2022贵州省遵义市后坝中学高三英语月考试题含解析

2022贵州省遵义市后坝中学高三英语月考试题含解析一、选择题1.Thecar,

roofwastotallyoutofshape,hadtobesenttothegarageAofwhich

Bwhich

Cwhen

Dwhose参考答案：D2.---Haven’tseenyouforages!DoyoustillworkinBeijing?---_____.It’syearssinceIworkedthere.A.No,Ihaven’t

B.No,Idon’t

C.Yes,Ido

D.Yes,Ihave参考答案：B3.Sincecomputersarrived,myjob____mucheasier．A．hasbecome

B．became

C．hadbecome

D．wouldbecome参考答案：A4.—Whatisaleft-luggageoffice?—Itisaplacewhereluggage

beleftforacertainperiodoftime,especiallyatabusoratrainstation.

A．can

B．should

C．must

D．will参考答案：A略5.—You_______formethismorning.IcameoverherewithMichaelinhiscar.—Well,whydidn’tyouletmeknowearlier?A.shouldhavewaited

B.wouldhavewaitedC.couldn’thavewaited

D.needn’thavewaited参考答案：D6.TheInternetgivesstudentsthechancetohavethematerialstheyneed_________tothemquicklyandcheaply.A.todeliver

B.delivered

C.delivering

D.deliver

参考答案：B略7.WhenIsaidthatsomeonedidn’tworkhardinourclass,Iwasnot_____you.A.pickingout B.referringto C.takingout D.stickingto参考答案：B【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:当我说我们班里有人不努力学习时，我指的不是你。A.pickingout挑选；B.referringto指的是；C.takingout取出，得到；D.stickingto坚持，根据句意，B项符合题意。故选B项。8.Afterasecondthought,Bill________abetterideaofhowtosolvetheproblem.A.putupwith B.cameupwith C.keptupwith

D.mixedupwith参考答案：B9.____makesourschoolproudis_____morethan80%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtokeyuniversities．

A．What…because

B．What…that

C．That…what

D．That…because参考答案：34．B主语从句缺主语用what；表语从句句意完整用that。

【解析】略10.NotuntilIdroppedofffromschool____howmuchtimeIhadwasted. A.didn'tIrealize

B.didIrealize

C.Ididn'trealize

D.Irealized参考答案：B11.Dorahassomeshortcomingsbut______sheseemslikeanintelligent,likableperson.

A.onthecontrary

B.uptonow

C.tobeexact

D.onthewhole参考答案：D略12.Sincethe18thnationalcongressofthePartyin2012,79seniorofficials,includingfivemembersoftheParty’scentralcommitteewhoonce__________,havebeeninvestigated.A.gottheirway

B.gotawaywith

C.gotawayfrom

D.hadpowerover参考答案：A考查动词短语。短语gettheirway为所欲为；getawaywith逃避惩罚；getawayfrom逃离；havepowerover控制。句意：自从2012年第18届政党全国代表大会以来，79名高级官员，包括5名为所欲为的党中央委员会的成员都被调查了。故选A。13.—We’dbettergodownstairsrightnowforlunch.—____Theyservefood24hoursaday.A.Hurryup!

B.Takeyourtime.

C.Itdoesn’tmatter.

D.Noway!参考答案：B略14.Asthey______theirwaythroughthedesertthesunbeatdownuponthemwithmorefierceness.A.went

B.took

C.came

D.made参考答案：D15.______atthewayhehadbeentreatedinthehotel,Johncomplainedtothemanager． A．Havingdisappointed

B．Disappointing C．Disappointed

D．Todisappoint参考答案：C16.Universitymajorsshouldnotbe________marketdemandandthegovernmentshouldgivemoresupportfor“unpopular”majorssuchasliterature,historyandphilosophy.A.intheformof

B.intheprocessofC.atthemercyof

D.attheriskof参考答案：C【知识点】考查介词短语的用法。句意：大学的专业不应该受市场需要所支配，政府应给给予不受欢迎的专业，比如文学、历史和哲学更多的支持。A.intheformof以……的形式；B.intheprocessof在……的过程中；C.atthemercyof受……的支配；D.attheriskof冒……的风险。故选C。17.____ourteacherwillallow____earlyafterexamination?A.Whodoyouthink;leaving

B.Doyouthinkwho;toleaveC.Doyouthinkwho;leaving

D.Whodoyouthink;toleave参考答案：D18.—Oh,Tom,whatdidyoudothissummervacation? —Guesswhat?Ihad_____greatfunin_______showperformance“theVoiceofChina”.

