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Competition Thequestionofwhetherwarisinevitableisonewhichhasconcernedmanyoftheworldsgreatwriters.Beforeconsideringthisquestionitwillbeusefultointroducesomerelatedconcepts.Conflictdefinedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesdirectedagainstoneanotherisdistinguishedfromcompetitiondefinedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesindependentlystrivingforsomethingwhichisininadequatesupply.Competitorsmaynotbeawareofoneanotherwhilethepartiestoaconflictare.Conflictandcompetitionarebothcategoriesofoppositionwhichhasbeendefinedasaprocessbywhichsocialentitiesfunctioninthedisserviceofoneanother.Oppositionisthuscontrastedwithcooperationtheprocessbywhichsocialentitiesfunctionintheserviceofoneanother.Thesedefinitionsarenecessarybecauseitisimportanttoemphasizethatcompetitionbetweenindividualsorgroupsisinevitableinaworldoflimitedresourcesbutconflictisnot.Conflictneverthelessisverylikelytooccurandisprobablyanessentialanddesirableelementofhumansocieties. Manyauthorshavearguedfortheinevitabilityofwarfromthepremisethatinthestruggleforexistenceamonganimalspeciesonlythefittestsurvive.Ingeneralhoweverthisstruggleinnatureiscompetitionnotconflict.Socialanimalssuchasmonkeysandcattlefighttowinormaintainleadershipofthegroup.Thestruggleforexistenceoccursnotinsuchfightsbutinthecompetitionforlimitedfeedingareasandfortheoccupancy占有ofareasfreefrommeat-eatinganimals.Thosewhofailinthiscompetitionstarvetodeathorbecomevictimstootherspecies.Thisstruggleforexistencedoesnotresemblehumanwarbutratherthecompetitionofindividualsforjobsmarketsandmaterials.Theessenceofthestruggleisthecompetitionforthenecessitiesoflifethatareinsufficienttosatisfyall. Amongnationsthereiscompetitionindevelopingresourcestradesskillsandasatisfactorywayoflife.Thesuccessfulnationsgrowandproper繁荣;theunsuccessfuldecline.Whileitistruethatthiscompetitionmayinduceeffortstoexpandterritoryattheexpenseofothersandthusleadtoconflictitcannotbesaidthatwarlikeconflictamongnationsisinevitablealthoughcompetitionis. Competitioncanleadtoconflict.
Passivesmokingisworkplacekiller PressuremountedonBritainonMondaytotakeactionon【51】smokingwithnewresearchshowingsecondhandsmoke【52】aboutoneworkereachweekinthehospitalityindustry. ProfessorKonradJamrozikofImperialCollegeinLondontoldaconferenceonenvironmentaltobaccothatsecond-hand【53】kills49employeesinpubsbarsrestaurantsandhotelseachyearandcontributesto700deathsfromlungcancerheart【54】andstrokeacrossthetotalnationalworkforce. Exposureinthehospitality【55】atworkoutweighstheconsequencesofexposureofliving【56】asmokerforthosestaffJamroziksaidinaninterview. Other【57】havemeasuredthelevelsofexposuretopassivesmokingbutJamrozikcalculatedhowitwouldtranslateintoavoidabledeaths. Hisfindingsare【58】onthenumberofpeopleworkinginthehospitalityindustryinBritaintheirexposuretosecondhandsmokeandtheir【59】ofdyingfromit. Jamroziksaidmefindingswouldapplyto【60】countriesinEuropebecausetoagreateror【61】extentlevelsofsmokinginthecommunityaresimilar. ProfessorCarolBlackpresidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicianswhichsponsoredthemeetingsaidtheresearchisproofoftheneedforabanonsmokingin【62】places. Environmentaltobaccosmokeinpubsbarsrestaurantsandotherpublicplacesis【63】damagingtothehealthofemployeesaswellasthegeneralpublicshesaidinastatement. Makingtheseplacessmokefreenotonlyprotectsvulnerablestaffandthepublic.Itwill【64】helpover300000peopleinBritaintostopsmokingcompletelysheadded. Irelandrecentlybecamethefirstcountrytointroduceanationalbanonsmokinginpublic【65】.NewYorkandpartsofAustraliahavetakensimilarmeasures. workplace/n.工作场所;车间 killer/n.杀人者;凶手 hospitality/n.友好款待;好客;殷勤 imperial/adj.英联邦的 outweighs.在重要性或价值上超过 vulnerable/adj.易受伤的;脆弱的
{{*HTML*}}阅读下面这篇短文短文后有2项测试任务1第23—26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1—4段每段选择1个正确的小标题2第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项分别完成每个句子 {{B}} Cloning克隆:FuturePerfect?{{/B}}??1?A cloneisanexactcopyofaplantoranimalproducedfromanyonecell.Since ScottishscientistsreportedthattheyhadmanagedtocloneasheepnamedDolly in1997researchintocloninghasgrownrapidly.InMay1998scientistsin Massachusettsmanagedtocreatetwoidenticalcalves牛犊usingcloning technology.Amousehasalsobeenclonedsuccessfully.Butthedebateover cloninghumansreallystartedwhenChicagophysicistRichardSeedmadea surprisingannouncement:Wewillhavemanagedtocloneahumanbeingwithinthe nexttwoyearshetoldtheworld.??2?Seed’sannouncement provokedalotofmediaattentionmostofitnegative.InEuropenineteen nationshavealreadysignedanagreementbanninghumancloningandintheUSthe Presidentannounced:Wewillbeintroducingalawtobanallhumancloningand manystatesintheUSwillhavepassedanti-cloninglawsbytheendofthe year.??3?Manyresearchersarenotsonegativeabout cloning.Theyareworriedthatlawsbanninghumancloningwillthreaten importantresearch.InMarchTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinecalledany plantobanresearchoncloninghumansseriouslymistaken.Manyresearchersalso believethatinspiteofattemptstobanithumancloningwillhavebecome routineby2010becauseitisimpossibletostoptheprogressof science.??4?Istherereasontofearthatcloningwilllead toanightmareworld?Thepublichasbeenbombarded轰炸withnewspaper articlestelevisionshowsandfilmsaswellascartoons.Suchinformationis oftenmisleadingandmakespeoplewonderwhatonearththescientistswillbe doingnext.??5?Withinthenextfivetotenyearsscientists willprobablyhavefoundawayofcloninghumans.Itcouldbethatprettysoon wewillbeabletochoosethepersonthatwewantourchildtolooklike.But howwoulditfeeltobeacloneamonghundredstheanti-clonersask.Pretty coolanswerthepro-cloners赞成克隆的人.Paragraph4______
