1、Module 5 Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyLanguage Points课时作业.单句语法填空1(安徽卷)While waiting(wait) for the opportunity to get promoted, Henry did his best to perform his duty.2It was owing to luck rather than judgment that the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident.3The ancient church was a
2、lmost burnt out before the firefighters managed to control the big fire.4The old lady was terrified_at the thought of the terrifying experience in the forest.(terrify)5In contrast to/with me, Tom is more diligent. But by contrast, Mary is much more diligent than Tom.6How I wish I had_passed (pass) t
3、he geography exam!So youre sorry that you didnt work hard.7It is pleasant to breathe(breath) the air in the mountain, so you can take your parents there when you are free.8We didnt dare to make a sound for fear of waking the sleeping baby.9He refuses to_recognize(recognize) the fact that some of his
4、 classmates are catching up with him.10He never gave up chasing(chase) after his dream in his youth.单句改错1Tom felt rather tired, throw himself on the bed and fell asleep within several minutes. throwthrew2The yellow curtains contrast to the white walls, which makes the whole room bright. towith3It is
5、 not who is right but what is right which is of importance. whichthat4I was disgusting to see her speaking to us with her mouth full of food. disgustingdisgusted5How I wish we middle school students do not have so much homework！dodid.阅读理解There are many ways in which human cloning is expected to bene
6、fit humans.Dr.Richard Seed, one of the leading supporters of human cloning technology, suggests that it may someday be possible to completely change the aging process because of what we learn from cloning.Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning their healthy
7、 heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart that have been damaged.Heart disease is the number one killer in the US and several other industrialised countries.There has been a breakthrough with human stem cells.Embryonic stem cells can be grown to produce organs to repair or replace
8、damaged ones.Skin for burn victims, brain cells for the brain damaged, hearts, lungs，and kidneys could be produced.By combining this technology with human cloning technology, it may be possible to produce needed organs for suffering people that will be free of rejection by their immune systems. Cond
9、itions such as Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, heart failure, and other problems can be cured if human cloning and its technology are not banned.Though current treatments for infertility (不生育) are getting a fair amount of publicity in the news, they, in terms of percentages, are not very suc
10、cessful.Some data shows that current infertility treatments are less than 10 percent successful.Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for a small chance of having children.Many couples run out of time and money without successfully having children.Human cloning could make
11、it possible for many more infertile couples to have children than ever before.【解题导语】本文作者从几个方面介绍了克隆技术给人类带来了益处。1According to Dr.Richard Seed, we can use cloning technology to_.Aproduce more animalsBmake people live happilyCmake people look youngerDcure people of many diseases解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“to comp
12、letely change the aging process”可知，Richard Seed认为克隆技术可以彻底改变变老的进程。因此推知，克隆技术可以使人们看上去更年轻。2We can learn from the passage that_.Acloning has already been used to treat heart diseaseBwe can treat a mans heart disease by cloning heartsCmost people in industrial countries suffer from heart diseaseDmore peop
13、le die of heart disease than of other diseases in the US解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，心脏病是美国和其他工业化国家的头号杀手，因此在美国死于心脏病的人要比死于其他疾病的人多。3What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AWith cloning infertile couples could have children.BTreatment of infertility is not successful.CInfertile couples suffer a lot phys
14、ically and mentally.DIt is difficult for couples to have more children now.解析：选A段落大意题。联系全文可知，本文的主题是人类克隆技术。最后一段点明了现在治疗不孕的成功率很低，许多夫妇饱受煎熬，最后说明了利用人类克隆技术可以使不孕的夫妇有自己的孩子，因此A项正确。4What is the authors attitude towards human cloning?ASupportive.BDoubtful.CCautious. DCurious.解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章第一句，特别是关键词benefit及第二至
15、五段(都是讲人类克隆技术会给人类带来益处)可推知，作者对人类克隆技术持支持的态度。.完形填空I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on Christmas Day.It was always _1_ in the emergency room on this day；so I was not expecting any patients.When I was complaining about _2_ on such a beautiful festival，five people showed up at my deska pale woman and
