共用题干Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!Until just a few years ago,making a baby boy or a girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore .Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predeter-mine their baby's sex with great accuracy,as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening（基因筛选）.And baby Jessica is just the beginning. Within a decade or two,it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception（怀孕）for an enormous range of attributes（特性）,such as how tall they are likely to be,what body type they will have,their hair and eye color,what sort of ill-ness they will be naturally resistant to, and even,conceivably（可想见地）,their IQ and person-ality type.In fact,if gene therapy lives up to its promise,parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out（筛去）undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want-perhaps e-ven genes that have been crafted（创造）in a lab. Before the new millennium is many years old, parents may be going to fertility clinics（生殖诊所）and picking from a list of options the way car buyers order air conditioning and chrome alloy（铬合金）wheels."It is the ultimate shopping ex- perience:designing your baby,"says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rilkin,who is appalled by the prospect."But in a society used to cosmetic surgery（整容手术）,this is not a big step."The prospect of designer（定制）babies,like many of the ethnical conundrums（难题）posed by the genetic revolution,is confronting the world so rapidly that doctors,ethicists（伦理学家）, religious leaders and politicians are just starting to grapple with（与……进行格斗）the implica- tions-and trying to decide how they feel about it all.They still have a bit of time .Aside from gender,the only traits they can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases.Gene therapy in embryos（胚胎）is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes has not even been identified yet. Besides, say clinicians,even if the techniques for making designer babies are perfected within the next decade,they should be applied in the service of disease prevention,not improving on nature. Which of the following statement is true?A: Designing babies may cause ethical concerns.B: Designing babies is purely scientific and will not cause ethical problems.C: The prospect of designing babies has already led to strong criticism from various commu- nities.D: People are concerned about the possible harm done to science by designing babies.
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Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!
Until just a few years ago,making a baby boy or a girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore .Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predeter-mine their baby's sex with great accuracy,as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening（基因筛选）.
And baby Jessica is just the beginning. Within a decade or two,it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception（怀孕）for an enormous range of attributes（特性）,such as how tall they are likely to be,what body type they will have,their hair and eye color,what sort of ill-ness they will be naturally resistant to, and even,conceivably（可想见地）,their IQ and person-ality type.
In fact,if gene therapy lives up to its promise,parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out（筛去）undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want-perhaps e-ven genes that have been crafted（创造）in a lab. Before the new millennium is many years old, parents may be going to fertility clinics（生殖诊所）and picking from a list of options the way car buyers order air conditioning and chrome alloy（铬合金）wheels."It is the ultimate shopping ex- perience:designing your baby,"says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rilkin,who is appalled by the prospect."But in a society used to cosmetic surgery（整容手术）,this is not a big step."
The prospect of designer（定制）babies,like many of the ethnical conundrums（难题）posed by the genetic revolution,is confronting the world so rapidly that doctors,ethicists（伦理学家）, religious leaders and politicians are just starting to grapple with（与……进行格斗）the implica- tions-and trying to decide how they feel about it all.
They still have a bit of time .Aside from gender,the only traits they can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases.Gene therapy in embryos（胚胎）is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes has not even been identified yet. Besides, say clinicians,even if the techniques for making designer babies are perfected within the next decade,they should be applied in the service of disease prevention,not improving on nature.
Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!
Until just a few years ago,making a baby boy or a girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore .Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predeter-mine their baby's sex with great accuracy,as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening（基因筛选）.
And baby Jessica is just the beginning. Within a decade or two,it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception（怀孕）for an enormous range of attributes（特性）,such as how tall they are likely to be,what body type they will have,their hair and eye color,what sort of ill-ness they will be naturally resistant to, and even,conceivably（可想见地）,their IQ and person-ality type.
In fact,if gene therapy lives up to its promise,parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out（筛去）undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want-perhaps e-ven genes that have been crafted（创造）in a lab. Before the new millennium is many years old, parents may be going to fertility clinics（生殖诊所）and picking from a list of options the way car buyers order air conditioning and chrome alloy（铬合金）wheels."It is the ultimate shopping ex- perience:designing your baby,"says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rilkin,who is appalled by the prospect."But in a society used to cosmetic surgery（整容手术）,this is not a big step."