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AIDS AIDSisAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.Thehumanimmunodeficiencyvirus人类免疫缺损病毒calledHIVisbelievedtocauseAIDS.Thereisnocure.Peoplewhogetthediseasewilldie.AIDSitselfdoesnotkill.Howeveritattacksanddestroysthebody’’sdefensesystemthatfightsagainstinfection.Whenthishappensapersonhaslittleabilitytofightoffmanyotherdiseasesincludingpneumonia肺炎cancerandtuberculosis结核病. AnewstudysaysthenumberofwomenintheUnitedStateswithAIDShasincreasedsharply.ThestudysaysAIDSisincreasingfasteramongwomenthanamongmen.EighteenpercentofAIDSpatientsarewomen.Thisisalmost3timestherate10yearsago.MostwomengettheAIDSvirusfromhavingsexualrelationswithmen.Pregnantwomenwiththediseasecanpassittotheirbabies.TheeffectofAIDSinAmericaisgreatestinlargecities.AIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathamongallpeoplein79cities.Itistheleadingcauseofdeathamongwomenin15cities.TheseincludeNewYorkCityandMiamiFlorida. DoctorsintheUnitedStatesfirstnotedAIDS14yearsagoinhomosexual同性恋的meninNewYorkandCalifornia.IntheUnitedStatesAIDSspreadfirstamonghomosexualmen.Thenitappearedinpeoplewhosharedneedlestoputillegaldrugsintotheirblood.Italsoappearedinpeoplewhohadreceivedinfectedbloodproductsathospitals.TheAIDSvirusisspreadthroughtheexchangeofinfectedbloodorbodyfluidsreleasedduringsexualactivity.Itisalsospreadbyhavingsexualrelationswithsomeonewhohasthevirus.Anditisspreadbysharingdrugneedlesthathaveinfectedbloodonthem. AIDShasaffectedseveralfamousAmericanathletes.TwoyearsagoformertennisplayerArthurAshediedofthedisease.AtaboutthesametimeformerbasketballplayerMagicJohnsonannouncedthathehastheAIDSvirus.ThemostrecentathletetobeaffectedisGregoryLouganis.LouganiswonanumberofgoldmedalsinOlympicdivingcompetition.HeannouncedontelevisionthathehasAIDS.PresidentClintonmetwithLouganisandpraisedhimfordiscussinghissickness.Mr.Clintonsaiditisimportanttoeducatethepublic. ActivistshavesucceededineducatingAmericansaboutAIDSandthepeoplewhohaveit.TheyalsohavebeenurgingthefederalgovernmenttoincreaseeffortstofindacureforAIDS.ScientistsfirstidentifiedthevirusthatisbelievedtocauseAIDSin1983.Manyofthemthenthoughttheycouldproduceananti-AIDSvaccine痘苗.Suchamedicinecouldbegiventopeopletoprotectagainstthedisease.HoweverscientistsatAmericangovernmentagenciesuniversitiesanddrugcompanieshavefailedtoproduceananti-AIDSvaccine.Buttheyarecontinuingefforttofindbettertreatmentsforacure. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
TheGrandCanyon StandingontherimoftheGrandCanyon大峡谷gazingacrossthisgiantwoundintheEarth’’ssurfaceavisitormightassumethatthecanyonhadbeencausedbysomeancientconvulsion震动.Infacttheeventsthatproducedthecanyonfarfrombeingsuddenandcatastrophicsimplyadduptotheslowandorderlyprocessoferosion. ManymillionsofyearsagotheColoradoPlateauintheGrandCanyonareacontained1000morefeetofrockthanitdoestodayandwasrelativelylevel.Theadditionalmaterialconsistedofsome14layeredformationsofrock.IntheGrandCanyonregiontheselayerswerelargelywornawayoverthecourseofmillionsofyears. Approximately65millionyearsagotheplateausflatsurfaceintheGrandCanyonareabulgedupwardfrominternalpressuregeologistsrefertothisbulgingactionsupwarding弯曲上升;itwasfollowedbyageneralelevationofthewholeColoradoPlateauaprocessthatisstillgoingon.Astheplateaugraduallyroseshallowriversthatwindedacrossitbegantorunmoreswiftlyandcutmoredefinitecourses.OneoftheseriverslocatedeastoftheupwardwastheancestoroftheColorado.AnotherriversystemcalledtheHualapaiflowingwestoftheupwardextendeditselfeastwardbycuttingbackintotheupwarditeventuallyconnectedwiththeancientColoradoandcaptureditswaters.Thenewriverthenbegantocarveoutthe277-mile-longtrenchthateventuallybecametheGrandCanyon.Geologistsestimatethatthisinitialcuttingactionbegannoearlierthan10millionyearsago. SincethentheCanyonforminghasbeencumulative.Tothecorrosiveforceoftheriveritselfhavebeenaddedotherfactors.Heatandcoldrainandsnowalongwiththevaryingresistanceoftherocksincreasetheopportunitiesforerosions.TheCanyonwallscrumbletheriveracquiresacuttingtool.Tonsofdebrisrainfallrunningoffthehighplateaucreatesfeederstreamsthatcarresidecanyons.Pushingslowlybackwardintotheplateauthesidecanyonsexposenewrocksandthepatternoferosioncontinues. ItcanbeconcludedfromthispassageabouttheGrandCanyonthat______.
