1、课时作业(三十七)选修8Unit 2Cloning限时：45分钟 .语法填空Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl 1._ (name) Lisa who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion 2._ her fiveyearold brother, 3._ had m
2、iraculously (奇迹般地) survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies (抗体) needed to fight the 4._ (ill)The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy 5._ he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking 6._ d
3、eep breath and saying, “Yes, Ill do it if it can save Lisa.”As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and 7._ (smile), as we all did, seeing the color returning 8._ her cheeks.Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling vo
4、ice, “Will I start to die right away？”Being young, the boy had 9._(understand) the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all 10._ blood.阅读理解APeople travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to
5、have their picture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.Northern European are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhage
6、n, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacati
7、on. They all come for the same reason: sun!The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italys 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than
8、 anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or_one_tourist_for_every_person_living_in_Spain.But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, its getting worse. The Fren
9、ch cant figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.None of this, however, is spoiling anyones fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they dont go there for clean w
10、ater and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They dont even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, its still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.11. The w
11、riter seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that_.Athey want to see historic remains or religious spotsBthey are interested in different cultural traditions and social customsCthey would like to take pictures in front of famous sitesDthey wish to escape from the cold, dark and r
12、ainy days back at home12. In Paragraph 2，cities like London，Copenhagen，and Amsterdam are mentioned_.Ato show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climateBto tell us how wealthy their residents areCto suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beautyDto p
13、rove that they have got more tourism than they can handle13. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?AItaly. BSpain.CGreece. DFrance.14. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 means _.Aall the 37 million people living in Spain are touristsBevery
14、year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that countryCevery person living in Spain has to take care of a touristDevery Spanish is visited by a tourist every year15According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists fun at Mediterranean reso
15、rts and beaches?APolluted water. BCrowded buses.CTraffic jams. DRainy weather.BIf you were walking around a supermarket and saw a woman with a shaved head, a ring through her nose, a tattoo design on her arm and she has a small child in her shopping trolley,_what would your opinion be? Do you think
16、this kind of body decoration is attractive or ugly? Different people have different ideas. The following are some examples of body decoration from around the world.In many parts of Africa, it is thought that an attractive girl should have really shinny skin.On Bali, a little island in Indonesia, the
17、y believe that a beautiful woman or handsome man must have perfectly straight, flat teeth. The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild animal. So when a girl or boy becomes a teenager, he or she is taken to a special person in their village who will file off te
18、eth points to make them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic and this tooth filing is really painful. It is a kind of test. If you can stand it without screaming or crying too much, then you are thought ready to become an adult.In Myanmar, there is a small group of people who are called the “Papa
19、ung”. They believe that a woman can only be really beautiful if she has a long neck. I mean a very long neck. Now you might think that you are either born with a long or short neck and that theres nothing whatever you can do about it. But you would be wrong! At around the age of 5, a Papaung girl ha
20、s heavy metal rings fitted around her neck, tightly between the chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are added and very, very slowly their weight pushes the shoulders down, in this way making the neck look longer. A Papaung woman will wear her neck rings all her life, never once taking them off.
21、So now Im sure you will all agree that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.16What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 1?AWomens design. BBeautiful body decoration.CAttractive decoration. DBody decoration.17What does the underlined word “trolley” mean?AHandbag. BLuggage.CSho
22、pping cart. DBasket.18On Bali, it is believed that _.Aa person with sharp teeth looks uglyBa person with straight, flat teeth looks uglyCa teenagers teeth points must be filed off with anestheticDno one will scream or cry when having his/her teeth points filed off19Which of the following is NOT true
23、?AMost African people think that a girl with shinny skin is beautiful.BMany people think that a woman with a ring through nose is neither attractive nor ugly.CIt is thought that a beautiful woman should have straight, flat teeth on Bali.DSome people think it beautiful that a woman has a long neck in
24、 Myanmar.20What is the best title of the passage?AWho is a beautiful woman?BWhat is beautiful?CDifferent ideas about beautyDBody decoration.读写任务阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。A gap year (休假学年), also known as year abroad or year off, is a year during which students take time off and do something other
25、than schooling, such as travel or work. The gap year is most commonly taken before starting university.The practice of taking a gap year developed in the UK in the 1960s. During a gap year, a student might travel, take part in volunteer work overseas or undertake a working holiday abroad.In 1978, th
26、e Prince of Wales John BlashfordSnell began a gap year voyage around the world. In the United States, the gap year idea was promoted by Cornelius H. Bull in 1980.In recent years, the gap year has grown very popular among students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. A trend for gap years is
27、 to participate in international education programs that combine language study, homestays, community service, and independent study.In 2012, gap year travel has increased among school, college and university leavers, as this is seen as an attractive choice for future career development.写作内容1以约30词概括
28、上文的主要内容；2. 以约120词对“休假学年”现象进行议论，内容包括：(1) 休假学年的好处；(2) 休假学年的弊端；(3) 假如你有休假学年，你打算做什么？请说明理由。写作要求1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。答案课时作业(三十七) .本文主要讲述了一个年仅5岁的弟弟勇敢地输血去挽救姐姐的故事。1named过去分词作后置定语。2from从她5岁的弟弟身上抽血。3who非限制性定语从句，先行词是前面的her fiveyearold brothe
29、r。4illness她的弟弟曾经也患过此病，已经形成了抵抗这种疾病的抗体。5if/whether引导宾语从句，意为“是否”。6a固定搭配take a deep breath意为“做一次深呼吸”。7smiled由上下文时态可知，这里为并列谓语。8toreturn to“返回到，重新恢复”。9misunderstood根据上下文可知，他误会了医生。10his指小男孩以为要把自己所有的血输给姐姐。.A11D推理判断题。文章开头提到But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.然后，又介绍了一些欧洲国家的气候，说明
30、欧洲人旅游主要是为了逃避本国阴冷、潮湿的天气。12A细节理解题。第二段的开头提到for the sun because they have so little of it，然后再举例说明。13B细节理解题。第三段倒数第二句Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else.说明B正确。14B细节理解题。此句的意思是“每年有三千七百万游客来西班牙旅游，也就是说，每一个西班牙人对应一名游客”，即游客和西班牙人一样多。15D推理判断题。游客来旅游主要是为了享受阳光，A、B、C中提到的东西游客都可以忍受，但是不能没有阳
31、光。B爱美之心人皆有之，但不同的人对美有不同的看法，本文以具体实例证明了这个观点。16D主旨大意题。根据对第一段的理解，只有D项概括最全面。17C猜测词义题。根据本句的has a small child in her shopping trolley，容易推知trolley的意思是“手推车”。18A细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第一、二句话得知答案。19B推理判断题。根据第一段的第二、三句话可以得出B项理解错误。其余三项在文中均有提示。20B主旨大意题。最后一段就是文章的主旨。.One possible version：The passage introduces the concept of
32、the gap year and its history. It is becoming increasingly popular for students to take a year off to do other things instead of schooling.The advantages of taking a gap year are obvious. For one thing, it provides relaxation after tiring schooling. For another thing, with a gap year spent in other p
33、laces or countries, students can experience foreign culture and broaden their horizon.As the saying goes, every coin has two sides, and taking a gap year is no exception. After a gap year, students may forget what theyve learned and fail to carry on the following schooling efficiently. Besides, a year outside school requires parents extra financial support.As far as I am concerned, if I had a gap year, I would choose to teach Chinese in a foreign country. By doing this, I not only would learn more about my native language, but also would be able to introduce our culture to the outside world.