16、 four small children.“Are you all sick？”I asked in a(n) _3_ way because they seemed all right.“Yes，”the woman answered _4_ and lowered her head.But when they started to present their problems，things got a little vague. Two of the children had headaches, _5_ the headaches werent accompanied by normal
17、 body languages such as holding the head. Two children had earaches，but neither of them could tell me _6_ ear was in pain. The mother complained of a cough，but she seemed to be _7_.Something was wrong. I didnt say anything but explained that it might take a while _8_ a doctor could meet them. “Take
18、your _9_，please，”the mother responded. Then，I checked their chartsno address. Suddenly I knew，they were homeless and the hospital was _10_.I looked out at the family，gathering together under the Christmas tree，smiling and _11_ with each other sweetly. Quietly，I went back to the nurses station and to
19、ld them that we had a homeless _12_ in the waiting room. It was just like God sending us a _13_ on Christmas Day. The nurses station suddenly came back to _14_.All the nurses went into action，just as we did when there was a real _15_ emergency. But this one was “a Christmas emergency”We _16_ our mea
20、ls for our Christmas “patients”We also put together oranges and apples _17_ presents. Usually we just tried to _18_ the physical needs of our patients. But today，we worked hard to exceed (超越) the needs of a family who only _19_ a warm place on Christmas Day.Later，when the family was leaving，the four
21、yearold girl ran back and gave me a _20_.“Thanks for being our angel (天使) today，”she whispered in my ear.【解题导语】本文叙述了在圣诞节那一天作者所在的医院里发生的事情。一个妇女带着四个孩子来医院假装看病，其实是为了在这里取暖，值班的作者了解了情况后和其他护士一起给这家人提供了食物和礼物。这家人离开时，小女孩亲了作者并说作者是天使。1A.quietBnoisyCbright Ddark解析：选A根据下文内容可知，作者没有预料到圣诞节那天有病人，因为圣诞节病人一般很少，所以急诊室很安静(qui
22、et)。2A.studying BtalkingCworking Dplaying解析：选C根据上文提到的作者说自己是一个不幸的护士，在圣诞节还必须工作的内容可知，此处指当作者正抱怨着自己在如此美好的节日里还要工作(working)时。3A.suspecting BexpectingCforgetting Daccepting解析：选A因为他们看起来都很健康，所以作者用怀疑的(suspecting)方式问“你们都生病了吗”。4A.excitedly BsurprisedlyCweakly Dstrongly解析：选C根据空后的“lowered her head”及下文的内容可知，他们都没有生病
23、，而是假装生病以待在暖和的医院里，故此处指的应是这个女士弱弱地回答道。excitedly“激动地”；surprisedly“惊讶地”；weakly“虚弱地”；strongly“强有力地”。5A.or BsoCand Dbut解析：选D有两个孩子说头疼，但却未伴随有正常的头疼时的身体语言，例如托着头。前后句为转折关系，故用but。6A.what BwhichChow Dwhy解析：选B两个孩子耳朵疼，但没有一个能告诉作者哪只耳朵疼。分析句子结构可知，空处引导的是宾语从句，表示“哪一个”，故用which。7A.explaining BunderstandingCpromoting Dpretend
24、ing解析：选D句中的“but”说明这个女士不是真咳嗽，似乎是假装(pretend)的。explain“解释”；understand“理解”；promote“促进”。8A.unless BbeforeCafter Dwhen解析：选B作者向他们解释说，医生要过一会儿才能来见他们。before“在之前”，符合语境。unless“如果不”；after“在之后”；when“当时候”。9A.money BbreathCbreak Dtime解析：选D根据下文中的“they were homeless and the hospital was _10_. ”及“a family who only _19
25、_ a warm place on Christmas Day”可知他们只是想待在医院里，不着急“看病”，故此处指的应是这位母亲回答作者道“请慢慢来”。take your time“慢慢来，别着急”。10A.warm BcoldCbig Dsmall解析：选A根据“on Christmas Day”可知故事发生在冬天，医院里应该是暖和的(warm)。下文中的“a warm place”亦是提示。11A.quarreling BfightingCchatting Dcompeting解析：选C作者看到他们聚集在圣诞树下，微笑着，甜蜜地聊着天(chat)。quarrel“争吵”；fight“打仗”
26、；compete“竞争”。12A.mother BfamilyCgirl Dboy解析：选B根据第一段最后一句中的“five people showed up.small children”可知，出现在医院的是一个脸色苍白的女士和四个小孩子，故此处指的应是候诊室里有一个无家可归的家庭(family)。13A.job BluckCchance Dgift解析：选D根据语境可知，此处指圣诞节时出现的这一家人就好像是上帝给作者和其他护士的礼物(gift)。护士本来就有工作，所以A项不对。luck“运气”；chance“机会”。14A.space BearthClife Dschool解析：选C护士值
27、班室突然间恢复了活力。因为圣诞节一般没什么病人，所以值班的护士也觉得无聊，这家人的出现使他们有事可做。come to life“使人兴奋，变得活跃”。15A.traffic BmedicalCpolitical Dhistory解析：选B所有的护士都行动起来了，就像我们在出现紧急医疗(medical)情况时所做的那样。traffic“交通”；political“政治的”；history“历史”。16A.took out Bgave outCturned out Dput out解析：选A我们取出自己的饭给了圣诞节“病人”。take out.for sb.“取出某物给某人”；give out.t
28、o sb.“分发某物给某人”；turn out“结果是，证明是”；put out“伸出”。17A.for BasCon Din解析：选B我们把橘子和苹果放在一起作为礼物。as在此意为“作为”。18A.meet BcutCincrease Dmiss解析：选A我们通常会试着满足(meet)病人的生理需要。meet the needs “满足需要”。19A.built BescapedCwanted Drefused解析：选C但是今天，我们努力给这个家庭的远远超越了他们的需求，他们只是想(want)在圣诞节有个温暖的地方。20A.cake BbagCkiss Dvisit解析：选C当这个家庭离开时
29、，四岁的小女孩跑回来给了作者一个吻(kiss)，并在她的耳边低声说道“谢谢你今天成为我们的天使”。.短文改错When I was a teenager, I dreamed of becoming a writer. However, when I told my friend about my dream, most of them laughed on me, telling me it was out of my reach. I was real upset after I heard those words. But I choose to believe in myself. I
30、didnt give up it and kept writing. I knew it was difficult on a way to success, and I never gave up. Im a bestselling writer now. I want to suggest those which have dreams believe in them. As long you dont give up, your dream will come true one day.答案：When I was a teenager, I dreamed of becoming a w
31、riter.However, when I told my about my dream, most of them laughed me, telling me it was out of my reach.I was upset after I heard those words.But I to believe in myself.I didnt give up and kept writing.I knew it was difficult on way to success， I never gave up.Im a bestselling writer now.I want to suggest those have dreams believe in .As long you dont give up, your dream will come true one day.