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Passivesmokingisworkplacekiller PressuremountedonBritainonMondaytotakeactionon【51】smokingwithnewresearchshowingsecondhandsmoke【52】aboutoneworkereachweekinthehospitalityindustry. ProfessorKonradJamrozikofImperialCollegeinLondontoldaconferenceonenvironmentaltobaccothatsecond-hand【53】kills49employeesinpubsbarsrestaurantsandhotelseachyearandcontributesto700deathsfromlungcancerheart【54】andstrokeacrossthetotalnationalworkforce. Exposureinthehospitality【55】atworkoutweighstheconsequencesofexposureofliving【56】asmokerforthosestaffJamroziksaidinaninterview. Other【57】havemeasuredthelevelsofexposuretopassivesmokingbutJamrozikcalculatedhowitwouldtranslateintoavoidabledeaths. Hisfindingsare【58】onthenumberofpeopleworkinginthehospitalityindustryinBritaintheirexposuretosecondhandsmokeandtheir【59】ofdyingfromit. Jamroziksaidmefindingswouldapplyto【60】countriesinEuropebecausetoagreateror【61】extentlevelsofsmokinginthecommunityaresimilar. ProfessorCarolBlackpresidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicianswhichsponsoredthemeetingsaidtheresearchisproofoftheneedforabanonsmokingin【62】places. Environmentaltobaccosmokeinpubsbarsrestaurantsandotherpublicplacesis【63】damagingtothehealthofemployeesaswellasthegeneralpublicshesaidinastatement. Makingtheseplacessmokefreenotonlyprotectsvulnerablestaffandthepublic.Itwill【64】helpover300000peopleinBritaintostopsmokingcompletelysheadded. Irelandrecentlybecamethefirstcountrytointroduceanationalbanonsmokinginpublic【65】.NewYorkandpartsofAustraliahavetakensimilarmeasures. workplace/n.工作场所;车间 killer/n.杀人者;凶手 hospitality/n.友好款待;好客;殷勤 imperial/adj.英联邦的 outweighs.在重要性或价值上超过 vulnerable/adj.易受伤的;脆弱的
Passivesmokingisworkplacekiller PressuremountedonBritainonMondaytotakeactionon【51】smokingwithnewresearchshowingsecondhandsmoke【52】aboutoneworkereachweekinthehospitalityindustry. ProfessorKonradJamrozikofImperialCollegeinLondontoldaconferenceonenvironmentaltobaccothatsecond-hand【53】kills49employeesinpubsbarsrestaurantsandhotelseachyearandcontributesto700deathsfromlungcancerheart【54】andstrokeacrossthetotalnationalworkforce. Exposureinthehospitality【55】atworkoutweighstheconsequencesofexposureofliving【56】asmokerforthosestaffJamroziksaidinaninterview. Other【57】havemeasuredthelevelsofexposuretopassivesmokingbutJamrozikcalculatedhowitwouldtranslateintoavoidabledeaths. Hisfindingsare【58】onthenumberofpeopleworkinginthehospitalityindustryinBritaintheirexposuretosecondhandsmokeandtheir【59】ofdyingfromit. Jamroziksaidmefindingswouldapplyto【60】countriesinEuropebecausetoagreateror【61】extentlevelsofsmokinginthecommunityaresimilar. ProfessorCarolBlackpresidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicianswhichsponsoredthemeetingsaidtheresearchisproofoftheneedforabanonsmokingin【62】places. Environmentaltobaccosmokeinpubsbarsrestaurantsandotherpublicplacesis【63】damagingtothehealthofemployeesaswellasthegeneralpublicshesaidinastatement. Makingtheseplacessmokefreenotonlyprotectsvulnerablestaffandthepublic.Itwill【64】helpover300000peopleinBritaintostopsmokingcompletelysheadded. Irelandrecentlybecamethefirstcountrytointroduceanationalbanonsmokinginpublic【65】.NewYorkandpartsofAustraliahavetakensimilarmeasures. workplace/n.工作场所;车间 killer/n.杀人者;凶手 hospitality/n.友好款待;好客;殷勤 imperial/adj.英联邦的 outweighs.在重要性或价值上超过 vulnerable/adj.易受伤的;脆弱的
{{*HTML*}}阅读下面这篇短文短文后有2项测试任务1第23—26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1—4段每段选择1个正确的小标题2第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项分别完成每个句子 {{B}} Cloning克隆:FuturePerfect?{{/B}}??1?A cloneisanexactcopyofaplantoranimalproducedfromanyonecell.Since ScottishscientistsreportedthattheyhadmanagedtocloneasheepnamedDolly in1997researchintocloninghasgrownrapidly.InMay1998scientistsin Massachusettsmanagedtocreatetwoidenticalcalves牛犊usingcloning technology.Amousehasalsobeenclonedsuccessfully.Butthedebateover cloninghumansreallystartedwhenChicagophysicistRichardSeedmadea surprisingannouncement:Wewillhavemanagedtocloneahumanbeingwithinthe nexttwoyearshetoldtheworld.??2?Seed’sannouncement provokedalotofmediaattentionmostofitnegative.InEuropenineteen nationshavealreadysignedanagreementbanninghumancloningandintheUSthe Presidentannounced:Wewillbeintroducingalawtobanallhumancloningand manystatesintheUSwillhavepassedanti-cloninglawsbytheendofthe year.??3?Manyresearchersarenotsonegativeabout cloning.Theyareworriedthatlawsbanninghumancloningwillthreaten importantresearch.InMarchTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinecalledany plantobanresearchoncloninghumansseriouslymistaken.Manyresearchersalso believethatinspiteofattemptstobanithumancloningwillhavebecome routineby2010becauseitisimpossibletostoptheprogressof science.??4?Istherereasontofearthatcloningwilllead toanightmareworld?Thepublichasbeenbombarded轰炸withnewspaper articlestelevisionshowsandfilmsaswellascartoons.Suchinformationis oftenmisleadingandmakespeoplewonderwhatonearththescientistswillbe doingnext.??5?Withinthenextfivetotenyearsscientists willprobablyhavefoundawayofcloninghumans.Itcouldbethatprettysoon wewillbeabletochoosethepersonthatwewantourchildtolooklike.But howwoulditfeeltobeacloneamonghundredstheanti-clonersask.Pretty coolanswerthepro-cloners赞成克隆的人.RichardSeed’sannouncementreceived______.
