15．Every baby born a decade from now will have its genetic code （基因編碼） mapped at birth，the head of the worlds'leading genome sequencing （基因圖譜） company has predicted．
A complete DNA read-out for every newborn will be technically possible and affordable in less than five years，promising a revolution in healthcare，says Jay Flatley，the chief executive of Illumina．Only social and legal problems are likely to delay the age of"genome sequences，"or genetic profiles．By 2019 it will have become routine to map infants'genes when they are born，Dr Flatly told The Times．
This will open a new approach to medicine，by which conditions such as high blood pressure and heart disease can be predicted and prevented and drugs used more safely and effectively．
A baby's genome can be discovered at birth by a blood test．By examining a person's genome，it is possible to identify raised risks of developing diseases such as cancers．Those at high risk can then he screened more regularly，or given drugs or dietary advice to lower their chances of becoming ill．
Personal genomes could also he used to ensure that patients get the medicine that is most likely to work for them and least likely to have side-effects．
The development，however，will raise legal concerns about privacy and access to individuals'genetic records．
"Bad things can be done with the genome．It could predict something about someone-and you could possibly hand the information to their employer or their insurance company．"said Dr Flatley．
"People have to recognize that this horse is out of the barn，and that your genome probably can't be protected，because everywhere you go you leave your genome behind．Complete genetic privacy，however，is unlikely to be possible"，he added．
As the benefits become clearer，however，he believes that most people will want their genomes read and interpreted．The risk is nothing compared with the gain．
63．In the first two paragraphs，the author mainly wants to tell us about．A
A．the significant progress in medicine
B．the promise of a leading company
C．the information of babies'genes   
D．the research of medical scientists
64．Which of the following is a problem caused by this approach？D
A．The delaying in discovering DNA．
B．The risk of developing diseases at birth．
C．The side-effects of medicine on patients．
D．The letting out of personal genetic information．
65．What does the underlined sentence"…this horse is out of the barn"mean？D
A．Genetic mapping technique has been widely used．
B．Genetic mapping technique is too horrible to control．
C．People are eager to improve genetic mapping technique．
D．people can't stop genetic mapping technique advancing．
66．What's Dr Flatley's attitude towards the technology？C
A．Tolerant．B．Conservative．C．Positive．D．Doubtful．

分析 本文屬于科普類的短文閱讀．在不遠的將來，每個新生兒都會擁有自己的基因編碼．雖然有些人對由此引發(fā)的安全問題憂心忡忡，但是基因定位技術(shù)的益處不勝枚舉．

解答 ADDC
63．A 段落大意題．第一段提到10年后每個出生的嬰兒都會有自己的基因編碼，第二段指出這種健康保健革命可能在5年內(nèi)實現(xiàn)，由此可知作者在前兩段主要講述了醫(yī)學(xué)方面的重大進步．故選A．
64．D 細節(jié)理解題．結(jié)合倒數(shù)第二段、倒數(shù)第三段和倒數(shù)第四段中的內(nèi)容可知存在的問題是個人的基因信息會被泄露．故選D．
65．D 猜測句意題．本句的字面意思是"人們不得不承認這匹馬已經(jīng)脫離了牲口棚"，再結(jié)合上下文可知此句的引申義是人們無法阻止基因定位技術(shù)的發(fā)展．故選D．
66．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段中的內(nèi)容可推斷他對這項技術(shù)非常"樂觀"．tolerant"容忍的"；conservative"保守的"；doubtful"懷疑的"，都與最后一段的內(nèi)容不符．故選C．

點評 本類短文要求考生讀懂文章中描述的意思還要推理它們之間的關(guān)系，結(jié)合自己的生活常識和經(jīng)驗，再通過邏輯推理和判斷，理解文章的言外之意，從而揭示文章的深層涵義．

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    On Nov.10，Britain's Academy of Medical Sciences launched a study on the use of animals with human materials in scientific research．The work is expected to take at least a year，but its leaders hope it will lead to guidelines for scientists in Britain and around the world on how far they can go mixing human genes into animals in search of ways to fight human diseases．
"Do these constructs （構(gòu)想） challenge our idea of what it is to be human？"asked Martin Bobrow，a professor of medical genetics at Cambridge University and chair of a 14-member group looking into the issue．"It is important that we consider these questions now so that appropriate boundaries are recognized．"
Using human material in animals is not new．Scientists have already created monkeys that have a human form of the Huntingdon's gene so they can study how the disease develops； and mice with livers （肝） made from human cells are being used to study the effects of new drugs．
However，scientists say the technology to put ever greater amounts of human genetic material into animals is spreading quickly around the world---raising the possibility that some scientists in some places may want to go further than is morally acceptable．
     Last year in Britain there was a lively debate over new laws allowing the creation of human-animal embryos （胚胎） for experiments．On one side of the debate were religious groups，who claimed that such science interferes with nature．Opposing them were scientists who pointed out that such experiments were vital to research cures for diseases．
The experts will publish reports after the end of the study，in which they will give definitions （定義） for animal embryos with human genes or cells，look at safety and animal welfare issues，and consider the right legal framework to work within．
72．What does the underlined word"they"in Paragraph 2 refer to？A
A．Scientists in Britain and around the world．
B．Leaders of the research．
C．Guidelines for scientists．
D．Scientific experiments．
73．Scientists do research of mixing human genes into animals in order toB
A．test new drugs on animals 
B．to find ways to fight human diseases
C．prove the research is morally acceptable
D．create monkeys and mice with livers made from human cells 
74．We can infer from the passage thatC
A．the experts will release reports after the study
B．scientists have never doubted the use of animals with human materials
C．the creation of human-animal embryos for experiments is legal in Britain
D．religious groups hold that cures for diseases have to be done through experiments
75．What would be the best title of the passage？A
A．Morally right or not？
B．A debate about new laws
C．Cures for diseases                      
D．Animal embryos with human genes．

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5．With a lot of work __________，our manager couldn't spare time for a holiday．（　　）
A．remained to be doneB．remaining to be done
C．remained being doneD．remaining to do

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