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2013年江苏省五年一贯制专转本英语试题PartⅠReadingComprehension(每题2分，共30分)Directions:thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionPassageoneOnJune26,2000,twoscientists,calledFrancisCollinsandCraigVenter,toldtheworldthattheycouldnowreadthewholemapofthehumanbody:DNA.DNAissomethingthateverybodyhas,andittellsthebodywhattodo.DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourmotherandfather,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.Peoplehavebeentryingtounderstandthehumanbodyforalongtime.In1860,GregorMendeldiscoveredaspecialreasonwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily.Itisbecauseofsmallthingsnamedgenesinourbody.In1953,JamesWatsonandFrancisCrickmadeanotherdiscoveryandfoundoutthatthosesmallpartsarerealmessageswrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguage.In1961,MarshallNirenbergandJohannMatthaeifoundamessageinDNAshowinghowDNAtellsthecell(细胞)tobuilditsparts.ScientistshavenowfoundallthewordsintheDNAmap,butwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo.Byunderstandingwhatjustonewordmeans,wecanhelpsavemorepeoplefromseveralillnesses.Mostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelpmakebettermedicineandhelpsickpeople.Otherpeopleworrythatwhenpeoplebegintoknowmorewordsandfindoutlotsofotherinformation,wemightuseitinawrongway,justtomakepeoplemoreattractive,orstopsickpeoplefromgettingjobs.ManwouldhavetomeetalotoftroubleifDNAtechnicwasn’tlimitedinuse.1.Whendidwefirstknowwhywelooklikeotherpeopleinourfamily?A.In1860.B.In1953.C.In1961.D.In2000.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgenemean?A.ThemapofDNA.B.Aspeciallanguage.C.SmallpartsofDNA.D.DNA.3.Whatdidthetwoscientistsfirstdiscoverin1961?A.ThemapofDNA.B.Anewillness.C.ThelanguageofDNA.D.AmessageofDNA.4.Whatcanwedoifweunderstandsomewordsofthelanguageinsidethebody?A.Makepeoplegetnewjobs.B.Makemedicineforillnesses.C.Makemapsofhuman.D.Makepeoplelessattractive.5.Whatdopeoplethinkaboutthiswork?A.Itcancausegoodorbadresutls.B.Itcancauseonlygoodresults.C.Itcancausegoodresultsbutwon’twork.D.Itcancauseonlybadresults.PassagetwoIfinditannoyingandfunnywhenIthinkabouthowweuseprotectiveordecorativewrappings(装饰性包装)inthiscountry.WhenIcomehomefromthesupermarketandstarttounpack,Iamalwaysshockedatthelayersofwrappingswecoverourfoodwith.Thereishardlyanythingwebuythatdoesn'tcomeinatleasttwowrappings,andthenseveralofthemaregatheredbytheshopassistantandputintoasmallbag.Thenseveralofthesmallbagsaregroupedtogetherandputintoabigbag.Ifyouhaveseveralbigbagswithsmallbagsinthem,theygiveyouacardboardboxtoputthepackages-in-the-little-bags-in-the-big-bagsin.Alotofthingswebuywouldn'treallyneedanyprotectivewrappingatall.Theskinofanorangeprotectsanorangeprettywellformostofitsnaturallife,butwearen'tsatisfiedwithwhatnaturehasgivenit.Wewraptheminplasticorputtheminanetbag,andtheninapaperbag.Theorangeinsidetheskin,insidetheplasticwhichisinthepaperbag,mustwonderwhereitis.Aboxofbiscuitsoftenhaswaxedpaper(蜡纸)nexttothebiscuits,acardboardboxholdingthefoodandthenadecorativewrappingaroundit.Arelativeofoursboughtanewsofarecentlybecauseshelikedthefineleather(皮革)itwascoveredwith.Shelikeditsomuchshedidn'twantittogetdirty,sosheboughtaclothcovertoputoverit.Wemayneveragainseetheleathershe'sprotecting.6、Accordingtotheauthor,theuseofprotectivewrappings______.A．canbewastefulandunnecessaryB．makeseverythinglookfunnyC．givespeoplemoreworktodoD．isapracticeagainstnaturallife7、Howdoesthewriterfeelwhenheunpacksthefoodfromthesupermarket?A．SurprisedB．InteresstedC．frightenedD．excited8、whatcanbethebestprotectivewrappingfortheorange?A．PlasticB．AnetbagC．itsownskinD．Apaperbag9、theunderlinedword”it”inparagraph5refersto______A．thefoodB．thewaxedpaperC．thecardboardboxD．thedecrativewrapping10、whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisrelativewhoboughtasofa?A、sheshouldnotbuyaleathersofaB、sheshouldnotcoverhersofawithaclothC、sheshouldnotallowtheleathercovertogetdirtyD、sheshouldnotforbidthevisitorstoseetheleather.PassagethreeTousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains,Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain,Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChineseinthe11thcenturyBC.WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonor.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhighofficeInEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonlyusedinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomansDuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasasymbolofpower.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFranceandlaterinEnglandBytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellashavehotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’s