文章细节查找和判断复杂篇章

PAGE4PAGE4ReadingSkill3文章细节的查找和判断（复杂篇章1SortsactivitiesinthefollowingAustralia.SportsinAustraliaareperhapsmorepopularthaninanyothernationintheworld.Eachyeartheattendanceatsportingeventsismanytimesthetotaladultpopulation.Australiaisbestknowninternationallyforitsrecentsuccessesinallthenationallawntennistournaments.Australia’sswimmersholdmanyoftheworldandOlympicrecords;andthefamouscrawlstrokeoriginatedthere.Othersportsincludehorseracing,cycling,golf,football,andbaseball.France.CyclingmightbecalledthenationalsportinFrance.Bicycleracesalongthenationalhighwaysarethemostpopularsportinthecountryandtheraceknownasthe“TourdeFrance”isthemostfamousbicycleraceintheentireworld.IntennisFrenchplayerswerethemostfamousinworldcompetitionduringthe1920’s,andtheFrenchtitleisstilloneofthefourmostfamoustitlesinthegame,alongwiththoseofAustralia,GreatBritain,andtheUnitedStates.AutomobileracingisalsoverypopularinGermany.Germanywonthethirdplaceintheunofficialscoringinthe1960OlympicGames.Oncehavingthefinestracingcarsanddriversintheworld,thiscountryisbeginningtogetbacktoitsearlierperiodplaceinthatsport.Soccerisoneoftheleadingteamsports,andcyclingeventsarealsopopular.Germansholdmanyrecordsinswimminganddiving,andtheyarefamousfortheirprize-winningGreatBritain.Astheoriginatorofmanysports,GreatBritainhasmoresportsactivitythananyotherEuropeancountry.Thelistincludes,amongothers,cricket(thenationalsports),football(bothsoccerandRugbygames),lawnbowls,tennis(lawn),fieldhockey,boxing,horseracing,androwing.AutomobileracingontheamateurandprofessionallevelsisprobablymorepopularinEnglandthaninanyothercountry.SeveralworldrecordsareheldbyBritishtrackandfieldathletes.RogerBannisterwasthedistancerunnertorunainunderfourminutes.Bicycleracesareverypopular France,Germanyand B．France,GreatBritainandC．GreatBritain,Germanyand D．Australia,GreatBritainandtheUnitedThemostfamouscountriesintennis Australia,FranceandGreatBritain C．France,Australia,GreatBritainandGermanyD．France,Australia,GreatBritainandtheUnitedWhatnationproducesthemostauto-racing B．Great Whatnationisperhapsthemostsports-lovinginthe B．Great Whichcountryisfamousfortennis,cyclingandAutomobile D．GreatGuidetoSevenModernTheancientGreeksoftenspokeoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld.Recently,someengineerscameupwiththislistofthesevenwondersofourmodernworld:ThePanamaC,beguninthe1880s,wasn’tfinisheduntil1914.ItjoinstheAtlanticandPacificoceans.Engineersdescribethecasavictoryofhumansovergeography.Workersdugagreatdealoflandandremovedlotsofrocks.For40yearsafteritwascompletedin1931,theEmpireStateBuilding,inNewYorkCitywasthetallestbuildingintheworld.Surprisingly,this102—storybuildingwascompletedinjust410days.TheNetherlandsNorthSeaProtectionWorksisanothervictoryovergeography.TheNetherlands,whichisbelowsealevel,wasoftenfloodedbytheNorthSeaandbyrivers.Then,between1927and1932,adamwasbuilttoshutoutthesea.Twentyyearslater,damsandcswerebuilttocontroltheriversandcompletedthework.TheGoldenGateBridge,completedin1937,wasalsoahardstruggleforworkers.SanFranciscoBayhasverystrongwindsandroughwaves.TheGoldenGateisstilltheworld’stallestbridge.Ithasenoughsteeltowrap（环绕）aroundtheworldthreetimes.At1,815feet,theCNTower,inToronto,Canada,isoneoftheworld’stallestfree-standingCompletedin1976,thetowerisusedforTVandradioTheItaipuDam,completedin1984goesacrosstheParanaRiverattheBrazil-Paraguayborder.Itistheworld’slargesthydroelectric（水力发电）plant.Completedin1994,theChannelTunneljoinsFranceandEngland.The“Channel”iswonderfulwork:Cars,buses,andtrucksareallcarriedthroughthetunnelbytrain.Ofthesevenwonders,howmanyaretallbuildingsandbuiltonlandawayfromthe PleasearrangethefollowingaccordingtothedatesofcompletionfromthelatesttotheNo.7,No.6,No.1, B．No.7,No.6,No.4,C．No.1,No.2,No.4, D．No.7,No.5,No.3,Ofthesevenwonders,howmanyaredirectlyconnectedwithtraveland 3EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii,Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousforitsstadiumandtheatres,itsshopsandrestaurants.Thetouristsdonot,however,seePompeii'speople.