As if there weren’t enough of them in the world already, scientists have succeeded in cloning flies.The alike fruit flies are the first insects ever cloned, says the Canadian team that created them.The question everyone asks is why anyone would want to clone flies in the first place.She hopes that the insects, which are very easy to experiment with, will help to adjust the cloning process in other animals and even in humans, where the technique is being researched to aid production of therapeutic(治療的)stem cells.

  In cloning, the DNA-containing nucleus of an adult cell is injected into an egg whose own nucleus(細(xì)胞核)has been removed.At the moment, the majority of cloned mice, sheep and other animals die before birth.It is thought this is because the adult DNA is not properly ‘reprogrammed’.

  Using flies, researchers might discover genes that are important for this reprogramming, and that have matches in other animals.That is because it is relatively easy in flies to knock out the function of a single gene and then attempt cloning with these cells, which will test whether that gene is important.If such genes are confirmed, then in theory cloned mammalian embryos(晶胚)might be grown in selected solutions that change the activity of those genes to improve the technique’s success rate.Although some groups have attempted to clone insects before, Lloyd says this is the first time it has been successful.The team used a slight difference on the standard cloning process: they transferred nuclei taken from embryos rather than fully-grown adult cells.They sucked several nuclei(pl)out of developing fly embryos, and injected them into a fertilized(已受精的)fly egg.From over 800 early attempts, they cloned five adult insects, the group reports in the journal Genetics.

(1)

The best title of this passage probably is ________.

[  ]

A.

The importance of clone

B.

First insects are cloned

C.

The disagreement in clone

D.

The advantages of clone

(2)

The scientists cloned flies because ________.

[  ]

A.

there are fewer and fewer flies in the world

B.

flies are easy to find and cheap to use

C.

they can gain some experience before cloning other animals

D.

it is safe to cline flies

(3)

The failure of most cloned animals is due to ________.

[  ]

A.

the difference of other animals’ genes

B.

the improper technique of clone

C.

the complex of other animals

D.

the improper rearrange of the adult gene

(4)

It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.

[  ]

A.

the clone of insects before used grown-up cells

B.

the clone of insects were never experimented before

C.

this time scientists cloned flies successfully and easily

D.

based on this success, other animals will be cloned in large quantities.

答案:1.A;2.D;3.C;4.B;
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  The law has sent marriages rising by 50 percent to 300 percent this year in immigrant-rich Los Angeles, Houston and New York.The new law, passed in the last days of the Clinton administration(任期),contains a large number of measures to help immigrants and their loved ones become legal.

  Critics(批評(píng)家)say it also brings many marriage frauds(詐騙).A key aspect allows immigrants to look for houses while remaining in the USA-if they are married to a citizen or legal resident and hand in applications by April 30.After the date, applicants will have to return to their native countries to deal with their paperwork-a requirement that could take as long as 10 years.

  Demand for marriage licenses in Manhattan this year jumped from 100 a day to more than 300.The Los Angeles County registrar(戶籍員)recorder's office supplied 12 997 marriage licences during January and February, and 59 percent increase over last year.

  Critics say the new law encourages false marriage.There are a lot of frauds as people rush to make use of this window.In the past cases citizens or legal residents were paid US $10 000 or more to marry illegal immigrants in which immigration is concluded may be investigated for as long as the years after the vows.

  “It's not worth the risk to attempt an illegal marriage, ”says INS spokesman Bill Strassberger.

(1)

Couples race to get married so that ________.

[  ]

A.

this can show their worship for the God

B.

they can become American citizens

C.

they can find true love there

D.

they can find good places to pray

(2)

If a person misses the deadline(截止日期), he will ________.

[  ]

A.

be put into prison as an illegal immigrant

B.

find a proper job for him to do

C.

be given a good beating by the local police

D.

be forced to go back to his or her homeland

(3)

In the author's eyes, those couples who race to get married are ________.

[  ]

A.

exciting

B.

crazy

C.

disappointing

D.

surprising

(4)

The underlined words“this window” probably refer to ________.

[  ]

A.

the new law

B.

the marriage full of love

C.

the window of the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder's office

D.

th US government

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  With a 4,000 sq.ft.day use lodge, the Leland High Snow Play has a huge supply of tubes to choose from, along with awesome tows(拖車)that will tow you up to the top of the hill!Our varied terrains(地形)have something for everyone, while the lodge provides a snack bar, video games, pool tables, five indoor restrooms, a warm fire, and a sun deck with plenty of tables and

chairs over looking the play area outside.

