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Somepioneeringworkthatbeganasanattempttodiscoverwaysto

increaseproductionefficiencyledtothefoundingofthehumanrelations

movementinindustryandtothedevelopmentofmotivationalskillsand

toolsformanagers.In1927researcherswereinvolvedindeterminingthe

optimumamountoflighting,temperature,andhumidity(withlighting

beingconsideredthemost

Line(5)important)fortheassemblyofelectroniccomponentsat

WesternElectric.Theresearchersfoundthatlightinghadnoconsistent

effectonproduction.Infact,productionsometimesincreasedwhen

lightingwasreducedtothelevelofordinarymoonlight!Theimportant

partofthisexperimentbeganwhentwoHarvardresearchers,EltonMayo

andFritzRoethlisberger,werebroughtintoinvestigatetheseunexpected

resultsfurther.Theyfoundthatworkerswererespondingnottothe

Line(10)leveloflightingbuttothefactthattheywerebeing

observedbytheexperimenters.

ThisphenomenoncametobeknownastheHawthorneeffectsince

theexperimentswereconductedattheWesternElectricHawthorneplant.

Thiswasthefirstdocumentedandwidelypublishedevidenceofthe

psychologicaleffectsondoingwork,anditledtothefirstseriouseffort

aimedatexaminingpsychologicalandsocialfactorsintheworkplace.

Furtherexperimentswere

Line(15)continuedforfiveyears.Generally,theresearchers

concludedfromtheirexperimentsthateconomicmotivation(pay)wasnot

thesolesourceofproductivityand,insomecases,noteventhemost

importantsource.Throughinterviewsandtestresults,theresearchers

focusedontheeffectsofworkattitudes,supervision,andthepeergroup

andothersocialforces,onproductivity.

Theirfindingslaidthegroundworkformodernmotivationtheory,

andthestudyofhumanfac-Line(20)torsonthejob,whichcontinuesto

thisdayinsuchcommonpracticesasselectionandtraining,establishing

favorableworkconditions,counseling,andpersonneloperations.The

contributionsofthisexperimentshiftedthefocusofhumanmotivation

fromeconomicstoamultifacetedapproachincludingpsychologicaland

socialforces.

第1题:

i

Whatisthepassageprimarilyabout?

A.Thefirstwidelypublisheddevelopmentinmodernmotivationtheory

B.Shiftingthefocusofhumanmotivationfromeconomicstoa

multifacetedapproach

C.Theimportanceofcarefulresearch

D.TheresultsofapioneeringstudyatWesternElectric

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第2题：

Theword“optimum“inline4isclosestinmeaningto

A.positive

B.favorable

C.best

D.alternate

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第3题：

Themostsignificantfindingoftheoriginalresearchwas

A.lightinghadnoconsistenteffectonproduction

B.productionsometimesincreasedwhenlightingwasreducedtothe

levelofordinarymoonlight.

C.thatlightingwasnomoreimportantthantheotherfactorsof

temperatureandhumidity.

D.theresultswereunexpectedandconfusing.

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第4题：

Whydoestheauthorsaythattheimportantpartofthisresearchbegan

whentwoHarvardresearcherswerebroughtin(lines7-9)

A.Untilthentheresearchhadbeenpoorlyconducted

B.Theytookamultifacetedapproach

C.Theresultsoftheoriginalresearchdidnotmakesense

D.Harvardhasagoodreputationinconductingresearch

参考答案：B

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答案解析:

