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石首届高中毕业生六月第一次周考2020英语试题第一部分听力共两节,满分分30做题时,先案标在试卷上录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上;第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
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57.5听下面段对话每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的、、三个选项中选5A BC出最佳选项听完每段对话后,你都有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下题每
101.Where does the conversationprobably takeplaceA.In agym.B.In alibrary.C.In atheater.
2.How doesthe womanfind themovieA.It wasboring.B.It wasexciting.C.It wasserious.
3.What isthe womanlooking fbrA.Her giftcard.B.Her bag.C.Apples.
4.Why didthe manget upearlier thanplannedA.To carry out hisplan.B.To seethe womanat breakfast.C.To drivehis momto thetrain station.
5.What dowe knowabout thetwo speakers段对话仅读一遍A.They arestrangers,B.They-were ona triptogether.C.They wereclassmates.第二节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)15L
522.5A.Testing the density of whales withacoustic equipment.B.Using differentmethods fordifferent typesofwhales.C.Calculating the amount of food inbaleen whalesstomachs.
0.Assessing thetype and quantity of different whales.
35.What maystop whalesfromgrowing even biggerA.The amountoffood.B.The availability of equipment.C.The sizeof theirstomachs.D.The concentrationsof the whales.第二节(共小题每小题分,满分分)5210根据短文内容.,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Sales motivationis about beingable toget yourselfor your sales teamto dowhat needs tobe donewhen itneedsto be done.Its the ability toget yourselfto takeaction whetheryou feellikeit ornot.In sales,one of the toughestaspects ishaving todeal withconstantrejection.3637Guess what the lowestpaid professionin the world isThafs right,also sales.Anyonecan geta jobsthat payson salaryor by the hourand makea certainsecure amountofmoneyevery monthbut ittakes acertain typeof personto be able tocontrol theamount he or sheearnseach year.The professionof salesis notfbr theweak mindedperson.Mental toughnessin salesis about theability to have99people say“No”to you and stillbefully confidentthat the100th personwill sayYes”.How manypeople doyou thinkcan goinand talkto the100th potentialclient withthe sameenthusiasm andexcitement thatheorshe hadwiththeir prospect38Sales istruly one of thefew professionswhere aperson with no educationalbackground,,withnotalent orskills,can beeoneof the highestpaid mostrespected peoplearound.What itreallytakeisnt brains,or a nice expensivesuit,or evenknowing theright people to beginwith.39Its thatsales personwho willnot stopmaking coldcalls untilhe/she getstheamountofappointments necessaryto achievehis/her goal.40If youare in sales,then you can literallychange yourentire lifearound,from povertyandbroke,to wealthyand fulfilled.If youare in a leadershipposition,realize thatyou havetheopportunity tohelp changepeoples lives.Learn everythingyoucanabout motivationand therewillbe nolimits towhat youcan achieve.A.Not manyat all.B.Sales canbealife changingprofession.C.This iswhy mostpeople failto bea successin thefield ofsales.D.The abilityto inspireconfidence inyour teamwill makeyouatrue leader.E.Sales happensto be the numberone highestpaid professionin theworld.F.Here aresome videosthat mayhelp takeyoursalescareer to the nextlevel.G.What ittakes to be successfulinsalesis aburning desire tobethe bestat it.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分分)45第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)20L530阅读下面短文,从短文后各题听给的、、和四个选项中,选出可以填入空A BC D白处的最佳选项A parenfshopes for2030When2010arrived,my sonwas onlya yearold-tiny.41,the masterof a few basicwords,but stillmostly thebaby wed42into theworld.()Now mybaby hasgrown intoan43—tall,strong,stout,and smart,an44ofAkira Kurosawasamurai movies.A45from now,in2030,he willbe anadult.I expectthe next10years tofly by,and befilledwith
46.As2020begins.I amthinking aboutthe kindof world my sonwill47andexperience.I48fbr him,and for all theyoung peopleof hisage.So I have several49fdr theworldmyson and his generationwill live inI hopewe finallyget50about climate change.Polar iceis melting.The oceansare5j_.Thequestion is52whether wecan stopclimate change,but whetherwe6re willingand ableto doanythingto53it.Im notsure what a warmingplanet will54for myson*s life.I suspectit meanshe livein aworldwhere nationsand groups55limited resourceslike cleanwater andfood,which meansthat the dangerof climatechange wonte justfrom rising oceans,but fromother humanspetingfor controlover whats56The worldis alwaysgoing tobe fullof57about how to solve the challenges we face.I hope,too,that myson9s generationlearns to58justice-but to do sowith bigheartand humility,(人性)recognizing our mon humanity even with people who59us.The worldof2030wont60itself.We arecreating itnow,so myfinal wishis thatwe build
41.A.special B.generous C.intelligent D.dependentthe kindof worldwe actuallywant ourchildren tolivein.
