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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 15 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on

Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE.

Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.

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1. A) T

B) F

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 Script: It is absolutely wrong to put someone through what may well involve significant suffering for

really no good end.

 正确答案： A

 学生答案： 未选择

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2. A) T

B) F

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 Script: As a pure scientist in some ways, the author knows that many different studies or findings could

be used for evil.

 正确答案： A

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3. A) T

B) F

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 Script: If the stem cell lines are created for any given individual and are later transplanted back into the

individual, they will not be rejected by the individual.

 正确答案： A

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4. A) T

B) F

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 Script: There are dialogues between the researchers in the embryonic stem cell field and those who

oppose it.

 正确答案： B

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5. A) T

B) F

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 Script: The author’s research got condemned by the Vatican and President Bush in the same week.

 正确答案： A

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6. A) T

B) F

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 Script: That argument makes sense to the author to look at an embryo in a lab and give it all the rights of

a human life.

 正确答案： B

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7. A) T

B) F

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 Script: Just as was true of bans on abortion and on sex outside marriage, bans on human cloning are

bound to be hard to enforce.

 正确答案： A

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8. A) T

B) F

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 Script: A society that bans acts of human creation for no better reason than that their particular form

defies nature and tradition is a society losing a significant part of its capacity to grow.

 正确答案： A

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9. A) T

B) F

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 Script: One in a caste system is treated as fully human, but perhaps labeled untouchable.

 正确答案： B

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10. A) T

B) F

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 Script: If human cloning is to be banned, the reasons had better be far more compelling than any thus far

advanced.

 正确答案： A

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 得分：0分

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read

for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read

for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have

just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you

have written.

 Human cloning is no longer a dream in the wake of the birth of the first cloned sheep, Dolly, in 1996. Since that moment, not only the scientists in the field of (11)_________________ , but also the people over the whole world, have focused their (12)_________________ on whether humanity should be

cloned or not. Undoubtedly, human cloning has already become the most (13)_________________ issue

for a period. But seemingly, people haven’t got tired of the endless debates on this topic. The most

(14)_________________ consideration during the debate is if human cloning can bring about good more

than harm to society or not.

Apparently, one of the well-known (15)_________________ brought about by human cloning is medical

advance. Once a cell is (16)_________________ using the genetic materials derived from its host, the

cell can act as a primary cell (17)_________________ of dividing and differentiating into specialized cells

such as liver cells as well as nerve cells, and then develop into some kinds of vital organs. This sounds

incredible, in particular to those who long for transplants to prolong their lives. Apart from this, during

the process of nurturing the cloned embryo, scientists can extend their scope of knowledge about

(18)_________________ and mechanism of certain fatal and incurable diseases like Parkinson’s disease,

cancer and AIDs. On the basis of such discoveries, scientists are able to explore more ways to

(19)_________________ . Furthermore, according to many scientists’ statements, the ageing process

could be hindered if human cloning proceeded successfully. This means the impractical dream of

extending the average lifespan of humanity to 120 years could (20)_________________ . As long as all

nations strictly control the use of human cloning, human cloning will do more good than harm.

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