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(2)I阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项Recentlytherewasamajordiscoveryinthescientificresearch—themappingofallDNAinahumangene(基因)isplete.Coupleofyearsagothisseemsanimpossibletaskforscientisttoacplish.Allthisprogressinscienceleadsustobelievethatthedaywhenthehumanbeingwillbeclonedisnotfaraway.Humancloninghasalwaysbeenatopicofargument,intermsofmoralityorreligion.Takingalookatwhycloningmightbebeneficialamongmanycasesitisarguablethatparentswhoareknowntobeatriskofpassingageneticlimitationtoachildcouldmakeuseofcloning.Iftheclonewasfreeofgeneticlimitations.Thentheotherclonewouldbeaswell.Thelattercouldfoeinsertedinthewomanandallowedtoripentoterm.Moreover,cloningwouldenablewomenwhocan’tgetpregnanttohavechildrenoftheirown.Cloninghumanswouldalsomeanthatorganscouldbeclonedsoitwouldbeasourceofperfecttransferorgans.Thissurelywouldbegreatlybeneficialtomillionsofunfortunatepeoplearoundtheworldthatareexpectedtolosetheirlivesduetofailureofsingleormoreorgans).Itisalsoarguablethatabanoncloningmaybeunlawfulandwouldrobpeopleoftherighttoreproduceandlimitthefreedomofscientists.Argumentsagainstcloningarealsoonaperfectlypracticalside.PrimarilyIbelievethatcloningwouldstepinthenormal“cycle”oflife.Therewouldbealargenumberofsamegenes.whichreducethechancesofimprovement,andinturndevelopment-thefundamentalreasonhowlivingthingsnaturallyadapttotheever-changingenvironment.Lifeprocessesfailingtodosomightresultinuntimelydisappearance.Furthermorecloningwouldmaketheuniquenessthateachoneofuspossessesdisappea.Thusleadingtocreationofgeneticallyengineeredgroupsofpeopleforspecificpurposesandchancesarethatthoseindividualswouldberegardedas“objects”ratherthanpeopleinthesociety.Scientistshaven’t100percent.guaranteedthatthefirstclonedwillbenormal.Thusthiscouldresultinintroductionofadditionallimitationsinthehuman“gene-pool”.Regardingsucharguabletopicsin“blackorwhite”approachseemsveryinnocenttomepersonally.Weshouldrathertrytolookatall“shades:ofit.Ibelievethatcloningisonlylegalifitspurposeisforcloningorgansnothumans.Thenwecouldregardthisasfor“savinglife”insteadof“creatinglife”.Ibelievecloninghumansismorallyandsociallyunacceptable.
9.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GeneticlimitationwillbebeneficialforsomewomenB.AlargenumberofgeneswillpreventusfromdevelopingC.ProhibitionofcloningmightlimitthefreedomofscientistsD.Firstclonedhumansmightbenormalaccordingtoscientists
10.What’stheauthor’sopiniononcloningA.CloningshouldbeentirelybannedB.CloningshouldbeusedincreatinglifeC.CloningwilltakeawaytherighttoreproduceD.Cloningisacceptableifitisusedforcloningorgans
11.WherecanyoureadthisarticleA.Inastorybook.B.Inamagazine.C.InasciencefictionD.Inabrochure
12.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage【参考答案】9—
12、CDBA阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项“Luckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunity”saidtheAmericantalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.I’veneverwatchedhershowbutwhenaself-madebillionairegiveslifeadviceit’sprobablyworthlisteningto.Herpointisthatblindluckisveryrare.Youmayhavetobeluckytofindagoodjobthesedaysbutthatdoesnotmeanyoushouldsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytoetoyou.Ifyou’reaChineseyoumayalreadybefamiliarwiththetaleofafarmerwaitingbyatreestump树桩forarabbittorunoutandbreakitsneck.AbookbytheUKpsychologistRichardWisemancalledTheLuckFactorargueswecanallmakeourselvesluckier.It’snotaboutgoingtoatempletoburnsomeincense香hopesthatthegodswillgiveyougoodfortune;it’spracticaladviceyoucanfolloweachday.Wisemanconductedanexperimentaspartofhisstudies.Firsthedividedvolunteersintotwogroups;thosewhosaidtheywereluckyinlifeandthosewhosaidtheywerenot.Hegaveeveryoneanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughittocounthowmanyphotographsithadinside.Onaveragetheunluckypeopletookabouttwominutestocountthephotographswhiletheluckypeopletookjustseconds.WhyOnthesecondpageofthenewspaperamand“Stopcounting.Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaper”waswritteninbigletters.Theunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessage.It’seasytoparethissituationtoayoungpersonlookingforjobsinalocalpaper.Theymightsearchsohardforonetypeofpositionthattheymissanevenbetteropportunity.Peoplewhoare“lucky”infactkeepanopenmindanddon’tgothroughthesameroutineeveryday.IfirstcametoChinain2002whenitwasconsideredaratherstrangethingtodo.LikemanyforeignersmyplanwastoteachEnglishforoneyear.SevenyearslaterandstillhereI’vehadmanygreatopportunitiessuchaswritingfornewspapersandmagazines.Ididnotdreamthesewouldhavebeenpossible.I’vealsoneverbeensickhadanaccidentgotintoafightorhadproblemswiththepolice.CoincidenceAfterreadingaboutProfessorWiseman’sstudiesIthinknot.AsWisemanadvisesIusuallytrustmyownjudgment.Yourfriendsandparentsmaygiveyouadvicebasedonrationalthinkingbutit’simportanttoconsiderhowyoufeelabouteachchoiceyoumake.Yourfeelingactsasawarningforapotentialproblem.Finallytrytoturnbadluckintogood.EvenifyoudofalldownandbreakalegthetimespentathomecanbeusedwiselytostudyEnglish.