第5题：

Theresearchbecameknownasthe“Hawthorneeffect“because

A.itwasthenameoftheplantwherethestudywasconducted

B.ItwasthenamesuggestedbytheHarvardresearchers

C.Itwasthenameoftheprincipalexperimenter

D.TherewerehawthorneplantsgrowingatWesternElectricwherethe

studywasconducted

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第6题：

Theword"it”inline13refersto

A.theexperiment

B.economicmotivation

C.theWesternElectricHawthornplant

D.theHawthorneeffect

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第7题：

ItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethattheHawthornestudy

A.ledtolighting,temperature,andhumiditynolongerbeing

consideredimportantwhenseekingwaystoimproveproduction

B.Stimulatedfurtherresearchintoworkconditionandworkerbehavior

C.Ledtopsychologicalfactorsbecomingthemostimportant

considerationinachievingproductionefficiency

D.Ledtoeconomicconsiderationsbeinglessimportantinachieving

productivity

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第8题：

Partofthereasonforthechangeinfocusfromeconomicstoamore

multifacetedapproachtothepsychologicaleffectsondoingworkwas

A.duetotherecognitionthatworkersshouldbehappyatworkinorder

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tomaintainhighproductivity

B.ageneralconclusionthatpaywassometimesnotthemostimportant

factor

C.becausetheHawthornestudycontinuedforsolong

D.becausetheworkersrequestedit

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第9题：

Accordingtothepassage,itcanbeconcludedthataumultifaceted

approach“tohumanmotivationintheworkplace

A.excludeseconomics

B.canleadtogreaterproductivity

C.excludesphysicalconditions

D.focusesmainlyonpsychologicalandsocialforces

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第10题:

Theword"multifaceted”inline22isclosestinmeaningto

A.versatile

B.complex

C.many-sided

D.multitude

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第11题：

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheHawthornestudy

A.Itwasthefirstdocumentedevidenceofthepsychologicaleffects

ondoingwork

B.TheHawthornestudycontinuedforfiveyears

C.Theyfoundthatworkersrespondednottotheleveloflightingbut

tothefactthatotherworkconditionswerenotfavorable

D.Thestudychangedthefocusfromeconomicstoamultifaceted

approach

参考答案：C

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答案解析:

Thehandlinganddeliveryofmailhasalwaysbeenaseriousbusiness,

underpinnedbythetrustofthepublicinrequiringtimeliness,safety,

andconfidentiality.Afterearlybeginningsusinghorsebackand

stagecoach,andalthoughcarsandtruckslaterreplacedstagecoachesand

wagons,theRailwayMailServicestillstandsasoneofAmerica'smost

resourcefulandexcitingpostalinno­

Line(5)vations.Thisservicebeganin1832,butgrewslowlyuntil

theCivilWar.Thenfrom1862,bysortingthemailonboardmovingtrains,

thePostOfficeDepartmentwasabletodecentralizeitsoperationsas

railroadsbegantocrisscrossthenationonaregularbasis,andspeed

upmaildelivery.Thisservicelasteduntil1974.Duringpeakdecadesof

service,railwaymailclerkshandled93%ofallnon-localmailandby1905

theservicehadover12,000employees.

Line(10)RailwayPostOfficetrainsusedasystemofmailcranesto

exchangemailatstationswithoutstopping.Asatrainapproachedthe

crane,aclerkpreparedthecatcherarmwhichwouldthesnatchtheincoming

mailbagintheblinkofaneye.Theclerkthenbootedouttheoutgoing

mailbag.ExperiencedclerkswereconsideredtheeliteofthePostal

Service'semployees,andspokewithprideofmakingtheswitchatnight

withnothingbutthecurvesandfeelofthetracktowarnthem

Line(15)ofanupcomingcatch.Theyalsoworkedunderthegreatest

pressureandtheirjobswereconsideredtobeexhaustinganddangerous.

Inadditiontoregulardemandsoftheirjobstheycouldfindthemselves

thevictimsoftrainwrecksandrobberies.

Assuccessfulasitwas,“mail-on-the-fly”stillhaditsshare

ofglitches.Iftheyhoistedthetrain，scatcherarmtoosoon,theyrisked

hittingswitchtargets,telegraphpolesorsemaphores,

Line(20)whichwouldripthecatcherarmoffthetrain.Toolate,

andtheywouldmissanexchange.

第12题：

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.HowPostOfficeTrainshandledthemailwithoutstopping

B.Theskillsofexperiencedclerks

C.Howthemailcranesexchangedthemail

D.Improvementsinmailhandlinganddelivery

参考答案：D

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答案解析:

第13题：

Theword“underpinned“inline1isclosestinmeaningto

A.lowered

B.underlain

C.obliged

D.required

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第14题：

Thepublicexpectsthefollowingthreeservicesinhandlinganddelivery

ofmailEXCEPT

A.confidentiality

B.timeliness

C.safety

D.accuracy

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第15题:

