湖北省宜昌市高中英语Unit2Cloning课课练四无答案新人教版选修

课课练二第一节：语法填空One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival。

I left it early because I had an appointment 1._________ (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me 2.__________the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back，and then I noticed a man 3. ___________(sit) at the front. He 4.__________ (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be 5。

______________ （mental）disabled.Behind him were other people to 6.___________ he was trying to talk，but after some minutes 7.___________walked away and sat near me，looking annoyedI didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him 8._________ one’s own，either。

After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus。

I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had 9。

课课练四一、短文填空:In 2016，athletes from around the world will compete for gold 1 ___________ （medal）in theSummer Olympics。

Brazil was named to host this important sporting event 2 _________ October，2009. It will be the first Olympics 3 ___________ (hold）in South America。

The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro。

The city beat out three other sites，Madrid, Tokyoand Chicago, to host the event. When 4_________ International Olympic Committee choseRio de Janeiro, cheering people 5 _______ （flood) the city’s streets. The Olympics are expected6_____________ （attract）tens of thousands of people。

Brazilian officials 7 _________ (sincere) hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil. About 30 percent 8 _________ people there live in poverty, or in poor conditions。

Tourism during the Olympics is expected to create more than 2 million jobs。

Unit 2 Cloning第一节：词汇填空1.I have a ___________ opinion in solving the problem. And an effective method can make a _________.(differ)2.I object to ____________ (carry) out the plan. Do you have any _______________ (object) to it.3.I need an exact _______________- (describe) of the accident. Can you describe it __________ (exact).4.Can you ______________ my house among the four _______________ houses? (identity)5.There are some ____________ words in the sentence. Can you make a few _____________. (correct)6.The company has invested a lot in ______________ the island as a resort whose ________________ isgrowing rapidly. (popular)7.From the look of ____________ in the fans’eyes, I know the super star is _________. (adore)8.Please decorate the house ________ a lot of delicate ______________ (decorate).9.So far there have been a lot of ___________ to the new law. Are you also____________ to it. (resist)10.He undertook _______ finish the work by Sunday so that he could go on his vacation next week_______________ (reason).第二节：完形填空(2013年福建卷)We have been driving in fog all morning, but the fog is lifting now. The little seaside villages are _36_ , one by one. "There is my grandmother's house," I say, _37_ across the bay to a shabby old house.I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her, retracing (追溯) _38_ memory for me. Lise was one of the mobilechildren, _39_ from house to house in childhood. She longs for a sense of _40_ , and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors _41_ for 200 years.We soon _42_ by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories _43_ back, swift as the tide (潮水).Suddenly, I long to walk again in the _44_ where I was once so gloriously a child. It still _45_ a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while. We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk _46_ the rooms in memory. Here, my mother _47_ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family _48_ into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being _49_ them. However, that was long after those childhood days. Lise _50_ attentively as I talk and then says, " So this is where I _51_ ; where I belong. "She has _52_ her roots. To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human _53_ To be rooted is "to have an origin". We need _54_ origin. Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the _55_ of "I". We must all go home again—in reality or memory.36.A. appearing B. moving C. exposing D. expanding37.A. referring B. traveling C. pointing D. coming38.A. shared B. short C. fresh D. treasured39.A. passed B. raised C. moved D. sent40.A. home B. duty C. reality D. relief41.A. built B. lived C. remained D. explored42.A. catch up B. pull up C. step down D. come down43.A. falling B. turning C. rushing D. bringing44.A. yard B. village C. room D. house45.A. adapts to B. appeals to C. belongs to D. occurs to46.A. across B. through C. along D. past47.A. lay B. played C. stood D. sat48.A. marching B. looking C. breaking D. pouring49.A. between B. with C. near D. behind50.A. wonders B. listens C. reacts D. agrees51.A. began B. grew C. studied D. stayed52..A. deepened B. recognized C. accepted D. found53.A. heart B. rights C. interest D. behaviors54.A. one B. its C. that D. every55.A. meaning B. expression C. connection D. background第三节：阅读理解（2013年湖南卷）Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at . A week later, the same room cost £118.15.If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as , which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.GET ON A BIKE London’s ‘Boris bikes’have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and exploreat your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).56. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may __________.A. help travelers pass timeB. attract lots of travelers to the UKC. allow travelers to make flexible plansD. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation57. “Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably __________.A. a hotel away from the train stationB. the tube line to Covent GardenC. an ideal holiday destinationD. the name of a travel agency58. The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat __________.A. lies on the ground floorB. is located in central LondonC. provides cooking facilities for touristsD. costs over £100 on average per day in late September59. Cardiff’s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of __________.A. half an hourB. one hourC. one hour and a halfD. two hours60. The main purpose of the passage is __________.A. to tell visitors how to book in advanceB. to supply visitors with hotel informationC. to show visitors the importance of self-helpD. to offer visitors some money-saving tips。