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeople.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.Once,Pompeiiwasabusycityof22000people.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius,agrass-coveredvolcano..MountVesuviushadnoteruptedforcenturies,sothepeopleifPompeiifeltsafe.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79,MountVesuviuserupted.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded,andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.Whentheeruptionendeddayslater,Pompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeoplewereForcenturies,Pompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Then,intheyear1861,anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.Slowly,carefully,Ginseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountains,housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.Perhapsthemostimportantofall,therewereeverydayobjects,whichlusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.Manyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottom,soweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwine.Theylikedbread,too;metalbreadpanswereineverybakery.Inonebakerytherewere81round,flatloavesofbreadatypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadark,shinypowderlusthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup.Ginseppehasdied,buthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.Scientistsarestilldigging,stillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachTovisittheToshopandeatTowatchsportsandToseehowPompeiiansWhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountThecitynearbyofferedallkindsofTheareaproducedthefinestwineinFewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptThemountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithWhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinADBecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandBecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremainedBecausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayBecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoWhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsTheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowTheylikedwomenwearingallkindsofTheyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandTheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninADWithagoodshoppositionandtherightamount（数量）ofmoney,anyeducated shouldbeabletomakealivingoutofabookshop.Itisnotadifficulttradetolearnandthelargechain-stores(连锁店)canneverforcethesmallbookselleroutofexistenceastheyhavedonetothecornershop.Butthehoursofworkareverylong-Iwasonly ngapart-timejob,butmybossputinaseventy-hourweek,besidesregularjourneysoutofshophourstobuybooks.TherealreasonwhyIshouldnotliketobebackinthebooktradeforlife,however,isthatwhileIwasinitIlostmyloveofbooks.Abooksellercannotalwayslthetruthabouthisbooks,andthatgiveshimadislikeforthem.TherewasatimewhenIreallydidlovebookslovedthesightandsmellandfeelofthem--iftheywerefiftyormoreyearsold,thatis.Nothingpleasedmequitesomuchastobuyabargain(acheronelotofthemonsaleforseveralpoundsThereisculiarflavour（独特的味道）abouttheunexpectedbooksyoupickupinthatkindofcollection:little-knowneighteenth-centurypoets,orout-of-date(过时的)geographybooks.Foroccasional（偶尔的）readinginyourbath,forexample,orlateatnightwhenyouaretootiredtogotobedthereisnothingasgoodasaveryoldpicturestory-book.ButassoonasIwenttoworkinthebookshopIstoppedbuyingbooks.Seeninamass,fiveortenthousandatatime,booksweredullandevenalittletiresome.NowadaysIdobuyoneoccasionally,butonlyifitisabookthatIwanttoreadandcan’tborrow,andIneverbuyrubbish.Accordingtothepassage, isoneofthenecessaryconditionstorunabookshop.A．aneducatedshop-owner B．agoodpositionatastreetcornerC．aregularjourneyoutofthe D．theforceoflargechain-Theauthorshouldnotliketobebackasabooksellerforlife hehatedhisjobofsellingsellingbookswasonlyapart-timethebooksintheshopgavehimahewasunabletobehonestaboutthebooksheThebookspreferred(lovedbetter)bytheauthorshouldbe storiesmakingreaders B．