Passivesmokingisworkplacekiller PressuremountedonBritainonMondaytotakeactionon【51】smokingwithnewresearchshowingsecondhandsmoke【52】aboutoneworkereachweekinthehospitalityindustry. ProfessorKonradJamrozikofImperialCollegeinLondontoldaconferenceonenvironmentaltobaccothatsecond-hand【53】kills49employeesinpubsbarsrestaurantsandhotelseachyearandcontributesto700deathsfromlungcancerheart【54】andstrokeacrossthetotalnationalworkforce. Exposureinthehospitality【55】atworkoutweighstheconsequencesofexposureofliving【56】asmokerforthosestaffJamroziksaidinaninterview. Other【57】havemeasuredthelevelsofexposuretopassivesmokingbutJamrozikcalculatedhowitwouldtranslateintoavoidabledeaths. Hisfindingsare【58】onthenumberofpeopleworkinginthehospitalityindustryinBritaintheirexposuretosecondhandsmokeandtheir【59】ofdyingfromit. Jamroziksaidmefindingswouldapplyto【60】countriesinEuropebecausetoagreateror【61】extentlevelsofsmokinginthecommunityaresimilar. ProfessorCarolBlackpresidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicianswhichsponsoredthemeetingsaidtheresearchisproofoftheneedforabanonsmokingin【62】places. Environmentaltobaccosmokeinpubsbarsrestaurantsandotherpublicplacesis【63】damagingtothehealthofemployeesaswellasthegeneralpublicshesaidinastatement. Makingtheseplacessmokefreenotonlyprotectsvulnerablestaffandthepublic.Itwill【64】helpover300000peopleinBritaintostopsmokingcompletelysheadded. Irelandrecentlybecamethefirstcountrytointroduceanationalbanonsmokinginpublic【65】.NewYorkandpartsofAustraliahavetakensimilarmeasures. workplace/n.工作场所;车间 killer/n.杀人者;凶手 hospitality/n.友好款待;好客;殷勤 imperial/adj.英联邦的 outweighs.在重要性或价值上超过 vulnerable/adj.易受伤的;脆弱的
Passivesmokingisworkplacekiller PressuremountedonBritainonMondaytotakeactionon【51】smokingwithnewresearchshowingsecondhandsmoke【52】aboutoneworkereachweekinthehospitalityindustry. ProfessorKonradJamrozikofImperialCollegeinLondontoldaconferenceonenvironmentaltobaccothatsecond-hand【53】kills49employeesinpubsbarsrestaurantsandhotelseachyearandcontributesto700deathsfromlungcancerheart【54】andstrokeacrossthetotalnationalworkforce. Exposureinthehospitality【55】atworkoutweighstheconsequencesofexposureofliving【56】asmokerforthosestaffJamroziksaidinaninterview. Other【57】havemeasuredthelevelsofexposuretopassivesmokingbutJamrozikcalculatedhowitwouldtranslateintoavoidabledeaths. Hisfindingsare【58】onthenumberofpeopleworkinginthehospitalityindustryinBritaintheirexposuretosecondhandsmokeandtheir【59】ofdyingfromit. Jamroziksaidmefindingswouldapplyto【60】countriesinEuropebecausetoagreateror【61】extentlevelsofsmokinginthecommunityaresimilar. ProfessorCarolBlackpresidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicianswhichsponsoredthemeetingsaidtheresearchisproofoftheneedforabanonsmokingin【62】places. Environmentaltobaccosmokeinpubsbarsrestaurantsandotherpublicplacesis【63】damagingtothehealthofemployeesaswellasthegeneralpublicshesaidinastatement. Makingtheseplacessmokefreenotonlyprotectsvulnerablestaffandthepublic.Itwill【64】helpover300000peopleinBritaintostopsmokingcompletelysheadded. Irelandrecentlybecamethefirstcountrytointroduceanationalbanonsmokinginpublic【65】.NewYorkandpartsofAustraliahavetakensimilarmeasures. workplace/n.工作场所;车间 killer/n.杀人者;凶手 hospitality/n.友好款待;好客;殷勤 imperial/adj.英联邦的 outweighs.在重要性或价值上超过 vulnerable/adj.易受伤的;脆弱的
AIDS AIDSisAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.Thehumanimmunodeficiencyvirus人类免疫缺损病毒calledHIVisbelievedtocauseAIDS.Thereisnocure.Peoplewhogetthediseasewilldie.AIDSitselfdoesnotkill.Howeveritattacksanddestroysthebody’’sdefensesystemthatfightsagainstinfection.Whenthishappensapersonhaslittleabilitytofightoffmanyotherdiseasesincludingpneumonia肺炎cancerandtuberculosis结核病. AnewstudysaysthenumberofwomenintheUnitedStateswithAIDShasincreasedsharply.ThestudysaysAIDSisincreasingfasteramongwomenthanamongmen.EighteenpercentofAIDSpatientsarewomen.Thisisalmost3timestherate10yearsago.MostwomengettheAIDSvirusfromhavingsexualrelationswithmen.Pregnantwomenwiththediseasecanpassittotheirbabies.TheeffectofAIDSinAmericaisgreatestinlargecities.AIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathamongallpeoplein79cities.Itistheleadingcauseofdeathamongwomenin15cities.TheseincludeNewYorkCityandMiamiFlorida. DoctorsintheUnitedStatesfirstnotedAIDS14yearsagoinhomosexual同性恋的meninNewYorkandCalifornia.IntheUnitedStatesAIDSspreadfirstamonghomosexualmen.Thenitappearedinpeoplewhosharedneedlestoputillegaldrugsintotheirblood.Italsoappearedinpeoplewhohadreceivedinfectedbloodproductsathospitals.TheAIDSvirusisspreadthroughtheexchangeofinfectedbloodorbodyfluidsreleasedduringsexualactivity.Itisalsospreadbyhavingsexualrelationswithsomeonewhohasthevirus.Anditisspreadbysharingdrugneedlesthathaveinfectedbloodonthem. AIDShasaffectedseveralfamousAmericanathletes.TwoyearsagoformertennisplayerArthurAshediedofthedisease.AtaboutthesametimeformerbasketballplayerMagicJohnsonannouncedthathehastheAIDSvirus.ThemostrecentathletetobeaffectedisGregoryLouganis.LouganiswonanumberofgoldmedalsinOlympicdivingcompetition.HeannouncedontelevisionthathehasAIDS.PresidentClintonmetwithLouganisandpraisedhimfordiscussinghissickness.Mr.Clintonsaiditisimportanttoeducatethepublic. ActivistshavesucceededineducatingAmericansaboutAIDSandthepeoplewhohaveit.TheyalsohavebeenurgingthefederalgovernmenttoincreaseeffortstofindacureforAIDS.ScientistsfirstidentifiedthevirusthatisbelievedtocauseAIDSin1983.Manyofthemthenthoughttheycouldproduceananti-AIDSvaccine痘苗.Suchamedicinecouldbegiventopeopletoprotectagainstthedisease.HoweverscientistsatAmericangovernmentagenciesuniversitiesanddrugcompanieshavefailedtoproduceananti-AIDSvaccine.Buttheyarecontinuingefforttofindbettertreatmentsforacure. AIDShascreatedsomereactionsinAmericathatarementionedinthetextexceptthat______
