Passage 4

Human cloning（克隆） technology could be used to reverse heart attacks. Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart that have been damaged, and other problems may be solved if human cloning and its technology are not forbidden.

With cloning, infertile couples could have children. Current treatments for infertility, in terms of percentages（百分比）, are not very successful. Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for a small chance of having children. Many couples run out of time and money without successfully having children. Human cloning could make it possible for many more infertile couples to have children than ever before. We should be able to clone the bone marrow (骨髓) for children and adults suffering from leukemia (白血病). This is expected to be one of the first benefits to come from cloning technology.

We may learn how to switch cells on and off through cloning and thus be able to cure cancer. Cloning technology can be used to test for and perhaps cure gene-related diseases. The above are just a few examples of what human cloning technology can do for mankind.

This new technology promises unprecedented advancement in medicine if people will release their fears and let the benefits begin.

51. Heart attacks can be treated with human cloning technology by ________.

52. The word “ infertile ”(Line 1, Para. 2)  most probably means  “________” .

53. Paragraph Two implies that in treating infertility, ________.

54. The following are all examples of the benefits from the cloning technology EXCEPT _______.

55. According to the writer, the main problem with the development of human cloning technology is that ________.

Part III   Cloze (10%)

We got up early this morning and  56 a long walk after breakfast. We walked  57  the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city  58  larger than I thought it would be. Well, the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that’s  59  Washington is a special kind of city.  60 of the people in Washington work for the government.

About 9:30 we went to the White House. It’s   61  the public from ten   62  twelve, and there was a long line of people   63  to get in. We didn’t have to wait very long, because the line moved pretty quickly.

The White House is really white. It  64 every year. And it seems very white, because it’s got beautiful lawns   65  around it, with many trees and shrubs. The grounds   66  about four square blocks. I mean, they’re about two blocks long   67  each side.

Of course, we didn’t see the whole building. The part   68  the President lives and works can not be visited by the public. But the part we saw was beautiful. We went through five of the main rooms. One of   69  was the library, on the ground floor. On the next floor, there are three rooms named  70  the colors that are used in them: the Red Room, the Blue Room, and the Green Room. The walls are covered with silk 71 . There are  72  old furniture, from the time  73  the White House was  74  built. And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and   75  famous people from history.

Part IV   Writing (15%)

Directions: This part is to test your ability in practical writing. Now you are required to write a letter according to the information given in Chinese. Your writing should contain 100 to 120 words and you should write it on the Answer Sheet.

76. 2010年广州将举办亚运会。你从报纸上得知广州亚运会组织委员会（Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee）将招募志愿者（recruit volunteers）。请你以个人名义给组委会写一封申请信，说明你希望当一位志愿者。信中必须包括：

（1）你申请的理由；

（2）具备的条件；

（3）你有何设想和建议。

写信人：张明（考生不得署自己的真实姓名）