Module 5 Cloning

第一部分  听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

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 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

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.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

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.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

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.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

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.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

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  閱读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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 （无穷） 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 （不识字的）.

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 （組织活检）， 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 （触发）. 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 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

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  語言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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 （讽刺地）， 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 （注定失败）. 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

第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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 （呼麦） 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  写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.  每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.  只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

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 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，上周参观了一个机器人展览。请你用英语给你的英国朋友Andy写一封邮件，和他谈谈此事。内容包括：

1．时间和地点；

2．你的所见所闻；

3．你的收获。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。