Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned like Dolly the sheep in the not too distant future?
The news that a human embryo(胚胎)has been____cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions.
The____was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group____the news on November 25.
This is____human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes, said Jamie Grifo, a(n)____on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.
“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to____someone's life.”
Such research could lead to treatment for____such as heart diseases, AIDS and even cancer, ____scientists.
Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several____in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is____any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in____an early embryo into____.
Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly the sheep____in 1997. And there were no real technical____to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.
This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human____. ____it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to____. ____it was stopped from becoming a baby—at a stage in which it was____a ball of cells. The ____technology has been used to clone sheep, cattle and monkeys.
A．in failure B．never C．successfully D．not
A．research B．report C．works D．task
A．made known B．made C．said D．had
A．a cloned B．a manmade C．a D．not a cloned
A．worker B．head C．expert D．assistant
A．save B．rescue C．cure D．treat
A．patients B．health C．diseases D．things
A．according to B．including C．besides D．argued
A．countries B．nations C．peoples D．states
A．for B．against C．researching for D．praising
A．developing B．building C．inventing D．discovering
A．a baby B．a man C．a woman D．a white man
A．died B．appeared C．turned up D．was no more
A．questions B．affairs C．business D．problems
A．egg B．bless C．meat D．cell
A．Before B．After C．While D．And
A．grow B．die C．change D．grow up
A．And B．But C．However D．Yet
A．yet B．still C．not D．also
A．different B．usual C．ordinary D．same
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Bai Bingju was dressed up in front of a small mirror to prepare for the next play. In 15 minutes, she would on the stage (舞台) for her favorite role. Now she was well ready for the performance. She was that her team could be a competitor at the 6th Animation (动漫) Festival of Yunnan.
Bai’s team more than a thousand times before arriving at Kunming. “We as well as other competitors will face bitter competition,” says Bai, who once won a third in the competition. “But the point of costume play is not all about winning but having fun.”
About two years ago, Bai first something called costume play (古装表演) and the curiosity (好奇心) her to see how the competitors got the colorful costumes and played their favorite in some well-known plays. In her childhood, Bai was in painting and dancing, which helped her new hobby.
Bai’s story was about social conception (观念) has changed on costume play. It has become so in many cities that more than 3,000 players from all over the country competed the championship (冠军). The young people can more time on their own interest with enough money from their parents.
The interesting costumes showed the exciting side, there were difficulties behind it that others couldn’t feel.
Bai’s mother Li Yao says she could accept the new fashion of dressing in the beginning. “It was really to my husband and me.” Li says. “But we let her try it because we didn’t want her to be too .”
At Bai’s school, costume play was once not for students because it was regarded as a huge distraction (分散精力) from classes and tests, which are the first for most Chinese parents and students. Therefore, Bai and her must practice during the weekend. “If you are interested in something, you must spend your spare time,” she says.
A．stay B．appear C．share D．introduce
A．worried B．afraid C．confident D．proud
A．strong B．polite C．suitable D．weak
A．organized B．changed C．suffered D．practiced
A．prize B．time C．turn D．gift
A．came over B．heard of C．picked up D．tried on
A．gave B．helped C．drove D．found
A．toys B．sports C．songs D．roles
A．trained B．examined C．noticed D．caught
A．what B．when C．how D．why
A．clear B．popular C．noisy D．different
A．for B．against C．at D．in
A．waste B．cost C．take D．spend
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．often B．ever C．never D．always
A．expensive B．strange C．wonderful D．fearful
A．really B．finally C．naturally D．happily
A．excited B．surprised C．frightened D．disappointed
A．allowed B．taught C．discussed D．suggested
A．parents B．coaches C．teammates D．friends
When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤儿院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project—a small table. I was so of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a . She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent（宿管员）, thinking that she would it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to .