Accordingtothepassage,theRaiIwayMai1Servicecommencedin

A.1832

B.1842

C.1874

D.1905

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第16题：

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph

A.Mailwasoftenlostordamagedasitwasexchangedonthemailcrane

B.Therewasahighturnoverofrailwaymailclerks

C.Thedevelopmentofthemailroadsduringthesecondhalfofthe19th

centuryenabledPostOfficeDepartmenttofocusontimeliness

D.ThePostOfficeDepartmentwasmoreconcernedaboutspeedingupmail

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deliverythanthesafetyofitsclerks

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第17题：

Theword“elite”inline13isclosestinmeaningto

A.superior

B.majority

C.morecapable

D.leader

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第18题：

Whichofthefollowingistrue,accordingtothepassage

A.Theclerkbootedouttheoutgoingmailbagbeforesnatchingthe

incomingbag

B.Clerkscouldn，toftenseewhattheyweredoing

C.TheRailwayMailclerk，sjobwasconsideredelitebecauseitwas

safeandexciting

D.Despitetheirsuccessrailwaymailclerksonlyhandledasmall

proportionofallnon-localmail

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第19题：

Inline16,theword“they"refersto

A.trains

B.PostalService，semployees

C.Mailbags

D.Experienceclerks

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第20题：

Theword“glitches”inline18canbereplacedby

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A.accidents

B.blames

C.advantages

D.problems

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第21题：

WhereinthepassagedoestheauthorfirstmentionthedangersofthePost

Officeclerk，sjob?

A.Lines5-9

B.Lines10-12

C.Lines15-17

D.Lines18-20

参考答案：C

答案解析：

Consideredthemostinfluentialarchitectofhistime,FrankLloyd

Wright(1867-1959)wasborninthesmallruralcommunityofRichland

Center,Wisconsin.HeenteredtheUniversityofWisconsinattheageof

15asaspecialstudent,studyingengineeringbecausetheschoolhadno

courseinarchitecture.Attheageof20hethenwenttoworkasa

draughtsmaninChicagoinorder

Line(5)tolearnthetraditional,classicallanguageofarchitecture.

Aftermarryingintoawealthybusinessfamilyattheageof21,Wright

setuphouseinanexclusiveneighborhoodinChicago,andafterafewyears

ofworkingforanumberofarchitecturalfirms,setuphisown

architecturaloffice.

Fortwentyyearshebroughtupafamilyofsixchildrenupstairs,

andranathrivingarchitecturalpracticeoftwelveorsodraughtsmen

downstairs.Here,inanidyllicAmericansuburb,with

Line(10)giantoaks,sprawlinglawns,andnofences,Wrightbuilt

somesixtyramblinghomesbytheyear1900.Hebecametheleaderofastyle

knownasthe“Prairie”school-houseswithlow-pitchedroofsandextended

linesthatblendedintothelandscapeandtypifiedhisstyleofuorganic

architecture^.

Bytheageofforty-one,in1908,Wrighthadachieved

extraordinarysocialandprofessionalsuccess.Hegavecountlesslectures

atmajoruniversities,andstartedhisTaliesinFellowship-avi-

Line(15)sionarysocialworkshopinitself.In1938heappearedon

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thecoverofTimemagazine,andlater,onatwocentstamp.Themost

spectacularbuildingsofhismatureperiodwerebasedonformsborrowed

fromnature,andtheintentionswereclearlyromantic,poetic,and

intenselypersonal.ExamplesofthesebuildingsareTokyo,sImperial

Hotel(1915-22:demolished1968),andNewYorkCity'sGuggenheimMuseum

(completed1959).Hecontinuedworkinguntilhisdeathin1959,at

Line(20)theageof92,althoughinhislateryears,hespentasmuch

timegivinginterviewsandbeingacelebrity,ashedidindesigning

buildings.Wrightcanbeconsideredanessentiallyidiosyncratic

architectwhoseinfluencewasimmensebutwhosepupilswerefew.

第22题：

Withwhichofthefollowingsubjectsisthepassagemainlyconcerned?