AIDS AIDSisAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.Thehumanimmunodeficiencyvirus人类免疫缺损病毒calledHIVisbelievedtocauseAIDS.Thereisnocure.Peoplewhogetthediseasewilldie.AIDSitselfdoesnotkill.Howeveritattacksanddestroysthebody’’sdefensesystemthatfightsagainstinfection.Whenthishappensapersonhaslittleabilitytofightoffmanyotherdiseasesincludingpneumonia肺炎cancerandtuberculosis结核病. AnewstudysaysthenumberofwomenintheUnitedStateswithAIDShasincreasedsharply.ThestudysaysAIDSisincreasingfasteramongwomenthanamongmen.EighteenpercentofAIDSpatientsarewomen.Thisisalmost3timestherate10yearsago.MostwomengettheAIDSvirusfromhavingsexualrelationswithmen.Pregnantwomenwiththediseasecanpassittotheirbabies.TheeffectofAIDSinAmericaisgreatestinlargecities.AIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathamongallpeoplein79cities.Itistheleadingcauseofdeathamongwomenin15cities.TheseincludeNewYorkCityandMiamiFlorida. DoctorsintheUnitedStatesfirstnotedAIDS14yearsagoinhomosexual同性恋的meninNewYorkandCalifornia.IntheUnitedStatesAIDSspreadfirstamonghomosexualmen.Thenitappearedinpeoplewhosharedneedlestoputillegaldrugsintotheirblood.Italsoappearedinpeoplewhohadreceivedinfectedbloodproductsathospitals.TheAIDSvirusisspreadthroughtheexchangeofinfectedbloodorbodyfluidsreleasedduringsexualactivity.Itisalsospreadbyhavingsexualrelationswithsomeonewhohasthevirus.Anditisspreadbysharingdrugneedlesthathaveinfectedbloodonthem. AIDShasaffectedseveralfamousAmericanathletes.TwoyearsagoformertennisplayerArthurAshediedofthedisease.AtaboutthesametimeformerbasketballplayerMagicJohnsonannouncedthathehastheAIDSvirus.ThemostrecentathletetobeaffectedisGregoryLouganis.LouganiswonanumberofgoldmedalsinOlympicdivingcompetition.HeannouncedontelevisionthathehasAIDS.PresidentClintonmetwithLouganisandpraisedhimfordiscussinghissickness.Mr.Clintonsaiditisimportanttoeducatethepublic. ActivistshavesucceededineducatingAmericansaboutAIDSandthepeoplewhohaveit.TheyalsohavebeenurgingthefederalgovernmenttoincreaseeffortstofindacureforAIDS.ScientistsfirstidentifiedthevirusthatisbelievedtocauseAIDSin1983.Manyofthemthenthoughttheycouldproduceananti-AIDSvaccine痘苗.Suchamedicinecouldbegiventopeopletoprotectagainstthedisease.HoweverscientistsatAmericangovernmentagenciesuniversitiesanddrugcompanieshavefailedtoproduceananti-AIDSvaccine.Buttheyarecontinuingefforttofindbettertreatmentsforacure. Havescientistsproducedanant-AIDSvaccine?
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{{*HTML*}}阅读下面这篇短文短文后列出了7个句子请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 {{B}} MadScientistStereotypeOutdated{{/B}}??Dopeople stillimagineaphysicistasabeardedmaninglassesorhastheimageofthe madscientistchanged?TheInstituteofPhysicssetouttofindoutwhetherthe stereotypeofaphysicsboffin科学家stillexistsbyconductingasurveyon shoppersinLondon.Thepeoplewereaskedtoidentifythephysicistfroma photographofaline-upofpossiblesuspects.98percentofthoseaskedgotit wrong.Themajorityofpeoplepickedawhitemaleofaround60wearingglasses andwithawhitebeard.??Whilethisstereotypemayhavebeenthe imageofanaveragephysicistfiftyyearsagotherealityisnowvery different.Since1960thenumberofyoungwomenenteringphysicshasdoubledand theaverageageofaphysicistisnow31.??Thestereotypeofthe absent-mindedscientisthaslastedalongtimebecausethemediaandHollywood helppromotetheimageofmeninwhitelabcoatswithglassessittingby blackboardsfullofequations等式orworkingwithfizzing嘶嘶响testtubes. Thesestereotypesarereallydamagingtosociety.Verygoodschoolchildrenare putoffstudyingsciencebecausetheydon’tseepeoplelikethemselveson televisionorinmagazinesdoingscience.Theysimplydon’trelatetothe media’simageofthemadscientist.??Thisisonereasonwhyfewer youngpeoplearechoosingtodoscienceatuniversity.Ifwewanttoencourage moreyoungpeopletostudysciencesubjectsweneedtochangethisimageofthe scientistandmakesciencecareersmoreattractive.Butwemustalsodevelop children’sinterestinscience.??Inanattempttochangethis negativeimageanincreasingnumberofsciencefestivalsarebeingorganized. Thousandsofpeoplefromsecondaryschoolsarealsoencouragedtotakepartin nationwidesciencecompetitionsofwhichthemostpopulararethenational scienceOlympiads.Winningnationalteamsthengettheopportunitytotakepart intheInternationalScienceOlympiadswhichareheldinadifferentcountry everyyear.Theseeventsareallinterestingfortheyoungpeoplewhotakepart buttheyonlyinvolveasmallproportionofstudentswhoarealreadyinterested inscience.Itseemsthatthereisalongwaytogobeforesciencebecomes attractiveassubjectslikecomputerstudiesorfashionand design.TheInternationalScienceOlympiadsareheldonceeverytwoyears.
