1、Unit 2CloningI.单项填空1The new clothes in that shop are so beautiful that Anna cannot_taking a close look at them, although she cannot afford them at present.AenjoyBimagineCrisk Dresist答案 D句意：那家商店里的新衣服那么漂亮，以致Anna忍不住仔细地看了看，虽然她目前买不起。enjoy“喜欢”；imagine“想像”；risk“冒险”；resist“抵抗”。2You mustnt lose heart; sooner
2、 or later your efforts will_ _.Apay off Btake offCgive offDset off答案 A考查短语。句意：一定不要灰心，你的努力迟早会得到回报的。pay off“成功，奏效，达到目的”；take off“起飞，腾飞”；give off“发出”；set off“出发，引发，引起”。3I told you she was not serious about him and now she has dumped him.Poor boy! It will take him a long time to get over this_.Abeat Bst
3、rikeCblow Dknock答案 C考查名词。blow“打击，不幸，精神上的打击”。再如：His death was a terrible blow to her. 他的逝去对她是个可怕的打击。4Sales of their new video has_one million dollars this year.Agot over Bset up Cbrought about Dbroken through答案 D考查动词短语。句意：去年，他们新影带的销售额突破了一百万美元。break through“突破”。5When I got home, I found the door open.
4、 A terrible thought_mehad anyone broken into the house?Abeat BstruckCknocked Dappeared答案 B考查动词。句意：回到家时，我发现门开着。我突然有了一个可怕的想法“有人闯入过吗？”。strike在此表示“突然想到，猛地意识到”。6After the quarrel, I tried all my best to fix the misunde- rstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed_.Ain trouble Bin caseCin timeDin vain
5、答案 D考查介词短语。句意：争吵过后，我尽力消除我们之间的不快，但是努力都是白费。in vain“白费劲，徒劳无功”。7Suddenly the idea came to me_I might turn to Mr.Smith for help.Awhat BthatCwhich Dwhom答案 B考查同位语从句。I might turn to Mr.Smith for help就是the idea的内容，同位语从句不缺成分用that引导。8The hospital described his_as “satisfactory” while he felt there was somethin
6、g wrong.Acondition Bsituation Cenergy Dposition答案 A考查名词辨析。condition“情况，状态”；situation“形势”；energy“能量”；position“位置”。9Yesterday I had a word with the CEO of the company，_who used to teach at Beijing University.Aone Bthe one Cthat Dit答案 Bthe one作同位语，特指the CEO of the company。10Garter Druse_his selection f
7、or the important task to his courage，devotion and knowledge of the area.Aled Bowed Cdevoted Dcontributed答案 B考查动词。owe sth. to.为固定搭配，表示“把归功于”。句子意思为“Garter Druse把他对重要任务的选择归功于他的勇气、奉献精神和对这个领域的了解”。11Our school forbids_， that is to say, we are not allowed_at school.Ato smoke; to smokeBstudents smoking; smo
8、kingCstudents to smoke; smokingDstudents smoking; to smoke答案 D句意：我们学校禁止吸烟，也就是说，我们不允许在上学期间吸烟。forbid与allow的用法类似，forbid/allow sb. to do sth., forbid/allow(sb.s)doing sth.。12If you_this task, you must be ready to suffer from hardship.Aapply BexperienceCundertake Dcommand答案 Capply“应用”；experience“经历”；unde
9、rtake“承诺，担任”；command“命令，要求”。句意：如果你承担这项任务，你应该做好应对困难的准备。13I have no objection _your story again.Ato hearing Bto have heardCto hear Dto having heard答案 Aobject和objection后常接to，而且to是介词。14The genes of the cloned animals are so arranged that it cant_such a disease, so it soon died.Aoverlook BresistCexist Dw
10、ithdraw答案 B考查动词辨析。 overlook“忽略”；resist“抵挡”；exist“存在”；withdraw“撤回，取回”；cant resist such a disease“不能抵挡住这样一种疾病”。15Hey, if you cant enjoy that at a sensible volume, please use the earphone. Im studying.Oh, Im sorry. I_realize it_you.Adont; bothers Bdidnt; botheredCdont; was bothering Ddidnt; was botheri
11、ng答案 D由语境可知，我没意识到(指前者提醒之前没意识到，现在已意识到了)这么大的音量一直打扰着您。故第一空用一般过去时，第二空用过去进行时。II.完形填空Heres a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periodseven if you also exercise regularlycould be_1_for your health. And it doesnt matter where t
12、he sitting takes placeat the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TVjust the overall number of hours it_2_.Research is preliminary(初步的), but several studies_3_people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.In an editorial_4_thi
13、s week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin EkblomBak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define_5_activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.While health officials have issued guidelines_6_minimum amounts of physical activity,
14、they havent suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated_7_.“After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send_8_ _signals，”EkblomBak said. She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucose and fat in the_9_start to shut down.Even for people who_10_， spending long st
15、retches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day_11_still spend a lot of time sittingmight get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day，_12_in a single bout.That wasnt_13
16、_news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting _14_a computer. Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art_15_wrestling, and also does Thai boxing.“Im sure there are some detrimental_16_of staying still for too