A．tired B．ashamed C．proud D．aware
A．award B．wonder C．record D．product
A．design B．invent C．paint D．complete
A．gift B．reward C．prize D．souvenir
A．satisfied B．strict C．patient D．angry
A．upset B．amazed C．confident D．excited
A．thief B．hero C．sword D．flash
A．drying B．observing C．admiring D．hiding
A．into B．across C．above D．after
A．supposed B．embarrassed C．encouraged D．determined
A．agreed B．sighed C．whispered D．argued
A．dirt B．glue C．paint D．wood
A．removed B．touched C．shook D．split
A．put B．give C．take D．throw
A．learned B．expected C．remembered D．recommended
A．bathroom B．balcony C．basement D．bedroom
A．curiously B．unwillingly C．doubtfully D．worriedly
A．Before B．Since C．As D．Until
A．admiration B．gratitude C．sympathy D．regret
A．adapt B．study C．perform D．please
It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along the song playing on the radio. I at the intersection(交叉路口) and looked both ways. The road was . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car killing the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car me by inches without even slowing down.
I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me . With a red face and a(an) smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.
Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the over and over in his mind. Too I realized the of those words that had flown from my lips in that moment of . It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the of that incident.
That , however, did teach me just how strong words be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words uplifting and inspire instead. I slowly realized that language is a from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.
A．through B．by C．to D．over
A．pushed up B．forced up C．put up D．pulled up
A．clean B．clear C．light D．busy
A．straight B．hard C．far D．high
A．leaving B．knocking C．missing D．approaching
A．Before B．When C．After D．Until
A．seeking B．chasing C．hunting D．looking
A．awfully B．bravely C．typically D．innocently
A．embarrassed B．pleased C．surprised D．worried
A．acute B．accurate C．unpleasant D．marvelous
A．music B．story C．language D．incident
A．sorry B．badly C．late D．soon
A．power B．strength C．nature D．potential
A．regret B．anger C．worry D．fear
A．process B．lesson C．image D．damage
A．accident B．mistake C．crash D．phenomenon
A．should B．need C．can D．would
A．talent B．evidence C．donation D．gift
A．too B．otherwise C．or D．however
A．challenging B．struggling C．rising D．caring
Did you know that the position you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?
A study of 1,000British people has been done by Chris,a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK.It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalities tend to match them.Have a look.
1. Fetus (胎儿) position – This is the most common sleeping position. About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position. These sleepers may appear to be strong but they are usually sensitive (敏感的) and shy. The more they curl (蜷缩) up, the more worried they are.
2. Log position (树干睡姿) – This is the second most common position. People who sleep like a log are usually stubborn.
3. Yearner position (向往型睡姿) – This position says that you are open-minded and eager (急切的) to face challenges.
4. Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. They are usually reserved and quiet.
5. Freefall position – People who sleep in this position are outgoing (外向的) but feel a lack of control in their lives. This is the least comfortable position.
6. Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.
What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Sleeping position decides personality. B．Sleeping position reflects personality. C．What the six different sleeping positions are like. D．Different people have different sleeping positions.
A． B． C． D．
A．Those sleeping in fetus position are always strong. B．Those sleeping in log position changes their ideas easily. C．Those sleeping in freefall position usually feel uncomfortable in their lives. D．Those sleeping in starfish position may feel uneasy when focused on.
A．Fetus B．British people C．People surveyed D．Sleepers
Americans value competition. They believe that competition out the best in any individual. They claim that it challenges or even each person to produce the very best that is humanly possible. , the foreign visitor will see competition encouraged in the American home and in the American classroom, at the youngest age levels. You may find the placed on competition confusing, especially if you come from a society that promotes cooperation competition among individuals. But Americans teaching in the Third World countries find the lack of competition in a classroom situation equally . They soon learn that what they had thought to be one of the universal human qualities only a particularly American or Western value.
A．carries B．brings C．picks D．comes
A．forces B．causes C．leads D．teaches
A．Particularly B．Occasionally C．Consequently D．Accidentally
A．even B．still C．only D．already
A．thoughts B．interest C．attitude D．value
A．together with B．rather than C．in spite of D．along with
A．puzzling B．unacceptable C．unfortunate D．discouraging
A．encouraged B．respected C．represented D．Produced