A.thedevelopmentofmodernarchitectureinAmerica

B.thecontributionsofthe“Prairie“Schooltomodernarchitecture

C.thelifeandachievementsofafamousarchitect

D.theinfluenceofthestyleof“organicarchitecture^inAmerica

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第23题：

FrankLloydWrightfirstworkedasadraughtsmanbecause

A.fortwentyyearshelivedabovehisshopandemployeddraughtsvmen

B.tolearnthelanguageofarchitecture

C.thatiswhathestudiedattheUniversityofWisconsin

D.thatistheworkofnewemployeesinarchitecturalfirms

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第24题：

Theword"some"inline10isclosestinmeaningto

A.around

B.over

C.nearly

D.exactly

参考答案：A

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答案解析:

第25题：

Accordingtothepassage,anidyllicAmericansuburbis

A.basedonformsborrowedfromnature

B.blendedintothelandscape

C.giantoaks,sprawlinglawns,andnofences

D.houseswithlow-pitchedreefsandextendedlines

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第26题：

Theword“blended”inline12isclosestinmeaningto

A.dug

B.cut

C.imposed

D.merged

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第27题：

Theword“itself”inline15refersto

A.socialworkshop

B.TaliesinFellowship

C.He

D.Majoruniversities

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第28题：

Theword"idiosyncratic”inline21isclosestinmeaningto

A.idiotic

B.idealistic

C.individualistic

D.independent

参考答案：C

io

答案解析:

第29题:

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.theTaliesinFellowshipwasagrantofmoney

B.manyofWright，sarchitecturalideashavenotbeentakenupbyothers

C.Wrightusedhiswife，smoneytosetuphisownarchitecturaloffice

inanexclusiveneighborhoodinChicago

D.SomeofWright，smostnotablebuildingshavebeendemolishedbecause

theywerenotpopular

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第30题:

AllofthefollowingaboutFrankLloydWrightaretrueEXCEPT

A.hebecametheleaderofastyleknownas“organicarchitecture,,

B.hediedattheageof92

C.hecommenceduniversitystudiesattheageof15

D.someofhismostspectacularbuildingswerenotinAmerica

参考答案：A

答案解析：

Thewelfareofchildrenisattheheartofmanyofthegoalsofboth

theRepublicanandDemocraticparties.Childreninpovertyperform

comparativelypoorlyinschool,havelimitedaccesstohealthcareand

aremorelikelytocommitcrimesastheygrowolder.

ColumbiaUniversity'sNationalCenterforChildreninPoverty

recentlysummarizedchildpovertyratesgatheredbytheCensusBureau,

focusingontheyears1979,1993and1998.Forthe1993to1998period

thatspanstheClintonAdministration,childrenareinfactbetteroff.

Thechildpovertyratefellfrom22.5%to18.7%.

Short-termimprovementsareconsistentwithrecentbusiness

cycletrends,indicatingthattheeconomicboomundertheClinton

Administration'swatchhasworkedtolowerthechildpovertyratefrom

itspost-recessionpeakin1993.Twelvestateshadasignificantdecline

intheirchildpovertyrateandonlyonehadasignificantincrease.

Longerterm,childpovertyratesshouldreflectrealmedian

householdincomeandthusshouldcontinuetoimproveastheexpansion

continues.RealmedianincomeintheU.S.reachedarecordin1998,

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surpassingitsearlier1989peak.Improvingmedianincomealone,however,

isnotsufficienttomakelong-termstructuralimprovementsinchild

poverty.Whilethejoblessrateisata30-yearlowandrealmedian

householdincomeisatarecordhigh,thechildpovertyrateremainsabove

the16.2%rateof1979.Moreover,itremainssignificantlyhigherin14

statesanddeclined

inonlyfour.

Otherfactorsaredrivingthedistributionofincomethat

directlyimpactchildpovertyrates.Householdstructureisonesuch

factor.Forexample,theshareofhouseholdswithchildrenunder18years

oldandheadedbyasinglemotherincreasedfrom17.4%in1979to21.7%

in1993.Thissharecontinuedtogrowduringthe1990s,althoughatamuch

slowerpace,sothatby1998itrosetojust22.1%.

Thestructureofastate'seconomyalsocomesintoplay.In

downstateNewYorkorpartsofCalifornia,rapidgrowthdependsupona

narrowrangeofhigh-payingindustriessuchasfinancial

servicesorhigh-techthatworksverywelltosupportthe

well-educatedandskilledworkers,butprovidesfewerrungsontheladder

forlessskilledworkers.

Whatisevidentisthattheeasyperiodofimprovingchild

welfarethatcorrespondstotheshort-termbusinesscycleisprobablyover.