A.a,the B.the,the C./,a D./,the参考答案：D二、完型填空19.WhenIwasachild,mymotherdidn'tforcemetoeateverythinginmydish.ShesaidIhadto___16___everyfoodthreetimes.Her___17___wasthefirsttimetotryit,thesecondtimetogetoverthefactthatyouhadjusttriedit,andthethirdto___18___thatyoudon'tlikeit.Afterthat,ifIstill___19___thetaste,shewould___20___makemeeatitagain.Herreasonableapproach___21___almosteverytime----exceptwithbananas,whichIstilldon'teatnow.AsIgrewolder,Ibroughtthatsimple___22___intomylife.Ihadbeen___23___thediving(跳水)boardatthepool,butIhad___24___tomakethefirstjumpofftheboard.WhenIbreathedinwater,mymotherjumpedinto___25___me.Beforeshecouldevenreachme,Iwasupandoutofthepool,headingbacktothatdivingboard.Ijumpedoff___26___．Morecoughingfollowed,butIwasdeterminedtogetoverthefear.WhenI___27___thepoolthesecondtime,mymomtriedtocovermewithatowel.___28___,Ithrewoffthetoweland___29___trying.Thethirdtimetherewasno___30___andnowaterinmynose.Infact,therewere___31___fromtheothersatthepool.Atthatpoint,Ifellinlovewiththepool.Inmymid-thirties,I___32___asuccessfuljobthatdidn'tsatisfymeinordertoachievemydreamofbeingawriter.Havingbeen___33___twice,Itriedforathirdtime.Ihavebeenhappilylivingthelifeofawritereversince.Weareallafraidofsomething___34___.Buthowcanwebesurethatsomethingwon'tbe___35___unlesswegiveitatry.16.A.smell B.cook C.try D.share17.A.reason B.decision C.dream D.order18.A.pointout B.makesure C.agree D.imagine19.A.remembered B.required C.missed D.hated20.A.even B.never C.still D.ever21.A.worked B.changed C.formed D.developed22.A.answer B.plan C.game D.rule23.A.excitedabout B.afraidof C.boredwith D.proudof24.A.hoped B.waited C.managed D.continued25A.help B.watch C.warn D.praise26.A.asusual B.bychance C.justnow D.onceagain27.A.fellinto B.lookedat C.gotoutof D.ranawayfrom28.A.Instead B.Besides C.Therefore D.Moreover29.A.began B.regretted C.avoided D.kept30.A.fear B.sadness C.surprise D.anger31.A.invitations B.cheers C.replies

D.thanks32.A.left B.needed C.took D.offered33.A.forgotten B.punished C.refused D.caught34.A.dangerous B.unknown C.difficult D.strange35.A.important B.special C.enjoyable D.similar参考答案：16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.B

21.A

22.D

23.B

24.C

25.A

26.D

27.C

28.A

29.D

30.A

31.B

32.A

33.C

34.B

35.C这是一篇记叙文。文章主要通过作者的亲身经历讲述了一个道理：如果我们不去尝试，我们怎么能确定某件事不会令人愉快呢?【16题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说每种食物我都要试三次。A.smell闻；B.cook烹饪；C.try尝试；D.share分享。根据句意和语境可知，妈妈要求对于食物，我需要尝试三次再决定“喜恶”，且对应后文提及的“youhadjusttriedit(你已经试过了)”。故选C项。【17题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的理由是第一次是尝试，第二次是为了克服你刚试过的事实，第三次是为了确定你不喜欢它。A.reason理由；B.decision决定；C.dream梦想；D.order命令。根据句意和语境可知，后文是在解释为什么要求我尝试三次，为原因（reason）。故选A项。【18题详解】考查动词及短语词义辨析。句意：她的理由是第一次是尝试，第二次是为了克服你刚试过的事实，第三次是为了确定你不喜欢它。A.pointout指出；B.makesure确保；确定；C.agree同意；D.imagine想象。根据句意和语境可知，第三次尝试是为了确定（makesure）我不喜欢这道食物。故选B项。【19题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，如果我仍然讨厌它的味道，她就不会再让我吃它了。A.remembered记得；B.required

