【成才之路】高中英语Module5Cloning综合检测外研版选修6时间100分钟满分120分第一部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。AWithonlyabout1000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclonetheanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies.That'samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah'sArk”.Noah'sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos,semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M'sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyasspecies,ofmammals,birds,reptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.“Thenucleartransfer(核子移植)ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable(capableofbeingused)pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem”,Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy(havingababy).Ittakesalongtimeandit'sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort”,addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&M,thefirsteverattemptatcloningadog.“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat'sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah'sArk.We'rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere'salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It'saresearchthatisverymuchneeded.”1.Theaimof“Noah'sArk”projectisto________.A.makeefforttoclonetheendangeredpandasB.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingoutC.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudyD.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanother答案:B细节理解题。从第二段“内容可知,”诺亚方舟工程的目标是濒临灭绝的动物的蛋(卵)、胚胎、精液和DNA储存在液体氮中,如果某一种动物濒临灭绝,将来可以重现这一动物,因此正确答案为B项。2.AccordingtoProfessorKraemer,themajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelackof________.A.availablepandaeggsB.hostanimalsC.qualifiedresearchersD.enoughmoney答案:A细节理解题。从第六“段第一句话Thenucleartransferofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable(capableofbeingused)pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem”可以作出正确判断,故正确答案为A项。3.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe________.A.China'sSuccessinPandasCloningB.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorldC.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandasD.China—theNativePlaceofPandasForever答案:C主旨大意题。从文章内容来看,无论是中国还是世界克隆熊猫还没有成功,所以排除A、B项;D“”项内容明显与文章内容不符,故排除。所以探索克隆熊猫的可能性应该是这篇文章的标题,因此正确答案为C项。BHsieh,aneversaydieyoungman,hasmasteredthetechniqueofpaintingbyholdingthepaintbrushinhismouth.Whenhewassixteen,Hsiehhadaterribleelectricalaccident.Bothofhisarmsandthelowerpartofhisrightlegwerecutoff.Healsolostsightinhisrighteye.ButHsiehdidn'tloseheart.Hedecidedtolearnart,andtookthefirstdifficultsteptowardchanginghislife.“Atfirst,Itriedtoholdapeninmymouth.ButIcoul...