Thetaskisnowtoremovesomeofthestructuralfactorsthatcontribute

tolong-termtrendsinchildpoverty：insuringthatsingleparentshave

adequateincomethroughjobtraining,orthroughtougherrequirementson

child-supportpaymentsfromabsentfathers；liberalizingimmigrationlaws

soillegalhouseholdheadsbecomelegalandcanmorefullyparticipate

inthelaborforce；broadeningtrainingformoreworkerstotakehigh-tech

jobs；andspreadingthehigh-techeconomytosmallercommunities.

Thiscreatesproblemsforbothpoliticalparties.TheDemocrats

can'tsimplydependuponpastperformancetoguaranteefuturereturns.

TheRepublicansmayhavetotakeamoreactivistrolethanthatwithwhich

theyhavehistoricallybeencomfortable.[504words]

第31题：

Failuretoimprovethewelfareofchildrenisunlikelytoresultin

A.limitedavailabilityofhealthcare

B.morelikelihoodofcommittingcrimes

C.poorperformanceofchildreninschool

D.anobviousdropinchildpovertyrate

参考答案：D

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答案解析：

［注释］本题问的是“不改善儿童福利不大可能导致的后果。”由第一段第二句

uChildreninpovertyperformcomparativelypoorlyinschool,havelimited

accesstohealthcareandaremorelikelytocommitcrimesastheygrow

older."可知，选项A、B、C都是“儿童贫困”或“不改善儿童福利”可能造成

的后果，都不是答案。“不改善儿童福利”造成的后果只能是“儿童贫困率”不

变或上升，绝不可能“明显降低”。所以，选项D正确，应为答案。

第32题：

contributeslittletolong-termimprovementsinchildpoverty.

A.Improvingmedianhouseholdincome

B.Changingthestructureofastate'seconomy

C.Dependinguponpastperformancetoensurefuturedevelopment

D.Increasingthenumberofworkersemployedinhigh-techindustries

参考答案：C

答案解析：

［注释］本题问的是“哪一个选项最无助于儿童的贫困状态长期得到改善。”由

第四段第一句uLongerterm,childpovertyratesshouldreflectrealmedian

householdincomeandthusshouldcontinuetoimproveastheexpansion

continues."可知选项A有助于改善儿童的贫困状态；由第六段第一句“The

structureofastate'seconomyalsocomesintoplay.”可知选项B有助于

改善儿童的贫困状态；由第七段第二句中的“Thetaskisnowtoremovesome

ofthestructuralfactorsthatcontributetolong-termtrendsinchild

poverty：...broadeningtrainingformoreworkerstotakehigh-tech

jobs；..."可知选项D有助于改善儿童的贫困状态。所以，选项A、B、D都不

是答案。选项C“依靠过去成绩确保未来发展”的说法与改善儿童的贫困状态没

有直接联系。所以，选项C应为答案。

第33题:

―willtakemoreresponsibilityforthefutureimprovementinchild

poverty.

A.TheDemocrats

B.TheRepublicans

C.TheCensusBureau

D.TheClintonAdministration

参考答案：B

答案解析：

［注释］本题问的是“哪一个选项将来会对改善儿童的贫困状态承担更多责任？”

本文发表于2000年8月，当时美国两党正竞选总统，两党纷纷表示关心改善儿

童福利。从本文可知，原来民主党执政，克林顿任总统期间，儿童福利得到很大

改善。由本文最后一句"TheRepublicansmayhavetotakeamoreactivist

rolethanthatwithwhichtheyhavehistoricallybeencomfortable.”

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(共和党人看来不能再象过去那样安逸了，必须发挥更积极的作用。)可知，选

项B应为答案。

第34题：

Thebesttitleforthispassageforthispassageshouldbe______.

A.Children,Poverty,andPolitics

B.ApproachestoChildPoverty

C.DeclineinChildPovertyRates

D.ProblemsforDemocratsandRepublicans

参考答案：A

答案解析：

［注释］本文从美国民主、共和两党对儿童福利的关心谈起，详细讨论了如何短

期、长期改善儿童的贫困状态，最后一段总结了两党对待儿童贫困问题应采取的

态度。由此可知，选项A概括了文章讨论的主题，用作标题最合适，应为答案。

Ringfarewelltothecenturyofphysics,theoneinwhichwesplit

theatomandturnedsiliconintocomputingpower.It，stimetoringin

thecenturyofbiotechnology.Justasthediscoveryoftheelectronin

1897wasaseminaleventforthe20thcentury,theseedsforthe21st

centurywerespawnedin1953,whenJamesWatsonblurtedouttoFrancis

Crickhowfournucleicacidscouldpairtoformtheself-copyingcodeof

aDNAmolecule.Nowwe'rejustafewyearsawayfromoneofthemost

importantbreakthroughsofalltime：decipheringthehumangenome,the

100,000genesencodedby3billionchemicalpairsinourDNA.

