．trusts D．stands
11.A．kill B．shoot C．squeeze D．frighten
12.A．up B．down C．about D．free
13.A．decide B．tell C．try D．win
14.A．question B．outcome C．factor D．truth
15.A．puts up B．goes away C．lies in D．takes in
16.A．view B．opinion C．idea D．choice
17.A．Since B．As C．Although D．Whether
18.A．occur B．go C．present D．have
19.A．others B．we C．you D．they
20.A．energy B．power C．force D．strength
I really don’t know _______I kept the secret papers．
A．where was it B．it was where that
C．where it was that D．where was it that
The problem ________now is very important．
A．being discussed B．discussed
C．discussing D．to be discussed
— According to my grandma, it is a good idea to eat chicken soup when you have a cold．
—________, scientists agree with her．
A．Sooner or later B． Once in a while
C．To be exact D．Believe it or not