42.A.weled B.raised C.grown D.congratulated
43.A.athlete B.adolescent C.artist D.engineer
44.A.director B.author C.lover D.reader
45.A.month B.century C.year D.decade
46.A.questions B.experience C.danger D.change
47.A.create B.notice C.face D.shake
48.A.worry B.sacrifice C.provide D.arrange
49.A.plans B.methods C.hopes D.choices
50.A.particular B.serious C.optimistic D.enthusiastic
51.A.drying B.rising C.growing D.cooling
52.A.for sureB.as usualC.no longerD.till now
53.A.slow B.record C.plete D.oppose
54.A.mean B.obtain C.share D.seek
55.A.pickup B.fight overC.turn downD.take part
56.A.finished B.continued C.started D.left
57.A.aims B.examples C.disagreements D.results
58.A.escape B.express C.seek D.affect
59.A.differ fromB.agree withC.refer toD.call fbr
60.A.blame B.admire C.prove D.build第二节共小题;每小题分,满分分
101.515阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1兵马俑Around200more warriorsfrom ancientChinas TerracottaArmy havebeenunearthed atthe tombof EmperorQin ShiHuang.The discoverywas madeduring the61late挖掘round ofexcavations ofNo.1Pit inan areacovering400square meters.Shen Maosheng,who ledthe dig,said most of thenewly foundwarriors canbe dividedintotwo groups.One groupis carryingpoles,while62other carriesbows.The TerracottaArmy,63build around2,200years ago,was intendedto protectEmperorQin ShiHuang:n theafterlife.The army,64consists of about130chariots,over500horses,8,000soldiers,was gatheredin threemain pitsnear to the emperorstomb.It was first discoveredin1974by fanners65dig innorthwest China.The tombisbelieved66cover around38square milesand,along67the TerracottaArmy,contains alargegrave oflaborers andcraftsmen.The68construct isbelieved to have takenaround30years toplete.Archaeologists starteda newexcavation atNo.1Pit in
2009.The200new warriors69find as a resultof thiseffort.70scientist arestill working to understandhow thisvast annywascreated.第四部分写作共两节,满分分35第一节短文改错共小题;每小题分,满分分10110假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有处语言错误,每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或10修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号八,并在其下面写出该加的词删除:把多余的词用斜线\划掉修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意•每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
1.只允许修改处,多者(从第处起)不计分21011The reasonswhy I expect tostudying inyour universityare asfollows.The firstthing thatoccurto meis itsexcellence infinance,which Iam interestedin itas mymajor.Varieties ofstrengthsallow methe courageapply foradmission.Firstly,good socialskills andstrongorganizing abilityare thatI haveacquired inhigh schoolthanks fbrthe experienceof servingasmonitor.I havelearned tokeep thegood balancebetween workand study.I alsoget theaward ofOutstandingStudent Leaderlast year.Besides.Ihaveseveral hobby,such asdancing,playingerhu,and playingbadminton.I willfeel greathonored ifI canbe admitted.第二节书面表达(满分分)25假定你是李华,你的好友印度留学生来信,邀请你在本周末与他一起去本地的博物Ajay馆看印度文化展请用英语回信,内容包括.感谢邀请;,表示对展览的兴趣;.确定会面时间和地点123注意.词数左右;
1100.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯2答案第一部分听力1—5BAACC6—10ACBBC11—15CBABA16—20BACAB评分标准一小题,每小题分,满分分;与答案
1201.530不符者不得分第二部分阅读理解第一节A【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文,是有关水上游乐场的宣传广告,主要介绍了活动内容和开放时间等细节信息【解析】细节理解题根据第二段可知该娱乐公园有各种各样的娱乐活
21.D动故选D【解析】细节理解题根据部分的描述可知,两个大人
22.D EntryFee800卢比加一个孩子卢比(另一个孩子免费),共卢比故选3001100D【解析】写作意图题根据全文内容可知,本文是广告故选
23.B BB【语篇解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文作者和妻子度过了一个没有孩子们打扰的周末,感慨有了孩子之后,父母把全部时间、精力花费在孩子身上,因而十分珍惜偶尔拥有的“脑死亡”的轻松时刻【解析】细节理解题根据第二段
24.B“But mostly,We slept,without worryingforonce aboutwhether ashrill voicemight awakenus between the hoursof9p.m.and6a.m.to可知周末作者和他的妻子不再担忧被孩子打扰,大部分时间都用demand a glass of water”来睡觉故选B【解析】词义猜测题根据画线短语前一句,人们怀孕后会在情感、
25.C智力上有缺席与那些依然保持原有兴趣的老朋友相比,父母为孩子放弃了自己的想法、知识、成人间的交流和重要的政治活动故选C【解析】推理判断题第六段讲对父母来说,履行对小生命的责任是最
26.D重要的,因而多睡分钟、与老朋友的简短就显得更珍贵了,据此可推断20出有了孩子之后,父母几乎不再有属于自己的时间,这是对父母生活的一种改变故选Do【解析】标题归纳题由第四段作者通过自身经历明白以往人们认为“脑
27.C死亡”家长是不负责任的看法是错的,和最后一段可以“value the all-too-rare experience,推断出作者认为这种什么都不用想的“脑死亡”体验是非常好的,作者经历了看法的改变,所以全文主旨为对“脑死亡”家长的错误看法故选CC【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍在未来经过基因改良的猪可以为人类的皮肤移植提供皮肤,并阐述了人类皮肤移植的现状及猪皮移植的工作进程【解析】细节理解题文章第二段最后一句解释了这个非营利组织的目
28.B标,他们将在重度烧伤患者身上测试猪皮移植故选B
29.A【解析】细节理解题文章第三段第一句话Skin,the body9s largest organ,可知皮肤作为plays animportant rolein blockingpathogens fromreaching our organs inside.“人体最大的器官,在阻止病原体进入内部器官起到重要的作用故选A【解析】观点态度题根据第六段中的话,他认为就像是在比较可
30.C Paul口可乐和百事可乐一样,很难分辨出人类皮肤和移植的猪皮可见经过基因改良的猪皮已经接近人类皮肤,他对此的态度应是自信的故选C【解析】细节细解题文章第七段中写到
31.D“the graftswill needto passthrough可知猪皮two more stages oftesting beforethey canbe approvedfor widespreadclinical use.”移植在大规模应用到临床使用之前需要再经过两个阶段的测试故选DoD【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要讲述了新的研究发现鲸鱼在食物充足的情况下可能长得更大,并就研究鲸鱼的过程给出了方法和推论【解析】推理判断题根据第二段
32.A“These marinegiants evolvedfromdog-sized four-legged landcreatures andgrew nearly10,000times biggerin thepast50可知这些大型海洋生物在千百万年的进化历程中,体型变大了million yearsor so”近万倍,故选A【解析】推理判断题根据第三段中的鲸鱼体积大有各种好处可以知道,
33.C它们生存机率大故选C【解析】细节理解题根据第四段可知,研究者使用了不同的方法来研
34.B究不同种类的鲸鱼故选B【解析】推理判断题根据倒数第二段可知限制鲸鱼体形变得更大的原
35.A因可能是猎物的或都是指鲸鱼的食物的量故选size concentration,A第二节【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,讲述了销售动力是什么,并从销售这一职业入手说明销售动力的意义,鼓励人们学习相关知识【解析】该空的前一句介绍了在销售中最难的一个方面就是不得不应对