Unit 2 Robots第一节、语法填空When I was thirteen, my parents and I visited an eye doctor. After the examination, 1________ doctor said with coldness that I had an eye disease. I had inherited it, 2________ my brother’s eyes seemed to be fine.Fifteen years after that, my father began to lose 3__________ sight and I did, too. I fixed all my attention 4_________ the effects of my own darkness. My world seemed 5____________ (break) down and it destroyed all my dreams. 6____________, I learned new things from my father. Twenty years later, I look back at what he has given me. He taught me the determination to move forward 7___________ facing difficulties. His journey taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness. He had held onto his faith and moved from his comfortable hometown to this unknown land.I did the same as I stepped into the strange 8__________ (sight) world. Later I gained confidence and learned the language of thankfulness. With great appreciation for my father’s example, I l earned the powerful combination of faith and insistence and 9__________(perform) my own different roles. Luckily, 10__________ I inherited from my father helped me see my life differently. 第二节、短文改错At present , a campaign called National Healthy Lifestyle is being carry out throughout thecountry. Its aim is improve people’s life quality. This campaign calls up people to take more exerciseinstead of eating much, what contributes to their b odies’ balance between nutrition and exercise.In my opinion, it is necessary of people to take more exercise. Nowadays, more and more peopleare spending less and less time in building up their bodies, which affect their health seriously. As forstudents, their health condition is many more worrying. Many young students are near-sighted or fat. Their bodies get from bad to bad.With a campaign carried out, more and more people will be aware of this condition and begin togo in for all kinds of sports. But people’s health will be improved greatly.第三节、七选五Making an advertisement for television often costs more than a movie. For example, a two-hour movie costs $6 million to make. A TV commercial can cost more than $6,000a second.1 . Which is more valuable, the program or the ad? In terms of money-and making money is what television is all about, the commercial is by far the more important.Research, market testing , talent, time and money-all come together to make us want to buy a product. 2 . The sales of charm went up once the ads began. TV commercials actually buy their way into our head. 3 .And the ads work because so much time and attention are given to them. 4 . If you want to get the lower-middle-class buyer, make sure the announcer has a tough, manly voice. Put some people in the ad who work with their hands. If you want to sell to upper-class audience , make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hair style are the types that the group identifies with. If you want the buyer to feelsuperior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself.We laugh at commercials. We don't think we pay that much attention to them.5 . The making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff. It's big, big business. And it's telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy. To put it simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing .A.We , in turn , buy the product . commercials are a good guide to buyers .C.But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves .D.Here are some rules of commercial ad making .E.No matter how bad we think a commercial is , it works.F.And this does not include cost of paying for air time (电视节目开始的时间).G. The purpose of all the efforts made in producing TV commercials is to show how valuable theproduct is .第四节、阅读理解（2015年四川卷C篇）Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year. Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as￡172,000 a year.The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income ￡30，000 more than the Prime Minister earns.By analyzing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that ,on most days, mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm.To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggestedsome of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a part-time lawyer, at ￡48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum j o bs”, with psychologist（心理学家）a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional（情感的）demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother’s Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing （投入）in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.38. How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?A.￡30,000.B.￡142,000.C.￡172,000.D.￡202,000.39. The biggest challenge for most mothers is from .A. emotional demandB. low pay for workC. heavy workloadD. lack of training40. What is stressed in the last paragraph?A. Mothers’ importance shows in family all year long.B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.C. Mother s’ devotion to children can hardly be calculated.D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.41. What can we conclude from the study?A. Mothers’ working hours should be largely reduced.B. Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.C. Mothers’ labour is of a higher value than it is realized.D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.。

