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With only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone(克隆) the animal and save the endangered species. That’s a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”.
   Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.
   It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.
   This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.
   The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.
   “The nuclear transfer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available(capable of being used) panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A& M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.
    “They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”
72. The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to _______.
   A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas
   B. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another
C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study
D. save endangered animals from dying out
73. According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of _______.
A. available panda eggs                B. host animals
C. qualified researchers                D. enough money
74. The best title for the passage may be _______.
A. China’s Success in Pandas Cloning
B. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas
C. The First Cloned Panda in the World
D. China —the Native Place of Pandas Forever
75. From the passage we know that _______.
A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog
B. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit
C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches
D. about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century

第II 卷（非選擇題 共35分）

第四部分  （共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）
  第一節(jié)  短文填詞（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
根據(jù)以下提示：1）漢語提示，2）首字母提示，在每個空格中填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)?a href='http://foodtvandme.com/english/' target='_blank'>英語單詞。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確，拼寫正確。
It is said that drinking can ruin anyone who is addicted to it. Li Hua, aged 35, was a good and (76)e___________ doctor. He once had a very happy family, but now (77)____________ has changed because he has got into the habit of drinking. He (78)____________ to be very hardworking and was often praised by his (79)__________ (病人). He took care of his wife and child and did housework every day. However, he is now quite a (80)d___________ person from what he was. He is drinking all day long and often (81)_____________(吵架) with his wife. His child cannot (82)c____________ on his studies and his grades are coming down. To make matters worse, he’s now in bad shape and (83)f__________ ill easily for drinking too much and lack of exercise. 
His wife is worried and afraid that drinking will destroy their happy life as well as Li Hua (84)____________ (自己). Could you help Li and tell him how to get(85) __________ of this bad habit and return to normal life?

  第二節(jié)  書面表達（滿分25分）
假設(shè)你是一名高中生，名叫李華。因為老師擔(dān)心同學(xué)們?yōu)g覽不健康的網(wǎng)站，學(xué)校關(guān)閉了電腦教室的上網(wǎng)功能，同學(xué)們感到很郁悶。請你給校長寫一封建議信。內(nèi)容包括：
1. 無法上網(wǎng)給學(xué)生帶來的不便；
2. 網(wǎng)絡(luò)的必要性（幫助解決學(xué)習(xí)難題、獲取最新信息；）
3. 就老師的擔(dān)心發(fā)表你的看法。
注意：
1. 詞數(shù)120左右；
2. 可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
3. 信的開頭和結(jié)尾部分已經(jīng)給出， 不計入總詞數(shù)。
Dear headmaster, 
I’m writing to request you to allow us to surf the Internet in the computer classroom.
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