Ten years ago, with only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China was desperately trying to clone(克隆)the animal and save the endangered species(物種). That was a move similar to what Texas A & M University researchers had been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”(諾亞方舟).
Noah’s Ark was aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, said there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

It was estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds reptiles would become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, was in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.
This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They were then trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.
The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.
“The nucleus transfer(核子移植)of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available(capable of being used)panda eggs could be a major problem,”Kraemer believed. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy(having a baby). It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort, ”added Kraemer, who was one of the leaders of the project at Texas A& M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.
“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed. ”
At present, the project has worked. The number of the pandas has increased to more than 1, 500.
【小題1】The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project was to　　　　.

A．make efforts to clone the endangered pandas
B．save endangered animals from dying out
C．collect DNA of endangered animals to study
D．transfer the nucleus of one animal to another
【小題2】 According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of　　　　.
A．a(chǎn)vailable panda eggs　　　B．host animals
C．qualified researchersD．enough money
【小題3】 The best title for the passage may be　　　　.
A．China’s Success in Pandas Cloning
B．The First Cloned Panda in the World
C．Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas
D．China—the Native Place of Pandas Forever
【小題4】From the passage we know that　　　　.
A．Kraemer and his team had succeeded in cloning a dog
B．scientists tried to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit
C．Kraemer would work with Chinese scientists in clone researches
D．a(chǎn)bout two thousand species would probably die out in a century


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析本文講述的是十年前中國竭力克隆瀕臨絕種的熊貓, 這和Texas A & M University的Noah’s Ark工程極為相似, 都是想拯救瀕臨滅絕的動(dòng)物。
【小題1】選B。推理判斷題。從第二段內(nèi)容可知, “諾亞方舟”工程的目標(biāo)是把瀕臨滅絕的動(dòng)物的蛋(卵)、胚胎、精液和DNA儲(chǔ)存在液體氮中, 如果某一種動(dòng)物瀕臨滅絕時(shí), 將來可以重現(xiàn)這一動(dòng)物。
【小題2】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第六段第一句“The nucleus transfer of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available(capable of being used)panda eggs could be a major problem”可以做出正確判斷。
【小題3】選C。主旨大意題。從文章內(nèi)容來看, 無論是中國還是世界克隆熊貓還沒有成功, 所以排除A、B項(xiàng); D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯與文章內(nèi)容不符, 故排除。所以“探索克隆熊貓的可能性”應(yīng)該是這篇文章的標(biāo)題。
【小題4】選D。推理判斷題。此題B項(xiàng)的干擾性較強(qiáng), 但由于它沒有說明是Chinese scientists, 所以應(yīng)排除。A、C項(xiàng)明顯與原文不符。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句可知選D。

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