18-19版:(创新设计)(浙江)Learning about Language

Learning about Language

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2017·四川邻水实验中学高二月考)An extinct mountain goat that was once

common in the Pyrenees became the first animal to be brought back from

chers used frozen DNA to produce a clone，but the newborn kid died

within minutes of birth due to breathing difficulties.

The Pyrenean ibex is a type of mountain goat，which is believed to have died out

completely in the death of the last known individual，which was known

as Celia，biologists took cells from her skin and earlier cloning attempt to use

the skin cells the latest attempt involved the creation of 439 cloned

these cloned embryos,57 were put into the female domestic goats，but

only one goat gave 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 its mountain 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 researchers would face in trying to bring back species that

have been extinct(灭绝的)for decades or chers have had the idea of

bringing back the Tasmanian tiger，which went extinct in are，however，other species that have been seriously suggested for cloning，such as the giant panda，the African bongo antelope，the Sumatran tiger and the pygmy ters

believe cloning provides hope of keeping these endangered animals alive before they

die out.

1．What do we know about the cloned ibex?

A．It died of lung disease.

B．It was the first cloned animal in the world.

C．It lived for thirteen years.

D．It was born in 2000.

答案 A [细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“...but only one goat gave birth and

the newborn cloned kid died after seven minutes as a result of lung disease.”可知，这只羊死于肺部疾病。故选A。]

2．Jose Folch would agree that cloning ________.

A．is not suitable and should be banned

B．requires immediate attention

C．should be carried out cautiously

D．may help prevent animal extinction

答案 D [细节理解题。根据第三段中Jose Folch说的话“...cloning is the only

possibility to avoid its complete disappearance.”可知，他认为克隆技术有助于防止动物灭绝。故选D。]

3．We can conclude from the passage that ________.

A．cloning has developed quickly in developed countries

B．no more animals will die out in the future

C．cloning makes it possible to preserve endangered species

D．cloning seldom results in physical problems for animals

答案 C [推理判断题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了克隆技术在防止濒危动物灭绝方面的重要作用，根据短文最后一句话“Supporters believe cloning

provides hope of keeping these endangered animals alive before they die out.”可知，克隆技术使得保护濒危物种成为可能。故选C。]

4．What's the best title for this passage?

A．Great Advancement in Cloning Goats

B．Difficulties in Saving Extinct Animals

C．Public Concerns about Cloning

D．Cloning Brought Back an Extinct Species for a While

答案 D [主旨大意题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了克隆技术在防止濒危动物灭绝方面的重要作用，短文围绕一只被克隆的野生山羊而展开，故选项D“克隆技术使得一个已经灭绝的物种复活了一小会儿”符合本文主题。]

B

Authors Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D．Johnson pretty much have me convinced

that human cloning is quite possible and is a future ski and Johnson

are both bioengineering experts; unlike similar scientists you have seen in the movies，they both have a sense of surprises me is that Kurpinski and Johnson are

able to take something as complicated as DNA and make it understandable.

The book How to Defeat Your Own Clone teaches us what is now known as

DNA­encoded，how that happens，and why people with similar DNA don't look or act

the book not only helps us get a basic understanding of what DNA and its

purpose are，but also explains cloning and stem cell(干细胞) occurs to me

that a lot of people who are against stem cell research don't know what they are

protesting authors provide a history of cloning，as well as information

about stem cells.

The real fun starts when the authors attack various myths about

sly，too many people have been watching too many bad movies and

television er they're just fictional ，somehow，scientists

manage to clone you，twenty years from now your clone isn't going to kill

the myths explored and exploded are that a clone will know everything you know and

will act as you do，that heads which are cut off can be kept alive，and that a clone has

no belly button(肚脐)．Many of the myths are ridiculous but many people believe

them.

Kurpinski and Johnson also detail some bio­improvements“that really

work”．You see，genes can be controlled to help you sleep better and become smarter，healthier，and ...not exactly you，but future generations.

If you do wind up in a battle with your own clone，who will be considerably

younger than you，remember that it is not you and that it doesn't know what you

know.

5．Which of the following things are in the book How to Defeat Your Own Clone?

a．What DNA and its purpose are.

b．Who is against cloning.

c．The history of cloning.

d．The myths about cloning.

e．The disadvantages of cloning.

A．a，b，e

C．b，d，e

B．a，c，d

D．b，c，d

答案 B [细节理解题。由第二段的“The book not only helps us get a basic

understanding of what DNA and its The authors provide a history of

”及第三段的“The real fun starts when the authors attack various myths

about cloning.”可知答案。]

6．We can learn from the passage that biotechnology ________.