36.C不断的拒绝,故选项“这就是为什么大多数人没能在销售领域成为一个成功者”,承C接上文,符合语境【解析】根据空格后的可知本段前两句对销售这一职业的描述是
37.E“also”围绕薪资展开的,故项“销售是世界上收人最高的一种职业”符合语境E【解析】空格前设问,你认为有多少人会像对待第一个潜在客户那样带
38.A着相同的热情和精力对待第位潜在客户呢?故选项“根本没有多少人”是对这一100A设问的回答【解析】空格前介绍了销售所需要的不是头脑、不是一套昂贵的西装,
39.G更不是人脉,随后强调了那些销售人员会不停地拨打陌生直到得到足够的预约来实现他们的目标由此可以推断出空格处应该讲一个成功的销售人员应该具备什么,故G为正确选项【解析】由空格后的信息可知,本段主要在谈论销售这一职业可以改变
40.B人们的生活,故选项“销售是一个可以改变一生的职业”正好可以作为该段的主题句B评分标准小题,每小题分,满分分;与答案不21-40240符者不得分第三部分语言知识运用第一节【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,讲述了作者对年后儿子和儿子将10来所处的世界的担忧和愿望【解析】从作者形容自己一岁儿子的事实出发,用“小的
41.D tinyL themaster只掌握了一点基础词汇”形容儿子,可见符合题意of afew basicwordsD dependent意为“依靠的,依赖的”,其他选项均缺乏明显的依据支持,对衬托人物没有作用【解析意为“欢迎”作者欢迎儿子来到这个世界故选
42.A1weleA【解析】对比第一段儿子一岁的小时候,掌握词汇少,如今的儿子变得
43.B高大、强壮、结实、聪明身体和心智的变化涉及到年龄,并且与第三段年成年2030人呼应,可见如今的儿子是青少年,故选adult”B【解析】联系前句形容人物的特点,这里应该是在介绍人物的兴趣爱
44.C好儿子是黑泽明武士电影的爱好者其他选项没有明显依据支持【解析】根据后句可知是年后在
45.D“Iexpectthe next10years tofly by”10文章第一段也提到年作者的儿子岁,本段中提到可知是年后故选201012030,10D【解析】从上文儿子岁,到年后长大成人,年将会飞逝而过,
46.D11010其中充满变化,所以选D【解析】根据空格后的并列动词“经历”可知此处应为它的
47.C experience近义词,联系本句可知作者在思考自己的儿子即将面对和经历的这个世界故选C【解析】根据下文作者对这个世界现存的问题提出的希望可知,在这里
48.A作者担心自己的儿子及所有他这个年龄的年轻人故选Ao【解析】根据下一段提示“可知作者有许多愿望,
49.C hopewe finallyget…”故选C【解析】考查搭配”认真对待”,故选
50.B beserious about…B【解析】由前文中得知“海平面上升”,下文第五段
51.B“Polar iceis melting.”中也提到了故选“risingoceans”,B【解析】根据句意“问题不再是我们是否可以阻止气候变化,而是我们
52.C是否愿意做些事情……”可知,前后句意转折,故选C【解析】联系上文可知,指代结合段意可知,我们不
53.A itclimatechange,能阻止但能减缓气候变化故选A【解析】根据后句提示.“可知作
54.A“I suspectit meanshell liveinaworld..者不确定全球变暖对于儿子的生活意味着什么属词汇复现故选mean A【解析】根据句意“我猜想这意味着他将活在一个国家和团体为有限的
55.B资源……”可知,应选为.……争斗”其他选项均不符合句意,故选fight overB【解析】结合文章,根据上文中提到的可知,气候变
56.D“limited resources”化的危害不仅仅来自海平面上升,更有人类为了掌控剩下的资源的竞争故选D【解析】联系上文可知本段仍旧在提出世界面临的问题以及作者的希望
57.C根据可知此处应该是人类关于应对挑战的争论故“howtosolvethechallengesweface”选C【解析】根据后面搭配的名词,可知此处应为寻求公正故选
58.C C【解析1根据本句中“
59.A recognizingourmon humanityevenwithpeople who表前后转折,前为所以后为,可知要意识到共同的人性,即使even”“mon”“differ from是与我们不同的人故选A【解析】根据后句提示可知此处应为的近
60.D“We arecreating itnow”“create”义词,故选D评分标准一小题,每小题分,满分分;与答案
41601.530不符者不得分第二节【语篇解读】本文是一篇介绍新出土的兵马俑的新闻,包括以前的出土和陵墓建造情况的介绍【解析】考查形容词的最高级根据空格前的和语境可知,
61.latest the听下面段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的、、5A BC三个选项中选出最佳选项听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍5听第段材料,回答第、题667A.To buya pet.B.To askfbr advice.C.To finda placetolive in.
6.Why doesthe womanetothe placeA.Ridiculous.B.Practical.C.Unacceptable.
7.What doesthe womanthink of the firstsuggestion听第段材料,回答第至题7810A.Friends.B.Doctor andpatient.C.Husband andwife.