要求；C.missed思念；错过；D.hated讨厌。根据句意和语境可知，所选词应与前文“don’tlike”表达含义一致。故选D项。【20题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，如果我仍然讨厌它的味道，她就不会再让我吃它了。A.even甚至；B.never绝不；从不；C.still仍然；还；D.ever曾经。根据句意和语境可知，妈妈不强迫我吃掉盘子里所有的东西，因此，不喜欢的话，就不会再让我吃掉。故选B项。【21题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的合理方法几乎每次都奏效——除了香蕉，我现在还不吃香蕉。A.worked工作；起作用；

B.changed改变；C.formed

形成；D.developed发展。根据句意和语境可知，句子主语为“approach（方法）”，对应动作应是“有效果/有作用（work）”。故选A项。【22题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着年龄的增长，我把这个简单的规则带进了我的生活。A.answer答案；B.plan计划；C.game游戏；D.rule方法；规则。根据句意和语境可知，此处的名词之前有that限定词，因此，所选词应与前文提及的approach为同义词，rule可以理解为“方法；原则”。故选D项。【23题详解】考查形容词短语辨析。句意：我一直害怕游泳池里的跳板，但我成功地从跳板上做了第一跳。A.excitedabout对……兴奋;B.afraidof害怕;C.boredwith对……厌倦;D.proudof为……而感到骄傲。根据后文提及“Atthatpoint,Ifellinlovewiththepool.(就在那时，我爱上了游泳池)”可知，作者刚开始对于跳水是恐惧的（beafraidof）。故选B项。【24题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直害怕游泳池里的跳板，但我成功地从跳板上做了第一跳。A.hoped希望；B.waited等待；C.managed设法（做成某事）；D.continued继续。根据后文“WhenIbreathedinwater(当我在水里呼吸)”可知，作者第一次跳水做到了。故选C项。【25题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在水里呼吸的时候，我的母亲跳进来帮助我。A.help帮助；B.watch观看；C.warn警告；D.praise表扬。根据句意和语境可知，妈妈下水来帮助我（help）。故选A项。【26题详解】考查副词短语辨析。句意：还没等她来接我，我已经从游泳池里出来了，又回到了跳板上。A.asusual像往常一样；B.bychance偶然；意外地；C.justnow刚刚；D.onceagain再一次。根据后文“WhenI___12___thepoolthesecondtime”提及thesecondtime可知，作者又一次跳入水中（onceagain）。故选D项。【27题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我第二次走出游泳池时，我妈妈想用毛巾盖住我。A.fellinto落入；掉入；B.lookedat看着；C.gotoutof从……出来；D.ranawayfrom逃离。对应前文提及“outofthepool”，所填空应是从泳池中出来（gotoutofthepool）。故选C项。【28题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，我扔掉毛巾，继续努力。A.Instead然而；B.Besides除……之外；而且；C.Therefore因此；D.Moreover而且；此外。根据句意和语境可知，前文“mymomtriedtocovermewithatowel(妈妈想用毛巾将我裹上)”，后文提及“Ithrewoffthetowel(我将毛巾扔到一边)”，前后为转折关系。故选A项。【29题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：相反，我扔掉毛巾，继续努力A.began开始；B.regretted后悔；遗憾；C.avoided避免；D.kept坚持。根据句意和语境，我坚持（kept）尝试。故选D项。【30题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：第三次，我不再害怕，鼻子里也没有水了。A.fear害怕；恐惧；B.sadness伤心；难过；C.surprise惊讶；惊喜；D.anger气愤。根据句意和语境可知，所填空对应前文提及的“beafraidof”，作者不再害怕（fear）。故选A项。【31题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，泳池边的其他人都在欢呼。A.invitations邀请；B.cheers欢呼；C.replies答复；D.thanks感谢。根据句意和语境可知，作者克服了跳水的恐惧，其他人也为之欢呼（cheer）。故选B项。【32题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我35岁的时候，为了实现我成为一名作家的梦想，我放弃了一份并不令我满意的成功工作。A.left离开；