Passivesmokingisworkplacekiller PressuremountedonBritainonMondaytotakeactionon【51】smokingwithnewresearchshowingsecondhandsmoke【52】aboutoneworkereachweekinthehospitalityindustry. ProfessorKonradJamrozikofImperialCollegeinLondontoldaconferenceonenvironmentaltobaccothatsecond-hand【53】kills49employeesinpubsbarsrestaurantsandhotelseachyearandcontributesto700deathsfromlungcancerheart【54】andstrokeacrossthetotalnationalworkforce. Exposureinthehospitality【55】atworkoutweighstheconsequencesofexposureofliving【56】asmokerforthosestaffJamroziksaidinaninterview. Other【57】havemeasuredthelevelsofexposuretopassivesmokingbutJamrozikcalculatedhowitwouldtranslateintoavoidabledeaths. Hisfindingsare【58】onthenumberofpeopleworkinginthehospitalityindustryinBritaintheirexposuretosecondhandsmokeandtheir【59】ofdyingfromit. Jamroziksaidmefindingswouldapplyto【60】countriesinEuropebecausetoagreateror【61】extentlevelsofsmokinginthecommunityaresimilar. ProfessorCarolBlackpresidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicianswhichsponsoredthemeetingsaidtheresearchisproofoftheneedforabanonsmokingin【62】places. Environmentaltobaccosmokeinpubsbarsrestaurantsandotherpublicplacesis【63】damagingtothehealthofemployeesaswellasthegeneralpublicshesaidinastatement. Makingtheseplacessmokefreenotonlyprotectsvulnerablestaffandthepublic.Itwill【64】helpover300000peopleinBritaintostopsmokingcompletelysheadded. Irelandrecentlybecamethefirstcountrytointroduceanationalbanonsmokinginpublic【65】.NewYorkandpartsofAustraliahavetakensimilarmeasures. workplace/n.工作场所;车间 killer/n.杀人者;凶手 hospitality/n.友好款待;好客;殷勤 imperial/adj.英联邦的 outweighs.在重要性或价值上超过 vulnerable/adj.易受伤的;脆弱的
TheAsianFluVirus In1957adoctorinSingaporenoticedthathospitalsweretreatinganunusualnumberofinfluenza-likecases.Influenzaissometimescalledfluorasbadcold.Hetookspecimensfromthethroatsofpatientsinhishospitalandwasabletofindthevirusofthisinfluenza. Therearethreemaintypesoftheinfluenzavirus.ThemostimportantofthesearetypesAandBeachofthemhavingseveralsub-groups.WiththeinstrumentsatthehospitalthedoctorrecognizedthattheoutbreakwasduetoavirusgroupAbuthedidnotknowthesub-group.HereportedtheoutbreaktotheWorldHealthOrganizationinGeneva.W.H.0.publishedtheimportantnewsalongsidereportsofasimilaroutbreakinHongKongwhereabout15%-20%ofthepopulationhadbecomeill. AssoonastheLondondoctorsreceivedthepackageofthroatsamplestheybeganthestandardtests.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfataveryhighspeedthevirushadmultipliedmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.Continuingtheircarefulteststhedoctorscheckedtheeffectofdrugsusedagainstalltheknownsub-groupsoftypeAvirusonthisvirus.Noneofthemgaveanyprotection.Thisthenwassomethingnew:anewinfluenzavirusagainstwhichthepeopleoftheworldhadnoreadyhelpwhatsoever. Havingisolatedthevirustheywereworkingwiththetwodoctorsnowconductedtestsonsomespeciallyselectedanimalswhichcontractinfluenzainthesamewayashumanbeingsdo.Inashorttimetheusualsignsofthediseaseappeared.Theseexperimentsrevealedthatthenewvirusspreadeasilybutthatitwasnotakiller.ScientistslikegeneralpubliccalleditsimplyAsianflu. ItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethattheAsianflu______.
{{*HTML*}}阅读下面这篇短文短文后列出了7个句子请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 {{B}} MadScientistStereotypeOutdated{{/B}}??Dopeople stillimagineaphysicistasabeardedmaninglassesorhastheimageofthe madscientistchanged?TheInstituteofPhysicssetouttofindoutwhetherthe stereotypeofaphysicsboffin科学家stillexistsbyconductingasurveyon shoppersinLondon.Thepeoplewereaskedtoidentifythephysicistfroma photographofaline-upofpossiblesuspects.98percentofthoseaskedgotit wrong.Themajorityofpeoplepickedawhitemaleofaround60wearingglasses andwithawhitebeard.??Whilethisstereotypemayhavebeenthe imageofanaveragephysicistfiftyyearsagotherealityisnowvery different.Since1960thenumberofyoungwomenenteringphysicshasdoubledand theaverageageofaphysicistisnow31.??Thestereotypeofthe absent-mindedscientisthaslastedalongtimebecausethemediaandHollywood helppromotetheimageofmeninwhitelabcoatswithglassessittingby blackboardsfullofequations等式orworkingwithfizzing嘶嘶响testtubes. Thesestereotypesarereallydamagingtosociety.Verygoodschoolchildrenare putoffstudyingsciencebecausetheydon’tseepeoplelikethemselveson televisionorinmagazinesdoingscience.Theysimplydon’trelatetothe media’simageofthemadscientist.??Thisisonereasonwhyfewer youngpeoplearechoosingtodoscienceatuniversity.Ifwewanttoencourage moreyoungpeopletostudysciencesubjectsweneedtochangethisimageofthe scientistandmakesciencecareersmoreattractive.Butwemustalsodevelop children’sinterestinscience.??Inanattempttochangethis negativeimageanincreasingnumberofsciencefestivalsarebeingorganized. Thousandsofpeoplefromsecondaryschoolsarealsoencouragedtotakepartin nationwidesciencecompetitionsofwhichthemostpopulararethenational scienceOlympiads.Winningnationalteamsthengettheopportunitytotakepart intheInternationalScienceOlympiadswhichareheldinadifferentcountry everyyear.Theseeventsareallinterestingfortheyoungpeoplewhotakepart buttheyonlyinvolveasmallproportionofstudentswhoarealreadyinterested inscience.Itseemsthatthereisalongwaytogobeforesciencebecomes attractiveassubjectslikecomputerstudiesorfashionand design.Mostpeoplehavesimilarideasofwhataphysicistlookslike.