The prospect of designer（定制）babies,like many of the ethnical conundrums（难题）posed by the genetic revolution,is confronting the world so rapidly that doctors,ethicists（伦理学家）, religious leaders and politicians are just starting to grapple with（与……进行格斗）the implica- tions-and trying to decide how they feel about it all.
They still have a bit of time .Aside from gender,the only traits they can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases.Gene therapy in embryos（胚胎）is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes has not even been identified yet. Besides, say clinicians,even if the techniques for making designer babies are perfected within the next decade,they should be applied in the service of disease prevention,not improving on nature.
Which of the following statement is true?
A: Designing babies may cause ethical concerns.
B: Designing babies is purely scientific and will not cause ethical problems.
C: The prospect of designing babies has already led to strong criticism from various commu- nities.
D: People are concerned about the possible harm done to science by designing babies.
A: Designing babies may cause ethical concerns.
B: Designing babies is purely scientific and will not cause ethical problems.
C: The prospect of designing babies has already led to strong criticism from various commu- nities.
D: People are concerned about the possible harm done to science by designing babies.
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解析：第三段的开头说到“if gene therapy lives up to its promise, parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want"，由此可见，只有选项C与原文相符。选项A“选择婴儿的性别”，这是将基因技术运用于胚胎的最初阶段就可以实现的，而不是该技术发展一段时间后才可以实现的。选项B“预先确定婴儿性别”，这与选项A类似，同样不能选。选项D“鉴别基因的无序状态”，这在文中没有提及，所以不选。
根据第二段可知“在怀孕前挑选婴儿的优良品质”是一二十年后的事，排除B。根据第三段可知“在婴儿基因中加入父母希望孩子拥有的基因——甚至是在实验室中人为创造的基因”，这是基因疗法按照预期不断发展、走向成熟后才能实现的事情，由此可以排除C和D。而根据第一段“as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening", 可以知道选项A符合题意。
阅读完题干后应立即回到原文，细读Jeremy Rifkins的那一番话，前半句“It is the ultimate shopping experience: designing your baby”还不能确切体会出他的态度，但接下来，作者描述Rifkins为基因技术的发展前景所震惊“who is appalled by the prospect"，震惊一词至少可以说明Rifkins是不赞成先将基因技术用于胚胎的。而后半句“But in a society used to cosmetic surgery, this is not a big step.”就明确表明7 Rilkins的立场：这一技术并不稀奇，不值得大肆宣扬，从这里可以看出其态度是批评性的。
根据第四段内容“就像基因革命所带来的许多道德上的困惑一样，通过基因疗法来设计婴儿的这一前景，使得各方人士，如医生、伦理学家、宗教领袖和政治家，开始试图理解这一技术的含义，并试图决定他们对待这一技术的态度”，可以判断A正确。然后再一一分析后三个选项。选项B“设计婴儿是纯粹科学方面的事，不会引起道德争论。”文中没提及“设计婴儿是纯粹科学方面的事”，而认为“不会引起道德争论”则明显不符合原文。选项C“设计婴儿的前景已经引起了各方强烈谴责”，而原文只说各方人士开始关注这一技术，并未引来谴责。选项D“人们关心设计婴儿可能会伤害到科学”，这在文中没有提及，所以也不选。 最后一段说，当今基因技术尚不完善，可以为自己的孩子挑选优良品质也是几十年后的事，而且医界人士也表态说“将来这些技术也应该用来服务于疾病预防，而不用来改变自然”，所以有关人士还有时间来考虑究竟应该对基因技术作出什么样的评价。这些都在劝慰人们不要对该技术的发展太过担心。
根据第二段可知“在怀孕前挑选婴儿的优良品质”是一二十年后的事，排除B。根据第三段可知“在婴儿基因中加入父母希望孩子拥有的基因——甚至是在实验室中人为创造的基因”，这是基因疗法按照预期不断发展、走向成熟后才能实现的事情，由此可以排除C和D。而根据第一段“as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening", 可以知道选项A符合题意。
阅读完题干后应立即回到原文，细读Jeremy Rifkins的那一番话，前半句“It is the ultimate shopping experience: designing your baby”还不能确切体会出他的态度，但接下来，作者描述Rifkins为基因技术的发展前景所震惊“who is appalled by the prospect"，震惊一词至少可以说明Rifkins是不赞成先将基因技术用于胚胎的。而后半句“But in a society used to cosmetic surgery, this is not a big step.”就明确表明7 Rilkins的立场：这一技术并不稀奇，不值得大肆宣扬，从这里可以看出其态度是批评性的。
根据第四段内容“就像基因革命所带来的许多道德上的困惑一样，通过基因疗法来设计婴儿的这一前景，使得各方人士，如医生、伦理学家、宗教领袖和政治家，开始试图理解这一技术的含义，并试图决定他们对待这一技术的态度”，可以判断A正确。然后再一一分析后三个选项。选项B“设计婴儿是纯粹科学方面的事，不会引起道德争论。”文中没提及“设计婴儿是纯粹科学方面的事”，而认为“不会引起道德争论”则明显不符合原文。选项C“设计婴儿的前景已经引起了各方强烈谴责”，而原文只说各方人士开始关注这一技术，并未引来谴责。选项D“人们关心设计婴儿可能会伤害到科学”，这在文中没有提及，所以也不选。 最后一段说，当今基因技术尚不完善，可以为自己的孩子挑选优良品质也是几十年后的事，而且医界人士也表态说“将来这些技术也应该用来服务于疾病预防，而不用来改变自然”，所以有关人士还有时间来考虑究竟应该对基因技术作出什么样的评价。这些都在劝慰人们不要对该技术的发展太过担心。
