1、课时作业(三十七)选修8Unit 2 Cloning限时：30分钟.单项填空1I have no idea _ the journalist could have got his information from.Athat BwhyCwhich Dwhere2One reason for her preference for city life is _ she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.Athat BhowCwhat Dwhy3Along with the letter was his promise
2、 _ he would visit me this coming Christmas.Awhich BthatCwhat Dwhether4People take naps at noon in warmer climates, _ the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon.Awhich BwhatCwhere Dwhen52011课标全国卷 William found it increasingly difficult to read，for his eyesight was beginning to _.Adisappear
3、BfallCfail Ddamage6As is well known, everyone is forbidden _ in buses, regardless of what they are.Ato smoke BsmokingCto be smoking Dto smoking7Please sit down and Ill cook you some coffee._.Lets come to the point first.AYou are welcome BYou neednt do soCPlease dont bother DYou are indeed too polite
4、8Last month, thousands of workers in that city went on _ strike, demanding lower taxes and _ end to cutting staff members.Aa; the Ba; anC/; an D/; the9After the quarrel, I tried all my best to remove the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed _.Ain vain Bin caseCin time Din trouble10
5、It is _ great honor for China to develop _ fastest computer in todays world.Aa; the Ban; theCan; an Da; a11They had intended going into the country for the day, but were _by reports of traffic jams.Aput away Bput offCput up Dpay down12There are laws in some countries which forbid advertisements _ at
6、 inappropriate times and places.Abeing shown BshownCshow Dto have shown13The way he did it was different _we were used to.Ain which Bin whatCfrom what Dfrom which14_ was expected, only five people turned up at the party, _ disappointed the hostess very much.AAs; what BAs; whichCIt; that DWhat; which
7、15_ afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.AImmediately BPromptlyCDeliberately DShortly.阅读理解Cloning is suggested as a means of bringing back a relative, usually a child, killed unfortunately. Some parents can understand that wish, but it must first be recognized that the c
8、opy would be a new baby and not the lost child. Here lies the_difficulty,_for the sad parents are seeking not a new baby but a return of the dead one. Since the original would be fondly remembered as having particular talents and interests, would not the parents expect the copy to be the same? It is
9、 possible, however, that the copy would develop quite differently. Is it fair to the new child to be placed in a family with such unnatural expectations?Copying is also suggested as a means by which parents can have the child of their dreams. Couples might choose to have a copy of a film star, baseb
10、all player or scientist, depending on their interests. But because personality is only partly the result of genetic inheritance, conflicts would be sure to arise if the cloned child failed to develop the same interests as the original. What if the copy of Einstein shows no interest in science? Or th
11、e baseball player turns to acting? Success_also_depends_on_fortune. What if the child does not live up to the hopes and dreams of their parents simply because of bad luck?Every child should be wanted for itself, as a person. In making a copy of oneself or some famous person, a parent is purposely sp
12、ecifying the way he or she wishes that child to develop. In recent years, particularly in the US., much importance has been placed on the right of individuals to reproduce in ways that they wish. So I suggest there should be a greater need to consider the interests of the child and to reject these s
13、uggested uses of cloning.16The underlined part “the difficulty” in Paragraph 1 refers to _.Acloning a baby is difficultBits difficult to give birth to a new babyCthe dead child cant come back againDthe cloned baby cant replace the lost child17According to the passage，one of the reasons why couples u
14、sually decide to clone babies is _.Ato bring back a child killed unfortunatelyBto exchange their childrenCto develop the same interests as their childDto succeed in making fortune18The sentence “Success also depends on fortune” implies that _.Athe result may be unpredictableBthe child does not live
15、up to the parents hopesCthe cloned child fails to develop the same interest as the originalDthe baseball player turns to acting19We CANT conclude that _ according to the observation made by the author.Aits important to consider the interests of the child rather than the suggested uses of cloningBpar
16、ents cant expect to get the lost child back by cloning a new babyCmuch importance should be placed on the right of parents to reproduce babies in ways that they wishDevery child should be wanted as a unique individual.阅读填空根据短文内容，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。 _20_ According to figures, some 80 p
17、er cent of children with better than expected reading skills had their own books, compared with just 58 per cent who were below the level expected for their age group.Children as young as seven are more likely to own a mobile phone than a book, figures show._21_ Almost nineinten pupils now have a mo
18、bile compared with fewer than threequarters who have their own books in the home, it was disclosed.The study by the National Literacy Trust suggested a link between regular access to books outside school and high test scores._22_ Research led by Nevada University, in the United States, said that chi
19、ldren coming from a “bookish home” remained in education for around three years longer than young people born into families with empty bookshelves, regardless of parents own education, occupation and social class. _23_ By ensuring children have access to reading materials in the home and by encourag
20、ing children to love reading, families can help them to do well at school and to enjoy opportunities throughout their life. As part of the latest study, the trust surveyed more than 17,000 schoolchildren aged 7 to 16.It found that 85.5 per cent of pupils had their own mobile phones, compared with 72
21、.6 per cent who had their own books.Among children in Key Stage 2aged 7 to 1179.1 per cent had a mobile compared with 72.7 per cent who had access to books._24_ AIt fuels fears over a drop in reading.BFamily encouragement is essentially important too.CChildren are more likely to own a mobile phone t
22、han a book DReading activities at home has significant positive influences.EThat could increase childrens chances of doing well at school.FThe findings cause concerns over the effect of modern technology on young people.GChildren from richer home literacy environments show higher levels of reading knowledge.