valuableonesboughtonC．specialoneswithgreat D．geographyonesfromtheeighteenthTheauthorwillonlybuynew ifhefeelsdullandafterhegivesuphisjobasawhichareinterestingbuthardtowhenhethrowsawayold5PassportIfyouarearrivingatLondonHeathrowAirportandarenottransferringtoanotherflightoutsideBritainorNorthernIreland,youmustpassthroughPassportControlandCustoms()immediayafterleavingyourplane.IfyouarenotBritishoracitizenoftheEuropeanCommunity,youmustfilloutaspecialformbeforeyourpassportisexamined.ThisformiscalledalandingcardandshouldbegiventoyouduringtheflighttoAfterlanding,followtheARRIVALSsigns.MakesureyouareintherightchannelwhenyoureachPassportControl.ThereisonechannelforholdersofEuropeanCommunitypassports,andasecondchannelmarked“OtherPassports”.AfterpassingthroughPassportControl,followthesignstotheBaggageReclaimArea.Ifyouhaveluggagewhichwascarriedintheaircraftalongwithothercargo,itwillbedeliveredtoyouintheBaggageReclaimArea.Lookforthesignwithyourflightnumber.Ifyouhaveonlyhandluggage,godirectlythroughtheBaggageReclaimAreatoCustoms.AllpassengersmustpassthroughCustomsafterPassportControl.Thereisachoiceoftwochannels,GreenandRed.Ifyouhavenothingtodeclare,gothroughtheGreenChannel.IfyouarenotsureaboutyourDutyFreeallowances(免税额),orifyouhavesomethingtodeclare,gothroughtheRedChannel.InformationaboutDutyFreeallowancescanbefoundonspecialnotic sintheBaggageReclaimArea.YoushouldstudythisinformationcarefullywhetheryouaregoingthroughtheRedChannelornot.PleasenotethatifyougothroughtheGreenChannel,youmaybestoppedandaskedtoopenyourluggageforinspection.WhenaChinesetravelerisarrivingatHeathrowAirportforatripinLondon,he filloutalandingpassthroughCustomsbeforePassportwalkthroughtheRed yreclaimhisbaggageafterThosewhoarenotsureabouttheirDutyFree canchecktheinformationintheBaggageReclaimneedtogothroughtheGreenwillbeaskedtoopentheluggageforcandoasthosewhohavenothingtoWhichofthefollowingtravelersDONOThavetogothroughPassportControlandPeopletravelingstraighttoHoldersofEuropeanCommunitypassports.C．PassengerstransferringtoacityinIreland.D．Passengersonlywithsomehandluggage.6EveryoneshouldvisitalighthouseatleastThemostimportantreasonforsuchavisitistorealizehowourancestorsbattlednaturewiththebasictoolstheyhad.Theyhadonlybasicwaysofcreatinglight,andyettheyfoundawayofusingthissimpletechnologyinisolated(孤零零的)placestosaveshipsfromhittingrocks.Secondly,visitinglighthouseswillhelpustounderstandthelivesoflighthousekeepers.Bytheirnature,lighthouseswerebuiltonsomerocksorcliffs.Thus,thelighthousekeepersoftenlivedlonelylives.Towalkaroundtheirsmallhomeandimaginetheangrystormoutsidebeatingagainstthewalls,istotakeasteptowardsunderstandingthelivestheyhad.Thereasonsforavisittoalighthousearenotallsobackward-lookingintime.Itistruethatlighthouseswerebuiltinout-of-the-wayplaces.Butonapleasantsunnysummerday,thisveryisolationhasanaturalbeautythatmanypeoplewilllovetoexperience.Therefore,withttlewavestouchingallroundthelighthouses,thevisitorislikelytothinkitisaworldpreferabletothebusyandnoisymodernlife.Anotherreasonforconsideringavisitisthatthelighthousesthemselvescanbeveryattractivebuildings.Mankindcouldoftennotbecontentjusttoputupabasicstructure,butfelttheneed,eveninsuchanisolatedplace,tobuildwithanartistictouch.Theresultisaviewfortiredeyestoenjoy.Finally,lighthouseshavearomanticattraction,summedupbytheimageoftheoil-skincoaledkeeperclimbinghiswindingstairstotakecareofthelighttowarnshipsandsavelives.Whatisthemostimportantreasontolookbackintothepastofato fromthebusyandnoisyTolookforthetoolsusedbyourToexperiencethenaturalbeautyofaTolearnaboutthelivingconditionoflighthouseTheunderlinedphrase“out-of-the-way”inParagraph4 3．Lighthouseswereoftenbuiltwithanartistictouchtoattract B．toguidepassingC．togiveapleasant D．