高中英语北师大版Unit24Society课时作业14

课时作业(十四)Unit24SocietyⅠ.单词拼写(根据汉语提示写出单词)1．He，adisabledchild，isbecominga________(负担)tohismother.答案：burden2．Wewillsendyouacopyoftheagreementforyour________(签字)．答案：signature3．Ifeltasiftherewasaweightonmychest，________(使窒息)me.答案：choking4.Thehighestqualitypaperismademostlyfrom________(破布)．答案：rags5．Shelikestowalkaroundin________(赤裸的)feet.答案：bare6．Everypersonwillhavehis________(退休金)whenheretires.答案：pension7．Americadoesn’thavethe________(所有权)ofthePacific.答案：ownership8．Sheis________(怀孕的)withherfirstchild.答案：pregnantⅡ.单句语法填空1．(上海春招改编)________youtakeaphoto，youshouldalwayscheckthepositionofthesun.答案：Before2．OnAIDSDay，theministerofHealthDepartmentdemandedthattheproblemsreferredto________________(pay)specialattentionto.答案：(should)bepaid3．(湖北高考改编)Clinicalevidence________(accumulate)，itsuggestingthatthenewdrugshadawiderrangeofusefulactivitiesthanhadbeenpredictedfromexperimentsinanimals.答案：accumulating4．It’shightimethatwestudents______________(work)evenharderatourlessonsasthenationalentranceexamination______________(come)nearer.答案：worked/shouldwork；iscoming5．Dinosaurslivedontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsago，longbeforehumanscame________being.答案：into6．Themayorhadtoresign________hispositionbecauseofhismistake.答案：from7.Youaremorelikelytoaccomplish________youwantifyouknowhowtomakenecessary________(adjust)inanewenvironment.答案：what；adjustments8．Thewesternarea________(abundance)inmineralsisbecomingthenewenergybaseofourcountry.答案：abundant9．Weshouldn’tcomplainaboutbeingpoor—manyfamiliesare________(badly)offthanweare.答案：worse10．Afterhegotthedeadlydisease，hefelthewasreally________burdentohisfamily.答案：a11．It’safactthatpeoplefrom________(diversity)culturesoftenhavedifficulty________(understand)eachother.答案：diverse；understanding12．Pleaseinformmeassoonaspossibleoncethereisa________(vacantly)positioninthebranchoffice.答案：vacantⅢ.选词填空pension，resignfrom，beaburdento，makeadjustments，deposit，comeintobeing，voluntary，beabundantieq\o(n,\s\do4(,))didn’twanttoliveonhis____________________.答案：pension2．He____________________somemoneyinabankeverymonth.答案：deposited3．He________________________________agovernmentdepartmentlastyear.答案：resignedfrom4．Hedidn’twantto____________________thesociety.答案：beaburdento5．He____________________tohisroutinelife.答案：madeadjustments6．Hedecidedtodosome____________________workforourschoolandcommunity.答案：voluntary7．WhendidtheGreatWall____________________？答案：comeintobeing8．Thecountry____________________naturalresources.答案：isabundantinⅣ.根据汉语提示，选用练习Ⅱ中的句子完成语段训练汤姆是个善良体贴的人。他说他不想靠退休金生活。因此，他每月都在一家银行存些钱。去年从政府部门退休后，他不想成为社会的负担，因此他决定对自己的生活作出调整。他自愿地为我们学校和社区工作。通过努力他赢得了人们的尊重。参考答案Tomisakindandconsiderateperson，whosaidhedidn’twanttoliveonhis，hedepositedsomemoneyinabankeveryresignedfromagovernmentdepartmentlastwasunwillingtobeaburdentothesociety，sohedecidedtomadeadjustmentstohisroutinehedoesvoluntaryworkforourschoolandcommunity，whichhasmadehimwinpeople’srespectbyhiseffort.Ⅴ.阅读理解OneBritish，ownerwillbeofferedageneticreplica(复制品)oftheirdogforfreeaspartoftheUKlaunchoftheservice，whichusuallycosts￡63,000.Butscientistswarnedthatownershopingtocreateanexactcopyoftheirfavoritepetmaybedisappointedbecause，likeidenticaltwins，theclonewillnotbeaperfectreplicaofthetheywillsharethesamegeneticcode，differentconditionsinthewombandtheenvironmenttheyareexposedtoafterbirthwillchangesomecharacteristics，includingaspectsofthedog’sappearanceandalsowarnedthatcloninganimalsisextremelyunreliable，onlysuccessfullyresultinginahealthyspecimen(样本)inoneortwoofeveryhundredattempts，andthatmakingthecloningprocessreliablewouldbea“majorachievement”．