1、课时作业(二十六) 题型组合练练规范(阅读理解语法填空短文改错书面表达)限时：55 分钟.阅读理解A“Deextinction”， the idea that extinct (绝种的) animals can be brought back through cloning or genetic (基因的) engineering，has attracted the interest of a small group of scientists. The topic has made the cover of National Geographic Magazine. Supporters s
2、ay they are doing it for moral reasons and because we “miss” the extinct animals. They blame human exploitation (such as trapping，hunting, habitat destruction ) of the extinct animals, but their plans, though they sound exciting, are exploitation in another form.Considering the imperfect science of
3、cloning, deextinction would cause animals suffering. Most animals born of such experiments would suffer serious diseases, dying soon after birth or having a shortened lifetime. Spanish and French scientists worked for years to bring the Pyrenean ibex, a species of wild goat, back from extinction by
4、cloning. In 2009, they succeeded only in producing a sick baby goat that died 10 minutes after birth. For these animals to be born, other animals would live in captivity, in a lab or elsewhere, and serve as mother substitutes (代用品)，routinely having operations as part of the cloning process. For exam
5、ple, elephants would be kept in captivity to carry woolly mammoth (猛犸) babies for nearly two years. Such experiments often lead to other animals unhappiness as well.If extinct animals are successfully brought back, where would they go? Their original habitats have developed and changed without them.
6、 They are unlikely to survive in the natural environment, but, if they do manage to survive, they will affect their environment in unpredictable ways, presenting a new threat to the ecological system. If the animals born through deextinction are stuck in zoos and museums instead, what good is that?
7、It is exploitation, not a solution.It would be better to apply creative thinking about protection to the reallife problems of todays world. Deextinction takes attention away from the difficult situation of endangered animals. Discussions about woolly mammoth cloning do nothing to stop the illegal ki
8、llings of endangered wild African elephants. Money would be better used to prevent human conflict with wildlife and their ecosystems.Lets keep deextinction in the world of science fiction, learn from our failed past, and protect wild animals and their habitats for the future.语篇解读 本文为一篇议论文。通 过克隆或基因工程
9、使已 经灭绝的动物“复活” 引起了一些科学家的兴趣，但这种做法对 于现存的动物及生态环境等不一定有利。1The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_”AdeextinctionBcloning or genetic engineeringCexploitationDNational Geographic Magazine解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句可知 “deextinction”指的是“通过克隆或基因工程使已灭绝的动物重生” 。再结合第三句 (支持者们说他们这么做是出于道德)，由此可见画线的 it 指的就是“deextinct
10、ion” ，故答案 为 A 项。答案：A2In Paragraph 2, examples are given to show that _.Amodern elephants are related to woolly mammothBscientists should improve the cloning processCdeextinction does harm to some animalsDits possible to bring back extinct animals解析：推理判断题。第二段的主 题句为第一句话，即 Considering the imperfect sci
11、ence of cloning，deextinction would cause animals suffering.然后作者用举例的方法说明了这一道理，由此可见本题答案为 C 项。答案：C3What might happen if extinct animals come back to the wild?AThe problem of extinction will be solved.BThey will live in their original habitats.CThe balance of nature may be disturbed.DMore endangered ani
12、mals will be saved.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “if they do manage to survive，they will affect their environment in unpredictable ways，presenting a new threat to the ecological system”(如果它们真的生存下来了，它们会以不可 预知的方式影响它们的生存 环境，从而 对生态系统造成一个新的威胁)可知答案为 C 项。答案：C4According to Paragraph 4, deextinction may _.Aprevent the il
13、legal killings of African elephantsBmake people care less about endangered animalsCprevent the conflict between humans and animalsDraise public awareness of protecting animals解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的 “Deextinction takes attention away from the difficult situation of endangered animals.”可知答案为 B 项。答案：BBIf you
14、 followed the 2016 Olympic Games, you may have noticed that several athletes, including US swimmer Michael Phelps, had circular bruises on their bodies. These bruises were the result of “cupping (拔火罐) therapy”， a traditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been around for more than 2,000 years.M
15、any athletes say that they have benefited from the therapy. Phelps used the therapy in the fall of 2014 and has used it about twice a week since, reported ABC News. Another US swimmer, Dana Vollmer, also believes that “it really helps with blood flow”However, some have said that the supposed health
16、effects result from peoples feeling that the treatment works, rather than any physical effect of the treatment.To figure out cupping therapy has any physical effect, last year researchers from Germany carried out a test in which a false treatment was provided.In the study, the same type of cups was
17、used in the real treatment and the false treatment. But in the false treatment，the cups had a hole at the top so that they couldnt create the proper suction (吸力)The tested patients, who suffered from a disorder that caused a lot of pain, were told that they would receive either traditional cupping o
