8644年新人教版高二英语下学期

Unit 2 Cloning

I. 单项填空

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. They have no idea at all ________.

A. where he has gone

B. where did he go

C. which place has he gone

D. where has he gone

2. Your composition is _________to your brother’s.

A. the same

B. identical

C. different

D. equal

3. _______news came ________an unknown disease was spreading in the area .

A. Disturbing / that

B. Disturbed / which

C. Disturbing / which

D. Disturbed / what

4. He was _________down for several days after he heard the bad news .

A. broken

B. cast

C. cut

D. discouraged

5. ______ what we have now, we can’t afford so large a house.

A. In

B. At

C. With

D. Near

6. Opening the book, she found in it a white, plain envelope with her name ______ on it.

A. to print

B. printed

C. printing

D. print

7. Seeing your picture, I couldn’t resist _____ the days _____ we spent together.

A. to think of; when

B. to think of; which

C. thinking of; which

D. thinking of; when

8. Are you suggesting that I _____ too old for the job?

A. am

B. should be

C. be

D. was

9. His hard work paid ____ when he got the result.

A. off

B. over

C. out

D. back

10. He is a cutler(刀具商)--_____, a man who sells knives and sharp tools.

A. in conclusion

B. in general

C. what’s more

D. that is to say

11. One of the men held the view ____ the book said was right.

A. what that

B. what

C. that

D. that what

12. We thought of asking him for help, but we were ______ to get in touch with him at that

time.

A. happy

B. anxious

C. easy

D. unable

13. He’s _______ to fail the exam if he doesn’t do any revision.

A. near

B. fit

C. bound

D. easy

14. Every possible means _______to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. are being used

B. have been used

C. has been used

D. had been used

15. ---- Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you.

----- Thanks, you __________it . I could manage it myself.

A. needn’t do

B. needn’t have done

C. mustn’t do

D. shouldn’t have done

II. 单词拼写。

1. The brothers d_____ widely in their tastes.

2. The question is quite s_________ , while that one is much more complicated.

3. She r_______ from the competition after pulling a leg muscle.

4. Smoking is f_____ in public places.

5. His suggestion sounds quite r_________ to most of us.

6. The film was a _____ (商业的) success.

7. I’d like to come, too, if you have no _____(反对).

8. He ______ (仅仅)asked us our names.

9. There were strong ______ (争论) for and against the plan.

10. He always managed to ______(得到)what he wanted.

III. 完形填空

In the past, scientists have produced exact genetic copies of sheep and a few other animals. They 1 these clones from a single cell of an adult animal.

Recently, a private group of scientists has announced 2 to make an exact copy of a human being. Doctor Zavos, an American member of the team, says he and 3 will soon begin to clone humans and they hope to produce the world’s forst cloned 4 within the next