B.needed需要；C.took带走；D.offered提供。根据后文“inordertoachievemydreamofbeingawriter.”可知，作者为了实现自己的梦想而辞去（left）了一份自己不满意的工作。故选A项。【33题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被拒绝了两次，又试了一次。A.forgotten忘记；B.punished惩罚；C.refused拒绝；D.caught抓住。根据后文“Itriedforathirdtime(我又试了一次)”可知，作者的前两次尝试并不成功，遭到拒绝（refuse）。故选C项。【34题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们都害怕未知的东西。A.dangerous危险的；B.unknown未知的；C.difficult困难的；D.strange奇怪的。根据句意和语境可知，我们对于未知的（unknown）事物感到害怕。故选B项。【35题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果我们不去尝试，我们怎么能确定某件事不会令人愉快呢?A.important重要的；B.special特别的；C.enjoyable喜爱的；D.similar相似的。根据句意和语境可知，此处应是双重否定表肯定：只有尝试过才知道是否喜爱，即对应前文提及的“fellinlovewith”。故选C项。20.ItwastheweddinganniversaryandRosewaswaitingforherhusbandtoshowup.Aftersomeyearsofmarriage,things___21___betweenthem.Onceacutecouplewhocouldn’tlivewithouteachothernowhadturnedabit___22___.Theywerenowfightingovereverylittlething,buttheybothdidn’tlikechangescameintotheir___23___.WifewaswaitingtoseeifBryanrememberedthatitwastheirwedding___24___.Asthedoorbellrangsherantowardthedoorandopeneditwitha___25___andabunchofflowerstogreetherhusband.___26___startedtocelebrate.Theywantedtomakeupforfights.Theypreparedchampagneandlightmusictocelebrate.___27___thephoneinthebedroomrang.Rosewentto___28___itup.Onthecalltherewasamanwhosaid,“Helloma’am,Iamcallingfromthe___29___station.IsthisMr.BryanCurrie’snumber?”Shereplied,“Yesitis!”“Iamsorryma’am,___30___therehasbeenanaccidentandamandied.Wegotthisnumberfromhis___31___.Canyoupleasecomeandidentifythebody?”themansaid.Rosewas___32___!!“Butmyhusbandiswithmehere!!”,shereplied.“Theincident___33___thisafternoonwhilehewasgettingoffabus.”themanreplied.Rosewasaboutto___34___herconsciousness.“Howcouldthishappen?”,Shethoughttoherself.Shehadreadstoriesaboutsoulsreturningtomeettheirlovedonesaftertheirdeathbeforetheyleave.Herheart___35___.Infearsherantowardsanotherroomtolookforherhusband.Buthewasnotthere.Shesaidtoherself“It’strue!!Heleftmeforever.OhGod,Icandietohaveanotherchancetomendforevery___36___wehad.Ilostmychanceforever.”Shefellonthefloor___37___.Allofasuddentherewasanoisefromthebathroom.ThedooropenedandBryancameoutandsaid,“Darling,I___38___totellyoutodaymywalletwasstolen.”Lifemightnotgiveyouasecondchance.Neverwasteanymomentwhileyoustillhaveachance.___39___peopleandrelationsinlife.Haveawonderfullifewithno___40___.Becauseweknownoonehaspromisedtomorrow.Livetodayandenjoyeverymomentoflife.21.A.changed B.turned C.exchanged D.transformed22.A.sweeter B.bitter C.better D.greater23.A.divorce B.work C.hope D.marriage24.A.party B.church C.congratulations D.anniversary25.A.surprise B.tear C.smile D.fear26.A.All B.Both C.None D.Either27.A.Suddenly B.Occasionally C.Finally D.Eventually28.A.hold B.put C.pick D.keep29.A.bus B.police C.train D.TV30.A.but B.however C.though D.so31.A.bag B.clothes C.wallet D.body32.A.delighted B.shocked C.satisfied D.concerned33.A.brokedown B.brokeout C.leftout D.tookplace34.A.lose B.gain C.lack D.attract35.A.sank B.suspected C.blamed D.ran36.A.loss B.merry C.fight D.failure37.A.invain B.inpain C.indifficulty D.inplace38.A.promised B.forgot C.remembered D.forgave39.A.Enjoy B.Demand C.Delight D.Value40.A.regrets B.pains C.fears D.wonders参考答案：21.A

