2018-2019学年高二英语外研版选修六练习：Module 5 课下能力提升(二十)

Module 5 课下能力提升（二十）
Ⅰ.阅读理解
The idea of cloning your pet sounds like a laughable waste of money, because it is. But it starts to seem a little less laughable when your own beloved pet starts getting older. If I had had a few hundred thousand dollars to spare, I know I would have half-seriously considered it for my dear little cat, who died last year. One couple that does happen to have a few
hundred thousand dollars to spare is Barry Diller and Diane von
Furstenberg, who have reportedly cloned their beloved Jack Russell
Terrier (a kind of dog), Shannon, and now have two identical Jack Russell
Terriers, named Deena and Evita.
When your pet dies, you just want your pet back, or at least as close a copy as you can get. So it’s really no surprise that of the around 600 dogs cloned by Sooam Biotech Research Foundation most were cloned for sad pet owners. The lab in Seoul, South Korea, is now the only place on the planet in the business of cloning pet dogs for owners.
But, in fact, the technology wo n’t give you your pet back. There don’t yet appear to be any studies on the behavior of cloned pets, but research on cloned cows and pigs has so far shown marked differences in behavior and even looks in cloned animals. The DNA is exactly the same, but there are still differences in personality and appearance.
Even if Diller and von Furstenburg raise their new dogs in the exact same environment in the exact same way that they raised Shannon, the new dogs will still behave differently. “The promise of pet cloning is that your cloned pet is going to behave and look like the one you already have —and that will not be the case (情况)，” said Professor Jorge Piedrahita at N．C. State. “We’ve cloned animals that were raised in the same environment, but they still did n’t act the same.”
语篇解读：尽管宠物克隆技术已经比较成熟，但克隆出来的宠物并不会与原来的宠物一模一样。

1．What can we learn about the lab in Seoul?
A．It was set up by some pet owners.
B．It has cloned hundreds of pet dogs.
C．It charges nothing for its services.
D．It has cloned a cat for the author.
解析：选B细节理解题。

由第二段中的“So it’s really no surprise that of the around 600 dogs cloned by Sooam Biotech Research Foundation most were cloned for sad pet owners”可知，这家实验室已经克隆了几百只宠物狗。

2．Why does the author mention the studies on cloned cows and pigs?
A．To explain why farm animals are cloned.
B．To discuss why pet cloning is so popular.
C．To show cloned animals are very different from each other.
D．To prove cloning is not a good way to bring pets from the dead.
解析：选D推理判断题。

由第三段中的“but research on cloned cows and pigs ...but there are still differences in personality and appearance”可知，作者提到关于克隆牛和猪的研究是为了说明克隆出来的宠物会与原来那个宠物不一样，因此克隆并不是一个挽回自己原有宠物的好方法。

3．What will the couple be likely to find out about their new dogs?
A．They’ll grow in a very strange way.
B．They’ll dislike thei r new environment.
C．They’ll act differently from Shannon.
D．They’ll have the same personality as Shannon.
解析：选C细节理解题。

由最后一段中的“the new dogs will still behave differently”可知，这对夫妇会发现他们的克隆狗与原来的Shannon在行为举止上并不相同。

4．What was Piedrahita’s attitude towards the lab’s promise of pet cloning?
A．He disbelieved it.
B．He was worried about it.
C．He was cautious about it.
D．He showed much interest in it.
解析：选A推理判断题。

由最后一段中的“that will not be the case”可知，Piedrahita并不相信这样的承诺。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Four Steps to Begin Your Path to Greatness
Feeling stuck is quite common. Many times, we have thoughts and dreams of what we want in life. __1__ Our thinking pattern holds us back from going forward. The good news is that, at any moment in time, we have the ability to start taking action toward creating the life we want. Here are four steps to get started：
※Celebrate Your Success.
Write down all the successes you’ve already achieved and all the awesomeness that you have today. __2__ And once you’re in that positive routine with your thoughts, it w ill lead you to make better choices and take better action toward your greatness.
※Create Your True Vision.
Many times we live based on others’ expectations or we stay stuck in a particular place because
it’s our safety zone. Own your path. It can be hard to do, but allow yourself to get out of your head (or stop listening to what others want for you) and focus on your heart and what it’s telling you. __3__
※__4__
If you want to start going to the gym, going 5 days a week right away is extreme, and setting yourself up by biting more than you can chew typically doesn’t result in success, but failure. Instead, start slow and go once or twice a week. After you do that for a while and get into a nice routine, up it to more days. Over time, you will build toward your goals by taking realistic, smaller steps to get there.
※Have the Right Support.
__5__ Find the right support to cheer you on in the process. It could be a friend, a family member, or significant others who you trust. Whoever it may be, having someone on your journey will be just what you need to keep yourself on track and celebrate with you as you work toward the life you dream of.
A．Don’t do it alone.
B．Be realistic about your goals.
C．Be kind to yourself and accept the moment.
D．Your failure can lead you to another success.
E．This practice will direct your thinking to a positive place.
F．Sadly, they only stay as thoughts and dreams inside of us.
G．Look within yourself deeply and decide what you want and what’s true for you.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了通向不平凡的四个措施。

