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第一篇阅读理解——从鸡蛋中培养流感疫苗

Moderntechnologyhasputmenonthemoonanddecipheredthehumangenome。Butwhenitcomestobrewingupflutomakevaccines，sciencestillturnstotheincredibleedibleegg。Eversincethe1940s，vaccinemakershavegrownlargebatchesofvirusinsidechickeneggs。Butgiventhatsome36，000Americansdieofflueachyear，it’sremarkablethatourfirstlineofdefenseisstillwhatSecretaryofHealthandHumanServicesTommyThompsoncalls“thecumbersomeandarchaicegg－basedproduction。”Newcell－basedtechnologiesareinthepipeline，however，andmayfinallygetthesupporttheyneednowthattheUnitedStatesisfacedwithacriticalshortageoffluvaccine。Althoughexpertsdisagreeonwhethernewwaysofproducingvaccinecouldhavepreventedashortageliketheonehappeningtoday，thereisnodoubtthattheexistingsystemhasseriousflaws。

Eachyear，vaccinemanufacturersplaceadvanceordersformillionsofspeciallygrownchickeneggs。Meanwhile，public－healthofficialsmonitorcirculatingstrainsofflu，andeachMarchtheyrecommendthreestrains—twoinfluenzaAstrainsandoneBstrain—formanufacturerstoincludeinvaccines。Inthelatespringandsummer，automatedmachinesinjectvirusintoeggsandlatersuckouttheinfluenza－richgoop。Virusfromtheeggs’innardsgetskilledandprocessedtoremoveeggproteinsandothercontaminantsbeforebeingpackagedintovialsforfallshipment。

Whyhasthiseggmethodpersistedforsixdecades？Themainreasonisthatit’sreliable。Buteventhoughtheeggsarereliable，theyhaveseriousdrawbacks。Oneisthelongleadtimeneededtoordertheeggs。Thatmeansit’shardtomakemorevaccineinahurry，incaseofashortageorunexpectedoutbreak。Andeggsmaysimplybetoocumbersometokeepupwiththehundredsofmillionsofdosesrequiredtohandlethedemandforfluvaccine。

What’smore，someflustrainsdon’tgrowwellineggs。Lastyear，scientistswereunabletoincludetheFujianstraininthevaccineformulation。Itwasarelativelynewstrain，andmanufacturerssimplycouldn’tfindaquickwaytoadaptitsothatitgrewwellineggs。“Weknewthestrainwasoutthere，”recallsTheodoreEickhoffoftheUniversityofColoradoHealthSciencesCenter，“butpublic－healthofficialswereleftwithoutavaccine—and，consequently，amoreseverefluseason。”

Worse，thevirusesthatposethegreatestthreatmightbehardesttogrowineggs。That’sbecauseglobalpandemicsliketheonethatkilledover50millionpeoplebetween1918and1920arethoughttooccurwhenabirdinfluenzachangesinawaythatletsitcrossthespeciesbarrierandinfecthumans。Sincehumanshaven’tencounteredthenewvirusbefore，theyhavelittleprotectiveimmunity。ThedeadlybirdflucirculatinginAsiain1997and1998，forexample，worriedpublic－healthofficialsbecauseitspreadtosomepeoplewhohandledbirdsandkilledthem—althoughthebugnevercirculatedamonghumans。Butwhenscientiststriedtomakevaccinetheold－fashionedway，thebirdfluquicklykilledtheeggs。

