2020-2021学年初三英语知识点归纳及题型专练：阅读短文回答问题一短文内容回答问题OnJune26th,2000,twoscientists,calledFrancisCollinsandCraigVenter,toldtheworldthattheycouldnowreadthewhole“map”ofthehumanbody:DNA.DNAissomethingthatallhumanshave,andittellsthebodywhattodo.DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourmotherandfather,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.Nowwecanreadsomeofthis“map”,andsowecanfindoutmoreabouthowourbodieswork.Peoplehavebeentryingtounderstandthehumanbodyforalongtime.In1860,GregoryMendeldiscoveredthatthereisaspecialreasonwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily.Itisbecauseofsmallthingscalled“genes”thatwehaveinourbody.In1953,JamesWatsonandFrancisCrickmadeanotherdiscoveryandfoundoutthatthosesmallpartsarereallymessageswrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguage.In1961,MarshallNirenbergandJohannMatthaeifoundthefirst“word”thattheycouldunderstandinthatlanguage,showinghowDNAtellsthecelltobuilditsparts.Thismeantthatonedaywewouldbeabletoreadallthemessagesthatahumanbodygetsfromitsparents’bodies.ScientistshavenowfoundallthewordsinDNAmap,butwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo.Byunderstandingwhatjustone“word”means,wecanhelpsavepeoplefromseveraldiseases.Sothemoreweunderstand,themoredoctorswillbeabletodo.Mostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelptomakebettermedicineandhelppeoplewhoareveryill.Otherpeopleworryaboutthatwhenwelearnmorewordsandfindoutlotsofotherinformation,westilluseitinthewrongway,justtomakepeoplemoreattractive,orstopsickpeoplegettingjobs.1.CouldFrancisandCraigreadthe“map”ofDNAin2000?2.Whydowelooklikeourparents?3.Whenwasthefirst“word”ofDNAdiscovered?4.WhatcanthedoctorsdoifweunderstandsomemessagesinDNA?5.Whatdoesthewritertellusinthelastparagraph?1.【答案】Yes,theycould.【解析】根据句意theycouldnowreadthewhole“map”ofthehumanbody:2.【答案】BecausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.【解析】根据句意thereasonthatwelooklikeourmotherandfather,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.3.【答案】In1961.【解析】根据句意In1961,MarshallNirenbergandJohannMatthaeifoundthefirst“word”thattheycouldunderstandinthatlanguage,showinghowDNAtellsthecelltobuilditsparts.4.【答案】They/Thedoctorscansavepatientsfromseveraldiseases.【解析】根据句意Byunderstandingwhatjustone“word”means,wecanhelpsavepeoplefromseveraldiseases.5.【答案】PeoplearehavingadebateaboutDNA./Peoplehavedifferentopinions/ideasaboutDNA.【解析】根据句意Mostpeople......Otherpeopleworryabout.....说明不同人与不同观点二阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Wherecanyougetbeauty,knowledgeandinsight(深刻的见解)allinone?Theanswerisprobablyamuseum.Thereisalonglistofbenefitssomeonecangetfromgoingtoamuseum.However,thebestpartofmuseumistheyencouragepeopletobecomelifelonglearners.Socratesoncesaid,“Wisdombeginsinwonder.”Eachtimeyouvisitamuseum,itcouldspark(激起)aninterestinafieldyoumightneverhaveheardbefore.Everytimewegothroughmuseumexhibits,weseesomethingwedidn’tknowanythingabout.Itencouragesustogohomeandlookupmoreinformation.Tohelpstudentsbetterunderstandwhattheyhavelearnedinschools,manyschoolsusemuseumsasatooltoaddtotheircurriculum(课程).Forexample,youmayhavelearnedaboutstatic(静电)inphysicsclasses.Butinasciencemuseum,youcanhaveamorehands-onexperienceofhowamazingstaticcanbe.Whenyoutouchabigballfullofstaticelectricity,allyourhairstandsupstraightlikeanangrylion!IntheUS,thereistheNewYorkMuseumEducationAct.ItsaysthatNewYork’smuseumsandschoolsshoul...
