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阅读理解    A company in Beijing announced  that it had successfully bred(繁殖) China's first cloned(克隆) cat, reports China Science and Technology Daily.    "The kitten named Garlic(大蒜) was born on July 21, 2019, in a laboratory(实验室) of the biotechnology company Sinogene. It was born from an embryo(胚胎) carried by a surrogate(代孕) mother," said Wang Jidong, the CEO of Sinogene."Garlic has been verified（证实的） as a cloned cat by a third-party verification organization, and is currently in a good condition."    The birth of the kitten is the result of a cloning program that began last August. Chen Dayuan, a researcher from the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the technology developed by the company has a high success rate: one cloned kitten from four implanted surrogates.    It's rare(罕见的) for cats to be successfully cloned, said Shi Zhensheng, a professor from the Veterinary Medicine College at China Agricultural University. Cats have unique reproductive characteristics, which make them difficult to clone. The success of Sinogene marks a step forward in China's cloning research sector.    The cloning technology used to create Garlic will help China to build a genetic library of endangered species (物种), with the goal of breeding species under threat of extinction.1. How old is the cloned cat Garlic now?  A. Less than one year old.    B. One year old.  C. Two years old.                  D. Three years old.2. The underlined expression of “in a good condition” could be replaced by _______.  A. happy       B. healthy    C. beautiful   D. expensive3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Sinogene is a biotechnology company in Beijing.B. The cloning program began in July, 2019.C. It's common to clone cats successfully because they are easy to clone.D. The success of cloning Garlic might help China save endangered plants.4. Which section of newspaper is the passage probably from?  A. People     B. Science    C. Culture    D. Travel参考答案：

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