torememberlighthouseHowmanyreasonsarementionedforavisittoa TheUnitedStates:Fliersmaywanttohavetheirticketsinhandbeforecatchingtheirplanes,buttheairlinecompaniesarengeverythingtheycantobringforwardcost-savingticketlessflightnoprneeded,justaticketnumberandaphotoID.AnyonewhobuysaNorthwestE-ticketthroughtheairline'scomputerservicebyJune16willgetanaward.Nexttimeyoufly,youcanbuyanotherticketforafriendfor$99,goodanywhereintheUSorCanadathroughFeb.12,2000,alongwiththelowestticketprices.Someairlinesofferextrafrequent-flier fortheticketlesscrowd.Andtherearerisingpunishmentsforprlovers.American,Northwest,United,andlastweek，USAirwayshaveraisedthecostforlost-ticketreplacementto$70fromeither$60or$50.TheairlinesinsistthattheincreaseinpriceisnotmeanttopushtravelerstowardE-ticketsbutonlycoverstheincreasingcostofreplacingandtrackingamissingticket.WhyisthenewticketlessflightItis rforairIthelpsreducethecostforItcanusecomputertoplanairIthelpspreventfliersfromlosingtheirToencouragepeopletotaketicketlessflights,the selltheirticketsfor$99fromJunetoFebruarythefollowinglettravelersgotoboththeUSandCanadawiththesamealloweachtravelertohaveanextra$99ticketforafriendofofferticketlesstravelers toflyintheWhoarethe rloversmentionedinthePeoplewholiketohave rairplanePeoplewholove rproductsofvariousPeoplewhotravelwith ronaPeoplewhohavelosttheirticketandbuyasecondTheairlinecompaniessaythattheyhaveraisedthelost-ticketreplacementpriceinorder attracttravelerstotaketicketlesspunishthosewhoinsistonusing rdobetterthanotherairlinepayfortheworktodealwithlost8Beijing’sskywatcherswillnodoubtbeexcitedwhentheyseewiththeirowneyesabrightcomet（彗星）allnightlong.CometC1996.B2(Hyakutake)wasobservedbyHyakutake,aJapaneseamateurastronomer,onJanuary30,1996.ItcanbeseenwiththenakedeyesoverChina,EuropeandothernorthernareasasnightlythroughthelastweekofMarchandtendaysofAprilOnMarch25,itwasclosetotheearth–about15millionkilometresorone–sevenththedistancebetweentheearthandthesun.Whatismoreexcitingisthattherewillbetwomorerareeventsinthesky,itispredicted（）thatanothercomet,Hale–Bopp,foundonJuly23,1995,byAmericansAlanHaleandThomasBopp,isexpectedtopassoverthenorthernpartofHeilongjiangProvinceinMarch1997.Thecomet,estimatedtobe10×15kilometresinsize,willnotreturnfor3000years.Whatisevenmorerareisthatatotalsolareclipse（日蚀）isexpectedtooccuronMarch9,1997,overMongolia,SiberiaandNorthernHeilongjiangprovince.Whentheskyturnsdark,peopleshouldbeabletoseetheeclipseandthebrightcometHale–Boppatthesametime.AnobservationtriptoMohe,HeilongjiangProvince,isbeinganizedfortheMarch1997skyevents,aswellasanationwideastro–photocompetition.March29–31,1996Beijingskywatcherswillbeexcited theyhaveobservedacometbytheyexpecttoseethecometfoundbyaJapaneseamateurastronomerthrough theywillseeacometthrough escopefor theyexpecttoseewiththeirnakedeyesthecometfoundbyThetwomoreexcitingandrareskyeventswilloccurinMarch,1997 cometHale–BoppandcometB．acometandalunarC．asolareclipseandcometD．acometfoundbytwoAmericansandasolarWhichofthefollowingstatementsisnotCometHale–BoppandcometHyakutakewillpassoverthenorthernpartofHeilongjiangProvincein1997March25wassupposedtobethebest bserveComettotalsolareclipsewilloccurinD．Anationwideastro-photocompetitionwill anizedinMarch,9Thenewsoftheesc gotaroundonSundaynight.Itthrewtheeldestsonintoanxiety,almostpanic,possiblybecausehewasoldenoughtoknowwhatitmeant.Theyoungestdidn’tseemtocare;hewastooyoung.Mrs.Birnam—anunimaginativemother,easygoing,busywithfamilymatters—seemedtotaketheattitudethatifdangerwasinvolved,itwasdangertosomebodyelsebesidesthemselves.Noreaction,themiddleson,wasromantic:whatapitythatithadhappenedforty away,andthustheconsequentexcitingdangerorthreatwouldneverreachasfarastheirtownofArcadia.Hewastwelveatthattime.TherehadbeenabreakathestateprisoninAuburn.Sixdangerouscriminalshadshottheirwayoutandwereevennow—soeverybodysaid—terrorizingthecountryside,thoughnoonehasseenthemsincetheirrushtofreedompastawoundedguard,anddisappearedoffthefaceoftheearthorhiddeninsomebody’sabandoned(nolongerinuse)barn,toofrightenedtostirfromoneoftheirneighborsovertheephone.Therewasnoradiointhosedays,butMrs.Kirtlewasjustasgood.Bysomemysteriousgiftshealwaysmanagedtohearthingsbeforeanybodyelseandimmediaygotonthehoneorrushedacrossthebackyards,andknockedatthekitchendoor.