Module5Cloning一、單詞拼寫(單句首字母填空)1.Ihadmeanttostayawayfromtheshopwindow,butIcouldn'tr

thetemptation.2.Somefilmsarefullofv

.Toomuchfightingisnotgoodforyoungchildren.3.Nooneknowswhokilledher,butthepolices

herhusband.4.Weshoulda

thesituationverycloselybeforewemakeanydecision.5.Peopleshoulddriveoutoftowntob

freshairandrelaxatweekends.6.Theonlyeffectivewaytoc

abackacheistorest.7.Asweallknow,plantsa

mineralsandothernutrientsfromthesoil.8.I'vegottwoticketsfortonight'sconcertgivenbytheRussianartists.Wouldyouliketoa

metogoandenjoyit,Amy?9.Ithinkcampingandclimbingisb

toourhealth.10.Atravelplanshouldbef

inordertocopewithchangeableweatherandunexpectedemergencies.二、單詞拼寫(根據中文提示拼寫單詞)11.Thepolicetriedtogetsomecluesfromthe

(嫌疑犯),butheremainedsilent.12.Peoplethroughouttheworldhaveadreamoflivinginaplacepeacefully,withoutanywaror

(暴力).13.Thecurrenthealthcarereformis

(有益的)topeasants.14.Hesaidhewasgoingto

(陪伴)herhome.15.Having

(分析)theresults,Dr.Snowdrewaconclusionthatwaterhadcausedthedisease.16.Heisingoodhealth;heisableto

(抵抗)diseases.17.Peoplewho

(吸收)thedirtyairaremorelikelytogetdiseasesrelatedtolung.18.Shewaspunishedfordrivingabovethe

(規定)speed.19.WecanvisityourcompanyonMondayorTuesday;ourplansarefairly

(靈活多變的).20.Certaincoursesarecompulsory,butothersare

(可選擇的).21.IwanttogetanewpassportbutIdon'tknowthe

(程序).22.Asolutionhasnotyetbeenfoundtothe

(基本的)problemsofindustrialrelations.23.Tooursurprise,theolddoctor

(治愈)mycousinofhercancer.24.Theroomwasfilledwithsmoke,anditwasbecomingdifficultforusto

(呼吸).25.Shetoldusan

(難以置信的)storyabouthergrandmothercatchingathief.三、翻譯(根據中文提示完成句子)26.據我所知，他將離開兩個月的時間。(詞數不限)

,he'llbeawayfortwomonths.27.Ifyoucontinueworkinglikethat,yourbodywill

(垮下來)。28.如果他少點吸煙,他的身體很快就會好了。可是他就是不聽。

,hemightbewellsoonHowever,hewouldn'tlisten.29.他希望他沒講那樣的話。(say)（詞數不限）Hewishedhe

that.30.如果他來，我會把真相告訴他。（詞數不限）Ifhe

,Iwouldtellhimthetruth.31.很奇怪他竟然對待他的父母像陌生人一樣。Itisstrangethathe

asstrangers.(treat)32.Itissaidthat

(這藥能治好你的咳嗽).(cure)33.Hersongs

(重現了歷史).34.我們必須依靠我們自己的努力來擺脫困境。(詞數不限)Wemust

togetoutofthetrouble.35.通貨膨脹已失去控制。Inflationhas

.四、單項選擇36. Nofurtherfinancialproblem

,butweoncecouldn'tmakebothendsmeet. A.rose B.arose C.aroused D.raised37. IfI

tenyearsyounger,I

veryhappy. A.were;wouldbe B.am;shallbe C.were;shallbe D.am;wouldbe38. Thedriverlookedovertheenginecarefullytomakesurethatitwouldn't

ontheway. A.breakinto B.breakdown C.breakup D.breakout39. ---WhydidthepolicemanquestionBobyesterday? ---Hewas

oftakingpartinthecarbombing. A.doubted B.considered C.reminded D.suspected40. Whyareyoudoingthat?IfI

you,I'dstop. A.hadbeen B.hadn'tbeen C.were D.werenot41. Sheisoverweight,butshecan't

thetemptationtoeatmoredeliciousfood. A.forbid B.attach C.allow D.resist42. Ifit

tomorrow,thesportsmeetwouldbeputoff. A.rain B.rains C.shouldrain D.willrain43. ---Youcanaskyourbrotherforhelp. ---Heisnotathome.Ifhe