22.B

23.D

24.D

25.C

26.B

27.A

28.C

29.B

30.A

31.C

32.B

33.D

34.A

35.A

36.C

37.B

38.B

39.D

40.A这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲了一对夫妻经常吵架，感情出现了些问题，妻子Rose在结婚纪念日这天想着弥补过去的过错，重新开始，但是一个电话让妻子误以为丈夫Bryan死了，她后悔自责，痛苦不堪。这则故事告诉我们珍惜生活中的人和牵挂，过一次无怨无悔的人生。【21题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：结婚几年后，他们之间的情况发生了变化。A.changed变化，改变；B.turned转弯；C.exchanged交换；D.transformed转变。根据后文buttheybothdidn’tlikechanges可知他们的婚姻发生了变化。故选A。【22题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：曾经的一对可爱的夫妻，没有彼此无法生活，现在却变得有点痛苦。A.sweeter更甜的；B.bitter更苦的；C.better更好的；D.greater更棒的。根据后文Theywerenowfightingovereverylittlething可知他们如今的婚姻生活变得有点痛苦了。故选B。【23题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们现在为每一件小事争吵，但他们都不喜欢婚姻发生变化。A.divorce离婚；B.work工作；C.hope希望；D.marriage婚姻。根据上文Aftersomeyearsofmarriage可知全文讨论的是他们婚姻中发生的变化。故选D。【24题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：妻子在等着看Bryan是否记得那天是他们的结婚纪念日。A.party聚会；B.church教堂；C.congratulations恭喜；D.anniversary周年纪念日。根据第一句ItwastheweddinganniversaryandRosewaswaitingforherhusbandtoshowup.可知妻子在等着看Bryan是否记得那天是他们的结婚纪念日。故选D。【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：当门铃响了时，她跑到门口，带着微笑和一束鲜花开门迎接她的丈夫。A.surprise惊讶；B.tear眼泪；C.smile微笑；D.fear害怕。根据后文andabunchofflowerstogreetherhusband.可知妻子是带着微笑和鲜花去迎接丈夫的。故选C。【26题详解】考查代词辨析。句意：两人都开始庆祝。A.All全部；B.Both两者都；C.None没有人；D.Either任一的。这是他们两人的结婚纪念日，因此是“两者都……”应用both。故选B。【27题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，卧室里的电话响了。A.Suddenly突然；B.Occasionally偶尔；C.Finally终于；D.Eventually最后。根据后文的描述可知突然（Suddenly）响起的电话打断了他们的庆祝。故选A。【28题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rose去接听了电话。A.hold拥有；B.put放置；C.pick捡起；D.keep保持。根据后文Onthecalltherewasamanwhosaid可知Rose接听了这个电话。短语pickup“接收到（信号或声音）”。故选C。【29题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：你好，女士，我是警察局的。A.bus公交车；B.police警察；C.train火车；D.TV电视。根据后文Canyoupleasecomeandidentifythebody?可知电话是警察局打来的，让Rose去辨认尸体。故选B。【30题详解】考查连词辨析。句意：我很遗憾，夫人，但是发生了一场事故，一个人死了。A.but但是；B.however然而；C.though虽然；D.so所以。此处根据句意上下文为转折关系，应用连词but。故选A。【31题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们从他的钱包里找到了这个号码。A.bag包；B.clothes衣服；C.wallet钱包；D.body身体。根据后文mywalletwasstolen可知是钱包。故选C。【32题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Rose震惊了！A.delighted高兴的；B.shocked震惊的；C.satisfied满意的；D.concerned关心的。听到这个消息，本来打算庆祝周年纪念日的Rose肯定很震惊。故选B。【33题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：事故发生在今天下午，当时他正在下公共汽车。A.brokedown

