1、.阅读理解Authors Kyle Kurpinski and Terry DJohnson pretty much have me convinced that human cloning is quite possible and is a future certainty.Kurpinski and Johnson are both bioengineering experts; unlike similar scientists you have seen in the movies，they both have a sense of humor.What surprises me i
2、s 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(编码)，how that happens，and why people with similar DNA dont look or act the same.The book not only helps us get a ba
3、sic understanding of what DNA and its purpose are， but also explains cloning and stem cell(干细胞) research.It occurs to me that a lot of people who are against stem cell research dont know what they are protesting about.The authors provide a history of cloning，as well as information about stem cells.T
4、he real fun starts when the authors attack various myths about cloning.Obviously，too many people have been watching too many bad movies and television programs.Remember theyre just fictional stories.If，somehow ，scientists manage to clone you.Twenty years from now your clone isnt going to kill you.Am
5、ong 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 bioimp
6、rovements “that really work”You see，genes can be controlled to help you sleep better and become smarter，healthier ，and taller.Well.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 i
7、t doesn t know what you know.【语篇解读】 本文介绍了一本关于克隆知识的书。1Many bioengineering experts in movies are _Ahumorous BwealthyCserious Dcrazy解析：选 C。推理判断题。从第一段的 .unlike similar scientists you have seen in the movies， they both have a sense of humor.可知电影中的生物工程学家一般都是没有幽默感的。2Which of the following things are in the
8、 book How to Defeat Your Own Clone?aWhat DNA and its purpose are.bWho is against cloning.cThe history of cloning.dThe myths about cloning.eThe disadvantages of cloning.Aa，b，e Ba，c，dCb，d，e Db，c，d解析：选 B。细节理解题。从第二段的 The book not only helps us get a basic understanding of what DNA and its purpose are.Th
9、e authors provide a history of cloning.及第三段的 The real fun starts when the authors attack various myths about cloning.可知答案。3According to the passage，a clone of you _Awill want to kill youBknows whatever you knowChas no belly buttonDwill be younger than you解析：选 D。细节理解题。从最后一段的 who will be considerably
10、younger than you 可知 D 项正确。4The passage was written mainly to _Apredict the future of cloningBintroduce two bioengineering expertsCreview a book on cloningDprotest against movies about cloning解析：选 C。目的意图题。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
11、主要目的是记录此书的读后感。.七选五补缺题(2014山西长治二中第二次练考)Tips on how to save moneyIts important for you teenagers to know how to save money. You know that the money you save can be for rainy days and be used to pay through your college education. If you think its a difficult task and dont know how to do it，please do a
12、s the following.1_My dad always tells me that if one doesnt respect money，it will never respect you. Hence，its important that you keep a record of your daily expenses. Make it a habit to write down all that you have spent. And when you find out the total expenses at the end of the month，you will rea
13、lize what you have spent more money in doing. 2._Open a savings account.Opening a savings account is a better way to save money. You can set a goal; say (for example)，the money is for a new notebook or for college，and then save，until you have enough money to buy a notebook or until you go to college
14、. 3._Do not carry much cash.Do you have the habit of not leaving a store without buying anything? The only way to stop that is carrying less money around with you. Go to the store with the minimum amount of money，which will not even help you buy a drink. 4._Save the changes.Save the changes that you
15、 get back. If you have gone to a shop to buy something and get back some changes，then do not spend them.5._ And youll be surprised at the huge amount of money after days.Follow these tips above，and thus you can save a lot of money. And surely，theyll help you to be more responsible in your life.AKeep
16、 a record of your daily expenses.BAfter a few days，youll get rid of this habit.CInstead ，you can save them in your piggy bank.DBy that time，you will realize the importance of saving money.ESaving money builds your financial power and personal freedom.FNext month，you will automatically try and save m
17、ore in that part.GNowadays in the developed and developing countries， people are all working for the sake of earning money.答案：15.AFDBC.完形填空Isadora Duncan was born in San Francisco，California in 1877.Early in life，Isadora knew two _1_ about herself.First，she wanted to make dancing her lifes work.And