8.What isthe relationshipbetweenthespeakers
9.How doesthe manfeel abouthimselfA.He feelsworried.B.He feelsgood.C.He feelsjust so-so
10.What doesthe womanadvise theman todoA.Stop stayingwith hiskid.B.Slow downhis bloodpressure.C.Change hisway oflife.听第段材料,回答第至题
8111311.What isthe womandoingA.Asking fbrdirections.B.Making aphone call.C.Doing asurvey.
12.Whafs themans suggestionon walkingA.A latershift should be avoided.B.The lightingshould beimproved.C.Some footpathsshouldbeclosed.空格处应用的最高级形式故填late latest【解析】考查冠词为固定用法此处特指另一组,应
62.the one…the other...用定冠词,故填the【解析】考查非谓语动词兵马俑建于大约年前,过去分词表
63.built2200示补充说明,故填builto【解析】考查定语从句分析句子结构可知,空格处引导非限制性
64.which定语从句,先行词是指物,且在从句中作主语故填“The army”,which【解析】考查非谓语动词作前文的后置定语这个
65.digging dig“farmers”墓是由在挖土的农民发现的故填digging【解析】考查非谓语动词此处为句式故填
66.to coverbe believedtodoto covero【解析】考查介词为固定搭配,意为“和一起,
67.with alongwith随着「此处表示与兵马俑一起故填Witho【解析】考查词性转换此处作主语,放在冠词后面,所以填
68.construction名词constructiono【解析】考查动词的时态和语态由前一句中的可知此
69.were found“2009”处叙述的是发生在过去的事情,应用一般过去时;且此处指被发现,“200new warriors”主语与动词之间是被动关系,所以应该填一般过去时的被动语态故填find were foundo【解析】考查名词复数由后文中的可知此处应用其复数形
70.Scientists“are”式故填Scientists评分标准小题,每小题分,满分分;与所给答案不符,但所填单61—
701.515词符合语境、文义通顺、语法形式和拼写正确可得分第二节书面表达One possibleversionDear Ajay,Thank youso muchfor yourkind invitationtotheexhibition“Ancient India”,which isnow onatthelocal museum.Pd love to joinyou.Id beparticularly happyto watchthis exhibitionbecause thebrilliant Indianculturehas alwaysbeen mysteriousand attractiveto me.India isan oldcivilization justlike China.It wouldbe excitingto seeall theexhibits thathave traveledsuch along wayto China!With youas apanion,its agood chance to havea betterunderstanding of Indian peopleslife.Lets meetattheentrance tothe museumat930am onThursday,July
23.Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua
13.What9stheproblem withcycling forthe manA.His bikemight bestolen.B.Cycling takeshim moretime.C.He isuncertain aboutcycling training.听第段材料,回答第至题
9141714.Why doesthe womanetothe centerA.To askfbr information.B.To registerfor herdaughter,C.To enteraswimming course.
15.How oldis KatenowA.Three years old.B.Four yearsold.C.Six yearsold.
16.When willthe womandrop herdaughterA.At
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830.C.At
900.
17.Which groupwill Katebe inA.The redgroup.B.The greengroup C.The yellowgroup.听第段材料,回答第至题
10182018.Who isPatty WilliamsA.A writer.B.An actor.C.A singer.
19.What willthe moneycollected be used fbrA.Charity.B.The musicfestival.C.Teachers.
20.What isthe announcementaboutA.Selling tickets.B.Calling fbrvolunteers.C.Testing studentstalents.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分分)40第一节(共小题,每小题分,满分分)15230阅读下列短文,从每题所给的、、和四个选项选出最佳选项A BC DAWetWild Water Amusement Park,GurgaonLike anyother city,Gurgaon hassome ofthe thrillingand excitingwater amusementparks.Wet n WildWater AmusementParkwas establishedin1994which ismade fbraudiencesof allagegroups andis oneofIndia,sfirstwater parkresorts.It isthe bestplace fbryourmuch-neededrest andrelaxation purposes.Main AttractionsThemain attractionsinclude thetornado,pendulum,slides fbrdifferent agegroups,billiard,discotheque,bowling alley,food spotsfbr apicnic.The placealso offersboth indoorand outdooradventures.They offerplete entertainmentactivities thatwill caterto allyour needs.TimingsPark isopen everyday from1:a.m.to8p.m.Entry FeeForchildrenbelow3years,tickets andentry arefree.For3to10yearsoldchildren,the entry fee is300Rupees perperson.For adults,entryfeeis400Rupees perperson.How toReachWet nWild isjust onekilometer inside from themain NH
8.It islocated26km awayfromthe IndiraGandhi InternationalAirport.The nearestrailway stationtothepark isthe Parthirailwaystation whichis60km awayand thenearest busstop isat Rampura.Tel+91-124-4812100WebsiteEmailTherefore,if youare thinkingabout visitinga fun-filled amusementpark withyour family,then stopnow becauseWet nWild iswaiting foryou!This non-stop funride willhelp youinexperiencing a new dimensionof thrill.
