DNA is one of the most important discoveries in science. DNA is the plan for the human being, as a blueprint is the plan for a building. DNA makes a person look the way he does. A person’s DNA comes from a mixing of his parents’ DNA. That’s why a child looks like his parents. But, besides controlling things such as height and hair color, DNA can also give people diseases. Scientists are now studying DNA to cure diseases.
In the seventies, scientists developed a process called recombinant or RDNA. Although it sounds difficult to understand, RDNA simply means taking DNA from one animal or plant and putting it into another. By doing so, scientists can create new beings. In doing so, scientists can better understand DNA, especially what parts of DNA do what. After they understand DNA, scientists can begin to cure diseases. Often, the new being created will itself be the cure.   Besides curing diseases, RDNA research can also do other things. For example, scientists in Japan have already created “super-trees”. Trees help humans, because they take CO2, which poisons humans, from the air and turns it into oxygen, which lets humans breathe. “Super-trees” do this too, but do it much faster. As things such as cars and factories have already put much CO2 in the area, “super-trees” are badly needed.
Unfortunately, there is a serious danger in RDNA research. Scientists want to create animals to cure old diseases, but these new animals may also create new diseases. It will be a serious problem if the animals escape from the science laboratory and into nature. As these animals are not natural, they may let loose many new powerful diseases.
As a result, RDNA research will create many solutions, but it will also create many problems.
小題1: From the passage, we can know that a boy looks like his parents because______.
A．he is son of his parents.
B．his parents’ DNA decides his appearance.
C．he has received DNA from his father or his mother.
D．scientists have put some of his parents’ DNA into him.
小題2:What does the underlined expression “l(fā)et loose” probably mean?
A．let … go freeB．get rid of
C．a(chǎn)bsorbD．survive
小題3: What is the best title for the passage?
A．The DNA Research in Japan
B．A New Way of DNA Research in Japan.
C．The Causes and Effects of DNA Research
D．The Advantages And Disadvantages of RDNA
小題4: The following statements are true about RDNA research EXCEPT ______.
A．the research has been stopped because the created animals carry viruses
B．“super-trees” might be widely planted around the world
C．scientists have not completely understood DNA
D．RDNA research will benefit human beings a lot
小題5:You might find this passage in / on a ________.
 
A．fashion magazineB．novelC．scientific newspaperD．sports newspaper

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Most recently, it's very common in students that they need a parent present for job interviews．     
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C．Leaving them alone．                  C．Blaming them．
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C．To help them develop all social skills．
D．To make them learn to compromise．
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A．To identify the cause of disasters．
B．To save people' s lives and property．
C．To prevent natural disasters from happening,
D．To apply advanced technology to disaster prediction．
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C．Biloxi, Mississippi．D．Galveston, Texas．
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B．the hurricane warning arrived rather late
C．their preparations were made in vain
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A．The different ways of disaster prediction．
B．Technological advances in disaster prediction．
C．The importance and uncertainty of disaster prediction．
D．The benefits and preparations of disaster prediction．

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