1。Themoon－landingismentionedinthefirstparagraphtoillustrate_____。

［A］technologycannotsolveallofourhumanproblems

［B］progressinvaccineresearchforinfluenzahaslaggedbehind

［C］greatachievementshavebeenmadebymeninexploringtheunknown

［D］thedevelopmentofvaccineproductionmethodscannotbestopped

2。Whatstepisessentialtothetraditionalproductionoffluvaccine？

［A］Manufacturersimplantthevaccineintoorderedchickeneggs。

［B］Scientistsidentifytheexactstrainsoonafteraflupandemicstarts。

［C］Publichealthmeasuresaretakenasanimportantpandemic－fightingtool。

［D］Virusesaredeadenedandmadecleanbeforebeingputintovaccineuse。

3。Theforemostreasonwhytheegg－basedmethodisdefectiveliesin_____。

［A］thecomplexprocessofvaccineproduction［B］itspotentialthreattohumanbeing

［C］thelowsurvivalratefornewfluvaccines［D］itscontributiontothefluvaccineshortage

4。Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？

［A］Fluvaccinesnowmainlyuseegg－basedtechnology。

［B］Abirdinfluenzahasoncecirculatedamonghumans。

［C］Safetycanbegreatlyimprovedwithcell－culturevaccines。

［D］Modernvaccineproductionmethodsaretoreplaceegg－basedmethods。

5。Intheauthor’sview，thenewvaccineproductionmethodseemstobe_____。

［A］remarkable［B］criticized［C］efficient［D］accepted

第二篇：阅读理解——从中学到大学的学生间隔年

Talktoanyparentofastudentwhotookanadventurousgapyearandamistylookwillcomeintotheireyes。Therearesomedisastersandeventhemostmotivated，organisedgapstudentdoesrequirefamilyback－up，financial，emotionalandphysical。Theparentalmistinessisnotjustaboutthebrilliantexperiencethathasmaturedtheiroffspring;itisvicariousliving。Weallwishpre－universitygapyearshadbeenthefashioninourday。Wecanseehowmuchtougherourkidsbecome;howmuchmorepreparedtobenefitfromuniversityortodecidepositivelythattheyaregoingtodosomethingotherthanadegree。

Gapyearsarefashionable，asisreflectedinthehugegrowthinthenumberofcharitiesandprivatecompaniesofferingthem。PicturesofPrinceWilliamtoilinginChilehavehelped，butthetrendhasbeengatheringsteamforadecade。Therangeofgappackagesstartswithbackpacking，includesworkingwithcharities，buildinghospitalsandschoolsand，verycommonly，workingasalanguageassistant，teachingEnglish。Withthistrend，however，comesadanger。Onceparentsfeelthatawell－structuredyearisessentialtotheirwould－beundergraduate’sprogresstoabetteruniversity，agooddegree，animpressiveCVandwellpaidemployment，asthegapcompanies’blurbssuggestitmightbe，thenparentswillstartorganizing—andpayingfor—thegaps。

Wheretherearedisasters，accordingtoRichardOliver，directorofthegapcompanies’umbrellaorganization，theYearOutGroup，itisusuallybecauseofpoorplanning。Thatcanbethefaultofthecompanyorofthestudent，hesays，butthebestinsuranceisthoughtfulpreparation。“Whenpeoplegetitwrong，itisusuallymedicalor，especiallyamonggirls，itisthattheyhavenotbeenawayfromhomebeforeorbecauseexpectationdoesnotmatchreality。”

Thepointofagapyearisthatitshouldbethetimewhentheschoolleavergetstodothethingthatheorshefancies。Kidsdon’tmatureifmumanddaddecidehowtheyaregoingtomature。Ifthe18－year－old’swayofmaturingistosloboutonHampsteadHeathsoakingupsunshineorspendingayearworkingwithfishermeninCornwall，thenthat’swhatwillbeproductiveforthatperson。Theconsensus，however，isthatsomestructureisanadvantageandthattheprimemoverneedstobethestudent。

The18－year－oldwhowasdispatchedbyhisparentsattwoweeks’noticetoCanadatolearntobeasnowboardinginstructoratacostof￡5，800，probablycamebackwithlittlemorethanahangover。The18－year－oldonthesamepackagewhoworkedforhisfareandspenttherestofhisyearinstructinginresortsfromNewZealandtoSwitzerland，andcamebacktoapplyforuniversity，isthepositivecounterbalance。

1。Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatparentsofgapstudentsmay_____。

［A］helpchildrentobepreparedfordisasters

［B］receiveallkindsofsupportfromtheirchildren

［C］haverichexperienceinbringinguptheiroffspring

［D］experiencewatchingchildrengrowup

2。Accordingtothetext，whichofthefollowingistrue？

［A］thepopularityofgapyearsresultsfromanincreasingnumberofcharities。

［B］PrinceWilliamwasworkinghardduringhisgapyear。

［C］gapyearsarenotasfashionableastheyweretenyearsago。

［D］awell－structuredgapyearisaguaranteeofuniversitysuccess。

3。Theword“packages”means_____。

［A］parcelscarriedintravelling［B］acomprehensivesetofactivities

［C］somethingpresentedinaparticularway［D］charityactions

4。Whatcancausethedisastersofgapyears？

［A］Interventionofparents。［B］Carefulplanning。

［C］Goodhealth。［D］Realisticexpectation。

5。An18－year－oldisbelievedtotakeameaningfulgapyearwhenhe/she_____。

［A］livesuptohis/herparents’expectations

［B］spendstimebeinglazyanddoingnothing

［C］learnsskillsbyspendingparents’money

［D］earnshisorherlivingandgainsworkingexperience