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1、Unit 2 Cloning李仕才一、閱讀理解。“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easytheyre given after all. Choices can be hard. ”Jeff Bezos. I got the idea to start Amazon in 1995. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2, 300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of a

2、nything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work si

3、nce most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion. I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people,

4、 and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea

5、for someone who didnt already have a good job. ” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it was really a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret tryin

6、g and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices. 【文章大意】本文講述了亞馬遜網(wǎng)站的創(chuàng)始人的成長故事。天賦易得, 選擇難做。才智是與生俱來的, 善良是后天選擇的。1. W

7、hat inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore? A. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. B. The support of his wife. C. His dream of being an inventor. D. Millions of exciting titles. 【解析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的 “I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing. . .

8、”這句話可知, 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的迅速發(fā)展讓作者感到吃驚, 讓作者萌生創(chuàng)建網(wǎng)絡(luò)書店的想法。2. We can know from the passage that _. A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author B. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaC. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed【解析】選B。推理判

9、斷題。根據(jù)第三段“I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. ”可知, 作者認為自己不會為嘗試和失敗感到后悔。3. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. We Are What We ChooseD. Following My Passion【解析】選C。主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段“Aft

10、er much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices. ”可知, 作者把自己的熱情付諸了實踐, 并且獲得了成功。是我們的選擇成就了我們每一個人。二、單句語法填空1She was forced _ (retire) early from teaching because of ill health.答案：to retirebe forced to do . “被

11、迫做”；retire “退休”。2Many local people _(object) to the building of the new airport.答案：objectedobject to . “反對”。3It wont make much _(differ) whether you go today or tomorrow.答案：difference由空前的much可知應(yīng)填名詞difference。make a/no/some/much difference 表示“有/沒有/有些/有很大影響/作用/關(guān)系”。4He owes his success more _luck than

12、_ ability.答案：to; toowe . to . “把歸功于”。5Alcohol acts on the brain, so drivers are forbidden_ (drink) it when they drive a car.答案：to drinkbe forbidden to do . “被禁止做某事”。6_(strike) by strong snowstorms, the area faced a severe water and electricity shortage.答案：Struck過去分詞短語在該句中作原因狀語。7The question _will ta

13、ke his place is still not clear.答案：whowho引導同位語從句，在從句中作主語，表示“的人”，從句說明question的內(nèi)容。8The advantage is _the cost of this method is low.答案：that設(shè)空處引導表語從句在從句中不作成分，無語義，只起連接作用，故填that。9I cant _(undertake) that you will win in the election.答案：undertake由空前的情態(tài)動詞can可知應(yīng)填動詞原形。I cant undertake that . “我無法承諾”。10You ca

14、n use my computer on condition _ you return it tomorrow.答案：thaton condition that . “條件是；只要”。三、完形填空。 Im sitting at the airport watching people in the last minutes before their loved ones arrive or depart.A woman is running, in circles trying to gather family members together for a _1_. When the final

15、 moment comes before _2_， she wraps her arms around her son, giving him a _3_ hug that should protect him until he _4_. I sit with a book in my hands, waiting my turn to leave _5_ because the ones I love have a different _6_ from mine. I think of other departures and arrivals. I _7_ seeing my daught

16、er. I wrapped myself around her as if shed been _8_. That year she was in her first year at university, coming home for the first time. Today my flight is two hours late. When my flight is _9_ called, I gather my book and luggage. _10_ there is no one to see me off, I do not _11_ to see where I have

17、 come from. _12_， I think of my husband at work _13_ if I have left yet. As I head towards the plane, I find myself _14_ yet another arrival and departure. That year, my 91yearold grandfather died. After returning from his funeral, I arrived at the airport _15_. My husband of only a year was waiting

18、 at the gate to take me in his arms. Because of my tears, _16_ was looking at us, but I didnt _17_. Life needs the important _18_ all the time. I wish that all the people who went on a _19_ could come back to find someone _20_ them. I also wish they could leave with someone to see them off.【文章大意】作者在

19、機場看到迎接與送行的場景，回憶起與女兒和丈夫的溫馨往事，意識到人生中需要歡聚與離別這些重要的時刻。1A.lecture Bgoodbye Cdinner Dparty答案與解析：B結(jié)合上文中出現(xiàn)的“arrive or depart”和下文中的“the final moment”可知，空處應(yīng)該是一個告別(goodbye)的場景，故選B。2A.gathering Bboarding Cannouncing Dlanding答案與解析：B根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示登機(boarding)前最后的時刻，故選B。3A.powerful Bgentle Cwarm Dcommon答案與解析：A結(jié)合下文中的“p