13.Whichofthefollowingproverbsmostagreeswiththewriter’spointA.Makethebestofabadjob.B.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.C.Allisnotgoldthatglitters.D.Agoodheartconquersillfortune.
14.WhatdoyouknowaboutOprahWinfreyA.Shebecamefamousthroughherfamilybackground.B.SheisaBritishtalkshowhost.C.Shebecamesuccessfulbyherowneffort.D.Shewasveryluckyandseldomsufferedsetbacksinherlife.
15.ThewriterquotedtheChinesetaleofafarmerinordertoshow__________.A.mancanconquernatureB.luckisinyourownhandC.badluckcanturnintogoodD.youshouldnotsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytoetoyou【参考答案】13—
15、ACD阅读理解ThedrugstorewasclosingforthenightandAlfredHigginswasabouttogohomewhenhisnewbossapproachedhim.“EmptyyourpocketspleaseAlfred”SamCarrdemandedinafirmvoice.Alfredpretendedtobeshockedbutheknewhe’dbeencaught.Fromhiscoathewithdrewamake-upkitalipstickandtwotubesoftoothpaste.“I’mdisappointedinyouAlfred!”saidthelittlegray-hairedman.“Sorrysir.Pleaseforgiveme.It’sthefirsttimeI’veeverdonesuchathing”Alfredliedhopingtogaintheoldman’ssympathy.MrCarr’sbrowfurrowedashereachedforthephone“DoyoutakemeforafoolLet’sseewhatthepolicehavetosay.ButfirstI’llcallyourmotherandletherknowhersonisheadingtojail.”“Dowhateveryouwant”Alfredshotbacktryingtosoundbig.Butdeepdownhefeltlikeachild.Heimaginedhismotherrushingineyesburningwithangermaybeintears.YethewantedhertoequicklybeforeMr.Carrcalledthepolice.Mr.CarrwassurprisedwhenMrsHigginsfinallyarrived.Shewasverycalmquietandfriendly.“IsAlfredintrouble”sheasked.“He’sbeenstealingfromthestore”theoldmancoollyreplied.Mrs.HigginsputoutherhandandtouchedMr.Carr’sarmwithgreatgentlenessasifsheknewjusthowhefelt.Shespokeasifshedidnotwanttocausehimanymoretrouble.“WhatdoyouwanttodoMr.Carr”Thewoman’scalmandgentlemannerdisarmedtheonce-angrystore-owner.“Iwasgoingtogetacop.ButIdon’twanttobecruel.TellyoursonnottoebackhereagainandI’llletitgo.”ThenhewarmlyshookMrs.Higgins’shand.Mrs.Higginsthankedtheoldmanforhiskindnessthenmotherandsonleft.Theywalkedalongthestreetinsilence.Whentheyarrivedhomehismothersimplysaid“Gotobedyoufool.”InhisbedroomAlfredheardhismotherinthekitchen.Hefeltnoshameonlyprideinhismother’sactions.“Shewassmooth!”hethought.Hewenttothekitchentotellherhowgreatshewasbutwasshockedbywhathesaw.Hismother’sfacelookedfrightenedbroken.Notthecoolbrightfacehesawearlier.Herlipsmovednervously.Shelookedveryold.Thereweretearsinhereyes.Thispictureofhismothermadehimwanttocry.Hefelthisyouthending.Hesawallthetroubleshebroughtherandthedeeplinesofworryinhergreyface.Itseemedtohimthatthiswasthefirsttimehehadeverreallyseenhismother.6.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.Alfredtriedtosoundbigtohidehisfear.B.ItwasthefirsttimeAlfredhadstolenanything.C.Mr.CarrsetatraptocatchAlfredstealing.D.Mr.CarrhadplannedtoforgiveAlfredfromthebeginning.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disarmed”probablymeanA.annoyedB.convincedC.gotoverD.madelessangry8.WhatimpressedAlfredmostabouthismotheratthedrugstorewas______.A.howangryshewasB.howeffectivelyshehandledMr.CarrC.thatshedidntcryD.thatshewasabletosavehim9.WhatwasthemothersattitudetowardAlfredA.Shewasverystrictwithhim.B.Shewassupportiveofhim.C.Shefeltdisappointedwithhim.D.Shewasafraidofhim.10.FromthelastparagraphweknowthatAlfred______.A.wasnolongerayouthB.feltproudofhismotherC.feltguiltyandregretfulforhisdeedD.wantedhismothertobehappy【参考答案】6—