,I

. A.is;would B.were;would C.is;will D.were;will44. Shewasso

inthejobthatshedidn'thearanybodyknockingatthedoor. A.attracted B.absorbed C.drawn D.concentrated45. Ifyou

earlytomorrowmorning,youwouldbetherebynoon. A.havestarted B.start C.hadstarted D.weretostart46. Youmaycertainly

hiswords,forhealwaysspeaksthetruth. A.payattentionto B.askfor C.sufferfrom D.relyon47. ---I'msorry.Ishouldn'thaveshoutedatyoutheotherday. ---Forgetit.Iwasabit

myself. A.outofcontrol B.undercontrol C.incontrol D.losecontrolof48. HowIwishthere

nowarsintheworld! A.has B.were C.willbe D.had49. Hetreatedtheboy

hisownchild. A.be B.as C.being D.astobe50. Childrenunder14mustbe

byanadultwhentheygotothelibrary. A.companied B.accompanied C.punished D.embarrassed五、完形填空（共20小題；共30分）Haveyoueverimaginedthatyoucouldbecloned(克隆)likeDollythesheep,inthenottoodistantfuture?Thenewsthatahumanembryo(胚胎)hasbeen51

clonedforthefirsttimehascausedmixedreactions(反應).The52

wascarriedoutbyscientistsfromtheAdvancedCellTechnologyInc(ACT),inMassachusetts,theUS.Thegroup53

thenewsknownonNovember25.Thisis54

humanbeing.Acloneisalive,itwalks,itbreathes,saidJamieGriffon,a(n)55

onthestudyofcloningatNewYorkUniversitySchoolofMedicine."Thisisasetofcellsinalabthatwillbeusedto56

someone'slife."Suchresearchcouldleadtotreatmentfor57

suchasheartdisease,AIDSandevencancer,58

scientists.Despitehighhopesfromotherscientists,thenewsraisedconcernsimmediatelyfromreligiousandpoliticalleaders.Several59

intheUSdonotallowhumancloning.FormerPresidentGeorgeW.Bushalsomadeitclearthatheis60

anytypeofhumancloning.However,thescientistsatACTsaidtheyhadnointerestatpresentin61

anearlyembryointo62

.AnimalshavebeenclonedrepeatedlysinceDolly,thesheep63

in1997.Andtherewerenorealtechnical64

tostandinthewayofscientistsmakingaclonedhumanembryo.Thistimetheresearchgroupusedtraditionalcloningtechnologywithahuman65

