Questions 18-21
Do the following statements reflect the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?
In boxes 18-21 on your answer sheet write
YES——if the statement reflects the claims of the writer
NO——if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN——if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
Thirty per cent of deaths in the United States are caused by smoking-related diseases.
A. YES
B. NO
C. NOT GIVEN
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Questions 25-28
Classify the following statements as being
[A] a finding of the UCSF study
[B] an opinion of the UCSF study
[C] a finding of the EPA report
[D] an assumption of consultants to the tobacco industry
Write the appropriate letters A-D in boxes 25-28 on your answer sheet.
NB:You may use any letter more than once.
Smokers' cardiovascular systems adapt to the intake of environmental smoke.
A. a finding of the UCSF study
B. an opinion of the UCSF study
C. a finding of the EPA report
D. an assumption of consultants to the tobacco industry
Radar is used to determine the characteristics of radiocarbon.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
Questions 36-39
Do the following statements reflect the opinions of the writer in Reading Passage 3?
In boxes 36-39 on your answer sheet write
YES——if the statement reflects the opinion of the writer
NO——if the statement contradicts the opinion of the writer
NOT GIVEN——if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
Popper says that the scientific method is hypothetico-deductive.
A. YES
B. NO
C. NOT GIVEN
One Good Reason to Let Smallpox Live
It's now a fair bet that we will never see the total extinction(灭绝) of the smallpox(天花) virus. When smallpox was completely got rid of in the world, scientists wanted to 【51】______ the killer virus in the last two labs—one in the US and one in Russia. They asked: If smallpox has truly gone from the planet, 【52】______ point was there in keeping these reserves?
In reality, of course, it was naive to 【53】______ that everyone would let go of such a powerful potential weapon. Undoubtedly several nations still have 【54】______ vials (小药瓶). And the last "official" stocks of live virus bred mistrust of the US and Russia, 【55】______ no obvious gain.
Now American researchers have 【56】______ an animal model of the human disease, opening the 【57】______ for tests on new treatments and vaccines (疫苗). So once again there's a good reason to 【58】______ the virus—just in 【59】______ the disease puts in a reappearance.
How do we 【60】______ with the mistrust of the US and Russia? 【61】______. Keep the virus 【62】______ international support in a well-guarded UN laboratory that's open to all countries. The US will object, of course, just as it 【63】______ a multilateral (多边的) approach to just about everything. But it doesn't mean the idea is 【64】______. If the virus is useful, then let's 【65】______ it the servant of all humanity, not just a part of it.
A. destroy
B. improve
C. change
D. transport