出故障；B.brokeout爆发；C.leftout忽视；D.tookplace发生。根据后文thisafternoonwhilehewasgettingoffabus.可知是在说明事故发生的经过。故选D。【34题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rose快要失去意识了。A.lose失去；B.gain获得；C.lack缺乏；D.attract吸引。根据后文herconsciousness可知此处指“失去意识”短语为loseconsciousness。故选A。35题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的心沉了下去。A.sank下沉；B.suspected怀疑；C.blamed责备；D.ran奔跑。Rose沉浸在悲痛中，心也沉了下去。其它选项不符合语境。故选A。【36题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我愿意用死来换取能够弥补争吵机会。A.loss损失；B.merry愉快；C.fight争论，打架；D.failure失败。根据第二段第一句Theywerenowfightingovereverylittlething可知此处是指用死换来弥补他们之间争吵的机会。故选C。【37题详解】考查短语辨析。句意：她痛苦地倒在地板上。A.invain徒劳地；B.inpain痛苦地；C.indifficulty处境困难；D.inplace适当的。根据上文Ilostmychanceforever.可知Rose此处得知丈夫去世非常痛苦地倒在地板上。故选B。【38题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：亲爱的，我忘了告诉你今天我的钱包被偷了。A.promised承诺；B.forgot忘记；C.remembered记得；D.forgave原谅。结合上文可知Bryan之前没有告诉Rose自己的钱包被偷了，否则Rose也不会以为死的人真的是Bryan。故选B。【39题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：重视生活中的人和事。A.Enjoy欣赏；B.Demand要求；C.Delight使高兴；D.Value重视。根据上文Neverwasteanymomentwhileyoustillhaveachance.可知要重视和珍惜生活中的人和事，不要浪费任何一分钟。故选D。【40题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：过一个没有遗憾的美好生活。A.regrets遗憾；B.pains痛苦；C.fears害怕；D.wonders奇观。根据后文Becauseweknownoonehaspromisedtomorrow.可知此处强调的是要过一个没有遗憾的生活，因为没有人能承诺明天会怎么样。故选A。三、阅读理解21.Fromtalkingrobotsandvideophones,technologyhasbecomesoadvancedthatthepreviouslyimpossibleseemstooccuronadailybasis.Andyet—westillhavenocureforthecommoncold.Whycan’twestopthecommoncold?AccordingtoPeterBarlow,ascientistatEdinburghNapierUniversity,themainchallengeliesinthemanydifferenttypesofcoldvirusesthatareproducedbytherhinoviruses(鼻病毒).Thereareatleast160types.Theychangesoeasilythattheyquicklybecomeresistanttodrugs.Inotherwords,asinglecureisn’tlikelytoworkoneverytypeofcold.However,researchersfromStanfordUniversityhavefoundapossibleanswer.Theydiscoveredaproteinthatthevirusesneed.Withoutit,theycan'tspreadinsideyourbody.Toidentifythegenewhichproducesthespecificproteinneededbytheviruses,researchersusedagene-editingtechniquetotestallgenesonebyoneforthousandsofcells.Thesemodified(改变的)cellswerethenexposedtoarangeofrhinoviruseswhichcausethecommoncold.Alltheviruseswereunabletocopyinsidecellswithoutagenethatproducesaspecificprotein,calledmethyltransferase(甲基转移酶)SETD3.Then,theytestedgeneticallymodifiedmice,whichwerecompletelyunabletoproducetheprotein.Themicewereabletolivehealthy,normalliveswithouttheprotein.“Lackingthatgeneprotectedthemicecompletelyfromthecommoncold,”

associateprofessorJanCarette,fromStanford,toldtheBBC.“Thesemicewouldalwaysdie,buttheysurvivedandwesawaverystrongprotection.”Carettesaidtheplanistofindadrugwhichcankeepbacktheproteinforalimitedtime,ratherthanproducegeneticallymodifiedhumans.“Wehaveidentifiedafantastictargetthat