  ADDTTIONAL LIABILTTY FORM REQUIRED FOR THIS TRIP.

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The purpose of the passage is to ________.

[  ]

A.

explain the details of a school activity

B.

introduce a famous tour agency

C.

urge teenagers to climb a snowy mountain

D.

advertise a trip to the Leland High Snow Play

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People who want to take part in the activity need to ________.

[  ]

A.

pay for dinner themselves

B.

climb the hill themselves

C.

wear hats to protect themselves from the sun

D.

pay for tows individually

(3)

From the passage it can be inferred that ________.

[  ]

A.

the weather at the hills is changeable

B.

the activity is very dangerous

C.

12-year-old children are not allowed on the trip

D.

the trip will involve outdoor activities only

(4)

Among the following items, What do the participants have to take?

[  ]

A.

Their filled in liability forms.

B.

ID cards and a small amount of cash.

C.

Their agreements with the tour agency.

D.

Their registration forms downloaded from the Internet.

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Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

  A rccent study of anclent and modern clcphants has come up with the uncxpeclcd conclusion that the african elcphant is dividcd into two disinct(不同的)species

  The discovery was made by researchers at yod and haycard yniwersities when they were examining the genetid relinship between the ancient woolly manmmth and mastodon to modern ckephants ins asoan alepnant a feoan forest elephant and afcican sannna clephant

  Once they obfantcd DNA sequences{序列}from two fossils{化石},mammothd and mastodons the team comparcd them with dna form ,modcrn eleohants they found to their amazement that modern forest and sabanna elephants are as distinct from cach other as asian elephants and manmoths he scientists used detailed genetic anatysis to proce that the african savanna clelhants hace been distinct species for several million years the divcrgonce of the ttwo species took place around the time of the of the dicergcncc of asian clephants and woolly mammoths this result amazed all the scienitsts

  There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separespecies but this is the most convincing scientinfic evidence so far that they are anded difforent species

  Preci many naluralists believed that afrjcan savanna elephants and airican forest were two plpulations of the same apecies despite the clcphants signigice\ant sizw differences the sac\vanna elelphant has an average shouldcr height of 3.5metres while the forest slsphant has an average shouldcr height of 2.5metres the sacanna laphant welghs belween six anp secedn tons roughly double the weight of the forest elephant but the fact that they look so different does not neccssarily mean they are different species howecer the prooflay in the analysis of th DNA

  Alfred roca allisant professor in the dcoamment of animal scienccs at the unicerstiu of said “wu now nave to reat the forest and savanna elephants at two diffcrcnt units for consrrbation pucpooses since 1950 all african ele[hants are two cery distinctice animals the forest ele[hant shoule become a bigger prioity(優(yōu)先)for conscrvation puruose”

(1)

one of the fossols studied by the reaearchers if that of ________

[  ]

A.

the asian elephant

B.

the forest elephant

C.

the savnna clcphant

D.

the maslodon elephant

(2)

the underlined word “divergence” in p[aragraph 4means “________”

[  ]

A.

evolution

B.

e\cxhibition

C.

separation

D.

cxamination

(3)

68.the resarchcrs conclusion was based on a study of the a frican elephant's ________

[  ]

A.

DNA

B.

height

C.

weight

D.

populalion

(4)

What are Alfred Roca's words mainly about?

[  ]

A.

The conservation of African elephants.

B.

The urose of studing African elephants.

C.

The way to divide African elephants into two units

D.

The reason for the distinction of African elephants.

(5)

Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Naturalists' Beliefs about Elephants

B.

Amazing Experiments baout Elephants

C.

An Unexpected Finding about Elephants

D.

A Long Scientific Debate baout Elephants

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  If you have a watch, don’t repair it! I know it   1  .Once I had a beautiful watch.And this watch   2   perfect time.But one night it happened that I forgot to   3   it up.Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to   4   by the exact time.The watchmaker examined my watch and said, “The regulator(校準(zhǔn)器)is to be pushed up   5   your watch is four minutes   6  .”

  I tried to stop him, tried to   7   him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator.