17、long, but I hope that being_17_when I can helps，” he said. “I wouldnt want to think the sitting could be_18_dangerous.”Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat_19_had a higher death risk, independently of
18、whether or not they exercised.Figures from a US survey in 20032004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars.Experts said more research is needed to_20_just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects
19、.文章大意：本文说明的是：越来越多的科学家提醒，即使经常锻炼身体，长时间坐着也会对健康产生有害影响。1. A. bad B. good C. mean D. dead答案 A此处意为：长时间坐着也会对健康产生坏影响，故选A项。2. A. does B. occurs C. matches D. dies答案 B不管你坐在哪里，它都会发生。occurs符合句意。3. A. advise B. talk C. suggest D. say答案 C但已有几项研究显示，故选suggest。advise“建议”，talk“谈论”和say“说”均不符合句意。4. A. thrown B. caught C
20、. seen D. published答案 D根据“在英国运动医学杂志上发表的一篇评论文”，应用published。5. A. biological B. physical C. psychological D. logical答案 B相关机构应重新考虑如何界定身体锻炼，以强调久坐的危害。根据句意应选B。 biological“生理的”；psychological“心理的”；logical“逻辑的”，均不符合句意。6. A. commending B. mending C. recommending D. communicating答案 C卫生官员已发布指南建议人们的最低身体活动量。recom
21、mend意为“建议”符合句意。 mend“修补”；commend“命令”；communicate“交流”。7. A. stand B. state C. post D. position答案 D但在一天最多坐几个小时的问题上还是个空白。保持坐姿：in a seated position。8. A. harmful B. careful C. wonderful D. skillful答案 A身体会开始发出有害的(harmful)信号，A项正确。careful“仔细的”；wonderful“完美的”；skillful“有技巧的”。9. A. head B. arm C. body D. foot
22、答案 C此时调节体内(就是身体：body)葡萄糖和脂肪量的基因会开始罢工。10. A. sleep B. rest C. walk D. exercise答案 D即使对那些经常锻炼(exercise)的人来说，长时间坐着也有害。11. A. and B. so C. but D. then答案 C对于那些每天锻炼但依然(就是转折：but)有很多时间是处于静坐状态的人来说。12. A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than答案 A如果每天的锻炼可分散进行而不是(rather than)一次集中完成。other than“除以外”；
23、more than“多于”；than“少于”，均与句意不符。13. A. bad B. harmful C. disadvantageous D. welcome答案 D这对于艾特金肯来说不是什么好消息。这里就是“受人欢迎的”消息。welcome符合句意。harmful“有害的”；disadvantageous“不利的”，与句意不符。14. A. behind B. back C. in front of D. forward答案 C肯每天大部分时间都坐在电脑前(in front of)。故选C项。15. A. referring B. involving C. taking D. bring
24、ing答案 B不过肯每周有几个晚上教授一种和日本摔跤武术相关的柔术，此外还练泰国拳击，involving“与相关的”，符合句意。16. A. effects B. prefects C. affects D. offers答案 A我知道长时间坐着不动肯定会有不好的影响。effects符合句意。affect是动词“影响”，语法不符。17. A. inactive B. active C. interactive D. positive答案 B但我希望我做的这些运动能起到作用，故选active“活跃的”。inactive“不活跃的”；interactive“互动的”；positive“正面的”，均
25、不符合句意。18. A. such B. little C. lot D. that答案 D句意：我不愿相信坐着会产生那么危险的后果。that用作副词，意为“那么”。19. A. less B. fewer C. more D. further答案 C长时间坐着的人死亡率更高，more表示“更多”，符合句意。20. A. leave out B. bring out C. hold out D. figure out答案 D句意：开展更多研究以测算每天坐多久会对健康产生威胁。figure out“计算出”，符合句意。leave out“遗漏”；bring out“拿出”；hold out“伸出
26、手”，均不符合句意。III.阅读理解ACaptain RFScott, the famous Antarctic explorer, made two expeditions to the Antarctic.His first expedition, in the ship Discovery, took place between 1901 and 1904 and was half funded by the governmentOn this trip, Scott and his party anchored Discovery in McMurdo SoundRoss Island
27、 where they built a simple roomDuring the winter they conducted astronomical observationsIn June the sun cannot be seen from within the Antarctic Circle and it is dark 24 hours dayIn the spring, the weather improved and Scott, Dr Wilson and Ernest Shackleton set offtowards, the South PoleThey had so
28、me sledge （雪橇） dogs but didnt really know how to use them, so they largely pulled the sledges themselves, Scott traveled slightly further, much further than anyone before but it was a terrible journey In 1910, he sailed on another scientific voyage to the Antarctic, this time in the Terra Nova, orig
29、inally a whaler （捕鲸舰）This second expedition had less government support and many schools made collections for the expeditionWhile Scott was sailing south on his second expedition, he heard the news that the Norwegian, Roald Amundsen （1872-1928）, was going to Antarctica and was likely to try to reach
30、 the South Pole firstAlthough Amundsen was an experienced Arctic explorer, Scott was determined to get there firstHe headed to the south early in 191l, and set out towards the Pole on November I from Ross Island during the second summer thereHowever, on January 18, 1912 when they arrived, they found
31、 Amundsen and his four Norwegian companions had got there just over a month before themScotts men had been beatenOn the way back, they encountered disaster and all of them diedNear the end of the Antarctic winter of 1912, their, bodies were found, Their journals and papers were recoveredFollowing th