18、second， she wanted to live by her own _2_，not by what other people thought was right or wrong.Isadora Duncan wanted to _3_ the kind of dancing that was _4_new and different from other dances at that time.She thought dancing should be an art，not just _5_So Isadora Duncan _6_ her “modern” dance stylef
19、ree and _7_Like waves in the ocean，she often _8_ her arms and legs in very smooth motions(动作)_9_ she danced， Duncan wore very thin clothing，wanting people to see her _10_ as she skipped，jumped and ran barefoot across the stage.Many people _11_ her for doing this.They thought it was not moral(道德的) to
20、 _12_ this way.Isadora Duncan had very liberal(自由的) _13_ for her time.She _14_ equal rights for women.She did not think a couple had to be married to have children.She thought the Bolshevik Revolution was a _15_ thing for Russia，though many people were against it.She spent time there teaching and cr
21、eating dances for the Russian people.In 1927，Isadora Duncan died _16_ in a car accident in Nice，France.While riding in an open sports car，her scarf was caught in a wheel and she was _17_ instantly at age fifty.To remember the _18_ of modern dance，the famous American poet Carl Sandberg wrote a poem a
22、bout her.Here is part of _19_ he wrote：“I am the wind.I am the sea and the moon.I _20_ what I am.”【语篇解读】 本文简要介绍了现代舞蹈之母 Isadora Duncan 的舞蹈生涯及其思想的独创性。1A.stories BthingsCfaults Dexamples解析：选 B。本空后的 First.And second.两句话是解释，即 Isadora Duncan 在她年轻的时候，就知道她要做的两件“事(things)” 。2A.rules BincomesCefforts Dwords解析
23、：选 A。从后半句中的提示词 right or wrong 可推知 ，这里谈的是 Isadora Duncan的生活“原则(rules)” 。3A.see BdoCchange Dcatch解析：选 B。本空与上文 make dancing her lifes work 呼应。这里指跳舞。4A.traditional BpopularCcrazy Doriginal解析：选 D。根据后半句的 new and different from other dances at that time 可知，是一种“新颖的(original)”舞蹈。5A.movement BdevelopmentCente
24、rtainment Dachievement解析：选 C。娱乐性是 dancing 的重要功能。Isadora 认为舞蹈应该是一门艺术，而不仅仅是娱乐。6A.created BdoubtedCexamined Dhated解析：选 A。Isadora Duncan 希望她的舞蹈新颖、有创新性，因此“创建(created) ”了现代舞蹈形式。7A.violent BdifficultCnatural Dformal解析：选 C。从下一句提示语 Like waves in the ocean 可推知，现代舞蹈不拘于形式，是一种自由和“自然的(natural)”发挥。8A.felt BmovedCt
25、ouched Dproved解析：选 B。像海浪一样，她经常流畅地 “移动着(moved)”四肢。9A.Before BUntilCThough DWhen解析：选 D。 “当(When)”她跳舞的时候，她穿很薄的衣服，为了让人们看到她的“身体(body)” 。下文中 very thin clothing 和 it was not moral 是提示。10A.expression BbodyCadvantage Dcostume解析：选 B。参见上题解析。11A.praised BaskedCcriticized Dthanked解析：选 C。根据下句的 They thought it was
26、 not moral 可知人们“批评(criticized)”她这种做法。12A.speak BliveCteach Ddress解析：选 D。根据上文的 wore very thin clothing 可知选 dress。13A.ideas BspeechesCactions Dchoices解析：选 A。liberal 和下文的 equal rights for women 以及 She did not think a couple had to be married to have children 说明 Isadora 很有自己的“思想 (ideas)”。14A.gave up Bdi
27、scussedCbelieved in Dimagined解析：选 C。C 项照应该段的主题思想( 即“Isadora Duncan 的思想具有自由开放的进步性”) 。believe in sth.认为某事是对的。15A.sudden BbadCsimple Dgood解析：选 D。由下文的 though many people were against it 可推知她认为在 Russia 发生的 Bolshevik Revolution 是一件“好(good)”事情。这两句之间是对比的关系。16A.unfortunately BstrangelyCquietly Dslowly解析：选 A。
28、从下一句的解释可知 ，Isadora Duncan 的死很“不幸(unfortunately) ”。17A.saved BkilledCreborn Dstopped解析：选 B。这里指 Isadora Duncan 的不幸去世。18A.follower BfatherCmother Duser解析：选 C。诗人 Carl Sandberg 是以写诗歌的方式来纪念这位现代舞蹈之“母(mother) ”。19A.how BwhatCwhere Dthat解析：选 B。下面的引文摘自这位美国诗人所写的诗。20A.enjoy BsingCdeny Ddance解析：选 D。全文是围绕 Isadora
29、 Duncan 的舞蹈生涯展开的 ，因此 D 项符合文章的主题要求。.语法填空The air we breathe is freely available, without which we could not survive more than a few minutes.For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone 1._ (need) it.Some people use the air to sustain them while 2._(seat) around and feel sorry for them
30、selves.Others 3._ (breath) the air and use the energy it provides to make a 4._ (mean) life.Opportunity is 5._ the same way, and it is everywhere.It is so freely available that we take it for granted.Yet opportunity alone is not enough 6._(create) success; it must 7._ (seize) and acted upon in order
31、 to have value.So many people are so anxious to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”， as if the opportunity will do all the work thats 8._ (possible)Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed.It takes more than just breathing the fresh air of opportunity, 9._You must make u
32、se of it.Thats not up to the opportunity; thats up to you.It doesnt matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but 10._ matters is what you do with it.【语篇解读】 本文是关于空气污染的话题。1解析：考查主谓一致， everyone 作主语，谓语用第三人称单数形式。答案：needs2解析：考查非谓语动词。过去分词作状语， 相当于“while they are seated” 。答案：seated3解析：此处是用动词作谓语，breathe 呼吸。答案：breathe4解析：此处是形容词作定语。答案：meaningful5解析：考查介词。in.way“以的方式” ，为固定搭配。答案：in6解析：此处是“be adj. to do ”句型。答案：to create7解析：考查动词的语态。依据上下文的理解， “有机遇必须抓住， 你才能成功。”答案：be seized8解析：考查形容词。依据上下文和构词法， 此处应为“不可能” ， 故用impossible。答案：impossible9解析：考查副词。插入语， 意为“然而” 。答案：however/though10解析：考查主语从句引导词。what 引导主语从句并在从句中作主语。答案：what