Passivesmokingisworkplacekiller PressuremountedonBritainonMondaytotakeactionon【51】smokingwithnewresearchshowingsecondhandsmoke【52】aboutoneworkereachweekinthehospitalityindustry. ProfessorKonradJamrozikofImperialCollegeinLondontoldaconferenceonenvironmentaltobaccothatsecond-hand【53】kills49employeesinpubsbarsrestaurantsandhotelseachyearandcontributesto700deathsfromlungcancerheart【54】andstrokeacrossthetotalnationalworkforce. Exposureinthehospitality【55】atworkoutweighstheconsequencesofexposureofliving【56】asmokerforthosestaffJamroziksaidinaninterview. Other【57】havemeasuredthelevelsofexposuretopassivesmokingbutJamrozikcalculatedhowitwouldtranslateintoavoidabledeaths. Hisfindingsare【58】onthenumberofpeopleworkinginthehospitalityindustryinBritaintheirexposuretosecondhandsmokeandtheir【59】ofdyingfromit. Jamroziksaidmefindingswouldapplyto【60】countriesinEuropebecausetoagreateror【61】extentlevelsofsmokinginthecommunityaresimilar. ProfessorCarolBlackpresidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicianswhichsponsoredthemeetingsaidtheresearchisproofoftheneedforabanonsmokingin【62】places. Environmentaltobaccosmokeinpubsbarsrestaurantsandotherpublicplacesis【63】damagingtothehealthofemployeesaswellasthegeneralpublicshesaidinastatement. Makingtheseplacessmokefreenotonlyprotectsvulnerablestaffandthepublic.Itwill【64】helpover300000peopleinBritaintostopsmokingcompletelysheadded. Irelandrecentlybecamethefirstcountrytointroduceanationalbanonsmokinginpublic【65】.NewYorkandpartsofAustraliahavetakensimilarmeasures. workplace/n.工作场所;车间 killer/n.杀人者;凶手 hospitality/n.友好款待;好客;殷勤 imperial/adj.英联邦的 outweighs.在重要性或价值上超过 vulnerable/adj.易受伤的;脆弱的
{{*HTML*}}阅读下面这篇短文短文后列出了7个句子请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 {{B}} MadScientistStereotypeOutdated{{/B}}??Dopeople stillimagineaphysicistasabeardedmaninglassesorhastheimageofthe madscientistchanged?TheInstituteofPhysicssetouttofindoutwhetherthe stereotypeofaphysicsboffin科学家stillexistsbyconductingasurveyon shoppersinLondon.Thepeoplewereaskedtoidentifythephysicistfroma photographofaline-upofpossiblesuspects.98percentofthoseaskedgotit wrong.Themajorityofpeoplepickedawhitemaleofaround60wearingglasses andwithawhitebeard.??Whilethisstereotypemayhavebeenthe imageofanaveragephysicistfiftyyearsagotherealityisnowvery different.Since1960thenumberofyoungwomenenteringphysicshasdoubledand theaverageageofaphysicistisnow31.??Thestereotypeofthe absent-mindedscientisthaslastedalongtimebecausethemediaandHollywood helppromotetheimageofmeninwhitelabcoatswithglassessittingby blackboardsfullofequations等式orworkingwithfizzing嘶嘶响testtubes. Thesestereotypesarereallydamagingtosociety.Verygoodschoolchildrenare putoffstudyingsciencebecausetheydon’tseepeoplelikethemselveson televisionorinmagazinesdoingscience.Theysimplydon’trelatetothe media’simageofthemadscientist.??Thisisonereasonwhyfewer youngpeoplearechoosingtodoscienceatuniversity.Ifwewanttoencourage moreyoungpeopletostudysciencesubjectsweneedtochangethisimageofthe scientistandmakesciencecareersmoreattractive.Butwemustalsodevelop children’sinterestinscience.??Inanattempttochangethis negativeimageanincreasingnumberofsciencefestivalsarebeingorganized. Thousandsofpeoplefromsecondaryschoolsarealsoencouragedtotakepartin nationwidesciencecompetitionsofwhichthemostpopulararethenational scienceOlympiads.Winningnationalteamsthengettheopportunitytotakepart intheInternationalScienceOlympiadswhichareheldinadifferentcountry everyyear.Theseeventsareallinterestingfortheyoungpeoplewhotakepart buttheyonlyinvolveasmallproportionofstudentswhoarealreadyinterested inscience.Itseemsthatthereisalongwaytogobeforesciencebecomes attractiveassubjectslikecomputerstudiesorfashionand design.Themediaandthecinemahaveplayedaroleinpromotingtheimageofthemadscientist.
TheGrandCanyon StandingontherimoftheGrandCanyon大峡谷gazingacrossthisgiantwoundintheEarth’’ssurfaceavisitormightassumethatthecanyonhadbeencausedbysomeancientconvulsion震动.Infacttheeventsthatproducedthecanyonfarfrombeingsuddenandcatastrophicsimplyadduptotheslowandorderlyprocessoferosion. ManymillionsofyearsagotheColoradoPlateauintheGrandCanyonareacontained1000morefeetofrockthanitdoestodayandwasrelativelylevel.Theadditionalmaterialconsistedofsome14layeredformationsofrock.IntheGrandCanyonregiontheselayerswerelargelywornawayoverthecourseofmillionsofyears. Approximately65millionyearsagotheplateausflatsurfaceintheGrandCanyonareabulgedupwardfrominternalpressuregeologistsrefertothisbulgingactionsupwarding弯曲上升;itwasfollowedbyageneralelevationofthewholeColoradoPlateauaprocessthatisstillgoingon.Astheplateaugraduallyroseshallowriversthatwindedacrossitbegantorunmoreswiftlyandcutmoredefinitecourses.OneoftheseriverslocatedeastoftheupwardwastheancestoroftheColorado.AnotherriversystemcalledtheHualapaiflowingwestoftheupwardextendeditselfeastwardbycuttingbackintotheupwarditeventuallyconnectedwiththeancientColoradoandcaptureditswaters.Thenewriverthenbegantocarveoutthe277-mile-longtrenchthateventuallybecametheGrandCanyon.Geologistsestimatethatthisinitialcuttingactionbegannoearlierthan10millionyearsago. SincethentheCanyonforminghasbeencumulative.Tothecorrosiveforceoftheriveritselfhavebeenaddedotherfactors.Heatandcoldrainandsnowalongwiththevaryingresistanceoftherocksincreasetheopportunitiesforerosions.TheCanyonwallscrumbletheriveracquiresacuttingtool.Tonsofdebrisrainfallrunningoffthehighplateaucreatesfeederstreamsthatcarresidecanyons.Pushingslowlybackwardintotheplateauthesidecanyonsexposenewrocksandthepatternoferosioncontinues. ThewordwoundLine1Para.1indicatesthat______.
