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清远市第二中学2018-2019年高二第二学期6月考试英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，满分30分）AThingstoDoinAtlantaNeedarun-downofthetopthingstodothisweekend?Hereiswhat'soninAtlanta.IntheMoodDate:May22throughMay26,2018Time:2:00pm—5:30Phone:770-916-2800Ifyoulovethemusicofthe1940s,thenhere'swhatyouneedtodothisSunday.Gotoa1940smusicalshowatCobbEnergyPerformingArtsCentre.ThemusicofGlennMillethasadistinctivesound.Noneedtoaskmetwice.AreyouIntheMood?PartyWiththePenguins(企鹅)Date:May20throughMay25,2018Time:11:30am—2:00pmPhone:404-581-4000CelebratePenguinAwarenessDayatGeorgiaAquarium'sannualPartywiththePenguins.Thepartywillfeaturefunactivities,includingthechancetoseeanAfricanpenguinupcloseandteamhowtohelpprotectthisin-dangerspecies.CallanwoldeArtsFestivalDate:May21toMay22,2018Time:10:30am—5:30pmPhone:404-872-5338LocatedatCallanwoldeFineArtsCenter,thiseventisafestivalforartistsandbyartists,lettingthemhaveavoiceinthecreationandoperationsofthefestival.Ifyouareoftheartisticpersuasionorenjoyacreativescene,don'tmissout.Foollio'sHoodillyStorytimeDate:May21throughMay27,2018Time:1:00pm—4:30pmPhone:404-523-3141Wemakeupabrand-newstoryeveryweek.ComeandenjoyanewstoryeachtitheatDad'sGarageTheatre.Littleoneswillgettohelpprovidekeypartsofthestoryandevenaddintheirownjokes.Interactiveandout-of-the-ordinaryfunforkidsandparents!1.Whereshouldyougoifyouareamusicfan?A.GeorgiaAquarium.B.Dad'sGarageTheatre.C.CallanwoldeFineArtsCentre.D.CobbEnergyPerformingArtsCentre.2.Whicheventappealstoanimallovers?A.IntheMood.B.PartywiththePenguins.C.CallanwoldeArtsFestival.D、Foollio'sHoodillyStorytime.3.Whichnumberhelpssignupforanopportunityifyouarecrazyaboutpainting?A.770-916-2800.B.404-581-4000.C.404-872-5338.D.404-523-3141.4.InwhatwayisFoollio'sHoodillyStorytimeuniquefromtheotherevents?A.Itprovidesbooksasgifts.B.Itisacharge-freeevent.C.Itrunstheshortesthours.D.Itisverychild-friendly.BOnetimeayoungman,whohopedtostudylaw,wrotetoLincolnforadvice,andLincolnreplied,Ifyouaredeterminedtomakealawyerofyourself,thethingismorethanhalfdonealready.Alwaysbearinmindthatyourowndeterminationtosucceedismoreimportantthananyotheronething.Lincolnknew.Hehadgonethroughitall.Hehadnever,inhisentirelife,hadmorethanatotalofoneyear'sschooling.Andbooks?Lincolnoncesaidhehadwalkedtoborroweverybookwithinfiftymilesofhishome.Afirewasusuallykeptgoingallnightinthesmallhouseandhereadbythelightofit.Hewalkedtwentyorthirtymilestohearaspeakerand,returninghome,hepracticedhistalkseverywhere—inthefields,inthewoods,beforethecrowds.Hejoinedseveralsocietiesandpracticedspeakingonthetopicsoftheday.Alackofconfidencealwaystroubledhim.Inthepresenceofwomenhewasshyanddumb.EvenwhenhewasinlovewithMaryTodd,heusedtositthere,nervousandsilent,unabletofindwords,listeningwhileshedidthetalking.Yetthatwasthemanwho,bypracticeandhomestudy,madehimselfintothespeakerwhodebatedwiththefamousspeakerDouglas!Thatwasthemanwho,inGettysburgaddress,rosetotheheightsofeloquence(雄辩)thathaveseldombeenachievedinallthehumanhistory.Smallwonderthat,speakingofhisowngreatbarriersandpainfulstruggle,hewrote,Ifyouaredeterminedtomakealawyerofyourself,thethingismorethanhalfdonealready.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordit(inParagraph2)referto?A:Earningafortune.B:Makingaliving.C:Askingforadvice.D:Becomingalawyer.6.Whatisthekeypointofthefourthparagraph?A:Lincoln'scourage.B:Lincoln'sposition.C:Lincoln'sprogress.D:Lincoln'seloquence.7.WhatisthemostvitalspiritreflectedinLincoln'sstoryabove?A:Believinginoneself.B:Keepingonpracticinghard.C:Overcomingdifficulties.D:Stickingtoone'sdetermination.CWithonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone（克隆）theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies.That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk”.Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos（胚胎）,semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen（氮）.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsandreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapaneseWhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal(受体动物）.Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.“Thenucleartransfer（核子移植）ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailablepandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem.”Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy.Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheprojectatTexasA&M,thefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortand