1、学业分层测评.单句语法填空1We are working on the _(assume)that the profit will not increase next year.2The clock _(strike)eight.3His explanation was not_(reason),so all of us didnt accept it.4All their attempts were _vain.5If you read fast every day,you are bound _(improve)your English level.6With so many essays
2、 _(write),he wont have time to go shopping this morning.7It leaves people with nothing to do but wait for _(retire)and then death. 【导学号:62320030】8He is a successful businessman;he owes his success more _luck than to ability.9Why bother_(go)abroad to study,when there are so many good universities at
3、home?10I have a sweet tooth and cant resist _(eat)chocolate and ice cream.【答案】1.assumption2.struck3.reasonable4.in5.to improve6.to write7.retirement8to9.to go10.eating.完成句子1问题是没有足够的时间。The_problem_is_that there isnt enough time.2他甚至连通知都没通知我他要来。He didnt even bother to let me know he was coming.3他把他的失败
4、归因于运气不好。He owed_his_failure_to his bad luck.4优势是我们很好地掌握了英语。The_advantage_is_that we have a good command of English.5你下了这么大的工夫,你一定会通过这次考试的。Youve done so much work that you are bound to pass the exam.阅读理解AMarket research has been done to see if people would accept meat from either cloned animals or th
5、e offspring (后代) of clones.A study done by the International Food Information Council in 2007 asked US respondents if they would buy meat, milk, and eggs from cloned animals.Of the respondents, 10%would be “very likely”, 36% would be “somewhat likely”, while 28%would be “not too likely” and a quarte
6、r “not at all likely”The respondents were slightly more favourable when asked the same question about the offspring of cloned animals.In the US,the hormone(激素) rBST is given to cows to increase milk production.In the EU and a number of other places such hormone treatment is banned.But even in the US
7、,milk and meat is often labelled as rBST hormone free.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)is not requiring labelling for meat from cloned animals or offspring of clones because its position is that there is no scientific difference between that and noncloned meat.It has said it will permit volu
8、ntary labelling.And despite the scientific evidence it gave, there are still plenty of critics against its position on cloned meat.After the 2008 guidance was published, Senator Barbara Mikulski said,“The FDA has acted recklessly and I am very disappointed in their rush to allow cloned foods.Just be
9、cause something created in a lab doesnt mean we should have to eat it.If we discover a problem with cloned food after it is in our food supply and its not labelled, the FDA wont be able to recall it.”【语篇解读】一个组织做了一项调查研究来了解人们是否接受克隆动物或克隆动物后代的肉,结果如何呢?1Whats the aim of the International Food Information
10、Councils study?ATo prove cloned foods are safe.BTo persuade people to eat cloned foods.CTo find the possible bad effects of cloned foods.DTo know peoples attitudes towards cloned foods.【解析】细节理解题。由第一、二段可知,International Food Information Council进行这一调查和研究的目的是了解人们对克隆食品的态度。【答案】D2The underlined word “reckl
11、essly” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_”AcarelesslyBformallyCeffectively Duselessly【解析】词义猜测题。根据下文“我很失望他们匆忙地许可了克隆食物”,可以判断前面“recklessly”一词应该表示“草率地;鲁莽地”之意。【答案】A3According to Senator Barbara Mikulski,_.Acloning animals is illegalBcloned foods should be labelledCcloned foods should be forbidden
12、Dcloned foods have health problems【解析】推理判断题。根据Barbara Mikulski所说的“如果人们食用了克隆食品出了健康问题的话,如果没有标签这些食物将无法被召回”可推断他认为应该把克隆食品贴上标签,因此判断B项正确。【答案】B4Whats the best title for the passage?AWhy do people in the US not like to accept cloned food?BDifferences between cloned and noncloned meatCWhat are the attitudes t
13、owards cloned food in the US?DVarious responses to a study on cloned food【解析】主旨大意题。该文主要讲述了美国人对待克隆食品的态度以及存在的种种争议,因此C项作标题最合适。【答案】CBIn the movie Jurassic Park, scientists clone dinosaurs by using the DNA that was preserved for millions of years.However, there is trouble when the cloned dinosaurs turn o
14、ut fiercer and smarter than expected.Can dinosaurs really be cloned? Theoretically, they can;all that would be required is DNA from an extinct dinosaur and a currently living closely related species which would act as a surrogate mother(代孕母亲)In fact, there is continuing research to clone the woolly
15、mammoth by extracting the DNA from frozen animals.Actually, cloning is a phenomenon that occurs naturally in a wide variety of species.Whenever you see a pair of identical twins, they are examples of natures clones.Although scientists have been cloning certain plants like the carrots quite successfu
16、lly for decades, attempts at cloning animals have not been as successful.However, they began long before the birth of Dolly the sheepthe first mammal to be successfully cloned.Cloning humans does give rise to some worries,raising a number of moral problems involved.In fact, the social influences of
17、producing humans artificially were brilliantly explored in the famous novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and also in the movie The Island.Human cloning is basically about creating a genetically identical copy of a previously existing person.Why would some people choose to clone human beings? We
18、ll,generally, it could make couples unable to have babies have their own children.Replacing a dead child is also another reason why some people have expressed interest in the technology.【语篇解读】人们已经成功地克隆了植物,而克隆动物还不太成功,那么克隆人类呢?5The purpose of the first paragraph is to_.Agive us an introduction to a mov
19、ieBanalyse the possibility of cloningCgive an introduction to the textDtell us the importance of cloning【解析】推理判断题。从后文内容可知,第一段主要是为了引出下文。【答案】C6We can infer from the second paragraph that_.Amore and more people are interested in cloningBcloning has saved many animals from dying outCcloning has a very s
20、hort historyDcloning plants is much easier【解析】推理判断题。第二段说明,人们已经成功克隆了植物,而动物还不太成功,说明克隆植物要比克隆动物简单得多。【答案】D7In what way is human cloning useful?AIt can bring a dead person back to life.BIt makes it possible to replace a dead child.CIt can help cure some human diseases.DIt can help people have more healthy
21、 children.【解析】细节理解题。从最后一段可知,克隆人可以替代一个死了的孩子或者帮助不孕夫妻拥有自己的孩子。【答案】B8What attitude do people have towards human cloning?AThey think human cloning is useless.BThey believe it can help humans in many ways.CThey believe it can cause many moral problems.DThey doubt whether it can succeed or not.【解析】观点态度题。从第三
22、段可知,克隆人一直是一个存在争议的问题,涉及很多道德问题。【答案】C.阅读填句根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The benefits of keeping a journalIf you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal.It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life.I have been keeping journals for years.Writin
23、g all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me._1_ Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journal. It prevents you from losing an idea.Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didnt write it down?_2_But then I developed the habit of writin
24、g down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible.If Im away from my computer, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go.I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my computer. It helps you review all the lessons youve learned.By reviewing your journal, y
25、ou can quickly see the lessons youve learned and the ideas youve gotten._3_ You can use the ideas to propel (鞭策) yourself forward._4_After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far youve gone.Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today.The raw ideas yo
26、u had in the past might have been realized today. It helps you expand your ideas.When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it._5_ In the end, you will expand your ideas.AI often experienced that myself.BIt trains you to express your thoughts.CIt allo
27、ws you to see your progress over time.DJust use whatever tool you feel comfortable with.EThinking actively helps you connect your idea to another idea.FAnd to be honest, I cant imagine what my life would be like without it.GThen you can do whatever necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes.【答案】15FAGCE版权所有:高考资源网()