2011届高考英语课时高效总复习测试题13

Unit 2 Cloning

Ⅰ. 单词拼写

1. The role of the news u informing public opinion is of great importance.

2. The small town looks e as it did when it was built 200 years ago.

3. I’m sorry to d you so late, but I was wondering if I could use your phone.

4. For a teacher to hit a child is not just m wrong but also illegal.

5. These profits are based on the a that prices will continue to rise.

Ⅱ. 同义句转换

1. At the beginning, he was against my proposal. However, in the end, he changed his mind.

At first he hesitated about my suggestion, but he agreed.

2. Later they learnt that an earthquake had taken place in that area.

Then that the area had been hit by an earthquake.

3. Although he was not strong, he joined in the work.

weakness, he took part in the work.

4. We are still far from being able to clone extinct animals.

We are still from being able to clone extinct animals.

5. They don’t know if the new policy is in their favour.

They this new policy can bring benefit to them.

Ⅲ. 翻译句子

1. 告诉你父母真相吧，他们肯定会知道一切的。(be bound to )

2. 这项工程引起了一阵强烈的反对，对村民们产生了巨大的影响。(objection; have an impact on)

3. 尽管他同意这个计划，但没作直接的回答。(in favour of; straightforward)

4. 在过去的10年中，他积累了大量的教学经验。(accumulate)

5. 他的关于人类可以克隆动物的假设最终得到了证实。(assumption;用同位语从句)

Ⅳ.单项填空

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —You hate Lee, don’t you?

— . Just think he’s a bit annoying.

A. Not exactly

B. All right

C. Go ahead

D. Not necessarily

2. —Do you often go to the movies at weekends?

—Not often, I only go to the cinema .

A. at one time

B. for a time

C. at a time

D. from time to time

3. Though the twins look alike, they in many aspects, especially in hobbies and personalities.

A. range

B. change

C. choose

D. differ

4. The majority of the people were in favour of the plan. However, I the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive.

A. approved of

B. objected to

C. prepared for

D. longed for

5. They took a hell of a risk and suffered a great deal but it .

A. paid back

B. paid up

C. paid off

D. paid down

6. —Jane, you’ve made such great efforts that you are to pass the exam. —It is very kind of you to say so, Mr Smith.

A. easy

B. bound

C. possible

D. unlikely

7. —You are lucky that she is very thoughtful and devoted to you.

—In fact, I don’t want to her with my problems all the time.

A. honour

B. help

C. affect

D. bother

8. She was on a diet, but she couldn’t eating sweet food. Consequently, her weight was gained again.

A. remove

B. resist

C. reject

D. object

9. The new classroom will be constructed this year, and a firm from Korea has been chosen to the work.

A. assign

B. provide

C. undertake

D. settle

10. He’s obviously quite embarrassed about it so he me to tell anyone.

A. prevented

B. kept

C. permitted

D. forbade

Ⅴ. 阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

With petroleum reserves (石油储量) decreasing, the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner, greener alternative. Though much eco-talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans, the biofuel that looks more likely to replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source: algae (藻类).

Algae, like corn, soybeans, and other crops, grow via photosynthesis (光合作用) and can be processed into fuel oil. However, they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such as soybeans, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Many algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted water — while corn and soy require arable land and fresh water that will be in short supply as the world s population balloons.