“PaulineRevere”theboyscalledher,andtheirmotherscoldedthemforMr.Birnam’sfamilylearnedofthenewsofthe throughMrs. B．overtheC．fromthewounded D．bysomemysteriousTheboys’attitudetowardsMrs.Kirtlewasone WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTThesixcriminalssucceededinescawith Mrs.KirtlealwayskeptherselfinformedaboutdailyhappeningsintheirMrs.Birnamthoughtthatthenewshadnothingtodowithherfamily.D．EverymemberoftheBirnamswasthrownintoapanicbythenews.ThehugeFloridawetlandknownastheEvergladesisaslow-movingriver80kilometreswidebutonlyafewcentimetersdeep.PeoplecantheEvergladesa“riverofgrass”becausesawgrasscoversmostofit.Sawgrassisnotreallygrass.Itisaplantthatleavesedgedwithtinysharpteeththatcaneasilycutthroughclothes—andskin!TravelintheEvergladesisdifficult.Youcannotwalkthroughshallowwaterbecausethesawgrasswillcutyou.Thewateristooshallowforregularboats.So,weuseanairboat.Anairboatisaflat,openboat.Likeanairplane,ithasabigpropellertomoveit.Thepropellerisfixedontherearoftheboat.Itmakesatremendousnoise,butitdoesthejob.Theboatskimsalongthewater’ssurface.Althoughwecanstillgetlostinanairboat,atleastweareabovethealligators(短吻鳄).WhilehundredsofdifferentkindsofanimalsliveintheEverglades,themostfamousissurelythealligator.Onceendangered,alligatorsarenowprotectedwithinEvergladesNationalPark.Visitorsarelikelytoseethembothonlandandinwater.Foralongtime,dangershavethreatenedtheEverglades.Around1900,somepeoplefeltthispreciouswetlandshouldbedrained(排干).Theysaiditwasjustabigswampandnotgoodforanything.Inthe1920s,therewasalandboominFlorida.Peoplewantedtobuildhomeseverywhere,includingintheEverglades.Theybuiltcs,levees,andotherwatersystemsthatstoppedtheriversflowingintotheEverglades.Factorieswerebuiltnearriversthatflowedintothewetland.ThesefactoriesdumpedpoisonouswastethatdamagedtheEvergladesecosystem.PeoplearenowworkingtopreservetheEvergladesNationalParkforthefuture.Rightnow,onebigproblemistheprbarktree.ThistreeisaninvaderfromAustralia.Prbarktreessoakupalotofwater.Intheearly1900s,peoplebroughtthemtoFloridabecausetheythoughttheywouldhelpdraintheEverglades.However,theinvadersadaptedtoowell.PrbarktreeshavetakenoverhundredsofthousandsofacresoftheEvergladesandkilledothertrees.Scientistsarecuttingdowntheseinvadersorsprayingthemwithberbicidestokillthem.WhyisitdifficulttotravelinEverglades?A．Airboatsmaymakeaverybignoise.B．Youmaygetlostwhenpassingthrough. rbarktreessoakuptoomuchwaterthere.D．Manydifferentkindsofanimalsaretobeprotected.WhydopeopleuseairboatsinsteadofnormalTheyhavebigpropellerstomovethemfaster ThepropellermakesloudnoisesoastoscareTheirflatbottomcanskimalongthewaterTheycanwatchalligatorswithouthurtingThefollowingmeasuresweretakentodraintheEvergladesexceptthat built sandleveestostoptheriversflowingintobuiltfactoriesnearriversthatflowedintothebrought rbarktosoakupwaterinarecuttingdownthese rbarkTheunderlinedword"invader"probablymeans thatmovesinfromanotherplace B．thatentersandtakescontrolC．thathasbeenbroughtin D．thatisindangerWhenaSwedishshipthatsankin1628wasrecoveredfromtheportofStockholm,historiansandscientistswereoverjoyedwiththechancetoexaminetheremainsofthepast.Theshipconstructionshowedhowshipswerebuiltandoperatedduringtheseventeenthcentury.Inthisway,artifacts,objectsmadebyhumanbeings,providedapictureofdailylifealmost400yearsago.Underwaterarchaeologythestudyofships,aircraftandhumansettlementsthathavesunkunderlargebodiesofwaterisreallyaproductofthelast50years.TherapidgrowthofthisnewareaofstudyhasoccurredbecauseoftheinventionofbetterdivingequipmentBesidestheSwedishshipwreck(残骸)，underwaterarchaeologistshavemademoreexcitingdiscoveriessuchasthe5000-year-oldboatsintheMediterraneanSea.Underwaterarchaeologycanprovidefactsabutthepast.Inancientportsallovertheworldareshipssunkeninthepast6,000years.Therearealsosunkensettlementsinseasandlakeslingofpelpleswayoflifeandtheirsystemsoftradeinancienttimes.Underwaterarchaeologistswanttostudytheseobjectstoaddtotheworld'sknowledgeofhistory,buttheyhavetofighttwoenemies.Oneenemyistreasurehunterswhodiveforancientartifactsthattheycanselltocollectors.Oncesold,theseobjectsarelosttoexperts.Thesecondenemyisdredgingmachinesoftenusedtorepairports.Thesemachinesdestroywrecksandartifactsorburythemdeeperundersandandmud.Byteachingthepublicabouttheimportanceofunderwater“museums”ofthepast,archaeologistsarehotogetsupportforlawstoprotectunderwatertreasures.WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serveintheToprovidebackgroundinformationoftheToattractreaders'attentiontotheTouseanexampletosupporttheToofferbasicknowledgeoftheTheaimofunderwaterarchaeologyis