  My beautiful watch began to gain time.It   8   faster and faster day by day.By the end of the second month it   9   all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

  What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated.I expected him to regulate the watch immediately   10   he asked me to come in a week’s time.When at last I took my watch from him it began to   11   down.And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners.

  Now I went to   12   watchmaker.While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he   13   it to pieces and said that he could finish this work   14   three or four days.I could do nothing but   15  .That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.

  So I kept   16   my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time.

  And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not   17   the time by my watch.The thing was getting   18  .My watch had   19   two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred.At last I decided to buy   20   watch, which I did.

(1)

[  ]

A.

for reality

B.

for truth

C.

for certain

D.

for certainty

(2)

[  ]

A.

kept

B.

told

C.

observed

D.

struck

(3)

[  ]

A.

turn

B.

wind

C.

pick

D.

put

(4)

[  ]

A.

be turned

B.

be taken

C.

be put

D.

be set

(5)

[  ]

A.

as

B.

as if

C.

when

D.

if

(6)

[  ]

A.

fast

B.

slowly

C.

faster

D.

slow

(7)

[  ]

A.

get

B.

persuade

C.

make

D.

explain

(8)

[  ]

A.

gained

B.

lost

C.

went

D.

won

(9)

[  ]

A.

had remained

B.

had left

C.

had stayed

D.

had fallen

(10)

[  ]

A.

however

B.

and

C.

but

D.

therefore

(11)

[  ]

A.

go

B.

walk

C.

slow

D.

take

(12)

[  ]

A.

the third

B.

the second

C.

the first

D.

th fourth

(13)

[  ]

A.

broke

B.

took

C.

tore

D.

cut

(14)

[  ]

A.

after

B.

before

C.

over

D.

in

(15)

[  ]

A.

to agree

B.

agree

C.

agreeing

D.

agreed

(16)

[  ]

A.

taking

B.

bringing

C.

carrying

D.

fetching

(17)

[  ]

A.

recognize

B.

tell

C.

know

D.

understand

(18)

[  ]

A.

seriously

B.

pleasant

C.

badly

D.

serious

(19)

[  ]

A.

spent

B.

took

C.

cost

D.

paid

(20)

[  ]

A.

another

B.

the other

C.

one

D.

one more

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閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

  One of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is  36 in a small American town in the 19 th century. The people in this town are very traditional and  37 a quiet life.The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in 38 with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind,  39 Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.

  Tom is different from  40 children in the town. He loves adventure. He does a lot of bad things, but he never really  41 anyone. He tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps  42 his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day, Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting, and he  43 to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new  44 game. It is these little stories  45 make readers want to keep reading the novel, but it is the adventures that  46 the most important part of the book.

  Tom’s best friend is Huck Finn, a boy who has no home. In one adventure, they spend the night outside, and they see a man kill another man  47 . Later in the book, Tom, Huck and another boy decide to leave the town  48 they think that life there is too boring. They __49__ to an island in the middle of a river. They  50 fires, catch fish and sleep under the stars. They also make a  51 to travel up and down the river.  52 seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think that they have died. One day, when Tom cones back to his aunt’s house to leave a letter  53 that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral(葬禮).  54 Tom has an idea. On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into town and  55 their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.

36. A. made             B. set              C. taken        D. written

37. A. have             B. pass             C. live             D. own

38. A. trouble            B. silence           C. peace        D. war

39. A. and              B. but              C. still             D. as

40. A. another           B. others        C. the others  D. the other

41. A. damages          B. destroys          C. ruins            D. hurts

42. A. out of            B. into             C. onto         D. in front of

43. A. tries              B. fails         C. manages   D. struggles

44. A. fighting           B. painting          C. touring           D. sailing

45. A. which            B. that             C. what            D. where

46. A. is               B. was             C. are              D. were

47. A. in charge       B. in advance C. in the long term     D. in the dark

48. A. because           B. while            C. even though       D. if

49. A. run into        B. run away         C. run across     D. run out of

50. A. catch             B. set              C. make            D. put

51. A. bike              B. boat             C. camel            D. cage

52. A. By               B. Upon            C. At              D. Without

53. A. writing            B. telling            C. saying    D. meaning

54. A. Then             B. Besides           C. Also             D. Lastly

55. A. join              B. present           C. participate        D. attend

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