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共用题干Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!Until just a few years ago,making a baby boy or a girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore .Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predeter-mine their baby's sex with great accuracy,as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening（基因筛选）.And baby Jessica is just the beginning. Within a decade or two,it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception（怀孕）for an enormous range of attributes（特性）,such as how tall they are likely to be,what body type they will have,their hair and eye color,what sort of ill-ness they will be naturally resistant to, and even,conceivably（可想见地）,their IQ and person-ality type.In fact,if gene therapy lives up to its promise,parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out（筛去）undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want-perhaps e-ven genes that have been crafted（创造）in a lab. Before the new millennium is many years old, parents may be going to fertility clinics（生殖诊所）and picking from a list of options the way car buyers order air conditioning and chrome alloy（铬合金）wheels."It is the ultimate shopping ex- perience:designing your baby,"says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rilkin,who is appalled by the prospect."But in a society used to cosmetic surgery（整容手术）,this is not a big step."The prospect of designer（定制）babies,like many of the ethnical conundrums（难题）posed by the genetic revolution,is confronting the world so rapidly that doctors,ethicists（伦理学家）, religious leaders and politicians are just starting to grapple with（与……进行格斗）the implica- tions-and trying to decide how they feel about it all.They still have a bit of time .Aside from gender,the only traits they can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases.Gene therapy in embryos（胚胎）is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes has not even been identified yet. Besides, say clinicians,even if the techniques for making designer babies are perfected within the next decade,they should be applied in the service of disease prevention,not improving on nature. What can scientists do now?A: Prescreen a baby's sex.B: Screen babies for desirable attributes.C: Insert genes that parents want.D: Craft genes in a lab.
共用题干AIDSThe World Health Organization(WHO)says as many as 10 million persons worldwidemay have the virus that causes AIDS（艾滋病）.Experts believe about 350, 000 personshave the disease.And one million more may get it in the next five years. In the UnitedStates,about 50,000 persons have died with AIDS.The country's top medical official says more than 90 percent of all Americans who had the AIDS virus five years ago are dead.There is no cure for AIDS and no vaccine（疫苗）or medicine to prevent it. However, researchers know much more about AIDS than they did」ust a few years ago.We now know that AIDS is caused by a virus.The virus invades healthy cells,including white blood cellsthat are part of our defense system against disease.It takes control of the healthy cell's genetic material and forces the cell to make a copy of the virus.The cell then dies.And the virus-caused particles move on to invade and kill more healthy cells.The AIDS virus is carried in a person's body fluids.The virus can be passed sexually or by sharing instruments used to take intravenous（进入静脉的）drugs. It also can be passed in blood products or from a pregnant woman with AIDS to her developing baby.Many stories about the spread of AIDS are false.You cannot get AIDS by working or attending school with someone who has the disease.You cannot get it by touching drinking glasses or other objects used by such persons.Experts say no one has gotten AIDS by living with,caring for or touching an AIDS patient. The cause of AIDS remains a mystery to researchers.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!Until just a few years ago,making a baby boy or a girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore .Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predeter-mine their baby's sex with great accuracy,as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening（基因筛选）.And baby Jessica is just the beginning. Within a decade or two,it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception（怀孕）for an enormous range of attributes（特性）,such as how tall they are likely to be,what body type they will have,their hair and eye color,what sort of ill-ness they will be naturally resistant to, and even,conceivably（可想见地）,their IQ and person-ality type.In fact,if gene therapy lives up to its promise,parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out（筛去）undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want-perhaps e-ven genes that have been crafted（创造）in a lab. Before the new millennium is many years old, parents may be going to fertility clinics（生殖诊所）and picking from a list of options the way car buyers order air conditioning and chrome alloy（铬合金）wheels."It is the ultimate shopping ex- perience:designing your baby,"says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rilkin,who is appalled by the prospect."But in a society used to cosmetic surgery（整容手术）,this is not a big step."The prospect of designer（定制）babies,like many of the ethnical conundrums（难题）posed by the genetic revolution,is confronting the world so rapidly that doctors,ethicists（伦理学家）, religious leaders and politicians are just starting to grapple with（与……进行格斗）the implica- tions-and trying to decide how they feel about it all.They still have a bit of time .Aside from gender,the only traits they can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases.Gene therapy in embryos（胚胎）is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes has not even been identified yet. Besides, say clinicians,even if the techniques for making designer babies are perfected within the next decade,they should be applied in the service of disease prevention,not improving on nature. What does the author mean when he says,"They still have a bit of time." A:Designer babies will soon be a reality.B: Nature will be altered by designer babies.C: There is no need at the moment to be too worried about designer babies.D: Scientists are working against time to design baby.
共用题干Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!Until just a few years ago,making a baby boy or a girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore .Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predeter-mine their baby's sex with great accuracy,as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening（基因筛选）.And baby Jessica is just the beginning. Within a decade or two,it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception（怀孕）for an enormous range of attributes（特性）,such as how tall they are likely to be,what body type they will have,their hair and eye color,what sort of ill-ness they will be naturally resistant to, and even,conceivably（可想见地）,their IQ and person-ality type.In fact,if gene therapy lives up to its promise,parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out（筛去）undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want-perhaps e-ven genes that have been crafted（创造）in a lab. Before the new millennium is many years old, parents may be going to fertility clinics（生殖诊所）and picking from a list of options the way car buyers order air conditioning and chrome alloy（铬合金）wheels."It is the ultimate shopping ex- perience:designing your baby,"says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rilkin,who is appalled by the prospect."But in a society used to cosmetic surgery（整容手术）,this is not a big step."The prospect of designer（定制）babies,like many of the ethnical conundrums（难题）posed by the genetic revolution,is confronting the world so rapidly that doctors,ethicists（伦理学家）, religious leaders and politicians are just starting to grapple with（与……进行格斗）the implica- tions-and trying to decide how they feel about it all.They still have a bit of time .Aside from gender,the only traits they can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases.Gene therapy in embryos（胚胎）is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes has not even been identified yet. Besides, say clinicians,even if the techniques for making designer babies are perfected within the next decade,they should be applied in the service of disease prevention,not improving on nature. What is gene therapy supposed to do if it lives up to its promise?A: Screen a baby for sex.B: Predetermine a baby's sex.C: Insert genes.D: Identify genetic disorders.