exploitwatersearchforunderwaterstudyunderwaterexamineunderwaterenvironment3．Underwaterarchaeologistsareworriedbecause seahuntershavebetterdivingtheirknowledgeofworldhistoryisdredgingmachinescausedamagetothesoldartifactscanhardlyberegainedforWhatisthemainpurposeoftheTointroduceayoungbranchofTodiscusstheToexplainpeople’swayoflifeintheTodescribethesunkenWithonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperaytryingtoclonetheanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies(物种).That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk”.Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos(胚胎),semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshould eextinct(dieout),Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M’SCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsandreptileswill eextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerof ingextinctinthenext25years.Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryointroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplant(tofixindeeplyintothebody)theembryointoahostanimal.Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearsto“Thenucleartransferofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable(beabletobeused)pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransfers(themovementfromoneplacetoanother))toresultinonepregnancy(havingababy).Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk(),soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&Mthe-everattemptaneffortmadetodosomething)atcloninga“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneeded”.Theaimof“Noah’sArk”projectis makeeffortto angeredsaveendangeredanimalsfromdyingcollectDNAofendangeredanimalstotransferthenuclearofoneanimaltoAccordingtoProfessorKraemer,themajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelack availablepanda B．hostC．qualified D．enoughThebesttitleforthepassagemay China’sSuccessinPandas ClonedPandaintheWorldC．ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandasD．ChinatheNativePlaceofPandasForeverFromthepassageweknow Kraemerandhi havesucceededincloningadogB．scientiststrytoimplantapanda’seggintoarabbitKraemerwillworkwithChinesescientistsincloneabouttwothousandofspecieswillprobablydieoutinaThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterthanothersanditspopularityhascausedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanese.ThatproductisforeignGariaigo—wordsthatcomefromoutside—havebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguageforecenturies.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChinese,thesetermsareoftenchangedintoformsnolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickleofforeignwordshas eaflood,andpeoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapanesetounderstandeachotherandcouldleadtomanypeoplefettingthegoodqualitiesoftraditionalJapanese.“ThepopularityofforeignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanythingnew.”SaysuniversitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito.“Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubjectseemnew,whiakesiteasierforthemediatopickup.”“Expertsoftenstudya nduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeopleintheirownfields.Thosetermsarethenincludedinernmentwhiteprs.”SaidMuturoKai,oftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitute.“Foreignwordsfindtheirwayeasilyintoannouncementsmadetoteralpublic,when