Module 5 Cloning

第一部分? 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié) （共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. Where are the speakers probably？

A. In a car. B. In a room. C. In a garage.

2. What does the woman mean？

A. She knew how to do it. B. She didn’t find Mr Johnson. C. Mr Johnson didn’t tell her.

3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.

4. When does the conversation probably take place？

A. At the beginning of a term. B. In the summer vacation. C. At the end of a term.

5. What can we learn about John？

A. He told a lie. B. His mother is ill. C. He handed in his homework late.

第二節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6. What does the father like to eat？

A. Fried chicken. B. Apple pies. C. Salad.

7. What will the mother do？

A. Stay away from home for some time. B. Cook meals for Jack.

C. Teach Jack how to cook.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8. What does the lady think of the shirt？

A. Special. B. Expensive. C. Valueless.

9. How much does an ordinary silk shirt cost？

A. About 150 dollars. B. About 120 dollars. C. About 50 dollars.

10. How much will the lady pay for the two shirts？

A. 240 dollars. B. 260 dollars. C. 300 dollars.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11. Who started the factory？

A. Mr Hanks. B. Harry Ford. C. Miss Green.

12. What did the factory produce at first？

A. Cars. B. Bicycles. C. Motorbikes.

13. Where does the factory sell its products now？

A. In Africa and America. B. In America and Asia. C. In Africa and Asia.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14. When did the woman come home？

A. Yesterday. B. The day before yesterday. C. Six days ago.

15. Why will the man go back to his university？

A. To learn Tai Chi. B. To write a novel. C. To learn Chinese medicine.

16. What is the Chinese professor famous for？

A. Teaching Kung Fu. B. Teaching Chinese medicine. C. Curing cancers.

17. What will the speakers do together？

A. Go to their village. B. Visit the Chinese professor. C. Visit their maths teacher.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. How do students feel before meeting their host family for the first time？

A. Calm. B. Disappointed. C. Nervous.

19. What is a good way to learn about a new culture？

A. Staying in a family. B. Staying in a hotel. C. Renting an apartment.

20. What does the speaker suggest you do when doing volunteer work？

A. Learn about others. B. Look for the differences. C. Try to learn about yourself.

第二部分? 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

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Being stuck at home doesn’t mean that learning stops. In fact， it’s just the opposite. Here are some activities and resources to foster kids’ imagination and build their curiosity at home.

Let’s Get Down to the Science

The science lab at school may be closed， but you can still put on goggles and a white lab coat and learn at home. This Test Tube Experiment Kit will make you feel like a genius in no time. Kids will get the chance to learn about basic chemistry， physics， and more by creating pop-resistant bubbles， bouncy balls， and other objects.

To Infinity （無窮） and Beyond

Earth is a part of the Milky Way galaxy， but did you know there are around 100 million galaxies in the universe？ There are so many fun and fascinating things to learn about space that the possibilities truly go to infinity and beyond. A great way to start your child’s educational space adventure is with this Real Life Sticker and Activity Book.

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Biology class is in session！ Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with a great white shark without putting on a wetsuit. This 4D Great White Shark Anatomy Kit allows you to get an inside look at what makes these predators of the deep so powerful. And then take an even deeper dive into a shark’s world with I Am Shark.

Take advantage of this time at home and find new ways to keep exploring the world around you.

21. Which book favors children who are interested in space？

A. I Am Shark. B. This Test Tube Experiment Kit.

C. Real Life Slicker and Activity Book. D. 4D Great White Shark Anatomy Kit.

22. What do the activities have in common？

A. They are performed outdoors. B. They are associated with experiments.

C. They recommend resources for kids to study. D. They develop kids’ ability of managing time.

23. What is the shared goal of the activities？

A. To inspire kids to study at home. B. To explore new technologies.

C. To save kids from boredom. D. To gain financial benefits.

B

People back in the United States are always asking me， “What’s it like to live in China？” They hope to hear stories about strange food and cultural conflicts （沖突）. Instead， I tell them that living in China is like being a baby.

Please don’t misunderstand me. I don’t think that Chinese people are babies. I am a baby. Or at least， I become one when I leave my house. That’s because babies can’t read， and when I leave my house in Beijing， I’m illiterate （不識字的）.

This can be dangerous. If a sign says， “Watch out for big angry bears，” in Chinese， I will continue walking， completely lack of information about my serious danger. Then a bear will eat me for breakfast.

I have started to recognize a few characters， but they seem impossible to ever learn without a lifetime of study. When I see a character I like， I give it a name. There is “The Square” “The Octopus” “The-upside-down Octopus”， and my favorite， “Upside-down Octopus on an airplane.” However， I still don’t know their sounds or meanings. They are just beautiful mysteries to my eyes.

Because I can’t read， city streets present an endless series of enigmas. If I see a business， I wonder， “Is that a restaurant？ A dentist？ A lawyer’s office？” Once， while hungry， I saw a big colorful sign. I walked in and asked a realtor （房屋中介） to see the drink menu.

