small flying insects, that carry the Zika virus. They might also be able to permanently remove species (物种) of plants and animals that are damaging to other species.
In a report published last week, the U. S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) said it supports continued research on this kind of gene control. But it warned that it is not possible to know what will happen when these changed plants and animals are released (释放) into the wild.
Sixteen biologists, ethicists (伦理学家) and policymakers are on an NAS committee that is examining the issue. They say that there is value to the new technology. But, they say, there is not enough evidence to support the release of modified organisms (生物体) from the laboratory into nature.
Many people would support stopping mosquitoes and rats from carrying diseases. But scientists say we must understand the possible scientific, ethical, legal and social results of such action before we decide whether to take it. Gene modification is spread through reproduction (繁殖).
Changed genes will continue to spread as long as an animal or plant continues to reproduce. They cannot be limited to a farm or kept within a country's borders. Scientists are wondering what may happen if a modified organism mates with another species. They are not yet sure how the modified genes would affect the other species. It is possible that those genes could harm those creatures or even lead to their disappearance from our planet.
62. What possible advantage does gene control in wild animals and plants have? A. Changing the Zika virus permanently. B. Getting rid of damaging species forever.
C. Having the changed genes in their next generations. D. Making all the species more productive and stronger.
63. As for genetically changed wild animals and plants, what are scientists worried about? A. They may become weaker or die out. B. They may be more productive than before. C. They may cause damage to their living habitat. D. Their genes may spread to later generations. 64. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Scientists are certain what exact results gene modification leads to. B. Gene modification can benefit some farm animals and agricultural plants. C. Scientists won't modify any genes before they make the final decision. D. Gene modification will be encouraged in more creatures in the near future.
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65. The article is mainly intended to ______. A. appeal against research on gene control B. show how to change genetic structure C. inform us of power and danger of gene control D. give the reason why gene modification is necessary
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For many years, scholars have regarded My Mortal Enemy as somewhat of an enigma. Written in only a few months during the early spring of 1925 and published in 1926, Willa Cather’s shortest novel was sandwiched in between The Professor’s House (1925) and Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927). While the subject matter of these latter two works can be traced to Cather’s experience in the desert Southwest, My Mortal Enemy seemingly has nothing to do with these subjects or her Nebraska roots; it appears to have come out of nowhere, puzzling those who have tried to fit this rather irregular work into a logical progression of Cather’s artistic development. The question of what caused Cather to write such a novel at this point in her career, for example, has still not been answered definitively. One commonly held hypothesis (假说) was first voiced by Marcus Klein, who in his 1961 introduction to the novel wrote that for Cather, “The story of Myra Henshawe must have been a personal crisis”. Klein, though, acknowledged that he could not prove his theory, “because there is available no record other than the novel”. Emmy Stark Zitter has recently argued that in My Mortal Enemy and Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) Cather exercises the autobiographical impulse (冲击) by putting details of her own life into her fiction, but, like Klein, she is unable to name which “details” of her life Cather drew on in writing My Mortal Enemy.
As hinted (暗示) in the above statements by Klein and Zitter, much of the general uncertainty about the meaning of My Mortal Enemy can be traced to the absence of a persuasive theory as to who the real-life models for the novel’s characters were and what Cather’s relationship to them was. Cather herself wrote in a 1940 letter that, in James Woodress’s paraphrase, “she had known Myra’s real-life model very well, and the portrait drawn in the story was much as she remembered her”; Cather also added that the woman had died fifteen years before My Mortal Enemy was published, and that many relatives of this model later wrote to her to say that they recognized the “real” Myra from her description in the novel. Given such hints and Cather’s liking for drawing on her experiences in Nebraska for characters, settings, and plots, it is quite understandable that scholars have thus looked to Red Cloud and Lincoln for possible sources of the people and events depicted in My Mortal Enemy.
In light of the evidence presented in this article, though, I believe that Cather intended her comments about
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the model for Myra Henshawe to serve as red herrings (转移注意力的言语) that would protect her relationship with the couple who were the prototypes (原型) for the Henshawes, both of whom were still alive in 1925. Mark Madigan has recently confirmed how Cather in 1905 had to hold off publishing “The Profile (传略)” because of fears that the main character might recognize herself and commit suicide, and twenty years later Cather would have been well aware of how her description of the Henshawes might have affected both the real-life wife (who died in 1929) and husband (who died in 1949) if they had recognized themselves. It is my argument that the Henshawes were modeled after people Cather knew not in Nebraska but rather in New York: S. S. and Hattie McClure. Myra’s uncle, John Driscoll, was modeled after Hattie’s father, Professor Albert Hurd.