21.Which ofthe followingis trueabout WetnWildWaterAmusementParkA.It isa responsiblepark.B.It hasfoods fordifferent ageC.It isopen allday long.D.It hasvarious entertainmentgroups.activities.
22.How muchshould acouple withtwo kidsaged7and2pay forentryA.1,600Rupees.B.l400Rupees.C.
1.200Rupees.D.1,100Rupees.
23.Whafs the authors purposeof writingthe textA.To persuade.B.To advertise.C.To entertain.D.To describe.Not longago,my wifeand Ispent aweekend togetherwithout anyof ourthree children.This was the firsttime wehad beenalone formore than afewhours sinceour oldestwas bornfouryears ago.What didwe do on ourshort vacationMy wiferead thefirst hundredor sopages ofTomJones,a bookshe has been meaningto readfor ages.There wastakeout anda nicelong walkalongthe shoreof LakeMichigan.Football waswatched.But mostlyWe slept,withoutworrying fbronce aboutwhether ashrill voicemight awakenus betweenthe hoursof9p.m.and6a.m.to demandaglassofwaterNo,not thatone,the Tinkerbellcup!.We weretoo relaxedtodo anythingelse.As parents,we mighttell otherpeople thatgiven thechance foreven a shortchild-free breakwe wouldlovetodo some reading ortake ina concert.This isnot true.The truthisthat whatmostofus reallywant isa chancenot tothink abouthow wellwe areusing ourtime.(错误的看法)By admittingthis,I realizethe mythofthebrain-dead parents.Beingbrain-dead iswhataparent likeme looksforward torather thansomething tobe accusedof.The novelistLucy Ellmannrecently provideda convenientsummary inan interviewYouwatch peopleget pregnantand knowtheyll beemotionally andintellectually absentfor20years.Thought,knowledge,adult conversation,and vitalpolitical actionare allput onhold.With akiddo,you beea humankoala whileyour old friends continuetohave“interests”.(尿彳:湿).They doart andliterature andscience,you see,not diapersWhenyou beeresponsible forthe lifeofavery smallperson,nothing ismore important,than shoulderingthat responsibility.In thatsense parentingisachancetoreconsider thevalueof anextra20minutes inbed orashortphone conversationwith anoldfriend.As tomy wifeandme,we spentthe weekendeating steameddumplings anddrinking wineuntil wefell asleep.We valuetheall-too-rare experienceof beingbrain-dead.
24.What didtheauthorandhiswife mainlydoonthe weekendA.They didsomereading.B.They hada soundsleep.C.They hada nicelong walk.D.They watcheda footballmatch.
25.What dothe underlinedwords puton hold,,in paragraph5refer toA.In control.B.Forbidden.C.Abandoned.D.In vain.A.He beginsto feellonely.B.He isno longerresponsible.
26.How doeskeeping kidschange theauthors lifeC.He beesabsent-minded.D.He hardlyhas hisown time.