1．解析：选F空处承接上句“Many times, we have thoughts and dreams of what we want in life”，故选F项，悲哀的是它们只是内心的想法和梦想而已，F项的“they”代指“thoughts and dreams of what we want in life”。

2．解析：选E由空前一句“Write down all the successes ... the awesomeness that you have today”可知，选E项，E项的“This practice”代指“Write down ...”这一动作，且E项的“a positive place”与下文的“that positive routine”呼应。

3．解析：选G根据空处的上一句“It can be hard to do, but allow yourself to get out of your head (or stop listening to what others want for you) and focus on your heart and what it’s t elling you”可推知，要追随自己的内心，明白自己真正的想法，决定自己想要什么，所以选G项。

4．解析：选B根据本段的最后一句“Over time, you will build toward your goals by taking
realistic, smaller steps to get there”可推知，本段主要讲的是设置的目标要现实，所以选B项。

5．解析：选A根据下文的“Find the right support to cheer you on in the process”可推知，不要一个人去做，最好能够找到适当的支持和帮助，所以选A项。

Ⅲ.完形填空
A few days ago I saw two baby ducklings that were lost in the grass. __1__，one of them was found dead, and I decided to take the other one in __2__ he got big enough to __3__ himself.
When I decided to take him in, he was actually being followed by a
starving __4__，so it was a good thing that I saved him. At first he
showed __5__，but after several days he seemed __6__ worried about
me as I fed him some corn which he certainly seemed to __7__.
After saving the little duck, I spotted a place appropriate for him, a
__8__ where he might catch small fish. I was __9__ him and feeding him every day, and recently he was doing well. I __10__ that he would have been killed by a cat if I hadn’t __11__ him.
When I was originally __12__ taking him in, I had others tell me to “let nature take its course”. However, this is an absurd and contradictory __13__. When humans want to do __14__ things, such as killing animals __15__ food, they will appeal to nature. At that time, in their mind, they are part of nature. __16__，when it comes to doing something constructive and helpful, all of a sudden they’re not part of nature and they should just __17__ back and “let nature take its course”. We shouldn’t pick and __18__ when we are part of nature simply to __19__ our own self-centered desires. If we are part of nature, then helping a(n) __20__ in need is “letting nature take its course” in the true and most noble way.
语篇解读：作者在池塘边遇到两只迷路的小鸭，其中一只死掉之后，作者不顾别人的劝说把剩下的一只收养起来，并且把它照顾得很好。

从这件事情中，作者感悟到帮助需要帮助的动物就是顺应自然。

1．A.Curiously B．Unfortunately
C．Amazingly D．Honestly
解析：选B前面提到在池塘边的草丛中有两只迷失的小鸭，后面提到其中一只小鸭死了，所以此处应该是“不幸的是(unfortunately)”。

2．A.until B．unless
C．if D．although
解析：选A此处表示作者决定将收养另外一只小鸭，一直(until)等到它长大，自己能够照顾自己。

C．play with D．keep to
解析：选B句意：我决定抚养这只鸭子，直到他长大能够照顾自己为止。

look after“照顾，照料”，符合语境。

4．A.duck B．goose
C．cat D．dog
解析：选C当我决定收养他的时候，他实际上被一只猫盯上了，所以我收养它是做了一件好事。

由下文“he would have been killed by a cat if I hadn’t ________ him”可知。

5．A.fear B．pity
C．respect D．sadness
解析：选A句意：刚开始的时候，它有点怕我，但几天之后，就不那么怕我了。

6．A.nearly B．less
C．extremely D．slightly
解析：选B此处表示小鸭对作者态度的转变，刚开始有点怕，随着作者用粮食喂养它，小鸭对作者不太担心了。

所以用比较级less。

7．A.witness B．cherish
C．enjoy D．tease
解析：选C句意：我拿粮食喂它，看起来它当然很喜欢(enjoy)吃。

由此句中的“fed him some corn”“certainly”可知。

8．A.tree B．bowl
C．box D．pond
解析：选D根据“where he may catch small fish”可知，pond为最佳选项。

9．A.calling for B．checking on
C．adapting to D．turning to
解析：选B句意：我每天都去看看它，并且给它喂点吃的，最近它状况良好。

check on 意为“查对，核实，检查”。

10．A.claimed B．showed
C．figured D．proved
解析：选C句意：我认为(figure)如果不是我发现了它，它可能已经被猫叼走了。

figure 意为“认为，认定”。

C．found D．grasped
解析：选C根据上下文，选项found符合语境，如果那天我没发现它的话，它就会被猫吃掉。

12．A.imagining B．recommending
C．risking D．considering
解析：选D当作者最初考虑(consider)要收养它的时候，有人告诉他“顺其自然”吧。

