人教版高中英语课堂选修8课时提能练37Unit2Cloning

课时提能练(三十七)Unit2Cloning课时作业A：基础层面Ⅰ.语境语法填空AWhatifyourbosstellsyoutoadd1.decorations(decorate)toanewofficewithacolleaguewhooftenfindsfaultwithyou?Certainlythisismerelyan2.assumption(assume).Togettheworkdone,Ithinkitisimportanttoraise3.objections(object)franklyratherthancoverupthedifferences.Nothingcouldbebetterthanputtingforwardamore4.reasonable(reason)solutionora5.correction(correct)proposal.Fullyexchangingideaswithyourcolleagueisanessential6.regulation(regulate)youshouldfollow.Thisis7.exactly(exact)whatIwanttoexpressinthisarticle.BWeiNingseemedtobecast8.downbecausehismotherobjected9.tohisplantobeavolunteer.Avillagewasdestroyedbyaflood.Manypeoplewerekilledormissing,oWei'sheart.Hewantedtooffersomehelp.Hismotherdidn'tagreebecausehehadbeen11.inpoorconditionafteraterribledisease.Hisfatherwasinfavour12.ofhisplanbuthiseffortstomakethemotherchangehermindwere13.invain.WeiNingstucktohisplanandhisdeterminationfinallypaid14.off.Hismothergaveinandsheherselfdecidedtokeephimcompanytothevillage.CAcrocodilemeasuring“half15.thelengthofabus”wassaidtohavebeencaughtinAustralia.Then16.came(come)themessagefromgovernmentofficialsthatWildlifeCommissionhadsentateamouttohelpthecrocodile.Despitethefact17.thatcrocodilescanliveinfreshwater,wildlifeprotectorsstillwanttogetitbacktosaltwater.Theyareconvincedthatthechanceofthecrocodile18.surviving(survive)infreshwaterremainstobesmall.Theproblemis19.thatthecrocodileissobigandheavythatitishardtotakeittosaltwater.Ⅱ.根据提示补全句子1．抄袭他人的作业的一个缺点就是你不能掌握你所学到的东西。(that引导的表语从句)Thedisadvantageofcopyingothers'homeworkisthatyoucannotmasterwhatyouhavelearned．2．他刚刚坐下，班主任就来了。(倒装句)Hehadjusttakenhisseat;thencametheheadteacher．3．你认为谁是过去一百年里最伟大的妇女？(doyouthink作插入语)Whodoyouthinkwasthegreatestwomanofthepast100years?4．最使我伤脑筋的是他似乎对他的功课不感兴趣。(what引导主语从句)Whatbothersmemostisthatheseemstotakenointerestinhisschoolwork.5．你找到这所房子费劲吗？(bothern．)Didyouhavemuchbother(in)findingthehouse?课时作业B：能力层面Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2019·郑州市第一次质量预测)Ifyou'veeverhadadog,youknowjusthowdeepaconnectionyoucandevelopwith“man'sbestfriend”.Butadog'slifeismuchshorterthanhumans,about12to15yearslong,whichmeanseverydogownerhastogothroughtheheartbreakingmomentwhentheirlovingpetpassesaway.Whynotmakeacloneofthatdogthen?ThisisthesolutionofferedbyaSouthKoreancompany,SooamBiotechResearchFoundation.Thecompanyhasalreadysuccessfullyclonedatleast400dogs,mostlyforUScustomers,eversinceitpioneeredthetechniquein2005.Now,SooamBiotechhasintroduceditsbusinesstoUKdogownersaswell,offeringthemdogsthatlookjustliketheirlostones.Tocloneadog,researchersfirstneedtotakeaskincellfromalivingdogoronethathasjustdied.Meanwhile,anotherdogisselectedtosupplyanegg.ResearchersthenreplacetheDNAintheeggwiththatfromtheskincellandimplanttheeggintothewomb(子宫)ofafemaledog.Theegggrowsintoapuppyoverthefollowingtwomonths.Thewholeprocesstakeslessthanaday,butitcomesatashockinglyhighprice—around￡63，000.Butifyoucan'tafforditnow,youcanalsosavethecellinalaboratoryandaccessitatalaterdate.However,magicalascloningmightsound,thereisnoguaranteethatthecloneddogwillbeaperfectcopyoftheoriginalone.Justlikeidenticaltwinsofhumans,theysharetheexactlysameDNAbuttherewillstillbesmalldifferencesbetweenthem.