27.Whats thebest titleofthepassageA.Tips fornew parentsB.Avoiding beingbrain-deadparentsC.The mythof brain-dead parentsD.How tosteal timeas brain-deadparentsC(移In thefuture,we maynot needto relyonhumandonations forlife-saving skin grafts植).Thafs thegoal ofXeno Therapeutics,a biotechnon-profit organization.The USFood andDrugAdministration approvedthe groupsinitial applicationfbr temporaryskin graftsremoved(基因改良)from geneticallymodified pigs.This meansthat they can starttesting pig skin graftsonpeople who have experiencedsevere burns.(病原体)Skin,the bodyslargestorgan,plays animportant rolein blockingpathogensfrom reachingourorgansinside.It alsohelps thebody keepa constanttemperature.People withsevereskin damageare ata highrisk ofdeveloping deadlyinfections asa resultof changesintemperature.At themoment,the onlyskin graftsavailable in the USefrom the deadpeoplewhohaveagreed tobe organdonors,or patientswhohavegone throughsurgery toremove skinafter largeweightloss.These humanskins used fbr graftsare noteasy tofind.Xeno Therapeutics,which getsits namefrom animal-to-human transplants,has raisedpigsthat haveskin remarkablysimilar toour own.Grafts from these pigsare thereforemore likelyto一hide without being detectedbythehosts immunesystem atleast temporarily.The ideais thatthey could beusedfbrimmediate burntreatment,followed humanskingrafttreatment later.Td saythat justlike paringa Cokewith Pepsi,it wouldbe hardto tellwhich wasthe humanskinand whichwasthe pig graft,“said XenoTherapeutics CEOPaul Holzer.The non-profit organizationhas beenworkingtoconduct theclinical trials,which willonlybe testingthe graftssafety andtolerability insix patientswith severe burns.Assuming theresultsare positiveafter amonth,the graftswill needto passthrough twomorestagesof testingbeforetheycanbe approvedfbr widespreadclinical use.Several othergroups aroundtheworldare workingto makeanimal organssuitable forclinicalmedicine.In Brazil,researchers areexploring usingtilapia skinas temporarybandagesfor bumvictims whoseskin isregrowing.A.To makeprofit fromthe grafts,B.To applypig skinon humanpatients.
28.Whats theaim ofXeno TherapeuticsC.To modifypigs genetically.D.To testpeople withsevereburns.
29.Why isskin importanttoA.It actsasaprotective layerfbr ourbody,B.It helpsus recoverfrom deadlydiseases.C.It preventsitself frombeing damaged,D.It keepsones temperaturechanging.
30.What isPaul Holzersattitudes towardsthepigskin graftsA.Doubtful.B.Worried.C.Confident.D.Flexible.3l.What canwe knowaboutthegraftsA.Only skinremoved frompigs canbeusedfor grafts.B.Brazilian doctorshavealso appliedpigskinfbr grafts.C.Animal skinhasbeenused onsix patientssafely.D.They wontbeput touse untilthey passtest*Giant,krill-eating whalescould growevenbiggerif thesize andavailabilityoftheir prey(猎物)could keep up,anewstudy finds.Whales arethe heaviestanimals tohave everlived onour planet.These marinegiantsevolved fromdog-sized fbur-legged landcreatures andgrew nearly10,000times biggerin thepast50million yearsor so,according toNicholas Pyenson,head offossil marinemammals attheSmithsonians NationalMuseum ofNatural History.Creatures benefitfrom havinga biggersize ina numberofdifferentways,whether its notgetting eatenby smallercreatures orhaving theabilitytokeep warmand travelgreat distancesmoreefficiently.Still,some whalespecies arebigger thanothers,and theydohave somelimits totheir size.,To findout whatthese limitsare researcherattachedmultisensor equipmentto manytypesof whales.The researcheralso assessedprey typeand quantityusing differentmethods.For(声学的)(密度)baleen whaleprey,they usedacoustic equipmentto testthedensityof krill(鲸鱼)patches.For toothedwhales,they lookedatthe sizeandquantityof squidbeaks and()otoliths partsoftheinner earfound inthe stomachsof beachedwhales.Putting allthe datatogether,theycoulddetermine howmuch energythewhaleswere likelytoget backfromthefood.For toothedwhales,the limitingfactor seemstobethesizeof theirprey.Sperm whaleswerefoundto feedmostly onmedium-sizedsquid—possibly becausethere arentas manygiant squidintheocean.Baleen whales,like bluewhalesswallow massivemouthfuls of krill orother smallcreature.But thesesmall creaturesonlyappear inlarge concentrationsforafew monthsper yearin someareas,which maybe thelimitingfactorfbr thegrowth ofthe largestwhales.A researchersaid thatitsnotpletely clearthat baleenwhales havefinished growing.Perhaps severalmillion yearsinto thefuture wellsee somethingeven largerthanablue whale.”A.Whales keptgrowing duringevolution,B.Whales evolvedfrom dogson theland.
32.What canwe inferfromthesecond paragraphC.Whales usedtobefour-legged fish,D.The numberofkrill-eating whaleswouldkeepup.A.They aremore expertat traveling,B.They canproduce energymoreeasily.
33.How dowhales benefitfrom theirsizeC.They havebetter chancesto survive.D.They canbe eatenby smallercreatures.
34.How didthe researcherscarryoutthe study。