ButSouthKoreanfirmSooamBiotechsaysithasneverfailedtoproduceacloneandwillguaranteeitstechniqueinvolvestakingasingleskincellfromtheoriginalanimalandreplicatingitsDNAtocreateaman­madeembryo(胚胎)，whichisbornaftertwomonths’gestation(孕育)．Thecompanysaysithasclonedatleast400dogsaroundtheworld，includingrescueandpolicedogsfortheSouthKoreangovernmentanddozensofpetsforwealthyAmericanowners.Thecompetition，andfollowingcreationofBritain’sfirstcloneddog，willbefilmedandbroadcastinadocumentaryonChannelFour.SooamBiotechscientistInsungHwangsaid，“Wecancloneanybreed，sizeorshapeofdogsandarecomingtotheUKtoofferthisprocesstotheownerofoneveryspecialwelcomeanyUK­baseddogownerwhowantstobenefitfromthisexcitingnewadvanceinbiotechnology.”ProfRobinLovell­Badge，HeadofDevelopmentalGeneticsattheMRCNationalInstituteforMedicalResearch，saidcloningindogscanworkbutwarnedthatitis“notanefficient(高效的)process”andwouldnotcreateareplicaoftheoriginalpet.语篇解读本文是新闻报道。一家韩国公司准备为英国人克隆他们的宠物狗，但科学家对此持谨慎态度。1．Whydidscientistswarndogowners?A．Becausecloneddogswillnotlivelong.B．Becausecloneddogscarrycertaindiseases.C．Becausedogcloningmaynotbringtheperfectresult.D．Becausedogcloningisstilltooexpensiveforcommonpeople.解析：细节理解题。由文章第二段可知，科学家警告狗的主人，原因是克隆来的狗不会和以前的狗一模一样，而且克隆的失败率很高。答案：C2．WhatdoweknowaboutSouthKoreanfirmSooamBiotech?A．ItwillclonedogsforfreefortheBritish.B．Ithasneverclonedotheranimalsexceptdogs.C．Ithassuccessfullyclonedmanydogs.D．Ithasfailedinmostdogcloningattempts.解析：细节理解题。由文章第三段可知，这家韩国机构已经为韩国政府和美国的富人克隆了很多狗，没有一次失败过。答案：C3．Whatcanbeinferredfromthefifthparagraph?A．Dogcloningiseasytocarryout.B．InsungHwangworksforaBritishcompany.C．InsungHwang’scloningworkisquitelimited.D．InsungHwangisconfidentinhiscloningwork.解析：推理判断题。由文章第五段可知，InsungHwang宣称自己能够克隆各种品种的狗，说明他对自己的工作充满了信心。答案：D4．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DogCloningCausesDebateB．DogCloningtoArriveinBritainC．TheProblemswithDogCloningD．TheLoveoftheBritishforTheirDogs解析：主旨大意题。综合全文，特别是文章第一段可知，文章主要报道韩国一家机构将为英国人克隆他们的宠物狗。答案：BAnewreportsaysaschimpanzeesgrow，theyincreasetheirabilityforempathy(移情作用)—theabilitytorecognizeemotionsinsaytheylearnedthisbywatchingsomechimpsyawnwhentheyseepeopleinvolvesopeningthemouthwhiletakingalong，deepbreathofisusuallydonewhensomeoneistiredorsleepy.TheleadresearcherinthestudywasElaineMadsenatLundUniversityinandherteamstudied33chimpanzeesatawildlifeareaintheWestAfricannationofSierraofthechimpswerebetweentheagesof13monthsoldandeightyearsold.“It’sareallystrange’ssuchasmallthing，butmostofusexperienceweseeorhearothersyawnorjustthinkaboutyawningorreadaboutyawningthenweourselvesbegintoit’ssomethingthatmostpeoplearefamiliarwith，”Madsensaid.Asforhumans，childrenbegintoyawnwhentheyseeotherpeopleyawn，startingatabouttheageoffouryearsold，Thisshowsthattheyarebeginningtodevelopyawningresponseisthestrongestbetweenpeoplewhoknoweachotherwell.ElaineMadsenandherteamhadthechimpswatchthemastheyyawned，openedandclosedtheirmouthsinmake­believe(假装的)yawns，andrubbedtheirchimpsonlyrespondedtotheyawning，andonlyiftheywereatleastfiveyearsanimalsshowednosignofyawningresponse.Somepeoplehavelookedatadultchimpsandhaveshownthemcartoonsofotherchimps’yawningandthatsetsofftheiryawningasyawnstimulus(刺激物)canbeverysimpleandstillsetoffaseemtohavethisverystrongabilitytocopytheyawn，whetherit’sfromacartoon，orfromahumanthattheanimalsees.语篇解读大猩猩可以被传染打呵欠。5．Theunderlinedword“they”inprobablyrefersto“________”．A．chimpanzees B．peopleC．researchers D．children解析：细节理解题。此处的they指代的是researchers。句意为：研究人员说，他们认识到这一点(黑