Beforethiscentury,medicineconsistedmainlyofamputation

saws,morphineandcruderemediesthatwereaboutaseffectiveas

bloodletting.Thefluepidemicof1918killedasmanypeople(morethan

20million)injustafewmonthsaswerekilledinfouryearsofWorld

WarI.Sincethen,antibioticsandvaccineshaveallowedustovanquish

entireclassesofdiseases.Asaresult,lifeexpectancyintheU.S.jumped

fromabout47yearsatthebeginningofthecenturyto76now.

But20thcenturymedicinedidlittletoincreasethenatural

life-spanofhealthyhumans.Thenextmedicalrevolutionwillchangethat,

becausegeneticengineeringhasthepotentialtoconquercancer,grownew

bloodvesselsintheheart,blockthegrowthofbloodvesselsintumors,

createneworgansfromstemcellsandperhapsevenresettheprimeval

geneticcodingthatcausescellstoage.

Ourchildrenmaybeable(Ihope,Ifear)tochoosetheirkids'

traits：toselecttheirgenderandeyecolor；perhapstotinkerwiththeir

IQs,personalitiesandathleticabilities.Theycouldclonethemselves,

oroneoftheirkids,oracelebritytheyadmire,ormaybeevenusafter

we'vedied.

Inthe5millionyearssincewehominidsseparatedfromapes,

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ourDNAhasevolvedlessthan2%.Butinthenextcenturywe'11beable

toalterourDNAradically,encodingourvisionsand

vanitieswhileconcoctingnewlife-forms.

Underthemoralpreceptoftreatingeachpersonasanindividual

ratherthanasameanstosomeendweshouldrecoilathumancloning,

becauseitinevitablyentailsusinghumansasmeanstootherhumans，

ends-valuingthemascopiesofotherswelovedorascollectionsofbody

parts,notasindividualsintheirownright.Weshouldalsodrawaline,

howeverfuzzy,thatwouldpermitusinggeneticengineeringtocure

diseasesanddisabilities(cysticfibrosis,musculardystrophy)butnot

tochangethepersonalattributesthatmakesomeoneanindividual(IQ,

physicalappearance,genderandsexuality).

Thebiotechagewillalsogiveusmorereasontoguardour

personalprivacy.AldousHuxley,inBraveNewWorld,gotitwrong：rather

thancentralizingpowerinthehandsofthestate,DNA

technologyhasempoweredindividualsandfamilies.Butthestatewill

haveanimportantrole,makingsurethatnoone,includinginsurance

companies,canlookatourgeneticdatawithoutour

permissionoruseittodiscriminateagainstus.

Thenwecangetreadyforthebreakthroughthatcouldcomeat

theendofthenextcenturyandiscomparabletomappingourgenes：mapping

the10billionormoreneuronsofourbrain.Withthatinformationwemight

somedaybeabletocreateartificialintelligencesthatthinkand

experienceconsciousnessinwaysthatareindistinguishablefromahuman

brain.Eventuallywemightbeabletoreplicateourownmindsinamachine,

sothatwecouldliveonwithoutthe,wetware”ofabiologicalbrainand

body.The20thcentury，srevolutionininfotechnologywilltherebymerge

withthe21stcentury，srevolutioninbiotechnology.[629

words]

第35题:

Accordingtothispassage,geneticengineeringhasneverbeenexpected

to.

A.createneworgans

B.slowdowntheagingprocess

C.eradicatediseases

D.conquercancer

参考答案：C

答案解析：

［注释］本题问的是：“人们从没有期望基因工程。”由第三段第二行

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”・・・becausegeneticengineeringhasthepotentialtoconquer

cancer,...createneworgansfromstemcellsandperhapsevenresetthe

primevalgeneticcodingthatcausescellstoage.”可矢口,选项A.create

neworgans；