英语初二年级暑假作业
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出能够填入空白处的选项。
In the past, scientists have produced exact genetic copies of sheep and a few other animals. They 36 these clones from a single cell of an adult animal.
Recently, a private group of scientists has announced 37 to make an exact copy of a human being. Doctor Zavos, an
American member of the team, says he and 38 will soon begin to clone humans and they hope to produce the world’s first cloned 39 within the next two years.
Doctor Zavos says the new 40 group plans to offer human cloning to women unable to become 41 and produce children. The 42 would be similar to that used to clone animals. It would 43 clearing genetic material from a woman’s egg. Doctors then would 44 genetic material from the woman’s husband into the egg 45 putting it in the women’s uterus(子宫).
Doctor Zavos says his 46 plans to do its work in a country near the Mediterranean Sea, but he did not 47 the country. He says an Italian reproductive expert, Severino Antinori, is 48 the team. Doctor Antinori has made 49 efforts to help many older women become pregnant. He is known for 50 pregnancies in women as old as sixty.
Many medical experts and other groups 51 the idea of cloning humans. Several doctors criticized the 52 by Doctor Zavos. They say doctors do not know if cloning humans is 53
or safe. They say it would be irresponsible to 54 to clone a human being. That is because the 55 of success are too small and the risks are too great.
36. A. bought B. created C. discovered D. found
37. A. plans B. results C. successes D. agreements
38. A. another B. others C. the other D. the others
39. A. baby B. animal C. bird D. plant
40. A. Italian B. national C. American D. international
41. A. successful B. pregnant C. born D. fertile
42. A. imagination B. story C. technology D. symbol
43. A. start B. involve C. make D. borrow
44. A. translate B. take C. place D. make
45. A. before B. while C. after D. on
46. A. country B. university C. group D. company
47. A. name B. found C. call D. consider
48. A. managing B. running C. leading D. controlling
49. A. high B. total C. wide D. great
50.A. beautiful B. successful C. thankful D. sorrowful
51. A. take up B. bring down C. put up D. object to
52. A. subject B. program C. announcement D. idea
53. A. careful B. possible C. unable D. interesting
54. A. attempt B. refuse C. manage D. hope
55. A. facts B. results C. sizes D. chances
第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题:每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出选项。 A
Well, however, there are tips that you should keep in mind: never be absorbed in the line for too long, so stay there not more than 2 hours once. Never go out with your pals
without your parents’ permissions. Let your parents know about what you are doing. Then, have fun!
56. If you want to choose a safer web site, you'd better click on .
57. A teacher can visit to help his/her pupils to get pen-pals.
A. KidFu B. Europe Pages C. e-PALS D.Spoton. Community
58. The advantage of Europe Pages is that . A. you can start sending your e-mails immediately B. you can choose more pen-pals from many countries C. it is free and you can find names of different countries
D. it is the safest one among all the web sites 59. A chat monitor mentioned in Paragraph 2 is probably .
A. a police officer to keep order in the chat rooms B. a person in the web site to give safe online advice C. an engineer in charge of controlling the chat D. a software to keep online chatting clean and safe