A．has been banned in many countries around the world

B．is being used to improve one's intelligence right now

C．can help improve the physical condition of future generations

D．is sure to cure any disease in the near future

答案 C [细节理解题。从第四段的“You see，genes can be controlled to help you

sleep better and become smarter，healthier，and ...not exactly you，but future

generations.”可知C项正确。]

7．The passage was written mainly to ________.

A．predict the future of cloning

B．introduce two bioengineering experts

C．review a book on cloning

D．protest against movies about cloning

答案 C [写作意图题。第一段主要描述了How to Defeat Your Own Clone一书作者的情况和写作风格，第二、三、四段主要介绍了此书的内容并发表了相关感想，最后一段是其他一些感想，由此可见本文的主要目的是评论此书。]

Ⅱ.七选五

(2017·河北唐山一中高二调研)

Make the Right Choices

What is life's greatest gift？__1__ Choice is the ability to select one course of

action from a set of alternatives to achieve a is so great about choice？It

transforms us from dumb animals into of us becomes another

becomes nothing other than the tool we use to sculpt(雕刻) our

tool doesn't come free，however，for the price of choice is

responsibility.__2__The reward is happiness.

Life is not is a flow.__3__We constantly need to monitor where we are on

our need to ask questions：Am I moving closer to my goals？If not，what

corrective measures can I take？What action will I take now to readjust myself to my

goals？Choice is is at the heart of is the creative power of life.

__4__And your life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of

example，you decide which store to shop at and which gas station to go

the decisions that we make to sculpt our lives are far more important than

deciding where to more we appreciate the difference between minor and

major decisions，the greater the probability that we will experience happiness and

fulfillment.

All chess lovers realize that it isn't necessary to win to enjoy the

pleasure is in the is like a chess game.__5__If you live by this rule，you

will always enjoy the game of life，regardless of its outcome.

A．It is free will or choice.

B．You have to make choices every day.

C．Make the best moves you can under the circumstances.

D．But when we accept and carry it out，we get a great return.

E．Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals.

F．Life is full of hard choices，and the bigger they are，the harder they get.

G．Choose to carry out responsibilities not because you have to，but because you

want to.

答案 1.A 2.D 3.E 4.B 5.C

Ⅲ.语法填空

For more than six million American children，coming home after school means

1.________(come) to an empty deal with the situation by watching

may hang out outside.2.________all of them have something in

spend part of each day 3.________(call) latchkey

children—they are children who look after themselves while their parents

their bad situation has become a subject of concern.

A headmaster of an elementary school(小学)said that there was a school rule

against wearing jewelry.A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys

4.________(attach)．He was constantly telling them to put them inside

were so many keys，5.________he slowly learned were house keys.

He began talking to the children who had he learned the influence

working couples and single parents were having 6.________their is the

biggest problem faced by children at home had nightmares(恶梦)and

were worried about their own 7.________(safe)．

The most common way latchkey children deal with this is by might be

in a bathroom，under a bed 8.________in a second is 'll watch it

with the volume turned up parents don't realize 9.________(it) effect on

their children and most parents are slow to admit the fact 10.________they leave their

children alone.

【语篇解读】 本文介绍了美国“挂钥匙儿童”这一社会问题。

1．coming [mean to do sth“打算做某事”；mean doing sth“意味着做某事”。根据语境可知，此处表示放学回家意味着回到一个空房子，故填coming。]

2．But [根据语境可知，一些孩子看电视，一些在外面闲逛。空后又说“have

something in common”，故填转折连词But。]

3．are called [主语They与call之间构成动宾关系，且根据“they are”可知，该句为一般现在时态，应填are called。]

4．attached [此处为“with＋宾语＋宾补”结构，keys与attach是动宾关系，故填attached。]

5．which [分析句子结构可知，此处为非限制性定语从句，从句缺少主语且先行词为keys，指物，故填which。]

6．on [have influence on sb“对某人有影响”，故填on。]

7．safety [根据句意可知，此处指很多孩子做噩梦并担心他们自己的安全，应用名词形式，故填safety。]

8．or [根据句意可知，此处指有可能藏在卫生间、床底下或壁橱里。表示选择，故填or。]

9．its [根据句意可知，此处表示电视对孩子的影响，故填its。]

10．that [根据句意可知，此处指大多数父母很迟缓地承认他们不管孩子这个事

实；分析句子结构可知，这是同位语从句且不缺成分。故填that。]