“ThespotsonaDalmatian(斑点狗)clonewillbedifferent，forexample，”InsungHwang,headofSooamBiotech,toldTheGuardian.Dogownerswillalsohavetoacceptthefactthatpersonalityisnot“cloneable”.Apartfromgenes,personalityisalsodeterminedbyupbringingandenvironment,whicharebothrandomelementsthatcloningtechnologiessimplycannotovercome,ProfessorTomKirkwoodatNewcastleUniversity,UK,toldPerhapsbringingourdogsbackbycloningisnotthebestwaytorememberthemafterall.Kirkwood,adogownerhimself,pointedout,“Animportantaspectofourrelationshipwiththemiscomingtotermswiththepainoflettinggo.”【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了克隆狗技术。1．WhatservicedoesSooamBiotechResearchFoundationoffer?A．Makingcopiesofpetdogs.B．Givingpetdogsidenticaltwins.C．Helpingdogsgivebirthtomorepuppies.D．Helpingdogownerslovetheirdogsmore.A[细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Now,SooamBiotechhasintroduceditsbusinesstoUKdogownersaswell,offeringthemdogsthatlookjustliketheirlostones”可知，这家公司所提供的服务就是克隆已逝的宠物狗，故选A。]2．Whichorderiscorrectinthedogcloningprocess?a．Aneggistakenfromanotherdog.b．Askincellistakenfromthepetdog.c．Theegggrowsintoapuppyintwomonths.d．Theeggisplacedinthewombofafemaledog.e．TheDNAintheeggisreplacedbytheDNAfromtheskincell.A．a→d→b→e→c. B．a→e→b→d→c.C．b→a→d→e→c. D．b→a→e→d→c.D[细节理解题。根据对第三段的整体理解可知，实验的第一步是从狗身上提取皮肤细胞，另一只被选择的狗提供一个卵子，将卵子中的DNA替换成皮肤细胞中的DNA之后，将卵子植入一只母狗的子宫，最后卵子在接下来的两个月中生长为一只小狗，故选D。]3．Whatcanwelearnaboutdogcloningfromthepassage?A．Ithasnotbeenputintopracticeuntilrecently.B．ItisverypopularamongUSandUKpetowners.C．Itmightnotgivetheownersanexactlysamedog.D．Itisveryexpensiveandusuallytakeshalfayeartocomplete.C[细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“However,magicalascloningmightsound,thereisnoguaranteethatthecloneddogwillbeaperfectcopyoftheoriginalone”可知，克隆狗和原来的狗可能并非完全一样，故选C。]4．WhatdoesKirkwoodthinkofdogcloning?A．Hedisagreeswithit.B．Hesupportsit.C．Heiscuriousaboutit.D．Hethinksitunbelievable.A[观点态度题。根据最后一段Kirkwood说的话“Animportantaspectofourrelationshipwiththemiscomingtotermswiththepainoflettinggo”可知，他认为人类和宠物狗之间的关系的一个重要方面是要接受失去它们的痛苦；由此可推知，Kirkwood并不赞成克隆狗，故选A。]B(2019·惠州市第二次调研)Doyoufinditdifficulttoputdownyourmobilephone?Ifyes，you'renotalone.Thesedays,manypeoplesufferfromthestressofFOMO(fearofmissingout).Theyreachfortheirmobilephoneswhentheywakeupinthemorning,andfortherestoftheday，theyconstantlyscrolldownthetimelinesoftheirsocialmediaappstogetthelatestupdates.Despitetheconveniencesmartphonesbring,manypeoplestrugglewiththeirdigitalhabits.AsSameerSamat,vicepresidentofproductmanagement,saidinhisspeechatthe2018GoogleI/OdeveloperconferenceonMay8，70%ofpeopledon'twanttospendsomuchtimeontheirphones.ThisiswhyduringtheconferenceGoogleintroducedanappcalledDashboardforthenewversionofitsAndroidoperatingsystem.Thisnewappincludeswell-beingfunctionsthataimtohelpusersmanagethetimetheyspendontheirdigitaldevices.Itallstartswithabird's-eyeview.Dashboardallowsuserstolookatallthedetailsoftheirphonehabits.Forexample,userscanseehowmanytimesthey'veunlockedtheirphoneandhowmanytimesthey'vecheckedtheirsocialmediaapps,aswellashowmuchtimetheyspendoneachappeveryday.Oncetheusersseethisinformation，they'llbeabletomakesomechanges.WiththeAppTimerfunctions,userscansetatimelimitforhowlongtheycanuseeachappforeveryday.Afterthey'vehitthelimit，theywon'tbeabletolaunchtheappuntilthenextday.Butevenifusersbecomemoremindfuloftheirusage,they'restilllikelytobedrawninbynotifications(通知).ThisiswheretheShushfeaturecomesin.Itautomaticallysilencesincomingcallsandnotificationswhenauserputshis/herphonefacedown.Ifpeopletrulywanttomakefulluseoftheirfreetimeinsteadoflosinghoursusingtheirsmartphones,thesenewfunctionsarejustonewayofdoingthat.Afterall,whoneedstouseanapptostopyoufromusingotherappswhentheeasiestanswerwouldbejusttouseyourwillpower?【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，作者以人们不想浪费过多的时间在手机上为切入点，介绍了一款可以用来阻止人们过度使用手机的应用程序，包括其功能和特色等。5．PeopleunderthepressureofFOMOmay．A．havetroublewiththeirsleepB．findithardtofocusonanythingC．beaddictedtotheirmobilephonesD．prefertodownloadthelatestappsC[推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Theyreachfortheirmobilephoneswhentheywakeupinthemorning,andfortherestoftheday，theyconstantlyscrolldownthetimelinesoftheirsocialmediaappstogetthelatestupdates”可推知，承受着FOMO的压力，人们可能沉迷于手机，故选C。]6．WhatinspiresGoogletolaunchDashboard?A．ThelimitedfunctionsofthecurrentAndroidsystem.B．People'scomplaintabouttheirsmartphones.C．Samat'simpressivespeechataconference.D．Mobilephoneusers'greatdemand.D[推理判断题。根据语境并结合第四段中的“70%ofpeopledon'twanttospendsomuchtimeontheirphones”可知，70%的人不想花那么多时间在手机上。据此可推知，Google推出Dashboard是因为手机用户的极大需求。故选D。]7．cantrackusers'phonehabitsindetail.A．Android B．AppTimerC．Shush D．DashboardD[细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Dashboardallowsuserstolookatallthedetailsoftheirphonehabits”可知，Dashboard可以详细跟踪用户的手机习惯。故选D。]8．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Dashboardturnedouttobepopular.B．Dashboardisaperfectchoicetomanagetimeproperly.C．Strongwillpoweristheeasiestwaytoavoidsmartphoneaddiction.D．Peopleareexploringotherwaystostopoverusingsmartphones.C[细节理解题。根据最后一段“Afterall,whoneedstouseanapptostopyoufromusingotherappswhentheeasiestanswerwouldbejusttouseyourwillpower？”可知，其实最简单的阻止自己过度使用手机的方法就是用自己的意志力。故选C。]Ⅱ.