Speaking of menus， eating at a restaurant is a daily misadventure. Many places have photos of food， which is helpful. But if they have no photos， I walk from table to table and point at whatever looks delicious. I apologize if I’ve ever interrupted your dinner to point at your plate. I didn’t mean to be rude. I was just a hungry baby！

24. Why does the author think living in China is like being a baby？

A. People sometimes behave like babies. B. It’s comfortable to live in China.

C. He is as curious as a baby in China. D. He knows little Chinese.

25. What does the underlined word “enigmas” in Paragraph 5 probably mean？

A. Wonders. B. Choices. C. Mysteries. D. Stories.

26. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us about the author？

A. His trouble eating at a restaurant. B. His habit of ordering dishes.

C. The way he talks to waiters. D. The dishes he likes.

27. What does the text mainly talk about？

A. The author’s love for Chinese food.

B. The way the author learns Chinese.

C. Cultural conflicts the author faces in China.

D. The language barrier the author meets in China.

C

After photographer Monni Must’s daughter Miya died， the sad mother adopted her black dog， Billy Bean. As Billy became increasingly weak， the thought of its dying was just more than Must could handle. So she decided to clone the dog. “I feared everyone was going to forget Miya，” she said， “and my other daughters thought I had completely lost my mind.”

Billy’s cells were shipped to ViaGen Pets， a Texas company that provides the cloning service. With more than $50，000， Must picked up a new puppy. “The dog has a real soul and is everything my daughter was—fun， social and kind，” she said. “I feel that I still have that touchable connection and not just a spiritual connection.”

Cloning animals is hardly new. But the recent news that singer Barbra Streisand had cloned her dog grabbed international headlines. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals （PETA） president Ingrid Newkirk issued a statement saying she would love to talk her out of cloning， noting that millions of wonderful dogs are getting old in animal shelters every year or dying in terrifying ways when abandoned.

Normally， a doctor takes a tissue biopsy （組織活檢）， a piece of skin and muscle about the size of a pencil eraser， from the dog. The next step is to take an egg cell from a donor dog， remove the egg’s nucleus， and insert DNA from the pet to be cloned. When an embryo （胚胎） develops， it is transplanted in the body of a mother dog.

In the basic cloning procedure， scientists take an entire adult cell and put it into an egg that’s been relieved of its own DNA. The resulting embryo is a clone. However， in many animals， only one in 100 cloned embryos ever leads to a live birth. Some embryos die in the IVF dish or in the mothers’ bodies. Of those that are born， a few suffer from abnormalities （畸形） and quickly die. Besides， pet cloning doesn’t mean copying everything of your beloved pets.

28. Why did Must decide to clone Billy Bean？

A. She felt lonely without its company. B. Her work experience inspired her to do so.

C. She wanted to keep her daughter in memory. D. Her family encouraged her to get a new dog.

29. What is Newkrik’s attitude towards pet cloning？

A. Unconcerned. B. Supportive. C. Doubtful. D. Negative.

30. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about？

A. How dog cloning works. B. The achievements in dog cloning.

C. The disadvantages of pet cloning. D. How to support animal protection.

31. What does the last paragraph imply about animal cloning？

A. It is widely accepted now. B. It has a very high failure rate.

C. It gives pet owners confidence. D. It has made a breakthrough recently.

D

If you need one more reason to be thankful， here it is. More and more researchers have found that gratitude （感激之情） could bring a lot of benefits to our body.

“Our clinical trials indicate that the practice of pride can have dramatic and lasting effects on a person’s health，” said Robert Emmons， a professor at UC Davis. “It can lower blood pressure， improve immune function and help fall asleep more efficiently.”

Emmons said there was even more evidence. People who keep a gratitude journal have a reduced fat intake—as much as 25 percent lower. Stress hormones （荷爾蒙） like cortisol are 23 percent lower in grateful people. And having a daily gratitude practice could actually reduce the effects of aging on the brain. “Being thankful has such a big effect because of the feelings that go along with it，” Emmons said. Gratitude works because it restores other positive emotions that have direct physical benefits， most likely through the immune （免疫的） system.”

Research shows that when we think about what we appreciate， the calming part of the nervous system will be triggered （觸發(fā)）. That can have protective effects on the body， including decreasing cortisol and perhaps increasing oxytocin， the bonding hormone involved in relationships that make us feel good.

Experts say gratitude is something you can learn. “Some people may not be grateful by nature but it is a habit you can get used to，” said Dr Norman Rosenthal， a doctor and the author of Winter Blues. Norman says all you have to do is think about being grateful. “Some people say they don’t have anything to be grateful for，” a researcher said. “If you teach such people to find one little thing to be grateful for and focus on that， you will find that the feeling of gratitude can transform the way they see their life over time.”

32. What is the purpose of Emmons’ clinical trials？

A. To restore positive emotions. B. To study the immune system.

C. To analyze the reason for gratitude. D. To study gratitude’s influence on people.

33. What can we learn about gratitude from Paragraph 3？

A. It contributes to one’s physical health. B. It can make a person successful.

C. It can help fall asleep faster. D. It helps fat intake.

34. What does Norman say about gratitude？

A. It encourages comparing. B. It makes one much younger.

C. It is a habit that can be developed. D. It is a way one thinks about his life.

35. What can be the best title of the text？

A. How Gratitude Affects Emotions B. What We Should Be Grateful For

C. Why We Need to Be Grateful D. How We Express Gratitude

第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Sometimes it may seem like you’re always getting into trouble with your teachers or your parents and that no matter what you do you just can’t seem to get things right. 36 Staying busy and active is considered the first step to make yourself on the way. Here below are some approaches to making it.

