Unit 2　Cloning

　　.單項填空

　　1．(2024·江西上高二中月考)He was in poor health, so the doctor ________ him to drink wine.

　　A．hoped　B．demanded

　　C．forbade

　　D．prevented

　　答案：C　考查動詞詞義。句意：他健康不佳，因此醫生禁止他喝酒。forbid“禁止”；hope“希望”；demand“需要”；prevent“阻止”，常用于“prevent sb. from doing sth.”結構中。

　　2．(2024·東北育才中學高三質檢)—I'm sorry to ________ you, but can you tell me the way to the nearest supermarket?

　　—I will do some shopping, too. Shall we walk there together?

　　A．bother

　　B．carry

　　C．affect

　　D．award

　　答案：A　句中I'm sorry to bother you相當于excuse me“對不起；打擾一下”。

　　3．(2024·溫州適應性模擬)The forty-storey building is one of the most challenging engineering projects they have ________.

　　A．undergone

　　B．overtaken

　　C．understood

　　D．undertaken

　　答案：D　考查動詞詞義。undergo“經歷”；overtake“超過”；understand“明白；理解”；undertake“承擔”。

　　4．(2024·南昌三中月考)Minetta was in ________ poor condition last week in hospital; therefore, her parents were in ________ favour of performing an operation.

　　A．the; the

　　B．/; the

　　C．/; /

　　D．the; a

　　答案：C　考查短語搭配中的介詞。in poor condition“狀況很壞；情況很壞”；in favour of“贊成；支持”。

　　5．(2024·青島高三質檢)He is a successful businessman; he ________ his success more to luck than to ability.

　　A．attaches

　　B．adapts

　　C．owes

　　D．fastens

　　答案：C　考查動詞詞義。句意：他是個成功的商人，他把他的成功更多的地歸功于運氣而不是能力。owe...to...“把……歸功于……”，符合句意。

　　6．(2024·濰坊高三質檢)The new clothes in that shop are so beautiful that Anna cannot ________ taking a close look at them, although she cannot afford them at present.

　　A．enjoy

　　B．imagine

　　C．risk

　　D．resist

　　答案：D　考查動詞詞義。句意：那家商店里的新衣服那么漂亮，以至于安娜忍不住仔細地看了看，雖然她目前買不起。enjoy“喜歡”；imagine“想象”；risk“冒險”；resist“抵抗”。

　　7．(2024·南寧高三質檢)The patient's son asked the doctor the question ________ his father could survive the big operation.

　　A．whether

　　B．if

　　C．that

　　D．what

　　答案：A　考查同位語從句。在此同位語從句表示一種不確定的狀態，故用whether引導同位語從句，表示the question的具體內容。if一般不用來引導同位語從句。

　　8．(2024·山東實驗中學診斷)When I saw her again ten years later, she had changed a lot and looked different ________ she used to be.

　　A．what

　　B．from what

　　C．in what

　　D．from

　　答案：B　look different from是固定表達，意為“看起來……不同”；what引導的賓語從句作介詞from的賓語。

　　9．(2024·江西新余一中月考)Don't let yourself be ________ by a small failure in the experiment. Try again.

　　A．turned down

　　B．cast down

　　C．put down

　　D．made down

　　答案：B　考查短語意義。句意：不要為實驗中的一次小失敗而灰心喪氣。再試一次。cast down“使沮喪”。turn down“調小；拒絕”；put down“放下”；make down“把(衣服)改小”。

　　10．(2024·豫東六校聯考)The reason why I object to ________ with Mr. Black in the same office is that he is a heavy smoker.

　　A．work

　　B．be working

　　C．working

　　D．being worked

　　答案：C　句意：我反對跟布萊克先生在同一個辦公室工作的原因是他吸煙很厲害。不及物動詞object意為“反對”，常與介詞to連用，故此處用動詞-ing形式作介詞的賓語，work與I之間為主動關系，故用其主動形式。

　　11．(2024·蘭州高三質檢)—You hate Jim, don't you?

　　—________. I just think he's a bit annoying, that's all.

　　A．Not exactly

　　B．That's it

　　C．Absolutely

　　D．No way

　　答案：A　考查交際用語。從答語后一句“我只是認為他有點兒討人嫌”可知應選“不完全；不全是”。Not exactly“不完全”；That's it“對了；就這樣”；Absolutely“絕對地；完全地”；No way“不行；沒門”。

　　12．(2024·諸城高三質檢)China achieved a marvelous ______ at the 31th Olympic Games, ________ second in the gold medal count with 38 gold medals.

　　A．breakthrough; ranking

　　B．progress; ranked

　　C．goal; has ranked

　　D．improvement; to rank

　　答案：A　句意：中國在31屆奧運會上取得了巨大的突破，以38塊金牌名列第二。breakthrough“突破”；ranking second in the gold medal count with 38 gold medals是現在分詞短語，在句中作結果狀語。

　　13．(2024·兗州高三質檢)Over the past 30 years, China has spent hundreds of billions of yuan to pull its rural population out of poverty. Now China's anti-poverty efforts ________.

　　A．pay off

　　B．pay in

　　C．pay back

　　D．pay for

　　答案：A　考查短語意義。pay off“有回報”；pay in“交納”；pay back“償還”；pay for“付款”。

　　14．(2024·寶雞高三質檢)The first time he met the girl he was ________ by her wisdom and fell in love with her.

　　A．hit

　　B．hurt

　　C．struck

　　D．beaten

　　答案：C　考查動詞詞義。句意：他第一次見到她時，就被她的才智所打動，并愛上了她。strike“打動”，符合句意。

　　15．(2024·山師大附中模擬)—Is there anything particular for your weekend?

　　—________

　　A．Not at all, thank you.

　　B．What about the musical?

　　C．I'm not particular about food.

　　D．Oh, I'll just stay at home.

　　答案：D　考查交際用語。問話者是問對方周末的打算，因此D項“我就待在家里”符合語境。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　(2024·東北三省第一次大聯考)

　　Many Tuesday mornings, I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really

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　　the time along with him.

　　One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit

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　　when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and

　　__3__

　　that my dad must be there, but he wasn't. I

　　__4__

　　through his home, checking every room. I tried not to

　　__5__.Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.

　　I was worried. __6__， my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother's aerobics(有氧運動)class.

　　On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our __7__

　　together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was

　　__8__

　　me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his

　　__9__， I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was

　　__10__

　　all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so

　　__11__

　　of my father for being so

　　__12__

　　and talented. He'd made my party a

　　__13__.

　　As I entered my mother's class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in

　　__14__.

　　“Mom, where's Dad？” I asked, “He's working in the

　　__15__

　　on the side of the house！” she answered.

　　And I hurried to my car and

　　__16__

　　back to the yard.“Hey, Dad！” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad

　　__17__

　　laughing his typical laugh that was always

　　__18__. I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so, as I

　　__19__

　　the door to my father's house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.

　　Thanks, Daddy, for all the

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　　and more importantly, for all your love.

　　文章大意：深深父愛情，拳拳兒女心。

　　1．A.dislike

　　B．share

　　C．get

　　D．enjoy

　　答案：D　雖然父親說話不多，但是我仍然很“喜歡”和他待在一起喝咖啡。

　　2．A.dangerous

　　B．unusual

　　C．joyful

　　D．relaxing

　　答案：B　最近一個周二，我按門鈴卻無人開門，我覺得有一點“不正常”。

　　3．A.decided

　　B．hoped

　　C．expected

　　D.wondered

　　答案：A　我從窗戶爬進去，發現有燈光從廚房傳出來，因此“斷定”父親在廚房里，但他卻不在。

　　4．A.lived

　　B.pulled

　　C．hurried

　　D.came

　　答案：C　我“匆忙”在家里穿梭，檢查每一個房間。

　　5．A.cry

　　B．panic

　　C．believe

　　D.confirm

　　答案：B　我努力不“驚慌”。

　　6．A.Above all

　　B.In all

　　C．After all

　　D.For all

　　答案：C　我有點擔心。“畢竟”父親已經71歲了。after all“畢竟”；above all“最重要的是”；in all“總和是”；for all“為了全體”。

