Period Two Vocabulary and Reading
Ⅰ.根据课文Cloning and DNA，选择最佳答案
1．The science of genetics was discovered by ________.
A．Mendel
B．Watson and Crick
C．Cohen and Boyer
D．Einstein
答案 A
2．Cloning humans from their parents has the disadvantage that ________.
A．it is a treatment for couples who want children
B．it could create an exceptional human being
C．we cannot predict the psychological effects
D．the clone may not lead the same life
答案 C
3．Stem cells can be ud to ________.
the great pretenderA．develop into enzymes
B．create prize winning animals
C．solve crimes
D．help people recover their good health
答案 D
4．Clones of exceptional human beings ________.
A．would be under unknown psychological pressure
B．would have different experiences and upbringing from ordinary people
C．would allow us to ring Einstein back to life
D．may have different characteristics from the original
答案 D
5．If we can be sure that the embryo will not be wasted，________.
A．cloning to obtain stem cells would be acceptable to many people
B．stem cells could develop into every other type of cell in the body
C．cloning would need to be controlled by a voluntary code of practice or government regulations
artistryD．cloning can be ud to create animals and crops
答案 A
Ⅱ.根据汉语或首字母提示拼写单词
1．At prent，officials are analysing (分析) why the traffic accidents have gotten bigger and bigger.
2．Nationwide CET 6 is 六级多少分才算过了 >有道在线翻译英语optional(可选择的) with the students in colleges，but a good score can help them find better jobs.
3．Fine words and a suave appearance are ldom related to true virtuestresd out.
4．Take the small ca and you’ll find it handy for u when traveling.
5．He found it hard to resist buying the books.
Ⅲ.单项填空
珠海校服1．________makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.(2013·北京，31)
A．That B．What C．Who D．Which
答案 B
解析 考查名词性从句。句意为：这本书的非凡之处在于作者富有创造性的想像力。________ makes the book so extraordinary为主语从句，从句缺少主语，要用what引导，故选B项。
2．While shopping，can you resist ________ to buy anything that you don待机时间’t really need?
A．being persuaded B．persuading
C．to be persuaded D．to persuade
答案担心的英语 A
解析 句意为：购物时，你能抵挡住被说服去买一些自己并不真正需要的东西吗？resist意为“忍住，抵挡”，后接名词或动名词，另外，you与 persuade之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系，动名词应采用被动形式。
3．I would rather not ________ him until I’m absolutely sure that he is trustworthy.
A．rely on B．turn down
C．account for D．lie in
答案 A
解析 句意为：在没有完全确定他值得信赖之前，我宁可不指望他。rely on“依赖，依靠”，符合题意。turn down“拒绝”；account for“解释……的原因”；lie in“在于”。
4．The opinions of almost all the members are ________ whether to t up a new branch office in London.
A．similar to B．the same to
C．identical in D．identical with
kj答案 C
解析 句意为：关于是否在伦敦建一个新办事处，几乎所有的会员持相同意见。be identical in表示“在某方面完全相同”，符合题意。
5．________ is well known that China is becoming more and more influential in the world today.
A．It B．There
C．As D．What
答案 A
解析 句意为：众所周知现在中国在世界上越来越有影响力。it作形式主语，代替后面that引导的主语从句。
6．The ________ is being held at the police headquarters for questioning.
A．doubt B．uncertainty
C．suspect D．informer
答案 C
解析 句意为：嫌疑人目前被关押在警察总部接受审问。doubt表示“不确定”；uncertainty表示“不确定”烫发护理；suspect表示“嫌疑人”；informer表示“告密者”。根据句意可知选C。
7．It remains to be en ________ the newly formed committee’s policy can be put into practice.(2013·陕西，20)
A．that B．which
C．what D．whether
答案 D
解析 句意为：新成立的委员会提出的方针能否实行还有待观察。it作形式主语，whether引导的从句是真正的主语。
8．________you said at the meeting describes a bright future for the company.(2013·四川，6)
A．When B．How C．What D．That
答案 C
解析 句意为：你在会上所说的话为公司勾画了一个光明的未来。本题考查名词性从句的用法。选项中只有what既可以引导主语从句，又可以在从句中作宾语，因此符合题意。
9．—Why，this is nothing but common vegetable soup!
—________，madam.It’s our soup of the day.(2013·新课标全国Ⅰ，1)
A．Let me e B．So it is
C．Don’t mention it D．Neither do I
答案 B
解析 考查情景交际。句意为：——怎么只是普通的蔬菜汤啊！——的确如此，夫人。这是我们今天的例汤。So it is表示“确实如此”，符合语境。Let me e让我来看看；Don’t mention it别提了；Neither do I我也不。
10．India attained________independence in 1947，after________long struggle.(2013·新课标全国Ⅰ，31)
A．/；a B．the；a
C．an；/ D．an；the
答案 A
解析 考查冠词用法。句意为：印度在长期抗争后，于1947年获得独立。 attain independence获得独立，是零冠词用法；after a long struggle经过一段长时间的抗争，用不定冠词a表示数量。
Ⅳ.完形填空
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The 1990s saw great changes in the way people communicate.People could nd mails without going to the post office，and go shopping without leaving home.__1__ like email
and download became part of people’s vocabulary.The cau of this great change was the Internet.