20、rotect him”可知，母親在兒子登機前給他一個強有力的(powerful)擁抱，故選A。gentle“溫柔的”；warm“溫暖的”；common“共同的，普遍的”。4A.leaves Bsurvives Creturns Drecovers答案與解析：C根據(jù)語境可知，快要登機的時候，母親給了兒子一個強有力的擁抱，自然是盼望兒子能一路平安并平安歸來，故選C。leave“離開”；survive“幸存，艱難渡過”；recover“恢復”。5A.frightened Banxious Crelaxed Dalone答案與解析：D根據(jù)空后的“. because the ones I love ha

21、ve a different 6 from mine.”和下文中的“there is no one to see me off”可知，作者是一個人(alone)，沒有人來為她送行，所以選D。frightened“害怕的，受驚的”；anxious“焦慮的，渴望的”；relaxed“放松的”。6A.schedule Battitude Cposition Dtarget答案與解析：A根據(jù)語境可知，作者一個人離開是因為所愛之人都有不同的日程安排。schedule“日程安排，計劃表”符合語境，故選A。7A.imagine Benjoy Crecall Dconsider答案與解析：C結(jié)合語境可知，作者

22、回憶起(recall)女兒上大學第一次回家的往事，所以選C項。8A.stolen Bcheated Clost Dpunished答案與解析：C根據(jù)語境可知，作者一把抱住女兒，好像她走失了很久。lost“丟失的，遺失的”符合語境。故選C。9A.punctually Bfinally Cabruptly Drepeatedly答案與解析：B結(jié)合語境可知，作者等待很久之后，所乘的航班終于(finally)通知登機了，故選B。punctually“準時地”；abruptly“突然地”；repeatedly“反復地”。10A.Although BWhile CTill DSince答案與解析：D根據(jù)語

23、境可知，“10there is no one to see me off”和“I do not 11 to see where I have come from”是因果關(guān)系，所以空處應(yīng)用Since“因為，既然”。11A.slow down Bget off Clook back Drun away答案與解析：C既然沒有人來送行，作者不需要回頭張望(look back)。slow down“放慢，減速”；get off“下車，離開”；run away“突然離開，逃離”。12A.However BBesides CInstead DTherefore答案與解析：C結(jié)合語境可知，作者沒有回頭張望，相

24、反地，作者想的是，還在上班的丈夫不知道作者是否已經(jīng)離開。故選C項。13A.doubting Basking Cpredicting Dwondering答案與解析：D參見上題解析。wonder if.“不知道是否”符合語境，故選D。14A.remembering BforgettingCplanning Drejecting答案與解析：A結(jié)合語境可知，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)自己記得(remembering)另一件以前的迎接與送行，故選A。15A.shouting Bcrying Claughing Dwhispering答案與解析：B結(jié)合下文中的“Because of my tears”可知，此處應(yīng)用cry

25、ing。shout“大喊，喊叫”；laugh“大笑，笑”；whisper“低語，悄聲說”。16A.someone Beveryone Cnone Danyone答案與解析：B此處指的是，因為作者哭泣，每個人(everyone)都在看著作者和她的丈夫。故選B。17A.care Brespond Cscold Dflee答案與解析：A雖然大家都在看，但是作者并不在意(care)，故選A。respond“回復，作出反應(yīng)”；scold“訓斥，責罵”；flee“逃離”。18A.arrival Bchance Cdeparture Dmoment答案與解析：D根據(jù)語境可知，人生中一直需要這樣重要的時刻(m

26、oment)，故選D。arrival“到達”；chance“機會”；departure“離開”。19A.journey Bdiet Cpicnic Dholiday答案與解析：A根據(jù)語境可知，作者希望所有出行(journey)的人回來時都能看到有人在等待(waiting for)他們。故選A。20A.worrying about Bsmiling atCtalking of Dwaiting for答案與解析：D參見上題解析。四、單句改錯1The story he told the police differed in the one he told his mother._答案：infrom

27、differ from . “和不同”。2Owed to her assistance, we succeeded in starting the engine._答案：OwedOwingowing to . “因為；由于”，為固定用法。3It suddenly struck to me that we should make a new plan._答案：去掉toIt strikes sb. that . “某人突然想起”。4My mother makes a promise if I passed the exam, she would buy me a watch._答案：promise后加that該句為that引導的同位語從句，that雖不作成分，但也不能省略。5Encouraging by the speech, the young man made up his mind to take up the struggle._答案：EncouragingEncouraged主語the young man 與encourage之間為被動關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用過去分詞作狀語。7