Possibly most important, identifying the Henshawes as the McClures allows us to more conclusively identify Cather herself with Nellie Birdseye. Nellie and Cather, both Midwestern onlookers and recorders, experienced four distinct stages in their relationships with the Henshawes and the McClures (especially with S. S.) My Mortal Enemy, I believe, was an extended attempt by Cather to deal with certain aspects of her own past and to move on in a world stripped of romantic illusion.
66. The underlined word “enigma” in Paragraph 1 means “______”. A. adaptation
B. abstract
C. best-seller
D. mystery
67. Cather didn’t have My Mortal Enemy published immediately ______. A. so as not to annoy the relatives of the prototype for Myra B. for fear that the prototype for Myra should be badly hurt C. because she meant to polish it by adding some new material D. because she was forbidden to do so by the real-life couple 68. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. Myra Henshawe is particularly true to her prototype B. Cather had a good relationship with the real-life model C. the writer considers My Mortal Enemy as a great work D. scholars will put an end to their argument about the novel 69. In the passage, the writer ______. A. restored the truth behind Myra C. made a revision to Zitter’s idea
B. presented his own hypothesis D. renewed part of Klein’s fiction
70. The proper title for the passage is ______. A. Uncovering Cather’s personal secret C. Unfolding the plot of My Mortal Enemy
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Anything that poses a challenge or a threat to our well-being is a stress. Some stresses get you going and they are good for you - without any stress at all many say our lives would be boring and would probably feel pointless. However, when the stresses undermine both our mental and physical health they are bad. Here we shall be focusing on stress that is bad for you.
Stress is the feeling we have when under pressure, while stressors are the things we respond to in our environment. Examples of stressors are noises, unpleasant people, a speeding car, or even going out on a first date. Generally (but not always), the more stressors we experience, the more stressed we feel.
When we are stressed the following happens: Blood pressure rises. Breathing becomes more rapid. Heart rate (pulse) rises. Muscles become tense.
We do not sleep (heightened state of alertness).
Most of us have varying interpretations of what stress is about and what matters. Some of us focus on what happens to us, such as breaking a bone or getting a promotion, while others think more about the event itself. How you see that stressful event will be the largest single factor that impacts on your physical and mental health. Your interpretation of events and challenges in life may decide whether they are invigorating or harmful for you.
There are three broad methods you can follow to treat stress. Self help for treating stress
Exercise has been proven to have a beneficial effect on a person’s mental and physical state. For many people exercise is an extremely useful stress buster.
Alcohol and drugs will not help you manage your stress better. Either stop consuming them completely, or cut down.
If your consumption of coffee and other drinks which contain caffeine is high, cut down. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. Make sure you have a healthy and balanced diet.
Talk to you family, friends, work colleagues and your boss. Express your thoughts and worries.
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Stress management techniques
Stress management can help you to keep away from the source of stress, change the way you view a stressful event, and lower the impact that stress might have on your body. Stress management therapy will have the objective of pursuing one or more of these approaches. Medicines
Doctors will not usually prescribe medications for coping with stress, unless the patient has an
underlying illness, such as depression or some type of anxiety. If that is the case, the doctor is actually treating a mental illness. In such cases, an antidepressant may be prescribed. Bear in mind that there is a risk that all the medication will do is mask the stress, rather than help you deal and cope with it.
Stress Passage outline Supporting details ● Stress is pressure or worry (71) ▲ by the stressors in Understanding of stress your life. ● Some stresses (72) ▲ you while some others make you suffer. ● You have (74) ▲ blood pressure. ● Your heart (75) ▲ faster. ● You become sleepless. ● Your breath and muscles are abnormal. ● You care about what concerns (76) ▲ . Attitudes towards stress ● You pay attention to what is (77) ▲ around you. ● Above all, how you look at challenges affects your health. ● Exercise, a proper diet, communication help to (78) ▲ your stress while alcohol, drugs and coffee do not. Ways to deal with stress ● Stress management guides you how to (79) ▲ and reduce stress. 页
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