【正文】 y himself. He gives the bank 13 of his signature, and there is a very firm rule that the bank has no right or 14 to pay out a customer39。s signature has been 16. It makes no difference that the forgery may have been a very 17 one: the bank must recognize its customer39。s name on his checks. If this 20 forgery, it is the bank that will lose, not the customer. (254 words)　　1. [A] acquire[B] deposit [C] demand[D] derive　　2. [A] for [B] through [C] as[D] in　　3. [A] However[B] Primarily[C] Moreover [D] Presumably　　4. [A] which[B] what[C] how[D] that　　5. [A] on [B] with [C] in [D] for　　6. [A] support[B] contrast[C] regard[D] addition　　7. [A] owe[B] mit[C] attribute[D] embark　　8. [A] purpose[B] rise[C] priority[D] thought　　9. [A] loaded[B] offended[C] discriminated[D] directed　　10. [A] conform[B] ply[C] obey[D] abide　　11. [A] Unless[B] Although[C] Since[D] When　　12. [A] respect[B] charge[C] line[D] place　　13. [A] specifics[B] signs[C] symbols[D] specimens　　14. [A] reputation[B] prestige[C] authority[D] impact　　15. [A] by[B] on[C] with[D] for　　16. [A] printed[B] confirmed [C] forged[D] justified　　17. [A] delicate[B] skillful[C] unusual[D] unique　　18. [A] risk[B] guarantee[C] fault[D] benefit　　19. [A] engaged [B] intended[C] adapted[D] adopted　　20. [A] contributes[B] facilitates[C] results[D] leads　　Section ⅡReading Comprehension　　Part A　　When Dr. John W. Gofman, professor of medical physics at the University of California and a leading nuclear critic, speaks of “ecocide” in his adversary view of nuclear technology, he means the following: A large nuclear plant like that in Kalkar,the Netherlands, would produce about 200 pounds of plutonium each year. One pound, released into the atmosphere, could cause 9 billion cases of lung cancer. This waste product must be stored for 500,000 years before it is of no further danger to man. In the anticipated reactor economy, it is estimated that there will be 10,000 tons of this material in Western Europe, of which one tablespoonful of plutonium239 represents the official maximum permissible body burden for 200,000 people. Rather than being biodegradable, plutonium destroys biological properties.　　In 1972 the . Occupational Safety and Health Administration ruled that the asbestos level in the work place should be lowered to 2 fibers per cubic centimeter of air, but the effective date of the ruling has been delayed until now. The International Federation of Chemical and General Workers39。ray evidence of lung abnormalities. According to present medical information at the factory in question, out of a total of 29 deaths thus far, seven were caused by lung cancer. An average European or American worker es into contact with six million fibers a day. “We are now, in fact, finding cancer deaths within the family of the asbestos worker,” states Dr. Irving Selikoff, of the Mount Sinai Medical School in New York.　　It is now also clear that vinyl chloride, a gas from which the most widely used plastics are made, causes a fatal cancer of the bloodvessel cells of the liver. However, the history of the research on vinyl chloride is, in some ways, more disturbing than the “Watergate coverup.” “There has been evidence of potentially serious disease among polyvinyl chloride workers for 25 years that has been inpletely appreciated and inadequately approached by medical scientists and by regulatory authorities,” summed up Dr. Selikoff in the New Scientist. At least 17 workers have been killed by vinyl chloride because research over the past 25 years was not followed up. And for over 10 years, workers have been exposed to concentrations of vinyl chloride 10 times the “safe limit” imposed by Dow Chemical Company. (422 words)　　Notes: plutonium 钚。polyvinyl chloride 聚氯乙烯。 habitats anyway, making cloning technology the only practical way to ensure that those species survive to future generations. The issue is still hotly debated, as both sides weigh the benefits that could be achieved against the risks and ethical concerns that constantly acpany any argument on the issue. (402 words)　　Notes: ethically 道德上。insemination n. 受精。embryo 胚胎。weigh A against B 權(quán)衡A和B的利弊。s attention to a sensitive issue that bears consideration in the topic of cloning.　　27. The author directs attention to “Hua Mei”, the baby panda born in the San Diego Zoo, in order to　　[A] show that cloning as an artificial birth technique has succeeded.　　[B] argue that pandas are a particularly likely candidate for cloning.　　[C] show that artificial birth techniques other than cloning have succeeded.　　[D] demonstrate the necessity of cloning and other artificial birth techniques to the survival of certain species.　　28. Paragraph 4 is written in order to　　[A] detail the process by which cloning in the panda population has been executed in the past.　　[B] guide the reader to consider the possibility of cloning in restoring the panda　　population.　　[C] demonstrate that the use of cloning to repopulate the panda species is a feasible goal.　　[D] inform the reader of how cloning would be carried out in the panda population.　　29. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to　　[A] argue in favor of one side on a particularly controversial topic of cloning.　　[B] display both sides39。 attention to the previously raised issue of ethics in cloning.　　[D] provide further relevant information to the evaluation of cloning as a preservation technique.　　30. It can be inferred from the information given in the text that the best candidate for cloning would be　　[A] Giant Pandas.　　[B] an endangered species with many living related species.　　[C] the species in which previous techniques of artificial reproduction have been　　successfully applied.　　[D] those for which cloning is the only feasible method by which to reproduce the species.　　Text3　　Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is an expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language, b