1、Unit 2 Cloning (建议用时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2020石家庄重点高中摸底)I can proudly say that last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller coaster. Im 105, but I feel younger. Even the doctor agrees Im in good condition. Im a bit deaf and my legs feel weak, but they are the only issue.I
2、rode the Twistosaurus at Flamingo Land, which spins you round quite fast. I didnt choose to go on that. Id have preferred a really fast one that went upside down. But I was told I couldnt ride something like that, because it would affect my blood pressure and I might have some danger.I wasnt nervous
3、I dont get frightened of anything. I was securely fastened, so I knew I wouldnt fall out. The roller coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it couldnt be a better experience. And I raised a lot of money for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance fund, which was fantastic
4、.People were saying Id got a place in the Guinness World Records. Later, someone came to present me with the certificate. I had it on the wall in my living room, with another one I got a year earlier.My recordbreaking ways really began a couple of years ago, with the ice bucket challenge. It turned
5、out that I was probably the oldest person in the world to do it, and the video was very popular. After that, I started to think about what else I could do to raise money for different charities.Im not sure if anyone admires all the fun Im having. They just say Im daft and thats about it. But Ive had
6、 many good days and many exciting times. Ive had a really good life. I dont think Ive wasted any of it.【解题导语】本文讲述了世界上玩过山车年龄最大的老人的经历。他已经105岁，获得了吉尼斯世界纪录证书；此外，他还参加过“冰桶挑战”，为慈善组织募捐。他认为自己没有浪费人生，过得很充实。1Why didnt the author choose to go on riding the Twistosaurus?ABecause he was told not to do so.BBecause h
7、e considered it too gentle.CBecause he thought it spun too fast.DBecause he was in a bad physical condition.B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I didnt choose to go on that. Id have preferred a really fast one that went upside down.”可知，作者没有选择坐Twistosaurus，是因为他想要坐真正的快速翻转的过山车，即他认为Twistosaurus太过平缓，故B项正确。2How did the aut
8、hor most probably react while riding the roller coaster?AHe really enjoyed himself.BHe was very worried at first.CHe couldnt think much about it.DHe got frightened as it started moving.A解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The roller coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it couldnt be a better experience.
9、”可知，乘坐过山车持续三到四分钟，作者认为这是一次再好不过的经历了。据此可推知，作者在坐过山车时很享受，故A项正确。3What do you know about the author from paragraph 4?AHe was eager to get certificates.BHe disliked showing off his success.CHe was the oldest person in the world.DHe set a record the year before last year.D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“last year”和第四段的内容，尤
10、其是尾句“I had it on the wall in my living room, with another one I got a year earlier.”可知，去年作者把这张吉尼斯世界纪录证书挂在客厅的墙上，还有一张是一年前挂的。据此可知，作者在前年也创造了一项纪录。4Which word can best describe the author?ACooperative. BOptimistic.CGenerous. DIntelligent.B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“But Ive had many good days and many exciting time
11、s. Ive had a really good life. I dont think Ive wasted any of it.”并结合文章描述的作者105岁还创造吉尼斯世界纪录可知，作者认为自己有过许多美好的日子和许多激动人心的时刻，他过得很好，没有浪费人生；据此可推知，作者是一个乐观的人，故B项正确。B(2020昆明高三诊断)Artificial intelligence(AI) technology may soon be a useful tool for doctors. It may help them better understand and treat diseases l
12、ike liver cancer in ways that were never before possible.Rishi Rawat, who teaches AI at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, is part of a team of scientists researching how AI and machine learning can more easily recognize cancerous growths in the liver. Rawat provides information a
13、bout cancer cells to a computer. He says, “You can put the data into them and they will learn the patterns and the pattern recognition is important for making decisions.”David Agus is another researcher. He believes that machines are not going to take the place of doctors. “Computers will not treat
