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t to stop babies from being born with certain serious illnesses by making changes to their DNA. They call it geic engineering(遺傳工程) .During the 21st century, researches on the technology made progress very quickly. People soon learned that it was not only illnesses we could change , but also a baby’s gender (性別) .and look. In 1996, an American couple, Monique and Scott Collins, decided to use a doctor’s research to help them choose the gender of their next baby. They wanted to have a baby girl. Their story became famous. People started to realize how much doctors could do. For example, you could control babies’ eye color, hair color and even things like height or how athletic your baby will be. People argue that it is not ethical(道德的) to design our babies in this way. After all, babies are not things like handbags. But they also agree that geic engineering is helpful in the medical field. There are many examples of how doctors have saved children from illnesses by using this technology. is the “designer baby” technology about? A. Designing a handbag for a baby. B. Changing the DNA of a baby that in not born. C. Doing researches on people’s design ideas. D. Stopping the growth of babies that are not born. is the scientists hope for a “designer baby”? stop some serious illnesses. change a baby’s gender. make a pretty baby. have a smart baby. did Monique and Scott Collins decide to design their baby? wanted to have a baby girl. wanted to have a healthy baby. wanted to have an athletic baby. wanted to control their baby’s eye color and hair color. do people think of the “designer baby” technology? follows nature’s rules. can produce excellent babies. has both good and bad sides. should not be used in any field. D American high school have a dropout rate(輟學(xué)率) of up to(高達(dá)) 50%.There are many reasons for students leaving school. For two thirds of the dropouts, motivation(動力 ).is the problem. They can’t just work hard enough. Almost half of them said that they had missed so many classes that they could not follow any more. Many said that they were not ready well enough in their earlier school. For a third of them, getting a job is more important than finishing school. High school dropouts have more problems in their future lives. They are more likely to be out of work or live a poor life. There is also a big difference in ine if you pare high school dropouts with graduates. A study shows Americans with a bachelor’s degree (博士學(xué)位) get about $50,000, those with a high school diploma about $28,000 and dropouts only about $20,000. Many younger students do not understand the influence of dropping out of school. They often need better teachers, more lessons to get good grades in subjects and more help with learning problems, Some school in America have changed this situation. Some school offer evening classes or allow students to e back at a later age. ( ) America___high school students leave school before they finish it. of thirds of of third of ( ) students think____is more important than finishing school. a job with problems much money during work ( ) passage mainly tells us____reasons that American high school students bee dropouts. ( ) can learn that high school dropouts____that graduates(畢業(yè)生) in America. harder more subjects less money faced with fewer problems B)請閱讀下面短文,然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從下面方框內(nèi)的 7個選項中,選擇個還原到短文中,使短文通順、結(jié)構(gòu)完整,并在答題卷上將其序號涂黑。請用英語寫一篇短文,內(nèi)容包括: 你在學(xué) 校或家里曾經(jīng)遇到的最大問題或煩惱(如:過去害羞 ......) 你解決問題或煩惱的過程( municate with, make friends,asked for help....) 你的感想( more outing, get along with......) 詞數(shù): 80100。 My middle school life is ing to an end. During the three years ,not only did I have happy time, but I had kinds of problems. My biggest problem was that