共用题干AIDSThe World Health Organization(WHO)says as many as 10 million persons worldwidemay have the virus that causes AIDS（艾滋病）.Experts believe about 350, 000 personshave the disease.And one million more may get it in the next five years. In the UnitedStates,about 50,000 persons have died with AIDS.The country's top medical official says more than 90 percent of all Americans who had the AIDS virus five years ago are dead.There is no cure for AIDS and no vaccine（疫苗）or medicine to prevent it. However, researchers know much more about AIDS than they did」ust a few years ago.We now know that AIDS is caused by a virus.The virus invades healthy cells,including white blood cellsthat are part of our defense system against disease.It takes control of the healthy cell's genetic material and forces the cell to make a copy of the virus.The cell then dies.And the virus-caused particles move on to invade and kill more healthy cells.The AIDS virus is carried in a person's body fluids.The virus can be passed sexually or by sharing instruments used to take intravenous（进入静脉的）drugs. It also can be passed in blood products or from a pregnant woman with AIDS to her developing baby.Many stories about the spread of AIDS are false.You cannot get AIDS by working or attending school with someone who has the disease.You cannot get it by touching drinking glasses or other objects used by such persons.Experts say no one has gotten AIDS by living with,caring for or touching an AIDS patient. A.pregnant woman with AIDS cannot pass the virus to her developing baby.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!Until just a few years ago,making a baby boy or a girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore .Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predeter-mine their baby's sex with great accuracy,as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago,when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening（基因筛选）.And baby Jessica is just the beginning. Within a decade or two,it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception（怀孕）for an enormous range of attributes（特性）,such as how tall they are likely to be,what body type they will have,their hair and eye color,what sort of ill-ness they will be naturally resistant to, and even,conceivably（可想见地）,their IQ and person-ality type.In fact,if gene therapy lives up to its promise,parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out（筛去）undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want-perhaps e-ven genes that have been crafted（创造）in a lab. Before the new millennium is many years old, parents may be going to fertility clinics（生殖诊所）and picking from a list of options the way car buyers order air conditioning and chrome alloy（铬合金）wheels."It is the ultimate shopping ex- perience:designing your baby,"says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rilkin,who is appalled by the prospect."But in a society used to cosmetic surgery（整容手术）,this is not a big step."The prospect of designer（定制）babies,like many of the ethnical conundrums（难题）posed by the genetic revolution,is confronting the world so rapidly that doctors,ethicists（伦理学家）, religious leaders and politicians are just starting to grapple with（与……进行格斗）the implica- tions-and trying to decide how they feel about it all.They still have a bit of time .Aside from gender,the only traits they can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases.Gene therapy in embryos（胚胎）is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes has not even been identified yet. Besides, say clinicians,even if the techniques for making designer babies are perfected within the next decade,they should be applied in the service of disease prevention,not improving on nature. Which of the following best expresses Jeremy Rifkin's attitude toward designing babies through gene therapy?A: Strongly supportive.B: Cautiously welcome.C: Uncommitted.D: Critical.
Jack described his father,who__________a brave boy many years ago,as astrong-willed man.A.would beB.would have beenC.must beD.must have been
Our factory is much more productive now. This year’s production is five times as much （） it was ten years ago.AwhatBasCthatDthan
单选题Many girls are now likely to______.Aquit their jobs for good after they are marriedBleave school as soon as they canCbe married so that they can get a jobDcontinue working until they are going to have a baby
单选题Lily doesn’t know ______ she and her friends can do to help the little boy ______ parents have left their hometown for making money.Athat; whoseBhow; whoCwhat; whoDwhat; whose
单选题From the passage, we know that _____.Aa few years ago. there was no smog at allBtoday people don’t have to talk to each other loudlyCwe can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakesDpeople are making rules in order to fight pollution
问答题请根据所提供的信息和语言素材进行教学设计。 学生概况：本班为中等城市普通学校初中三年级的学生，班级人数为50人。学生能够积极参与课堂活动，合作意识较强。 教学时间：45分钟。 Girl 1: Where are you going, Larry? Boy 1: To Tom’s party. Girl 1: Lucky you! I’d love to go to that party! Boy 1: Yeah, well, I’m a little nervous. I don’t know what to wear. Girl 1: If I were you, I’d wear a shirt and tie. Boy 1: What if everybody else is wearing jeans and T-shirts? Girl 1: Oh, you shouldn’t worry about what other people are wearing. Boy 1: And I don’t have a present. What if everyone brings a present? Girl 1: If I were you, I’d take a small present, a pen or something else. Keep it in your pocket and if everyone has a present, you can give him yours. If not, you can keep it. Boy 1: Ok. But what if I don’t know anyone? Girl 1: If you don’t know anyone, you can talk to Tom. He’ll introduce you to people. Boy 1: I guess I can do that. Girl 1: Look! You’re sure to have fun. But if you’re still nervous, you can leave.
单选题Why did MiShel and Carl decide not to have a boy?ABecause they might give birth to a blind baby.BBecause Carl might pass his family’s disease to his son.CBecause the boy might become blind when he grows up.DBecause they wanted a daughter to balance their family.
单选题Edgar began（）as an office boy years ago.AjobBworkCpositionDoccupation