32、e news of his death, Scott became a British hero, a status maintained for more than 50 yearsIn the closing decades of the twentieth century, however, in a more skeptical age, the legend was reassessedFrom a previously unassailable position, Scott became a figure of controversy, with questions raised
33、 about his competence and character1Whats the passage mainly about?AScotts competitors on the scientific voyage to the AntarcticBHumans expeditions to the Antarctic in the 1900sCScotts two expeditions to the Antarctic,DScotts achievements in discovering the world答案 C 2On the first expedition to the
34、Antarctic, Scott and his party _Adid scientific research Bgot support from many schoolsCreached the South Pole Dlearned how to use sledge dogs答案 A 3What can we infer from the passage?AScott and his party encountered danger on the two expeditions to the AntarcticBThe government didnt support Scotts s
35、econd expedition to the AntarcticCAmundsen tried several times to reach the South Pole but he failedDScott didnt make special preparations for his second expedition to the Antarctic答案 A 4The underlined word unassailable in the last paragraph, means_ _Aunclear Bunconfirmed Cunfortunate Dundoubted 答案
36、DBFailure, they say, is the best teacherWe learn and gain more confidence through trial and errorAt one time or another we will encounter failureYou dont have to accept your failure if what you really want to achieve is successFor every achievement, there have been one or more failuresBut those who
37、we call successful are those who refuse to accept failure and believe success is the other side of failureThe incandescent light （白炽灯） was invented after 1000 failureAssuming he had stopped after he tried 100 times without the desired result, what would have been the result of such effort?Any time y
38、ou see products and new inventions, think in terms of failures that are not acceptedMoreover, everything in a microform today is a result of failure that is not acceptedAny time your effort is not bring a desired result, you dont have to call it a failureCall it a chanllengeWhat is the difference be
39、tween the two? One is negative, and the other is positive; one motivates, and the other demotivatesWhat you need is positive thinking and motivation to attain successFailure is an end thing; challenging is an open thingFailure means there is no way out, no altermative, but challenge is a question ma
40、rk asking another way out of the situation, an alternative solution to the problem, the job at handKeep dreaming and moving; that is the solution to successA wise man once said if you cannot fly, runIf you cannot run, walkIf you cannot walk, crawl; just keep on movingIf you fall down, you have to ge
41、t up and start movingIf not, other people will step on you to the way to their successWhat you call failure and abandon is what someone will continue with just a little additional effort to reach success5Failure is the best teacher because_Awhat people have learned from failure is the bestBpeople wi
42、ll know what failure is like after failureCpeople can learn a lot by trying various solutionsDnumerous failure are sure to lead to success答案 C 6The author gave the example of the incandescent light in Paragraph 2 in order to_Ashow that success is the other side of failureBtell people their efforts w
43、ill be paid off finallyCadvise people not to waste their timeDprove that every achievement is based on invention答案 A 7What is the advantage if you regard a failure as a challenge?Ayou will feel proud even if you fail many timesBYou wont fear failure and will be ready to accept itCFailure means pain
44、while challenge sounds goodDYou will continue trying your best to succeed答案 D 8In which part could this passage be found if it is taken from a magazine?A Economy. B Career. CCulture. DWealth.答案 BIV.书面表达In your English class, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classma
45、tes how you understand it. 提示词 公鸡 cock 【范文】As can be seen from the picture, a teacher-like cock stands on the bank, proudly and vividly explaining how to swim. His students, three ducks, float in the water, listening attentively. The picture wants to remind us of the importance of self-awareness. Bo
46、th the cock and the ducks fail to know themselves clearly, so they make vain effort. The cock is definitely unable to swim but works as a swimming coach confidently. On the other hand, the ducks, the born swimmers, are eager to learn how to swim, even from a cock. Lack of a sound self-knowledge, they are bound to fail. As to us, we should have a right judgment to our ability and choose to do what are really suitable for us.