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2019年考研英语阅读模拟试题及答案 　　 　　研究生考试备考逐渐开始了，为了帮助大家能顺利通过考试，下面为大家带来考研英语阅读模拟试题及答案，供大家参考学习，预祝考生备考成功！ ? 　　 　　练习题一 ? 　　 　　Scientistshaveknownsince1952thatDNAisthebasicstuffofheredity.Theyveknownitschemicalstructuresince1953.TheyknowthathumanDNAactslikeabiologicalputerprogramsome3billionbitslongthatspellsouttheinstructionsformakingproteins，thebasicbuildingblocksoflife. ? 　　 　　Buteverythingthegeneticengineershaveacplishedduringthepasthalf-centuryisjustapreambletotheworkthatCollinsandAndersonandlegionsofcolleaguesaredoingnow.CollinsleadstheHumanGenomeProject，a15-yearefforttodrawthefirstdetailedmapofeverynookandcrannyandgeneinhumanDNA.Anderson，whopioneeredthefirstsuccessfulhumangene-therapyoperations，isleadingthecampaigntoputinformationaboutDNAtouseasquicklyaspossibleinthetreatmentandpreventionofhumandiseases. ? 　　 　　Whattheyandotherresearchersareplottingisnothinglessthanabiomedicalrevolution.LikeSiliconValleypiratesreverse-engineeringaputerchiptostealapetitorssecrets，geneticengineersaredecodinglifesmolecularsecretsandtryingtousethatknowledgetoreversethenaturalcourseofdisease.DNAintheirhandshasbeebothablueprintandadrug，apharmacologicalsubstanceofextraordinarypotencythatcantreatnotjustsymptomsorthediseasesthatcausethembutalsotheimperfectionsinDNAthatmakepeoplesusceptibletoadisease. ? 　　 　　Andthatsjustthebeginning.Forallthefeveredworkbeingdone，however，scienceisstillfarawayfromtheBraveNewWorldvisionofengineeringaperfecthuman—orevenaperfecttomato.Muchmoreresearchisneededbeforegenetherapybeesmonplace，andmanydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconquer，iftheycanbeconqueredatall. ? 　　 　　Intheshortrun，themostpracticalwaytousethenewtechnologywillbeingeneticscreening.DoctorswillbeabletodetectallsortsofflawsinDNAlongbeforetheycanbefixed.Insomecasestheknowledgemaylead ? 　　 　　totreatmentsthatdelaytheonsetofthediseaseorsoftenitseffects.Someonewithageneticpredispositiontoheartdisease，forexample，couldfollowalow-fatdiet.Andifscientistsdeterminethatavitalproteinismissingbecausethegenethatwassuppos