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素能提升演练(三十七)选修8Unit2Ⅰ.单词拼写1.People_____(崇拜)himforhisnoblecharacter.2.Thewaymybrothertalkedtomother_______(打扰)me.3.Wecould_______(从事)theworkforthetimebeing.4.Shewantedtocutdownthehedge，butherneighbour_______(反对).5.Thenoveltookayeartowrite________(总共)，fromstarttofinish.6.Imustinsistonyourgivingmea_________(坦率的)answer.7.You’vehadagreat_________(突破)togetbetterunderstandingofit.8.Itis_______(禁止)tobatheinthisarea,forthewaterisdeepandswift.9.Theysetdownto_________(积累)ahugemassofdatabeforetheresearchstarted.10.Theonly_______(缺点)oftheplanisthatitcoststoomuch.Ⅱ.完成句子1.Notuntilshehadnomoreexcuse___________________________.(undertake)直到她再找不到借口，她才答应承担这项任务。2._________________wastheresultoftheexperiment.(cast)让他沮丧的是实验结果。3.Iknownothingaboutherlostwatch.ThereforeIreally____________________.(object)我对她丢失的表一无所知，因此我真的反对被指控盗窃。4.Thefactthatthey______________ourplandelightedusall.(favor)他们赞成我们的计划，这一事实使我们感到高兴。5.Whatdelighteduswasthathe_________________throughhiscontinuousefforts.(obtain)使我们高兴的是，他通过自己不懈的努力获得了奖学金。6.He__________________inthefollowingtenyears.(pay)他在接下来的10年中还清了所有的债务。7.I____________________thatIwentthroughthehardtimeafterIlostmyjob.Everythingcouldn’thavebeengoingsosmoothlywithoutthem.(owe)我感谢我父母，使我走过了我失业后的那段困难期。如果没有他们，所有的事情都不可能进展得那样顺利。8.Thelaw________________inpublicbuildings.(forbid)法律禁止在公共场所吸烟。9.Becauseofthetimelyfirstaid,thegirlwhostoppedbreathing_______________________.(bring)由于及时的急救，那个停止呼吸的女孩又活过来了。10.WhileIagreewithmostofwhatyousaid,Idon’tagreewithyourviewpoint_________________________________.(failure)尽管我同意你说的大部分内容，但我不同意你认为实验失败了的观点。Ⅲ.阅读理解Therearemanywaysinwhichhumancloningisexpectedtobenefitmankind.Belowisalistthatisfarfromcomplete.Dr.RichardSeed,oneoftheleadingproponents(支持者)ofhumancloningtechnology,suggeststhatitmaysomedaybepossibletoreversetheagingprocessbecauseofwhatwelearnfromcloning.Scientistsbelievethattheymaybeabletotreatheartattackvictimsbycloningtheirhealthyheartcellsandinjectingthemintotheareasoftheheartthathavebeendamaged.HeartdiseaseisthenumberonekillerintheUnitedStatesandseveralotherindustrializedcountries.Therehasbeenabreakthroughwithhumanstemcells.Embryonic(胚胎的)stemcellscanbegrowntoproduceorganstorepairorreplacedamagedones.Skinforburnvictims,braincellsforthebraindamaged,hearts,lungs,livers,andkidneyscouldbeproduced.Bycombiningthistechnologywithhumancloningtechnologyitmaybepossibletoproduceneededorgansforsufferingpeoplethatwillbefreeofrejectionbytheirimmunesystems.ConditionssuchasAlzheimer’sdisease,Parkinson’sdisease,diabetes,heartfailure,andotherproblemsmaybemadecurableifhumancloninganditstechnologyarenotbanned.Despitegettingafairamountofpublicityinthenewscurrenttreatmentsforinfertility(不生育),intermsofpercentages,arenotverysuccessful.Oneestimateisthatcurrentinfertilitytreatmentsarelessthan10percentsuccessful.Couplesgothroughphysicallyandemotionallypainfulproceduresforasmallchanceofhavingchildren.Manycouplesrunoutoftimeandmoneywithoutsuccessfullyhavingchildren.Humancloningcouldmakeitpossibleformoreinfertilecouplestohavechildrenthaneverbefore.1.Thepassagemainlydealswith_______.A.theproblemswithhumancloningB.thedisadvantagesofhumancloningC.theadvantagesofhumancloningD.thedifferentwayshumancloningisdone2.AccordingtoDr.RichardSeedwecanusecloningtechnology_______.A.tomakepeoplelookyoungerB.tomakepeoplelivelongerC.tocurepeopleofmanydiseasesD.toproducemoreanimals3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.cloninghasalreadybeenusedtotreatheartdiseasesB.wecantreataman’sheartdiseasebycloningothers’heartsC.mostpeopleinindustrializedcountriessufferfromheartdiseasesD.morepeopledieofheartdiseasesthanofotherdiseasesinAmerica4.Whatwouldbethebestheadlineforthelastparagraph?A.WithCloning,InfertileCouplesCouldHaveChildrenB.TreatmentofInfertilityIsNotSuccessfulC.PhysicallyandEmotionallyPainofInfertileCouplesD.TheNewsIsNotTellingtheTruth5.Treatedwithanorganclonedfromhisownstemcells,_______.A.thepatientismorelikelytodevelopotherdiseasesB.thepatient’simmunesystemsdon’trejecttheneworganC.thepatientwillbefreeofrejectionbyhisimmunesystemsD.thepatientwillsufferfromAlzheimer’sdisease6.用30个左右的词概括文章大意____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ⅳ.读写任务阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。ThefollowingstorytookplacelongagoinIsrael.Onedaywhengovernmentofficialswereusingsmoketoforcethemiceinsideaholetocomeout,theysawtwomice,afteralltheothersescaped,squeezingslowlyoutattheexitofthehole.Thestrangethingwasthataftertheycameout,theydidnotrunawayimmediately.Instead,onechasedaftertheotherneartheexitofthehole.Itseemedthatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.Everyonewaspuzzled,sotheysteppedclosertotakealook.Theyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblindandcouldnotseeanything,andtheotheronewastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonitstailsoitcouldpulltheblindonewithittoescape.Afterwitnessingwhathappened,everyonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.Then,oneseriousRomeofficialsaid:“Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewast