1、.语境填词A)根据汉语或首字母提示，写出所缺单词1The black mountain contrasts sharply with the white snow.2Fear of losing a job is a big reason why people are looking to save money.3Nobody thought less of him for showing his emotions (情绪)4The hunting dog chased (追逐) the cat into the bush.5The job offer was simply too good
2、to refuse (拒绝)B)填写空白处所需的内容或所提供单词的正确形式6The little boy was so terrified (terrify) that he seized his father by the hand firmly.7The room was filled with smoke，and it was becoming hard for us to breathe (breathe)8It was not until midnight that they reached the camp site.9Although built (build) 100 year
3、s ago，the bridge is very strong.10She was disgusted (disgust) at the way they treated their children.选词填空1Bob chased after the thief but couldnt catch him.2The yellow curtains contrast with the blue bedcover.3The baby is sleeping.Please dont make a sound.4After the long journey，the old man threw him
4、self on the bench and fell asleep.5The fire will burn out.We should find a place to keep warm.完成句子1Her father told her to be careful when crossing the street.她爸爸告诉她过马路时要小心。2I wish I had worked harder at English in those days.我真希望我当年学英语时更努力些。3It is believed that she is not the right person for the po
5、sition.大家都认为她不是这一职位的合适的人选。4He lay on the grass，staring at the sky for a long time.他躺在草地上，长时间地盯着天空。5It was yesterday that I met my teacher in the street.我是昨天在街上遇到我的老师的。.阅读理解An extinct mountain goat that was once common in the Pyrenees became the first animal to be brought back from extinction.Researc
6、hers used frozen DNA to produce a clone, but the newborn kid died within minutes of birth due to breathing difficulties.Pyrenean ibex is a type of mountain goat, which is believed to have died out completely in 2000.Before the death of the last known individual (a 13yearold female known as Celia), b
7、iologists took cells from her skin and ears, which were frozen in liquid nitrogen (氮)An earlier cloning attempt to use the skin cells failed.But the latest attempt involved the creation of 439 cloned embryos (胚胎)Of these cloned embryos, 57 were put into the female domestic goats, but only one goat g
8、ave birth and the newborn cloned kid died after seven minutes as a result of lung disease.Researchers say that other cloned animals, including sheep, have been born with similar lung disease, but they say that overall the experiment was a major step forward in the effort to bring the ibex back to it
9、s mountain home.The leading researcher Jose Folch says，“The cloned kid was genetically like the ibex.In species such as the ibex, cloning is the only possibility to avoid its complete disappearance.”The failure to produce a living clone from DNA that was frozen only a decade ago shows the difficulty
10、 researchers would face in trying to bring back species that have been extinct for decades or centuries.Researchers have had the idea of bringing back the Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct in 1936.There are，however, other species that have been seriously suggested for cloning, such as the giant pa
11、nda, the African bongo antelope, the Sumatran tiger and the pygmy hippo.Supporters believe cloning provides hope of keeping these endangered animals alive before they die out.语篇解读这篇文章通过记叙克隆羊失败来说明克隆技术可以帮助避免珍稀动物的灭绝，但是目前还是困难重重。1What do we know about the cloned ibex?AIt died of lung disease.BIt was the
12、first cloned animal in the world.CIt lived for thirteen years.DIt was born in 2000.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“.the newborn cloned kid died after seven minutes as a result of lung disease.”可知，这只克隆羊死于肺病。答案：A2Jose Folch would agree that cloning .Ais not suitable and should be bannedBrequires immediate attentionC
13、should be carried out cautiouslyDmay help prevent animal extinctions解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“.cloning is the only possibility to avoid its complete disappearance.”可知，Jose Folch认为克隆有可能避免物种灭绝。答案：D3We can conclude from the passage that .Acloning has developed quickly in developed countriesBno more animals
14、will die out in the futureCcloning makes it possible to preserve endangered speciesDcloning seldom results in physical problems for animals解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Supporters believe cloning provides hope of keeping these endangered animals alive before they die out.”可以推断，运用克隆技术来挽救濒危动物是有希望的。答案：C4Whats th
15、e best title for this passage?AGreat Advancement in Cloning GoatsBDifficulties in Saving Extinct AnimalsCPublic Concerns about CloningDCloning Brought Back an Extinct Species for a While解析：标题归纳题。通读全文，可知科学家们克隆了一只已经灭绝的比利牛斯野生山羊，但这只羊在出生不久就死了，故D项最适合作文章标题。答案：D.完形填空When it comes to cloning, it is always co
16、ntroversial.While it is agreed that this technology is not 1 ， it still has some benefits.Human cloning technology could be used to cure heart attacks.Scientists believe that they may be able to 2 heart attacks by cloning their healthy heart cells and 3 them into the areas of the heart that have bee
17、n damaged, and other problems may be solved if human cloning and its technology are not 4 .By 5 cloning, infertile (不育的) couples could have children. 6 treatments for infertility, in terms of percentages, are not very 7 .Couples go through physically and emotionally painful 8 for a small chance of h
18、aving children.Many couples 9 time and money without successfully having children.Human cloning could make it 10 for more infertile couples to have children than ever before. We can be able to 11 the bone marrow (骨髓) for children and adults 12 leukemia (白血病)This is expected to be one of the first 13
19、 to come from cloning technology.We may learn how to 14 cell functions on and off through cloning and 15 be able to cure cancer. Cloning technology can be used to 16 and perhaps cure generelated 17 .The above is just a few 18 of what human cloning technology can do for mankind.This new technology wi
20、ll 19 further advancement in medicine if people get over their 20 and let the benefit begin.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。作者论证了克隆对治疗疾病的积极作用并展望了克隆技术在未来的发展。1A.imaginary Bvalid Cflexible Dperfect解析：结合全文内容可知，尽管克隆技术不完美，它还是有一些好处的。答案：D2A.prevent Bdefine Ctreat Dremove解析：由空前的“Human cloning technology could be used to cure h
21、eart attacks.”可知，此处表示“治疗心脏病”，故选C项。答案：C3A.combining Binserting Ctransforming Dimporting解析：此处指“把健康的心脏细胞注入受损害的心脏区域”。insert.into.为固定短语，表示“把注入”。答案：B4A.trusted Bforbidden Cpermitted Drefused解析：根据下文的意思可知，此处做了一个假设如果人体克隆及这项技术不被禁止(forbidden)的话。故选B项。答案：B5A.adopting Bpromoting Ccreating Dcombining解析：通过采用克隆(技术)，
22、不能生育的夫妻就能够有孩子了。adopt表示“采用”。答案：A6A.Current BSerious CMature DPrevious解析：根据语境可知此处指“现在的治疗”。current“现在的”；serious“严重的”；mature“成熟的”；previous“以前的”。故选A项。答案：A7A.identical Bsuccessful Ccautious Doptional解析：根据下文可知，现在的有关不育症的治疗并不成功(successful)。答案：B8A.examinations Bprocedures Capproaches Dadjustments解析：有不育症的夫妻在经历
23、了身体上和情感上的痛苦过程后，拥有孩子的可能性却不大。此处用procedures表示“步骤，过程”。examination“审查”；approach“途径”；adjustment“调节”。答案：B9A.run out of Bthrow away Cgive away Dkeep out of解析：许多夫妻耗尽时间和金钱，也没有成功地拥有孩子。run out of“用完”。答案：A10A.handy Bcontroversial Cpossible Dincredible解析：和以前相比，人体克隆可能会使更多的不能生育的夫妻拥有孩子。答案：C11A.clone Breproduce Cabso
24、rb Dprovide解析：我们能够克隆骨髓，提供给患有白血病的儿童和成年人。答案：A12A.researching into Bsuffering from Cpassing on Dcontributing to解析：参见上题解析。答案：B13A.benefits Bopportunities Cchoices Dsamples解析：前面所举事例是利用克隆技术治疗白血病，这是克隆技术给我们带来的首要益处之一，故用benefits，对应第一段最后一句中的benefits。答案：A14A.hold Bknock Cplug Dswitch解析：我们可以通过克隆技术学习如何打开和关闭细胞功能，从
25、而能够治疗癌症。switch on/off“打开/关闭”。答案：D15A.thus Binstead Cmoreover Dstill解析：参见上题解析。thus表示“因此”。答案：A16A.worsen Btest Cdelay Dresist解析：克隆技术能够被用来检查以及可能治愈与基因有关的疾病。答案：B17A.diseases Bvirus Cbacteria Dquestions解析：参见上题解析。disease“病，疾病”，符合语境。答案：A18A.regulations Bexamples Ccharacteristics Dprivileges解析：上文是对克隆能为人类做的事情
26、的举例(examples)。答案：B19A.predict Bpromise Cpossess Dimagine解析：此处的意思是“这种新的技术预示在医学方面出现更多的进步”。故用promise，意为“预示可能发生”。答案：B20A.fears BsorrowCemotion Dregrets解析：如果人类克服对克隆技术的恐惧，让它带来益处的话，这种新的技术预示在医学方面会有更多的进步。fear“惧怕”；sorrow“悲伤”；emotion“情感”；regret“懊悔”。答案：A.语法填空Science，to many schoolaged children, seems boring and
27、 difficult.Most do not realize it is 1.extremely (extreme) important and amazing.Bill Brysons book A Short History of Nearly Everything covers many different 2.aspects(aspect) of science, such as what happened to dinosaurs, why seawater is salty, how heavy the earth is, and a chain of life, genetics
28、, planets, weather and etc.From his point of view, the Big Bang was the start of 3.the universe and it only took less than a second 4.to happen (happen)Filled with countless illustrations and photographs that accompany explanation 5.that/which is concise (简明的) and tothepoint, the book gives a rather
29、 detailed but short history of the science of the world.For any science lover, the book is perfect.Bryson writes in a 6.humorous (humor) manner, but it is very informative.I love the books 7.organization (organize)The vocabulary fits perfectly with the subject matter, and unfamiliar terms 8.are expl
30、ained ( explain ) finely.This book has done me, and every curious kid 9.burdened (burden) by a dull textbook or a braindead science teacher a huge favor.It is a great resource 10.for a classroom, a home school setting, or a library to use.短文改错Tom and Dick are next door neighbor who both work in same
31、 office.They often walk together to and from work.Once they were walking to home together while it suddenly started to rain.Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said proud，“My wife really has great foresight.She said this morning it would rain and tell me to carry my umbrella.” Dick smiled and walked
32、 up to him under the protection of the umbrella，said，“Mine has even great foresight.She didnt let me carried one as she knew youd share yours to me.”参考答案Tom and Dick are next door who both work in same office.They often walk together to and from work.Once they were walking home together it suddenly
33、started to rain.Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said ，“My wife really has great foresight.She said this morning it would rain and me to carry my umbrella.” Dick smiled and walked up to him under the protection of the umbrella，“Mine has even foresight.She didnt let me one as she knew youd share yours me.”
