1、Module 5CloningPeriod OneIntroduction and Reading.根据课文选择最佳答案1What did Frankenstein happen to learn when he was studying at university?AHe learned how to clone humans.BHe learned how to give life to lifeless matter.CHe learned how to create monsters.DHe learned how to terrify people.答案B2By which did
2、we know the creature is intelligent and has human emotions?AThe creature loved and respected his masterFrankenstein.BThe creature is more creative than his masterFrankenstein.CHe wanted Frankenstein to create a wife for him and hated him because of his refusal.DThe creature knows how to end his own
3、life.答案C3When Frankenstein managed to give the creature life，he was _.Aproud of himself BexcitedCsad Ddisgusted答案D4What did Frankenstein regret?AHe regretted that he had not made the creature beautiful.BHe regretted that he had created the creature.CHe regretted that he had taken the creature home.D
4、He regretted that he had let the creature see his wife.答案B5Why did Frankenstein have dreams?AHe was too happy to see the creature full of life.BHe was too terrified of the horrible creature.CHe wished for a new and creative life.DHe was afraid that the creature would murder him.答案B.根据课文填入合适的单词Franke
5、nstein is a young 1.scientist from Geneva，in Switzerland.While 2.studying at university，he 3.discovers the secret of how to create life.Using bones from dead bodies，he creates a creature that 4.resembles a human being and gives it life.The creature，which is very large and strong，and is also 5.extrem
6、ely ugly,6.terrifies anyone who sees it.He wishes he had not created this creature，he wishes he could disappear!The monster was the 7.ugliest thing that Frankenstein had ever seen！The beauty of the dream 8.vanished and horror and 9.disgust filled his heart.However，the monster，who has learnt to speak
7、，is intelligent and has human 10.emotions.Lonely and unhappy，he begins to hate his creator，Frankenstein.When Frankenstein 11.refuses to create a wife for him，the monster murders Frankensteins brother，his best friend Clerval，and finally，Frankensteins wife Elizabeth.The scientist 12.chases the creatur
8、e to the Arctic in order to destroy him，but he dies there.At the end of the story，the monster disappears into the ice and snow to end his own life.根据汉语提示拼写单词1I was terrified (惊恐) out of my mind when I watched the two highspeed trains crashing into each other.2According to research by Lancome，mens wr
9、inkles (皱纹) appear later but develop more rapidly.3When you stop chasing (追逐)the wrong things，you give the right things a chance to catch you.4The impolite manner of that man disgusted (使觉得恶心) many people.5While dreaming，negative emotions (情感) like anger or fear are most common.6John FKennedy，murder
10、ed (谋杀)in 1963，was top of the list of a survey with an 85 percent approval rating.7At the time he noticed Jackson had stopped breathing (呼吸)，Murray was on the phone to a waitress in Houston instead of taking care of his patient.8The white walls make a contrast(对比) with the black carpet.单项填空1The old
11、lady was _ at the thought of the _ experience in the forest.Aterrified；terrifyingBterrifying；terrifiedCterrified；terrifiedDterrifying；terrifying答案A解析句意为：一想到在森林中那次可怕的经历那位老妇人就感到害怕。terrified害怕的，用来修饰人；terrifying令人恐怖的，用来修饰物。2Im completely _ at the way his wife has treated him.Adismissed BdislikedCdisgust
12、ed Ddiscussed答案C解析句意：他老婆那样待他，让我反感透了。dismiss解雇，开除；dislike不喜欢；discuss讨论。be disgusted with/at对感到恶心，厌恶。3I cant stand _ with Jane in the same office.She just refuses _ talking while she works.Aworking；stoppingBto work；stoppingCworking；to stopDto work；to stop答案C解析句意为：我不能忍受和Jane在同一间办公室工作，她工作时拒绝停止谈话。cant st
13、and(不能忍受)后跟动名词作宾语；refuse后跟不定式作宾语。4The hotel was completely _，only the walls remained.Aburnt down Bburnt withCburnt out Dburnt off答案C解析句意为：旅馆完全烧尽，仅剩下墙壁了。burn out烧完，烧光，燃尽；burn down意为“烧毁”，不能说“被烧毁了”；burn with指有强烈的情绪或要求等；burn off意为“烧掉”。 5Recall ones sufferings in the old society and _ them _ the happines
14、s in the new.Acontrast；with Bcontrast；ofCcontrast；by Dcontrast；from答案A解析contrast.with.把和相比较。6The police matched the fingerprints and found they were _，so the man was arrested.Aidentical BsimilarCequal Dequivalent答案A解析identical“完全一样的”；similar“相似的”；equal“相等的”；equivalent“相当的”。由句意知选A项。7It is said that L
15、i Bai drowned when he fell into a river while _ to take hold of the reflection of the Moon.Atrying BtryCtried Dto try答案A解析while后的部分是省略句，句子补全为while he was trying.。8Was it in front of the market _ the road accident happened yesterday?Awhere BthatCwhich Dwhy答案B解析考查强调句型。被强调部分在句中作地点状语。9We need to chase _
16、 all the members who have not yet paid.Aup BafterCoff Daway答案A解析句意为：我们需要催促一下所有未付款的会员。chase up催促；chase after追赶；chase off赶出去；chase away驱逐，赶走。根据题意选A项。10I thought over the incident，asking myself _ how it could have happened.Aonce again Bover againCnow and again Dagain and again答案D解析句意为：我认真思考那件事，一再自问究竟是怎
17、么回事。once again再一次(强调一次)；over again再一次，重新；now and again有时，偶尔；again and again反复地，再三地。由句意可知D项正确。.阅读理解Im sure many of you have seen Star Wars，Jurassic Park，Multiplicity，or many of the other movies that describe cloning.Most of what you see in these movies is false.What you dont know is that cloning coul
18、d be dangerous，to the clone and to our society as a whole.Its immoral to have a human clone.What about identity？Humans are promised the right to their own personality.What would happen if we ignore those rights by giving them someone elses genetic identity？True，personality is not fixed in genetic fa
19、ult of the cloned.Also，there is a large power struggle here.Cloning means a degree of power and control over another persons physical identity and that ignores their rights and their only personality.The person doing the cloning would have more power than any parent would have.Cloning would also dea
20、l with killing embryons(胚胎)You might not have known，but Dolly，the sheep that was cloned in 1996，was one of over 200 sheep embryos and hers was the only embryo that survived.The rest died or were thrown away.Imagine if the failure rate was that high when we started to clone humans.More than 200 embry
21、os，the start of 200 human beings，would die for the sake of just one embryo that would have the same DNA as someone else.Cloning someone，at this present time，would be extremely dangerous to the birth mother and the clone.In studies done on cows,4 out of 12 birth mothers died.There is a very high fail
22、ure rate，which is showed in the cloning of Dolly.Even if you had a few good embryos，failures have been noticeable in animal tests.So，should we work ahead in the world of cloning？I say no.The risks are greater than the benefits.Its dangerous to the clone and to the birth mother.We would be killing hu
23、man lives in the process.It would also be a violation(侵害) of the clones right to its own genetic identity and personality.1The author thinks human cloning is wrong mainly for _ reasons.A2 B3 C4 D5答案C解析推理判断题。文章的第二、三、四、五段各介绍一条理由，所以共四条理由。2According to the article，what is the authors opinion about ident
24、ity?ACloning itself gives parents great power over identity.BPeoples identity is completely determined by their genes.CGovernments have the rights to confirm peoples identities.DCloning may prevent people from possessing their identity.答案D解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“Humans are promised the right to their own
25、personality.”以及后面的内容判断。3From Paragraph 4 we can infer that _.Ahuman cloning is much more difficult than animal cloningBDolly is the most successful one among 200 sheep embryosCcloning means running the risk of wasting too much effortDnumbers of baby animals are likely to be created by cloning答案C解析推理
26、判断题。根据文章第四段中的“The rest died or were thrown away.”可知。4Why does the author mention some movies in the first paragraph?ATo introduce the topic of the article.BTo present his idea about the movies.CTo state the conclusion first.DTo make the article unusual.答案A解析作者在文章的开头提到几部电影，目的是为了引出“克隆”这个话题。5What is the authors attitude towards cloning?AHe is in favour of it.BHe is against it.CHe takes it for granted.DThe passage doesnt say.答案B解析作者态度题。根据最后一段“So，should we work ahead in the world of cloning？I say no.”可知，作者持反对态度。