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Joining a sports team， whether it’s a team at your school or in your community， is a great way to stay out of trouble. Whether you’re playing soccer， basketball， or baseball， team sports are a great way to meet interesting people and to find something to do other than get into trouble. 38 This can help you calm down and will keep you from using your energy the wrong way.

Join a club

39 It could be through regular school or another community organization. You can join an art club， chess club， cooking club， debating club， or really all sorts of clubs that can help you focus on something you care about that doesn’t have to do with annoying your teachers or not doing your homework.

Be an active student

Being an active student means a lot， such as showing up on time， not skipping class， raising your hand when you have questions， and doing the work in advance. 40 If you focus on being a good student， then you can avoid annoying your teachers or your parents.

A. Join a sports team.

B. Keep out of trouble.

C. Thus you can participate in class.

D. There are many ways to satisfy your parents.

E. The best thing to do is to stop trouble before it starts.

F. If sports aren’t your thing， you can always join a club.

G. Joining a sports team will also provide you with weekly exercise.

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第三部分? 語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) （共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel， a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon， late July， and I’m listening to 41 sounds of a life-or-death 42 going on a few feet away.

There’s a small 43 burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a（an） 44 to fly through the glass of the window. However， it’s not 45 . The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically （諷刺地）， the struggle is part of the trap （捕捉器）. It is 46 for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in 47 through the glass. This fly is doomed （注定失敗）. It will 48 there on the windowsill.

Across the room， ten steps away， the door is 49 . Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it 50 . With only a small effort now being 51 ， it could be free of this self-set 52 . The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so 53 .

Why doesn’t the fly try another 54 ， something dramatically different？ How did it get so locked in on the idea that this 55 route and determined effort offer the most promise for success？

No doubt this way makes 56 to the fly. Regrettably， it’s an idea that will kill it.

Trying harder isn’t necessarily the solution to 57 more. It may not offer any real 58 for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes， in fact， it’s a big part of the problem.

If you 59 your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever， you may 60 your chances for success.

41. A. light B. gentle C. clear D. desperate

42. A. struggle B. cry C. activity D. test

43. A. bird B. fly C. insect D. worm

44. A. experience B. direction C. force D. attempt

45. A. going? ? B. jumping C. rising D. working

46. A. unusual B. likely C. impossible D. common

47. A. cutting B. breaking C. pushing D. living

48. A. stop B. die C. lie D. stick

49. A. open B. dark C. broken D. near

50. A. hates B. believes C. misses D. wants

51. A. done B. owned C. wasted D. planned

52. A. glass B. trap C. net D. wood

53. A. easy B. necessary C. great D. obvious

54. A. project B. answer C. road D. approach

55. A. particular B. sweet C. amazing D. strange

56. A. sense B. difference C. effect D. effort

57. A. thinking B. doing C. learning D. achieving

58. A. advice B. support C. hope D. power

59. A. risk B. change C. make D. take

60. A. take B. kill C. create D. find

第二節(jié) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。

To many Chinese， playing traditional Chinese musical 61 （instrument）， such as the guzheng or erhu， may seem a bit old-fashioned. But there are musicians who take these instruments and combine them 62 modern sounds.

One of these artists is Brad Seippel. He is a 33-year-old music 63 （produce） from the US city of New Orleans.

Seippel 64 （play） music since he was just 12 years old. But it was not until he was 24 and living in China 65 he learned to play the pipa.

“When I was young， my father encouraged me to play the bass guitar. A bass guitar has four strings， and so 66 the pipa， so for me it was natural，” he said.

Seippel’s music is mainly electronic and 67 （sound） quite modern. But the pipa lets him add a unique element to his music.

Chinese musicians are bringing back 68 （tradition） music as well. Nine Treasures is a heavy metal band from Inner Mongolia. They use Mongolian throat-singing （呼麥） and a horsehead fiddle （小提琴） 69 （add） a folk flavor to their rock songs. I’ve seen them live many times myself—it is 70 （true） a powerful mix.

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第四部分? 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.? 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.? 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Our school newspaper is looking for an editor for its English edition. The job main includes two parts. One is to choose suitable English articles from other newspaper， magazines or the Internet for us students. The other is to pick out articles from those which is written by the students in our school and edit it for use. We hoped that the person can meet the following requirements： First， he is willing to devote some of his spare time to serve others. Second， it’s necessary for him to be good at both English or fine arts. Besides， the ability to use the computer is not important. Those who are interesting in the job—please get touch with the Students’ Union this week.

第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿分25分）

假定你是李華，上周參觀了一個機器人展覽。請你用英語給你的英國朋友Andy寫一封郵件，和他談談此事。內容包括：

1．時間和地點；

2．你的所見所聞；

3．你的收獲。

注意：

1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。