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1、阅读理解之科普知识类(共3篇，限时24分钟)A(2013·安徽皖南八校联考)Howfarwouldyoubewillingtogotosatisfyyourneedtoknow?Farenoughtofindoutyourpossibilityofdyingfromaterribledisease?Thesedaysthat'smorethananacademicquestion,asTracySmithreportedinourCoverStory.Therearenowmorethanathousandgenetic(基因的)tests,forev
2、erythingfrombaldnesstobreastcancer,andthelistisgrowing.Questionis,doyoureallywanttoknowwhatmighteventuallykillyou?Forinstance,NobelPrizewinningscientistJamesWatson,oneofthefirstpeopletomaptheirentiregeneticmakeup,issaidtohaveaskednottobetoldifhewereatahigherriskforAlzheimer's(老年
3、痴呆症)．“IfItellyouthatyouhaveanincreasedriskofgettingaterribledisease,thatcouldweighonyourmindandmakeyouanxious,throughwhichyouseetherestofyourlifeasyouwaitforthatdiseasetohityou.Itcouldreallymessyouup，”saidDr.RobertGreen,aHarvardgeneticist.“Everyacheandpain，”Smithsuggested,“could
4、beunderstoodas‘thebeginningoftheend.”“That'sright.IfyoueverworriedyouwereatriskforAlzheimer'sdisease,theneverytimeyoucan'tfindyourcarintheparkinglot,youthinkthediseasehasstarted.”Dr.Greenhasbeenthinkingaboutthisissueforyears.Heledastudyofpeoplewhowantedtoknowiftheywereatahigherg
5、eneticriskforAlzheimer's.Itwasthoughtthatpeoplewhogotbadnewswould,forlackofabettermedicalterm,freak_out.ButGreenandhisteamfoundthattherewas“nosignificantdifference”betweenhowpeoplehandledgoodnewsandpossiblytheworstnewsoftheirlives.Infact,mostpeoplethinktheycanhandleit.Peoplewhoa
6、skfortheinformationusuallycanhandletheinformation,goodorbad,saidGreen.语篇解读：科学的发展使人们能够通过基因检测了解到自己将来会死于什么样的疾病，但是这也恰好成为了争议的焦点——人们是否应该享有对自己未来可能得什么病的知情权。1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJamesWatson?A．Heisstronglyinfavorofthepresentgenetictests.B．HeismorelikelytosufferfromAlzheimer'sdi
7、sease.C．Hebelievesgeneticmappingcanhelpcureanydisease.D．Hedoesn'twanttoknowhischanceofgettingadisease.解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话可知，JamesWatson不希望被告知自己将来会得什么病。D项正确。2．AccordingtoParagraph3andParagraph4,ifapersonisatahighergeneticrisk,itis________.A．advisablenottolethimknowB．impossible
8、tohidehisdiseaseC．bettertoinformhimimmediatelyD