18、r “soft cupping”. But they were not informed that the socalled “soft cupping” was a false treatment.It turned out that most patients correctly guessed which kind of cupping they had received. In both groups, patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain. “The results suggest the effect
19、s of cupping therapy might come from factors that are not necessarily part of the treatment itself， ” the researchers told the Live Science website.The question of whether cupping therapy works still needs to be answered.“But because the treatment is relatively safe and it could be helpful for some
20、people, the therapy can be used as part of a comprehensive treatment program involving other exercises, nutritional choices and lifestyle changing， ”Dr Brent Bauer, director of the US Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic, told Live Science.语篇解读 本文主要介绍了中国传统医疗方式拔火罐的 实际疗效问题。5Wh
21、y is Michael Phelps mentioned in the passage?ATo give athletes a new way to swim faster.BTo provide athletes with a new way of treatment.CTo introduce the topic on cupping therapy.DTo show swimmers suffer from disorders.解析：推理判断题。根据文章前两段的整体内容可推知，提到运动员菲尔普斯是为了导入文章的话题，即拔火罐疗法是否有效，故选 C。答案：C6The purpose of
22、 the test by researchers from Germany was to _.Apromote the health effects of cupping therapyBsee whether cupping therapy has a physical effectCcompare traditional cupping with soft cuppingDcompare cupping therapys effects on different groups of people解析：细节理解题。根据第四段整体内容可知，实验的目的是验证拔火罐是否真的有效。答案：B7What
23、 can be learned from the passage?ADifferent people need different types of cupping therapy.BThe real treatment and false treatment almost have the same effects.CThe results show that cupping therapy is not part of the treatment.DCupping therapy is only effective when used with lifestyle changing.解析：
24、细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的 “In both groups，patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain.”可知，实验表明两种不同的拔火罐方法效果是一样的。答案：B8According to Dr Brent Bauer, cupping therapy _.Ais a fast and easy treatment for people to carry outBis a newly invented way to cure some diseasesCneeds a long period of time to t
25、ake effectDcan be used together with other treatments解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “But because the treatment is relatively safe and it could be helpful for some people，the therapy can be used as part of a comprehensive treatment program involving other exercises，nutritional choices and lifestyle changing”可知，Dr
26、 Brent Bauer 认为拔火罐可以和其他方法一起配合治疗。答案：D.语法填空All of us have read thrilling stories.In many of 1.them (they) the hero had only a 2.limited (limit) and specified time to live.Sometimes it was as long as a year；sometimes as short as twentyfour hours，3.but we were always interested in 4.discovering (discove
27、r) just how the dying man chose to spend his last days or his last hours.Such stories set up thinking，wondering 5.what we should do under similar circumstances.What 6.happiness (happy) should we find in reviewing the past，and what regrets? Sometimes，I have thought it would be an excellent rule to li
28、ve each day 7.as if we should die tomorrow.Such an attitude would stress 8.sharply(sharp) the values of life.I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being 9.were (be) stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life.Darkness would make him 10.more (mu
29、ch) appreciative of sight；silence would teach him the joys of sound.短文改错Last Sunday，I sat at my favorite table in a restaurant and wait for the food I had ordered to arrive.Suddenly I found that Lin Ling，one of my classmate，worked like a waitress there.Honest speaking，it was great surprise for me to
30、 find her working there.As far as I know，she s from a richer family.What was it that made her to work there? I walked up to her and asked her the reason.When asking，she said， “I just want to earn some pocket money so that we can help some children in poor areas go back to school.”How a good girl! I
31、should learn from her.答案：Last Sunday，I sat at my favorite table in a restaurant and for the food I had ordered to waitwaitedarrive.Suddenly I found that Lin Ling，one of my ，worked a waitress there.classmateclass ates likeasspeaking，it was great surprise for me to find her working there.As far as I H
32、onestHonestly aknow，shes from a family.What was it that made her work there? I walked up to her richerrichand asked her the reason.When ，she said， “I just want to earn some pocket money so that askingaskedcan help some children in poor areas go back to school.” a good girl! I should learn weI How Wh
33、atfrom her.书面表达假定你是班长李华，打算为本班的加拿大交换生 Wendy 举办 18 岁生日聚会，请用英语给她写一封电子邮件，告知她聚会的时间、地点、参加人员以及活动安排，并征求她的意见。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Wendy，_Looking forward to your early reply.Yours，Li Hua参考范文Dear_Wendy，Were so happy to know your 18th birthday is approaching.Considering youre
34、alone here in China, were going to hold a party for you to celebrate it.The party will be held in the restaurant just next to our school at 6：00 this Saturday afternoon. Twenty of our classmates, together with five teachers, will join. At the party, therell be a special ceremony, followed by dinner,
35、 drinking, singing, dancing and so on. Weve ordered delicious food and a birthday cake and prepared gifts for you.Is there any special activity youd like to have at the party? If any idea strikes you, please let us know. We sincerely hope youll turn up and have a nice birthday.Looking_forward_to_your_early_reply.Yours，Li_Hua