13．A.argument B．idea
C．desire D．announcement
解析：选B句意：然而，这是一个荒谬的、相互矛盾的理念。

14．A.sensitive B．fragile
C．bad D．contradictory
解析：选C由下文提到的“such as killing animals”，以及与此处意义相反的“when it comes to doing something constructive and helpful”可知，此处表示“坏的，不好的”，所以用bad。

15．A.for B．on
C．with D．as
解析：选A句意：比如猎杀动物为了获取(for)食物。

16．A.Therefore B．Besides
C．Otherwise D．However
解析：选D上文提到，搞破坏的时候，他们自称是大自然的一部分。

此处表示转折，因为后面提到当他们做些建设性的、有益的事情时，他们就不再认为自己是大自然的一部分了。

17．A.fight B．stand
C．get D．call
解析：选B句意：转眼间，我们就不再是大自然的一部分了，并且我们会避开锋芒，等待“顺其自然”的事情发生。

stand back意为“靠后站；避开”。

18．A.choose B．distinguish
C．tell D．explain
解析：选A此处表明作者的态度。

句意：我们不能挑选和选择(choose)什么时候我们是自然的一部分，仅仅是为了满足(satisfy)我们以自我为中心的欲望。

19．A.judge B．resist
C．express D．satisfy
解析：选D参考上题解析。

satisfy one’s desires意为“满足某人的欲望”。

20．A.animal B．person
C．plant D．friend
解析：选A由上文提到的救助小鸭可知，作者做了与保护动物有关的事情。

句意：如果我们是自然的一部分，那么，帮助一只需要帮助的动物，也就是在做“顺应自然”的事情，方式更加正确、更加高尚。

Ⅳ.语法填空
How Dolly was born
Professor Wilmut’s experiment involved three adult female sheep. He first __1__ (take) a cell from sheep A. He then implanted (植入) the genetic information into __2__ (it) nucleus (细胞核) with an egg cell from sheep B, whose nucleus had been removed. Tiny electric shocks __3__ (use) to stimulate (激发) this new “combination” egg cell to divide. __4__ (final), the new embryo was implanted into the body of sheep C, where it developed just like any other sheep embryo.
In 1996, his determination and __5__ (patient) paid off. Dolly became the first sheep to be born without a father and was also the first genetically __6__ (identity) copy of an adult. As the egg cell gradually splits, its millions __7__ offspring cells specialize into muscle cells or skin cells, for example. __8__ (mouse) and cattle have now also been cloned from an adult. These clones have also been cloned, producing three generations of healthy clones.
__9__ was thought that a specialized cell could never become a different cell, with all the genetic instructions __10__ (form) the entire creature.
语篇解读：本文讲述了克隆羊多莉的克隆过程。

1．took由involved three adult female sheep可知，设空处描述的是过去发生的实验过程，应用一般过去时，且He和take之间是主动关系，故填took。

2．its设空处限定nucleus，且表示“它的”，故填its。

3．were used electric shocks和use之间是被动关系，且设空处描述的是过去发生的事情，故填were used。

4．Finally设空处修饰整个句子，意为“最终”，故填Finally。

5．patience设空处和determination并列作主语，表示“耐心”，故填patience。

6．identical设空处修饰名词copy，表示“完全相同的”，故填identical。

7．of millions of意为“大量的”。

8．Mice由and cattle have now also been cloned可知，设空处和复数名词cattle并列作主语，也应该是复数形式，故填Mice。

9．It设空处在句中作形式主语，真正的主语是that a specialized cell could never ... the entire creature，故填It。

10．to form instructions后跟不定式作定语，故填to form。

Ⅴ.短文改错
Last month, I, together with my parents, were invited to my uncle in the USA. My uncle, who moved America when I was five, has been living there for nearly ten years. He meets us at the airport. I was excited while I set foot on the land of America. In the following days, we visited some places of interests and took photos in the front of the Statue of Liberty. We both enjoyed visiting the Museum of Natural History because it great enriched our knowledge. For me, this is one of the most rewarding trips I have never made in my life.
答案：第一句：were→was; uncle→uncle’s
第二句：moved后加to
第三句：meets→met
第四句：while→when
第五句：interests→interest；去掉第二个the
第六句：both→all; great→greatly
第七句：never→ever。