14、patients, but they will help make certain decisions and look for things that the human brain cant recognize by itself.”Once a confirmed cancerous growth is removed, doctors still have to treat the patient to reduce the risk of cancer returning. The form of treatment depends on the kind of cancer. No
15、wadays, researchers take a thin piece of tissue(组织), put it on a small piece of glass and add color to see the cells better. That process could take days or even longer. Scientists say artificial intelligence can do something better than just count cells. Through machine learning, it can recognize c
16、omplex patterns or structures, and learn how the cells are organized.The hope is that machines will soon be able to make a quick identification of cancer that is free of human mistakes. Agus says the process could be done for almost no cost in the developing world and that having a large amount of i
17、nformation about patients is important for a machine to effectively do its job in medicine.The researchers of the university are now only studying liver cancer. But doctors predict artificial intelligence will one day make a difference in all forms of cancer.【解题导语】本章讲述了人工智能有望帮助医生诊断和治疗癌症。5What can AI
18、 do with the help of the information provided by the researchers?ARecognize cancer patterns.BTreat liver cancer.CCollect useful information.DStore cancerous cells.A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He says, You can put the data into them and they will learn the patterns.making decisions.”可知，人工智能可以根据对其输入的数据来学习该模式，并进行
19、癌症模式的识别。6What can we learn about AI?AIt will be able to replace doctors.BPatients are unlikely to be cancerous again with its help.CIt is making a difference in taking care of patients.DIt can recognize cancer more accurately.D解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Through machine learning.are organized.”可知，人工智能可以识别一些复杂的
20、模式或结构，同时了解细胞是如何组成的。由此可推知，人工智能可以更精确地识别癌症。7Whats the authors attitude towards the future of AI?AOptimistic. BDoubtful.CCurious. DCold.A解析：观点态度题。根据文章最后两段的内容可知，人工智能将很快能够快速识别癌症，并且将应用到各种癌症之中。由此可推知，作者对人工智能的未来持乐观的态度。8What is the best title for the text?AAI Is Used to Treat CancerBAI May Compete with Doctors
21、CAI May Make Doctors BetterDAI Is Better at Curing CancerC解析：标题归纳题。根据对文章的整体理解可知，人工智能作为一种工具可以帮助医生更好地诊断和治疗癌症。【难句分析】Agus says the process could be done for almost no cost in the developing world and that having a large amount of information about patients is important for a machine to effectively do it
22、s job in medicine.分析：本句是一个主从复合句。the process.in the developing world是省略了that的宾语从句；that having a large amount of information.in medicine是与其并列的宾语从句；其中，having a large amount of information是动名词短语作主语。译文：Agus说，这一过程在发展中国家几乎不需要任何成本就可以完成，而且拥有大量与患者有关的信息对于一台机器有效地完成医学工作来说非常重要。.七选五(2020石家庄质检)I just counted how ma
23、ny foreign languages Ive studied so far in my life and its been twelve!I always follow my interests and find ways to put my language learning into things Im already interested in. I like to read blogs(博客) in other languages. 1._. For the most part, bloggers tend to write the same way they speak, so
24、I dont have to worry much about adopting strange terms that are only used in writing.Movies are also a really good tool, especially if you can find subtitles in the language youre learning. 2._， they will still keep your brain listening and reading in the same language. Music is another way to start
25、 listening to things in your new language. Personally, Im so bad at understanding lyrics(歌词) even in English, so this one doesnt really work for me, but I have friends who learn a language through lyrics. Games are of course also an excellent way of studying a new language. A lot of language learnin
26、g computer programs include games. Im super competitive and if I play any of them, I can be hooked for hours. 3._When the initial excitement of learning a new language begins to fade, it can be hard to stick with it. The hardest bit for me is when Im comfortable enough with a language to understand
27、most things and make myself understood. Im actually stuck at this stage in Norwegian. 4._. Ideally I should sign up to take a big language exam. Each time I start getting selfsatisfied, its time to take a new course or sign up for online lessons, or take up some sort of challenge that will require m
