Unit 2 Cloning
一、单句语法填空
1．(2015·浙江，阅读D)When serious illness visits your household，it's not just your daily routine and your ________ (assume) about the future that are no longer familiar.
2．(2015·江苏，书面表达)In fact，traffic rules are part of the rules and ________ (regulate) closely related to public order.
3．(2015·湖北，阅读E)The Hidden Sources of Love，Character，and Achievement，appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed________ (resist) the temptation.
4．(2015·广东，阅读E) While watching TV，children do not ________ (mere) absorb words and images (影像)．
5．(2014·湖北，阅读B)But that is the only thing.There is no ________ (decorate)，only flat surfaces.
6．The police arrived at the scene ________ (short)after the accident happened. 7．Father's ________ (object)was that the trip was much too expensive.
8．The workers want the boss to give a ________ (reason)explanation for reducing their pay.
9．It's beyond ________ (describe)．Nowhere else in the world can there be such a beautiful and magnificent view.
10．According to scientists，our mental abilities begin to decline from the age of 27 after reaching the ________ (high)level at 22. 答案
1.assumptions 2.regulations 3.to resist 4．merely 5.decoration 6.shortly 7.objection 8．reasonable 9.description 10.highest
二、完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Allan was worried. This was his first time to go traveling 1 . He didn’t know how to find his seat, 2 he went to the air hostess(空姐) and asked, “Could you help me? I can’t find my seat.” The air hostess showed 3 the seat and told him 4 and fasten the seat belt(系好安全带). She told Allan not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Allan’s ears might feel 5 strange, but he didn’t need to 6 it because many people felt 7 that. When the plane was flying very high, Allan could stand up and walk around. He could 8 read books, newspapers or see films. The air hostess would __9__ food and drinks. Allan would enjoy the flight and 10 soon. 名师点评
本文讲述了Allan第一次乘飞机时的经历与感受。 (B)1.A. by ship
B. by air
C. by car
D. by bus
【解析】B。本文讲述了Allan第一次乘飞机时的情况, 故选by air。 (D)2.A. yet B. or
C. but
D. so
【解析】D。根据文意, Allan因为找不到座位, 所以他就去问空姐。这里构成因果关系，应用 so引导结果状语从句。 (A)3.A. him
B. me
C. her D. he
【解析】A。Allan是男士，故选 him充当show的宾语。 (C)4.A. stand up
B. sleep
C. to sit down D. sit down
【解析】C。tell sb. to do sth.意思是“叫某人干某事”。故选to sit down。 (A)5.A. a little B. little
C. a bit of D. bit
【解析】A。a little修饰形容词表示“有点……”。 (C)6.A worrying B. be worried
C. worry about D. worry
【解析】C。 need to后面应接动词原形。 worry为不接物动词，不能直接接宾语。 故选 worry about。
(D)7.A. in B. for
C. as D. like
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【解析】D。like that意为“像那样”。 (B)8.A. neither B. either
C. both D. also
【解析】B。固定结构either…or… , 意为“或者……或者……”。 (C)9.A hold B. take
C. bring D. carry
【解析】C。根据文意，空姐拿来食物和饮料给乘客, 故选bring。 (A)10. A. arrive home
B. arrive to home C. get to home D. reach at home
【解析】A。这里home是副词，其前面应用不接物动词，故选择arrive home。
三、阅读理解 A段
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 (2014·辽宁省大连市高三双基测试)
Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own，not because they have no one to travel with，but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life.“It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries，with no one to help you read a map，look after you if you get ill，or lend you money if your wallet is stolen，it is challenging.This is what drives young people to travel alone.It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year.He set up a website，The Aussie Nomad，to document his adventures.He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier.“The people you meet，the places you visit，or the things you do，everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person，” said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”，which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”．He said，“The feeling of having conquered something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task.” “I walk around with my head up because
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