10、ADBCCMostAmericansgetwhatmoneytheyhavefromtheirwork;thatistheyearnaninefromwagesorsalaries.TherichestAmericanshowevergetmostoftheirmoneyfromwhattheyown—theirstocksbondsrealestateandotherformsofpropertyorwealth.AlthoughtherearefewaccuratestatisticstogobywealthinAmericansocietyappearstobeconcentratedinveryfewhands.Morethan20percentofeverythingthatcanbeprivatelyownedisheldbylessthanonepercentoftheadultpopulationandmorethan75percentofallwealthisownedby20percentofAmericanadults.TheplainfactisthatmostAmericanshavenowealthatallasidefromtheirhomesautomobilesandasmallamountofsavings.IneintheUnitedStatesisnotashighlyconcentratedaswealth.In1917therichest10percentofAmericanfamiliesreceived
26.1percentofallinewhilethepoorest10percentreceived17percentmainlyfromSocialSecurityandothergovernmentpayments.ThemoststrikingaspectofinedistributionisthatithasnotchangedsignificantlysincetheendofWorldWarII.Althougheconomicgrowthhasroughlydoubledrealdisposable可自由使用的familyinethemoneyleftaftertaxesandadjustedforinflationoverthelastgenerationthesizeofthesharesgiventotherichandthepoorisaboutthesame.ByanymeasureeconomicinequalityisgreatintheUnitedStates.TherealitybehindthesestatisticsisthatalargenumberofAmericansarepoor.In191814percentofthepopulationwaslivingbelowthefederalgovernment’spovertylinewhichatthattimewasanannualineof$9287foranonfarmfamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildren.InotherwordsaboutoneoutofsevenAmericansover31millionpeoplewasofficiallyconsideredunabletobuythebasicnecessitiesoffoodclothesandshelter.Thesuggestedpovertylinein1981wouldhavebeenanineofabout$11200forafamilyoffour.Bythisrelativedefinitionabout20percentofthepopulationormorethan45millionAmericansarepoor.11.WhatdoesthemajorityoftheAmericanshaveintermsofwealthA.Theirineandsavings.B.Theirhousecarsandsmallamountsofsavings.C.Everythingtheyownintheirhomes.D.Actuallytheyhavenowealthatall.12.WhatisthepercentageofwealththatisinthehandsofmostAmericansA.Lessthan25%.B.Morethan25%.C.Morethan75%.D.Lessthan20%.13.WhyiseconomicinequalitystillgreatintheUSinspiteoftheeconomicgrowthA.Becausetheeconomicgrowthhaswidenedthegapofthefamilyinebetweentherichandthepoor.B.BecauseineintheUSisstillconcentratedinthehandsoftherichest10%ofAmericanfamilies.C.Becausetheproportionofinereceivedbytherichandthepoorremainsalmostthesameasin
1917.D.BecausesomeAmericansmadegreatfortunesduringtheSecondWorldWar.14.WhatcanwelearnfromparisonofthetwopovertylinesinthelastparagraphA.Thepovertylineof1918ismorefavorabletothepoorthanthatof
1981.B.The1981linedidn’tleavemuchtothepoor.C.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1918line.D.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1981line.15.Fromthelasttwosentenceswecanseethat1981government’spovertyline_______.A.wasofnogoodforthepoorB.wasofficiallyapprovedC.wasnothelpfultothepoorD.wasnotputintooperationthen【参考答案】11—
15、BACDD。