28、e to level up my skills.5_. The best language class Ive ever taken was my beginners Russian course at university where my professor never used any English. It got to the point where I would kind of just forget about English while in Russian class, which helped me to really immerse myself in the Russ
29、ian language and do a whole lot with the limited Russian I had.AThats really uncomfortableBWhatever languages theyre translated intoCI also try to think in the language Im learningDIts time well spent if Im learning the languageEComputer games always make me feel worn outFThough they dont always exa
30、ctly match whats being saidGI found them the perfect learning tool because theyre usually written in oral language【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了“我”一共学习过十二种语言，在学习语言的过程中“我”尝试过各种各样的方法。1G解析：根据空后一句“For the most part, bloggers tend to write the same way they speak, so I dont have to worry much about adopting stra
31、nge terms that are only used in writing.”可知，通常，博主们倾向于用他们说话的方式来写；据此可推知，“我”发现博客是学习语言的好工具，因为它们常常是用口语写作的，故G项正确。2F解析：根据该句中的“they will still keep your brain listening and reading in the same language”并结合常识可推知，电影中的字幕虽然有时和所说的话不是很一致，但是仍然会让你的大脑用同样的语言听和看， 故F项与此处匹配。3D解析：根据空处前两句“A lot of language learning comput
32、er programs include games. Im super competitive and if I play any of them, I can be hooked for hours.”可知，许多语言学习电脑程序中都包含游戏，而“我”是一心求胜，如果“我”玩任何一个，“我”都能上瘾好几个小时。据此可推知，如果“我”在学习这门语言，花费的时间是值得的，故D项符合语境。4A解析：根据空处前两句“The hardest bit for me is when Im comfortable enough with a language to understand most things
33、 and make myself understood. Im actually stuck at this stage in Norwegian.”可知，对“我”来说，最难的部分是当“我”足够自信能用一门语言来理解大多数东西并使自己被理解的时候。在学挪威语时“我”实际上被困于这种状态了；据此可推知，那让“我”感到很不舒服，故A项正确。5C解析：根据空处所在的位置可知，空处为该段的主题句；根据该段中的“It got to the point where.with the limited Russian I had.”可知，“我”回忆了当时在大学上俄语课时的感受；据此可推知，该段主要介绍“我”也
34、使用“我”正在学的语言来进行思考，故C项正确。.语法填空(2020兰州诊断)China, which is proud of its great inventions in ancient times, has once again shown its ability to change the world with its “four new great inventions”： highspeed rail, mobile payments, bikesharing and ecommerce. The four innovative(创新的) ways of life were most
35、 appealing to youths from 20 countries 1._(participate) in the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a survey by the Belt and Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University.“The four new great inventions are all 2._(relate) to Chinas hightech innovation, 3._ improved the quality of p
36、eoples lives，” said Wu Hao, executive director of the BRRI. As a huge fan of bicycles, Bernard Schwartlander, World Health Organization Representative in China, 4._(express) his love for Chinas shared bicycles, saying that “Shared bikes are bringing cycling back 5._peoples lives and they are making
37、public transport more attractive and convenient.”Rebecca Fannin, founder and editor of Silicon Dragon, noted that China is beginning to lead in innovation in some ways. “This is partly because China skipped over the PC era and went directly to the mobile. China has the 6._(large) mobile use in the w
38、orld.”With regard to the “four new great inventions”， Charlie Dai, principal analyst of American market research company Forrester, said these 7._(product)and services have definitely improved customer experience, developing national and 8._(globe) economy at the same time.9_growing number of foreig
39、ners hope 10._(promote) economic development in their home countries by stressing the need for technological achievements like that of China.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。中国的“新四大发明”，即高铁、移动支付、共享单车、在线购物，给世界带来了变化。1participating解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，主语youths与动词participate构成逻辑上的主谓关系，此处用现在分词短语作定语，故填participating。2related解
40、析：考查固定搭配。be related to 意为“与相关”，是固定用法，故填related。3which解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，其先行词为“The four new great inventions”，且从句缺少主语，故填which。4expressed解析：考查动词的时态。根据语境可知，此处描述的是过去的情况，故填expressed。5to解析：考查介词。此处表示“将骑自行车带回人们的生活中”，故填介词to。6largest解析：考查形容词的最高级。根据语境以及空前的“the”可知，此处表示中国的手机使用量是世界上最大的，故填largest。7products解析：考查名词的单复数。product是可数名词，且根据空前的“these”可知，此处应填复数形式。8global解析：考查形容词。根据空前的“national and”和空后的“economy”可知，此处应填形容词global。9A解析：考查冠词。a number of意为“许多”，是固定用法，故填A。10to promote解析：考查非谓语动词。hope to do sth. 意为“希望做某事”，是固定用法，故填to promote。