Passivesmokingisworkplacekiller PressuremountedonBritainonMondaytotakeactionon【51】smokingwithnewresearchshowingsecondhandsmoke【52】aboutoneworkereachweekinthehospitalityindustry. ProfessorKonradJamrozikofImperialCollegeinLondontoldaconferenceonenvironmentaltobaccothatsecond-hand【53】kills49employeesinpubsbarsrestaurantsandhotelseachyearandcontributesto700deathsfromlungcancerheart【54】andstrokeacrossthetotalnationalworkforce. Exposureinthehospitality【55】atworkoutweighstheconsequencesofexposureofliving【56】asmokerforthosestaffJamroziksaidinaninterview. Other【57】havemeasuredthelevelsofexposuretopassivesmokingbutJamrozikcalculatedhowitwouldtranslateintoavoidabledeaths. Hisfindingsare【58】onthenumberofpeopleworkinginthehospitalityindustryinBritaintheirexposuretosecondhandsmokeandtheir【59】ofdyingfromit. Jamroziksaidmefindingswouldapplyto【60】countriesinEuropebecausetoagreateror【61】extentlevelsofsmokinginthecommunityaresimilar. ProfessorCarolBlackpresidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicianswhichsponsoredthemeetingsaidtheresearchisproofoftheneedforabanonsmokingin【62】places. Environmentaltobaccosmokeinpubsbarsrestaurantsandotherpublicplacesis【63】damagingtothehealthofemployeesaswellasthegeneralpublicshesaidinastatement. Makingtheseplacessmokefreenotonlyprotectsvulnerablestaffandthepublic.Itwill【64】helpover300000peopleinBritaintostopsmokingcompletelysheadded. Irelandrecentlybecamethefirstcountrytointroduceanationalbanonsmokinginpublic【65】.NewYorkandpartsofAustraliahavetakensimilarmeasures. workplace/n.工作场所;车间 killer/n.杀人者;凶手 hospitality/n.友好款待;好客;殷勤 imperial/adj.英联邦的 outweighs.在重要性或价值上超过 vulnerable/adj.易受伤的;脆弱的
{{*HTML*}}阅读下面这篇短文短文后有2项测试任务1第23—26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1—4段每段选择1个正确的小标题2第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项分别完成每个句子 {{B}} Cloning克隆:FuturePerfect?{{/B}}??1?A cloneisanexactcopyofaplantoranimalproducedfromanyonecell.Since ScottishscientistsreportedthattheyhadmanagedtocloneasheepnamedDolly in1997researchintocloninghasgrownrapidly.InMay1998scientistsin Massachusettsmanagedtocreatetwoidenticalcalves牛犊usingcloning technology.Amousehasalsobeenclonedsuccessfully.Butthedebateover cloninghumansreallystartedwhenChicagophysicistRichardSeedmadea surprisingannouncement:Wewillhavemanagedtocloneahumanbeingwithinthe nexttwoyearshetoldtheworld.??2?Seed’sannouncement provokedalotofmediaattentionmostofitnegative.InEuropenineteen nationshavealreadysignedanagreementbanninghumancloningandintheUSthe Presidentannounced:Wewillbeintroducingalawtobanallhumancloningand manystatesintheUSwillhavepassedanti-cloninglawsbytheendofthe year.??3?Manyresearchersarenotsonegativeabout cloning.Theyareworriedthatlawsbanninghumancloningwillthreaten importantresearch.InMarchTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinecalledany plantobanresearchoncloninghumansseriouslymistaken.Manyresearchersalso believethatinspiteofattemptstobanithumancloningwillhavebecome routineby2010becauseitisimpossibletostoptheprogressof science.??4?Istherereasontofearthatcloningwilllead toanightmareworld?Thepublichasbeenbombarded轰炸withnewspaper articlestelevisionshowsandfilmsaswellascartoons.Suchinformationis oftenmisleadingandmakespeoplewonderwhatonearththescientistswillbe doingnext.??5?Withinthenextfivetotenyearsscientists willprobablyhavefoundawayofcloninghumans.Itcouldbethatprettysoon wewillbeabletochoosethepersonthatwewantourchildtolooklike.But howwoulditfeeltobeacloneamonghundredstheanti-clonersask.Pretty coolanswerthepro-cloners赞成克隆的人.Paragraph2______
TheAsianFluVirus In1957adoctorinSingaporenoticedthathospitalsweretreatinganunusualnumberofinfluenza-likecases.Influenzaissometimescalledfluorasbadcold.Hetookspecimensfromthethroatsofpatientsinhishospitalandwasabletofindthevirusofthisinfluenza. Therearethreemaintypesoftheinfluenzavirus.ThemostimportantofthesearetypesAandBeachofthemhavingseveralsub-groups.WiththeinstrumentsatthehospitalthedoctorrecognizedthattheoutbreakwasduetoavirusgroupAbuthedidnotknowthesub-group.HereportedtheoutbreaktotheWorldHealthOrganizationinGeneva.W.H.0.publishedtheimportantnewsalongsidereportsofasimilaroutbreakinHongKongwhereabout15%-20%ofthepopulationhadbecomeill. AssoonastheLondondoctorsreceivedthepackageofthroatsamplestheybeganthestandardtests.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfataveryhighspeedthevirushadmultipliedmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.Continuingtheircarefulteststhedoctorscheckedtheeffectofdrugsusedagainstalltheknownsub-groupsoftypeAvirusonthisvirus.Noneofthemgaveanyprotection.Thisthenwassomethingnew:anewinfluenzavirusagainstwhichthepeopleoftheworldhadnoreadyhelpwhatsoever. Havingisolatedthevirustheywereworkingwiththetwodoctorsnowconductedtestsonsomespeciallyselectedanimalswhichcontractinfluenzainthesamewayashumanbeingsdo.Inashorttimetheusualsignsofthediseaseappeared.Theseexperimentsrevealedthatthenewvirusspreadeasilybutthatitwasnotakiller.ScientistslikegeneralpubliccalleditsimplyAsianflu. Theoutbreakwasduetoavirusinpara.2meansthatitwas______byavirus.
{{*HTML*}}阅读下面这篇短文短文后列出了7个句子请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 {{B}} MadScientistStereotypeOutdated{{/B}}??Dopeople stillimagineaphysicistasabeardedmaninglassesorhastheimageofthe madscientistchanged?TheInstituteofPhysicssetouttofindoutwhetherthe stereotypeofaphysicsboffin科学家stillexistsbyconductingasurveyon shoppersinLondon.Thepeoplewereaskedtoidentifythephysicistfroma photographofaline-upofpossiblesuspects.98percentofthoseaskedgotit wrong.Themajorityofpeoplepickedawhitemaleofaround60wearingglasses andwithawhitebeard.??Whilethisstereotypemayhavebeenthe imageofanaveragephysicistfiftyyearsagotherealityisnowvery different.Since1960thenumberofyoungwomenenteringphysicshasdoubledand theaverageageofaphysicistisnow31.??Thestereotypeofthe absent-mindedscientisthaslastedalongtimebecausethemediaandHollywood helppromotetheimageofmeninwhitelabcoatswithglassessittingby blackboardsfullofequations等式orworkingwithfizzing嘶嘶响testtubes. Thesestereotypesarereallydamagingtosociety.Verygoodschoolchildrenare putoffstudyingsciencebecausetheydon’tseepeoplelikethemselveson televisionorinmagazinesdoingscience.Theysimplydon’trelatetothe media’simageofthemadscientist.??Thisisonereasonwhyfewer youngpeoplearechoosingtodoscienceatuniversity.Ifwewanttoencourage moreyoungpeopletostudysciencesubjectsweneedtochangethisimageofthe scientistandmakesciencecareersmoreattractive.Butwemustalsodevelop children’sinterestinscience.??Inanattempttochangethis negativeimageanincreasingnumberofsciencefestivalsarebeingorganized. Thousandsofpeoplefromsecondaryschoolsarealsoencouragedtotakepartin nationwidesciencecompetitionsofwhichthemostpopulararethenational scienceOlympiads.Winningnationalteamsthengettheopportunitytotakepart intheInternationalScienceOlympiadswhichareheldinadifferentcountry everyyear.Theseeventsareallinterestingfortheyoungpeoplewhotakepart buttheyonlyinvolveasmallproportionofstudentswhoarealreadyinterested inscience.Itseemsthatthereisalongwaytogobeforesciencebecomes attractiveassubjectslikecomputerstudiesorfashionand design.Morechildrenwillstudyscienceifitbecomesmoreattractive.
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