阅读七选五(2019·辽宁省五校协作体联合模拟)HowtoOvercomeDepressionSufferingfromdepressionmeansmorethanjustdealingwithabadweekorevenabadmonth.Depressionisaweakeningconditionthatcanmakeitimpossibleforyoutoenjoyyourdailylife.Toovercomeyourdepression,youhavetofirstdetermineifwhatyou'refeelingarethesymptomsofdepression.1Whilemedicationscanhelprelievethesesymptoms,itisstillimportantfordepressedpeopletounderstandthedisorderanddevelophealthierstrategiesforcopingwithit.Keepyourselfbusy.Fillyourschedulewitheventsandactivitiesyoulove.Keepingabusyschedulewillforceyoutostayactive,focused,andthinkingaboutthenextthingonyourlist.Youcandrawupascheduleforeachdayatthestartoftheweek,orsimplyplanouteachdaythenightbefore.2Improveyourdiet.3Evenifyou'relosingyourappetite,youneedtobedeterminedtoeatthreemealsaday.Youdon'tneedtotrytoloseweightorbeincrediblyhealth-consciouswhenyou'redealingwithyourdepression,buteatinghealthierfoodregularlywillimproveyourmentalandphysicalstate.Thinkpositively.Beingamorepositivethinkerwillhelpyoulookatyourlifeandworldinawaythatfillsyouwithhopeinsteadofdespair.Tothinkmorepositively,youshouldlearnhowtorecognizeyournegativethoughtsandtofightthemwithstrongerpositivethoughtswheneveryoucan.Forajumpstart,findatleastfivethingstobegratefulfor.4.45Neglectingpersonalhygiene(卫生)isacommonsideeffectofdepression.Whileyouwillnotbeatyourdepressionbytransformingyourlooks,ifyoutaketimetomaintainyourappearanceandhygieneeveryday,youwillfeelbetteraboutyourself.Showerdaily,brushyourteethandwashyourhair.A．Controlyouremotions.B．Improveyourappearance.C．Mostimportantly,behappyabouteverysingleday.D．Whichevermethodyouchoose,makeagoalofstickingtoit.E．However,noteveryoneknowsdepressionhasapositiveside.F．Eatingahealthy,balanceddietcanalsohelpyoubeatdepression.G．Ifyouarefeelingsad,lonely,orworthless，youmaybesufferingfromdepression.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了几种克服抑郁症的方法。1．G[根据空处前后句可知，空处应是对抑郁症症状的列举。故G项符合语境。]2．D[根据空处前一句中的“drawupascheduleforeachday”“orsimplyplanouteachdaythenightbefore”可知，选项D中的“Whichevermethodyouchoose”与之呼应，即我们无论用什么方法，都要制定一个目标坚持下去。故D项符合语境。]3．F[根据空前的Improveyourdiet，并结合空处下文中的“threemealsaday”“buteatinghealthierfoodregularly”可知，该段是围绕“diet”一词展开的，选项F中的“ahealthy,balanceddiet”与之呼应。故F项符合语境。]4．C[结合段落主题句Thinkpositively可知，该段主要是说要积极地思考，并根据空前一句可知C项“最重要的是每天都要开心”符合语境。]5．B[根据空处的位置可知，空处为该段的主题句。根据该段中的“yourlooks”“yourappearance”及“Showerdaily,brushyourteethandwashyourhair”可知，该段都是围绕“appearance”展开的，故B项符合语境。]Ⅲ.语法填空(2019·福州市质量抽测)TheinformationI1.________(collect)inthelastfewyearsleadsmetobelievethatspeedreadingmaybeless2.________(use)thanmostpeoplethink.Theclaimthatyoucanreadandcomprehendover30，000wordsperminuteisoverstated.Oneresearcherprovedthisinastudywhereirrelevantandillogicalsentenceswereaddedtothetext.The“speedreaders”3.________weretesteddidn'tnoticetheirrelevantlines—thereaderswhoreadslowlyspottedthemimmediately.I'veinterviewedpeoplewhohaveattendedtheintroductorysessions4.________(offer)bysomespeedreadingcourses.5.________(them)storiesindicatethatimpropermethodsaresometimesusedtosellthecourses.Here'show:First,you'reaskedtoreadapassagefromabook6.________whichmostpersonswouldbeunfamiliar.Yourreadingspeedandcomprehensionaretestedduringthisexercise.Then,afterabouthalf7.________hourofinstruction,anotherreadingtestisgiven.ButthistimethereadingistheonemosteducatedAmericansknowwell—suchasAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.Not8.________(surp