.66

itwasgivenDNAfromanadultcell,theeggbeganto67

.68

itwasstoppedfrombecomingababy—atastageinwhichitwas69

aballofcells.The70

technologyhasbeenusedtoclonesheep,cattleandmonkeys.51. A.infailure B.never C.successfully D.not52. A.research B.report C.works D.task53. A.made B.took C.said D.had54. A.acloned B.aman-made C.atrue D.notacloned55. A.worker B.head C.expert D.assistant56. A.save B.rescue C.cure D.treat57. A.patients B.health C.diseases D.things58. A.accordingto B.including C.besides D.next59. A.countries B.nations C.peoples D.states60. A.for B.against C.over D.with61. A.developing B.building C.inventing D.discovering62. A.ababy B.aman C.awoman D.awhiteman63. A.died B.appeared C.turned D.were64. A.questions B.affairs C.business D.problems65. A.egg B.bless C.meat D.cell66. A.Before B.After C.While D.And67. A.grow B.die C.change D.rise68. A.And B.But C.However D.Yet69. A.yet B.still C.not D.also70. A.different B.usual C.ordinary D.same六、閱讀理解（共17小題；共34分）ASciencefictionwriterscreateimaginaryworlds.Thewaythingsworkinyourimaginaryworldswillbebasedonactualscience.Soit'simportantforyoutobefamiliarwiththescientificprinciplesandinventionsthatarerelatedtoyourcreation.Forexample,ifyou'rewritingabouthumanlivingonaplanetwithzerogravity,thenyouneedtoknowtheeffectsofzerogravityonthehumanbody.Thenyouhavetofigureouttheexactrulesofyourimaginaryworlds.Andyouhavetofollowthem.IfhumansareabletobreatheunderwaterinChapter1,yourcharactercan'tdrowninaswimmingpoolinChapter3.Theissuehereismaintainingyourreaders'trust.Thatmeansthereaderiswillingtopretendalongwithyou.Ifyoustartoutwithanordinarydetectivenovelandthenthrowinsomeonebreathingunderwaterinthe6thchapter,youwillpullthereadersoutoftheirimagination.Thesamethinghappensifyouchangetheruleshalfway.Partofyourpreparationworkforthenovelistomapoutitsworldsingreatdetail.Youshoulddecidethefollowingissues:thehistoryoftheworld,thegeography,whatpossibilitiesitoffers,howeverythingworksinthisnewreality,andhowallofthesefactorsaffectthewayyourcharactersthink,feel,andreacttothings.Youdon'thavetotellyourreadersalltherulesinthefirstchapter.Butyouhavetoletreadersknowenoughtounderstandwhat'sgoingon.Thisalsoallowsyoutoworkoutlogicalproblemsandcontradictionsbeforeyoustartwriting.Whenyouarewriting,remembertomakeitfeelreal.Youareinvitingreaderstovisitanewworld.Theywillwanttobeabletosee,hear,feel,smell,andeventastewhatit'slike.Whetheryournovelisaboutaworldwithoutdiseaseoranundiscoveredplanet,helpyourreadersfeellikethey'reactuallythere.71.What'stherelationshipbetweenactualscienceandsciencefiction? A.Sciencefictionpromotesthedevelopmentofactualscience. B.Sciencefictionoftenreflectsthedevelopmentofactualscience. C.Actualsciencelimitstheimaginationdescribedinsciencefiction. D.Actualscienceprovidesbasicprinciplesforsciencefiction.72.Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedby

. A.makingcomparisons B.givingexamples C.followingthetimeorder D.analyzingcauses73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE? A.Itisnecessarytodosomescientificexperimentsbeforewritingsciencefiction. B.Itismoredifficulttowritesciencefictionthanordinarydetectivenovels. C.Readersofsciencefictionactuallypretendthewriters'rulesaretrue. D.Itisgreattoleavesomecontradictionsinyoursciencefiction.74.Thetarget(目標)readersofthepassageare

. A.youngscientists B.sciencefictionwriters C.collegestudents D.professionaljournalists75.Thepassageismainlyabout

. A.howtodoscientificresearch B.howtoraiseinterestinscience C.whattoexpectfromsciencefiction D.howtowritesciencefictionBTheyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet(彗星)isheadingtowardstheEarth:Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.On17July,apiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth'satmospherewithamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometerhigh,rashestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydead,butthenorthwon'tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Thesunwon'tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,nomorethan10millionpeopleremainalive.Coulditreallyhappen?Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn'tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?76.Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage? A.Ahistoricdiscovery. B.Aneventofimagination. C.Aresearchonspace. D.Ascientificadventure.77.WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses

. A.anearthquake B.damagestocities C.anEarthexplosion D.hugewaves78.Whycan'tthenorthernhalfoftheearthescapeforlong? A.Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater. B.Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth. C.Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero. D.Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.79.Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoproves

. A.animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimate B.whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstory C.thehumanbeingwilldieoutin2094 D.theEarthwillbehitbyotherobjectsinspaceCWhenyoulookatyourselfinthemirror,doyoueverwonderwhyyoulookthewayyoudo?Notwofaceslookexactlyalike,makingahumanfaceasuniqueasafingerprint.Genetics(遺傳學)obviouslyplayamajorrole—notwofacessharethesameDNA.Buteveninidenticaltwins,therearestillsmalldifferencesintheirappearances.Sowhatisitthatmakeseachfacedifferent?TheanswerliesinasmallpieceofyourDNAcalleda"geneenhancer",accordingtoastudypublishedinScience."Therearethousandsofenhancersinthehumangenome,"studyleaderAxelVisel,aresearcherwithBerkeleyLab,US,toldDiscovery.AccordingtoVisel,theseDNApiecesactlikeswitches,turninggenesonandoffandthereforedeterminingwhetheracertainfacialfeaturedevelopsinafetus(胎兒)whileitisstillinthewomb(子宮).What'sinterestingaboutgeneenhancersisthattheydon'thavetobefoundanywhereclosetothegenestheyaffect.Theyareabletocontroltheirtargetsfromfaraway,whichmakesthemevenmoreinfluential.TotesthowpowerfulthesespecialDNApiecesareinshapingtheface,researchersdeletedthreeofthegeneenhancersinmiceandcomparedthemwithnormalmiceat8weeksofage.Theresultsshowedthateachenhancerdeletioncausedadistinctsetofdifferencesintheshapeoftheface—forexample,causinganincreaseordecreaseinfaciallengthorwidth.Infact,scientistsfirstnoticedtheexistenceofgeneenhancerslongago,buttheycalledthem"junkDNA"backthenbecausetheydidn'tproduceproteinsandwerethoughttohavenobiologicalfunction.Butnow"it'sincreasinglyclearthatimportantfunctionsareembeddedinthisjunk,"ViseltoldNewScientist.Understandingthismayhelpscientistslearnwhyandhowthingsgowrongasafetusdevelops,leadingtofacialbirthdefects(缺陷)suchascleftlips.Maybegeneenhancersalsoplayarole.80.WhatdidVisel'srecentstudyuncover? A.Howgeneenhancershelpshapetheappearanceoftheface. B.Howgeneenhancersaffectthegrowthofthefetus. C.Anewcureforfacialbirthdefects. D.Theconnectionbetweengeneenhancersandgeneticmutations(變異).81.Accordingtothearticle,geneenhancers

. A.haveagreatereffectongenesclosertothem B.usedtobeconsideredagoodsourceofprotein C.weren'tdiscovereduntilrecently D.havemorebiologicalfunctionsthanscientistsusedtothink82.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle? A.Asafetusdevelopsinthewomb,thenumberofgeneenhancersincreasesinthefetus. B.Thechangesingeneenhancersmayhavesomethingtodowithgeneticmutations. C.Thenewfindingsaboutgeneenhancersmayhelpscientistslearnmoreaboutfacialbirthdefects. D.Geneticmutationsarebelievedtobethemajorcauseoffacialbirthdefects.83.Whatdoestheunderlined"embed"probablymean? A.Root B.Find C.Absorb D.Research84.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.GeneEnhancersAffectsBirthDefects B.FacingGeneEnhancers C.ThePowerofDNAPieces D.GeneEnhancesDeterminesYourPersonalitiesDCloningissuggestedasameansofbringingbackarelative,usuallyachild,killedtragically.Someparentscanunderstandthatwish,butitmustfirstberecognizedthatthecopywouldbeanewbabyandnotthelostchild.Hereliesthedifficulty,forthesadparentsareseekingnotanewbabybutareturnofthedeadone.Sincetheoriginalwouldbefondlyrememberedashavingparticulartalentsandinterests,wouldnottheparentsexpectthecopytobethesame?Itispossible,however,thatthecopywoulddevelopquitedifferently.Isitfairtothenewchildtobeplacedinafamilywithsuchunnaturalexpectations?Copyingisalsosuggestedasameansbywhichparentscanhavethechildoftheirdreams.Couplesmightchoosetohaveacopyofafilmstar,baseballplayerorscientist,dependingontheirinterest.Butbecausepersonalityisonlypartlytheresultofgeneticinheritance(遺傳),conflictswouldbesuretoariseiftheclonedchildfailedtodevelopthesameinterestsastheoriginal.WhatifthecopyofEinsteinshowsnointerestinscience?Orthebaseballplayerturnstoacting?Successalsodependsuponfortune.Whatifthechilddoesnotliveuptothehopesanddreamsoftheparentssimplybecauseofbadluck?Everychildshouldbewantedforitself,asanindividual.Inmakingacopyofoneselforsomefamousperson,aparentisdeliberately(深思熟慮地)specifying(詳細說明)thewayheorshewishesthatchildtodevelop.Inrecentyears,particularlyinthe.,muchimportancehasbeenplacedontherightofindividualstoreproduceinwaysthattheywish.SoIsuggestthereisagreaterneedtoconsidertheinterestsofthechildandtorejecttheseproposedusesofcloning.85.Whatintheauthor'sopinionaffectthesuccessofparents'dreams? A.Theclonedchild'sinterestinEinstein. B.Theclonedchild'snaturaltalent. C.Theclonedchild'spersonality. D.Theeffortsoftheparents.86.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthorimpliesthat

. A.theclonedchildisviewedasindependent B.therightofgrowinginhisownwayistakenawayfromtheclonedchild C.parentscarefullyprotecttherightsoftheclonedchild D.parentsareeagertowishtheclonedchildtobesomebody87.Inthispassage,theauthorismainlyconcernedabout

. A.thefutureofaclonedchild B.thepossibilityofcloningpeople C.theimportanceofcloningalostchild D.theproblemsofcloninglife七、短文7選5(5選5等)（共5小題；共10分）Nowadays,manyforeignersmarryChinese.88.

ButtherearealsomassiveadvantagestohavingaChinesespouse(配偶)inChina.ImarriedmygirlfriendoffouryearsinMay2023andIdefinitelyfeelthatmylifeinChinawouldhavebeenmuchworsewithouther.HereI'lltellyouwhyIfeelthisway.89.

ThelanguagebarrierisagreatobstacleforthemajorityofforeignerslivinginChinaandabilingualChinesespouseisahugehelpinovercomingthatobstacle.NotonlycanyourspousehelpwithinterpretationbuttheywillhaveaccesstoinformationthatisonlyinChinesesuchasjobadvertisements,housingadvertisements,andInternetshoppingsites.90.

MywifewasveryeffectiveinfindingstudentsformeasshecouldreadpostsonlocalInternetforumsthatIcannot,andsometimesevenadvertiseonmybehalf.Yourspousecanalsoofferauniqueinsightintothemind-setofChinesepeople.Theycanpickuponsubtlehintsindicatedbybodylanguageandverbalcuesthataforeignermayneverbeableto.91.

Asaresult,Iavoidmanyculturalmisunderstandings.92.

ThefamilyunitishighlyrespectedinChina.Oldergenerationsrelyontheirchildrenforsupportintheiroldage,andmostChinesefeelthatfamilyandmarriageprovideasolidsupportnetworkthatcanalwaysbereliedupon.Therefore,aforeignerwithaChinesespousedoesn'tfindhim/herselfseenasatemporaryworkerwhois"justpassingthrough".IhavepersonallyfoundthatwhenmywifeandIaretogetherIamtreatedwithabitmorerespect. A.Firstly,youcanovercomethelanguagebarrier. B.Iusedtoworkasasalesman. C.Youcanbecomepartofacollectivewhole. D.Cross-culturalrelationshipscanbehugelychallenging. E.Theyactasakeybridgebetweencultureswithvastlydifferentstylesofcommunication. F.HowdoIgetalongwithmywife'sparents? G.Iusedtoworkasaprivateteacher.八、補全短文（共10小題；共10分）WhenIwas10yearsold,mydadgavemetheresponsibilityof93.

(feed)chickensandcleaningupthestable.Hebelieved94.

importantformetolearnresponsibilityfromthosejobs.WhenIwas22,IfoundajobinNewYorkatacountrymusicclub,95.

Iwasheddishes,cookedandsanguntil2:00inthemorning.Isoonbecame96.

(know)asasingingcook.However,I97.

(refuse)every