Imagine a world where your doctor could help you avoid sickness, using knowledge of your genes as well as how you live your life. Or where he would prescribe drugs he knew would work and not have debilitating side-effects.
Such a future is arriving faster than most realise: genetic tests arc already widely used to identify patients who will be helped or harmed by certain drugs. And three years ago, in the face of a torrent of new scientific data, a number of new companies set themselves up to interpret this information for customers. Through shop fronts on the Internet, anyone could order a testing kit, spit into a tube and send off their DNA — with results downloaded privately at home. Already customers can find out their response to many common medications, such as antivirals, contraceptives and blood-thinning agents. They can also explore their genetic likelihood of developing deep-vein thrombosis, skin cancer or glaucoma.
Governments hate this sort of an
A. Extolled.
B. Consoled.
C. Slated.
D. Alienated.
Imagine a world where your doctor could help you avoid sickness, using knowledge of your genes as well as how you live your life. Or where he would prescribe drugs he knew would work and not have debilitating side-effects.
Such a future is arriving faster than most realise: genetic tests are already widely used to identify patients who will be helped or harmed by certain drugs. And three years ago, in the face of a torrent of new scientific data, a number of new companies set themselves up to interpret this information for customers. Through shop fronts on the internet, anyone could order a testing kit, spit into a tube and send off their DNA—with results downloaded privately at home. Already customers can find out their response to many common medications, such as antivirals and blood-thinning agents. They can also explore their genetic likelihood
A. identify customers’response to common medications
B. diagnose customers’ health state in the future
C. judge customers’ genetic inclination to some diseases
D. find the cause for some diseases, such as glaucoma
| Imagine going to your doctor with a
complaint of frequent headaches. Your doctor takes a prescription pad and writes
a word on it. The word isn’t "aspirin", it’s "Mozart". Many kinds of music can stir the imagination and produce strong feeling. For some people, romantic composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky enhance feelings of love and compassion. Religious and spiritual music can help some people feel peace or lessen their pain. But one musician seems to have a unique ability to heal the human body—Mozart. Scientists have found Mozart’s music to be remarkable in its ability to calm its listeners. It can also increase their perception, and help them express themselves more clearly. Many amazing cases have been documented using Mozart as a healing aid．For example, a tiny premature baby (早产婴儿) named Krissy, who weighed just A. the influence of music on people’s mood B. the miracle effect of Mozart’s music on people C. the difference between Mozart and other musicians D. the similarity between music and food [填空题]Where does Linda live Could you tell me
Could you tell me ______ [单项选择]Speaker A: If you like, I could help you paint (刷油漆) the room tomorrow.
Speaker B:（） A. You don’ t have to give me a hand. B. That would be too much bother, but thanks anyway. C. I’ m OK. You shouldn’t worry about that. D. Unfortunately I feel unable to accept your offer. [单项选择]
If you could give anything in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children who can express their feelings don’t have as many temper tantrums (发脾气). They also learn to control themselves using words. A two-year-old child reaches toward the oven (烤箱) door, then stops, tells herself, "Hot, hot," and turns away. Researchers call this "self-directed speech". It’s one of the ways children learn to do what’s right and not to do what’s wrong. 我来回答: 提交
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