　　7．A.journey

　　B．family

　　C．interest

　　D.history

　　答案：D　在路上，我想了很多和父親在一起的“經歷”。history“歷史，經歷”。

　　8．A.holding

　　B．picking

　　C．calling

　　D.bringing

　　答案：A　我三歲時，他把我“舉起”到起居室的窗戶上看圣誕節的燈光。hold up“舉起”。

　　9．A.heart

　　B．chest

　　C．eyes

　　D．arms

　　答案：D　在他的“懷里”，我覺得很舒服很安全。

　　10．A.amazing

　　B.cheating

　　C．inviting

　　D．providing

　　答案：A　我12歲時，他用他的神奇的小把戲“讓所有參加我的生日晚會的孩子們吃驚”。amaze“使……驚訝”。

　　11．A.sure

　　B.aware

　　C．proud

　　D．afraid

　　答案：C　be proud of“以……為傲”；be sure of“確信”；be aware of“知道，了解”；be afraid of“害怕”。

　　12．A.honest

　　B．special

　　C．lucky

　　D．practical

　　答案：B　父親很“特別”很有才，我“以他為傲”。

　　13．A.feast

　　B．prize

　　C．secret

　　D．success

　　答案：D　他使我的那次生日晚會成為了“很成功的一次晚會”。a success“一件成功的事”；a feast“一頓大餐”；a prize“獎金”；a secret“一個秘密”。

　　14．A.anger

　　B．worry

　　C．sorrow

　　D．surprise

　　答案：D　進入母親家，我很緊張。母親很“吃驚”地看著我。in surprise“吃驚地”；in anger“生氣地”；in worry“擔憂地”；in sorrow“悲傷地”。

　　15．A.yard

　　B．kitchen

　　C．room

　　D．home

　　答案：A　父親在“后院”忙。此處與16空后的yard對應。

　　16．A.fought

　　B．raced

　　C．looked

　　D．fled

　　答案：B　此處用race“全速前進”與前面的hurried對應。

　　17．A.kept

　　B．remembered

　　C．began

　　D．stopped

　　答案：C　父親“開始”笑了起來。

　　18．A.bitter

　　B．simple

　　C．familiar

　　D.tight

　　答案：C　我對他的笑聲很“熟悉”。

　　19．A.closed

　　B.unlocked

　　C．kicked

　　D．knocked

　　答案：B　我“打開”門，向父親房間走去，然后我們一起喝咖啡。

　　20．A.memories

　　B．chances

　　C．assistance

　　D.advice

　　答案：A　感謝父親，因為他給了我很多“回憶”，更重要的是他給我的“愛”。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　(2024·山東四校聯考)

　　Research shows that much of

　　our predisposition (傾向) towards determination, sociability and self-control and sense of purpose is in our genes. In

　　fact, our DNA plays a bigger role in influencing these traits (characteristics) than our upbringing (兒童期的教養) and the company we keep.

　　Taken together, these aspects of personality can make the difference between success and failure, say the Edinburgh University researchers.

　　They questioned more than 800 pairs of twins about

　　their attitudes to life to tease apart the influences of nature

　　and nurture. Comparing identical twins, who share all their

　　DNA and their upbringing, with non-identical twins, who

　　have a shared background but are no more genetically alike

　　than other brothers and sisters, is a technique often used

　　by researchers to quantify the influence of genetics.

　　The results, published in the Journal of Personality,

　　showed that genes play a much bigger role than lifestyle,

　　with self-control particularly etched (銘刻) into our DNA.

　　Our genes also largely determine how determined and persistent we are. This is important in terms of success, as someone who refuses to give up is more likely to achieve their dreams than someone_who_throws_in_the_towel_at_the_first_hiccough.

　　Researcher Professor Timothy Bates said, “Ever since the ancient Greeks, people have debated the nature of a good life and the nature of a virtuous life. Why do some people seem to manage their lives, have good relationships and cooperate to achieve their goals while others do not? Previously, the role of family and the environment around the home often controlled people's ideas about what affected psychological well-being. However, this work emphasizes a much more powerful influence from genetics.”