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25. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The author went to France to visit her grandmother very frequently. B. The author didn’t expect her grandmother to find all the five cards. C. The author and her grandmother enjoyed the time they stayed together. D. The author’s home is not far from her grandmother's. 26. From the last paragraph, we know that __________.
A. grandmother found all the cards immediately the author left B. grandmother had not checked her mailbox before the call
C. grandmother always calls the author before she gets on the airplane D. grandmother does exercises by finding the cards 27. What might be the best title of the passage?
A. The Wonderful Time with Grandmother. C. The Person Who Influences Me Most. Treasure.
C
The idea of cloning your pet sounds like a laughable waste of money, because it is. But it starts to seem a little less laughable when your own beloved pet starts getting older. If I had had a few hundred thousand dollars to spare, I know I would have half-seriously considered it for my dear little cat, who died last year. One couple that does happen to have a few hundred dollars to spare is Barry Diller and Diane, who have reportedly cloned their beloved Jack Russell Terrier (a kind of dog), Shannon, and now have two identical Jack Russell Terrier named Deena and Evita.
When your pet dies, you just want your pet back, or at least as close a copy as you can get. So it’s really no surprise that of the around 600 dogs cloned by Sooam Biotech Reaserch Foundation most were cloned for sad pet owners. The lab in Seoul, South Korea, is now the only place on the planet in the business of cloning pet dogs for pet owners.
But, in fact, the technology won’t give you your pet back. There don’t yet appear to be any studies on the behaviour of cloned pets, but research on cloned cows and pigs has so far shown marked differences in behaviour and even looks in
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cloned animals. The DNA is exactly the same, but there are still differences in personality and appearance.
Even if Diller and Von Furstenburg raise their new dogs in the exactly same environment in the exactly same way that they raised Shannon, the new dogs will still behave differently. “The promise of pet cloning is that your cloned pet is going to behave and look like the one you already have --- and that will not be the case,” said Professor Jorge Piedrahita at N.C. State. “We have cloned animals that were raised in the same environment, but they still didn’t act the same.” 28. What can we learn about the lab in Seoul?
A. It was set up by some pet owners. dogs.
C. It charges nothing for its services. author.
29. Why does the author mention the studies on cloned cows and pigs?
A. To explain why farm animals are cloned. B. To discuss why pet cloning is so popular.
C. To show cloned animals are very different from each other. D. To prove cloning is not a good way to bring pets from the dead. 30. What will the couple be likely to find out about their new dogs?
A. They’ll grow in a very strange way. environment.
C. They’ll act differently from Shannon. personality as Shannon.
31. What was Piedrahita’s attitude towards the lab’s promise of pet cloning?
A. He disbelieved it.
D
When men get together, they seldom talk about their feelings or inner thoughts. However, they talk about a lot, like their newest computer, how to repair their car, or even business.
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B. It has cloned hundreds of pet
D. It has cloned a cat for the
B. They’ll dislike their new
D. They’ll have the same
B. He was worried about it. D. He showed much interest in it.
C. He was curious about it.
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Talk might move to the best place to find fish or women, jump to computer games, then continue to the sport of the season. They also like to tell jokes each other and spend a fair amount of time playing one-up and boasting (吹牛). Men seldom call each other to chat.
When man meets woman, he usually wants to make a good impression. Many single men try hard to carry on amusing, fun, and pleasant conversations. They use conversation to discover her interests and feelings in order to learn how to be attractive to her.
Some men, either out of nervousness or ignorance, spend most of the time talking about themselves, often appearing to show off their achievements or talk endlessly about their problems or work. Even the quietest man talks to his woman when love is new.
When women get together, they talk about feelings and relationships, their work and their family. They enjoy talking but also want the give and take of talk, then listen. Women often call each other to chat. Conversation is an important part of most women’s 1ives.
As relationships progress, however, many a man turns on the television and forgets how to talk. This raises anger and cry from his woman partner who says, “You never talk to me anymore.” Some men start talking. Many, however, mainly discuss their own achievements and problems.
When the woman starts talking about her favorite subjects: feelings, family, relationships, friends and her work, many men lose interest or bring the conversation back to themselves. Pretty soon, the man is back to staring at the television each night, wondering where his relationship has gone. The woman is talking to her friends, mom, sister, or neighbor, often about that very relationship and how she is hurting. 32. What can we know about men from the first two paragraphs?
A. They like to talk about practical matters. B. They are willing to express their inner thoughts. C. They prefer to take adventurous travels. D. They often call each other to chat about work.
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33. When some men are nervous in the conversation, they would mostly talk about __________.
A. themselves science development
34. What is the same topic in both men’s and women’s talk?
A. Family.
B. Jokes.
C. Friends.
D. Work.
B. the weather
C. education
D.
35. What is the best title of this passage?
A. How a Man Makes a Good Impression on a Woman. B. Good Relationship between Men and Women. C. Men talk; Women Talk; Do They Talk Together? D. Talking, the Women’s Main Tool in Communication. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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。选项有两项为多余选项。
Ways to Improve Your Luck
Some people have all the luck! Or does it just seem that way? Why did your co-worker get that big promotion while you were overlooked? Why do some of us seem to experience these lucky things more than others and how can you improve your luck? ___36___
What You Tell Yourself Matters!
Do you know that people who are lucky tell themselves they’re lucky? Has your own self-talk been filled with less-than-lucky talk? Do you say things like: “I’m just not a lucky person.” or “Good things never happen to me?” ___37___ They say things like --- “This setback is only temporary. I know things will turn around.” or “Things have a way of working out for me.”
Expect and Appreciate Your Good Luck.
___38___ Research suggests keeping a “good luck journal” helps people become even luckier. Did someone bring you coffee at work today? Did you find a random (随机的) quarter on the street? Did your husband or wife do something nice for you today? Did your child get a good grade at school? Write them down! ___39___ Begin to notice
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all the good that comes to you.
Do Something New and Different.
Make contact with people. Take risks. People who try new things are much more open to luck and good fortune than those who don’t. This doesn’t mean you have to quit your job or take up skydiving! It could be as simple as starting a conversation with a stranger, taking a class in an unfamiliar subject, learning some words and phrases in a foreign language, or trying a new ethnic restaurant. ___40___ And this greater openness can help promote chance opportunities in their lives. A. All of these things matter a lot. B. You will never forget your lucky friends. C. Lucky people generally expect good fortune. D. Here are ideas that researchers tell us about luck.
E. A lucky person generally receive good fortune in the future. F. Lucky people score much higher on openness than unlucky people.
G. You probably have many more lucky things happening in your life than you think. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the 41 side of this line. One day, it was time to prepare for dinner. When I held 42 the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to 43 independence, tried to loosen my grasp (掌控). What resulted was a (an) 44 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class (大学预备课程) so that you can earn college credit (学分)?”
Daughter’s 45 : “No, I’m not interested in that.”
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2019学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题 新人教版-新版