人教新课标高中英语选修8第二单元Book8Unit2Cloning学案含答案-精选教学文档Unit 2 Cloning （Book 8）Period 1 Reading Cloning: Where is it leading us?Class：Name：__________ Group：No：______ Learning Objectives:1. Learn the useful new words and expressions.2. Read the passage and learn some information about cloning.Learning Key Points:1. Grasp the important words and expressions in the reading material.2. Learn the text and master the major uses of cloning and the success and problem of cloning Dolly the sheep.Learning Difficult Points:1.Help Ss improve the s tudents’ reading ability.2. Ss learn the reading skills: scanning and skimming.Assessment: Learning Procedures:I.【Pre-class homework】Scan the text and choose the best answer.1. The main idea of the text is _____________.A. animal cloning is very valuable and can benefit the worldB. animal cloning could be misused by bad people so it must be forbiddenC. animal cloning is well developed because Dolly the sheep was bornD. animal cloning raised arguments and scientists are not sure about its future2. Which of the following statements about cloning is NOTtrue according to the text?A. Cloning is something that has been developed quite recently.B. Twains that look exactly the same are originally from the same egg.C. Cloning is used by gardeners to make more money.D. Animal cloning is much more difficult than plant cloning.3. The lamb is the clone of the cell from sheep B because ______________.A. it provides the egg cellB. it gives birth to the lambC. it provides the nucleusD. it is a female sheep4. Which of the following is NOT a problem or danger of cloning mentioned in the text?A. Evil leaders may want to clone themselves.B. Animal clones may develop the illness of older animals and may die younger than thedonor animals.C. There are moral objections to cloning human beings.D. Too much cloning may lead to the destruction of the balance of nature.5. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of cloning ?A. Cloning can be used for medical purposes.B. Large quantities of food can be produced by cloning.C. Famous persons who have passed away can be cloned.D. Cloning can help keep animals from becoming extinct.6. We can infer from the last three paragraphs that _____________.A. The normal development of Dolly had no effect on thecloning of other species.B. Dolly’s serious disease and final death disturbed everyone in the world.C. Dolly successfully cloned a new lamb with the help of cloning scientists.D. There were arguments about animal cloning and concerns about the future of cloning.7. What is the writer’s attitude toward cloning in the passage?A. The writer is against cloning.B. The writer is in favour of cloning.C. The writer does not state any personal opinion about cloning .D. The writer is in agreement with cloning .II.【While-class】Assessment: Step1. Lead-inStep2. Group discussionStep3. ConsolidationRead the text carefully and answer the following questions.1. How many major uses does cloning have?_____________________________________________________________2. What is used in the procedure for cloning Dolly the sheep?________________________________________________3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?4. Find out the main idea of each paragraph:Para.1:_________________________________________________________ __ Para.2:___________________________________________________________ Para.3:___________________________________________________________ Para.4:___________________________________________________________ Para.5:___________________________________________________________ 5.Read the text again and fill in the blanks.Cloning is a way of making an 1._____________ (exactly) copy of another animal or plant. It has two major uses .2. ____________, gardeners use it to earn profits. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant species and 3.____________ medical research on animals. Although cloning mammals is difficult 4.___________ (undertake), the determination and patience of the scientists 5.____________ (pay) off in 2019. The fact 6.___________ she seemed to develop normally was very 7._______________(encourage). But she had half of the 8.________________ (long) of the original sheep,9.____________ aro se scientists’concern. Up to now, cloning is still10. _________________ (controversy).Keys:【Pre-class homework】1.D2.A3.C4.D5.C6.D7.CStep3. Consolidation1. It has two major uses. Firstly, gardeners use it all the time to produce commercialquantities of plants. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals.2. The nucleus of sheep B.3. Some governments will permit research into human cloning with aim of medical aid.4. Para.1: The definition of cloningPara.2: The two major uses of cloningPara.3: The problems of Dolly the sheepPara.4：The attitudes towards Dolly’s appearancePara 5: The effect of cloning in society5. Fill in the blanks1.exact2. Firstly,3. For4. to undertake. 5, paid 6,that 7. encouraging 8. length9, which 10, controversialUnit 2 Cloning （Book 8）Period 2 Language points in Reading 1Class：Name：__________ Group：No：______ Learning Objectives:1. Learn and grasp the important useful new words and expressions.2. Learn the important useful sentences and patterns.3. Make sentences after the useful expressions.Learning Key Points:Grasp the usages of such important new words and expressions.Learning Difficult Points:Understand some difficult and long sentences.Learning Procedures:Assessment: Ⅰ.【Pre-class homework】A. Phrases:1. 与……不同11. 对……产生影响2．一项难以承担的任务12. 媒体3．得到回报13. 变得有争议的4．一方面……另一方面……14. 打开眼界5. 令人感到不安的消息15. 邪恶头目6．沮丧，不愉快16. 道德问题7. 适合于17. 变得谨慎的8. 无法控制的命运18. 收集证据9. 改进19. 赞成10. 一阵强烈的反对20. 反对B. Make sentences.1. differ________________________________________________________________ ___________ 2. object________________________________________________________________ ___________ 3. pay off________________________________________________________________ ___________ 4. bother5. vain________________________________________________________________ ___________ 6. obtain________________________________________________________________ ___________ 7. cast down________________________________________________________________ ___________ 8. be bound to …________________________________________________________________ ___________ Ⅱ.【While-class】Assessment: Step1. Lead-inStep2. Group discussionStep3．ConsolidationSentences1. Cloning plants is straightforward while cloning animals is very complicated.翻译：(1) 中译英：中国人喜欢红色，而西方人则偏爱白色。

Unit 2 English around the world第一节：短文改错文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词. This morning, my foreign teacher Robert and I went to the park by taxi.On seen the beautiful trees and flowers, Robert couldn’t wait to take picture。

It was at thet moment when we found his camera gone。

He searched all over his bag but just couldn't find one。

Suddently it came to me he might have left it in the taxi。

Lucky, we found the ticket and immediately got in the touch with the taxi company. About half an hour late，the dirver returned with the camera。

Both of us were grateful for the driver. Rober and I enjoy ourselves during the rest of the day 。

第二节：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。

选项中有两处为多余选项。

__1___ 。

Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important。

Unit 2 Cloning课时分层作业(四) Section Ⅰ[高考题型练习提能力]Ⅰ.阅读理解AThe United States government has decided that food from cloned cattle，pigs and goats is safe to eat.The Food and Drug Administration also says it found no risk in meat and milk from cloned animals.The F．D.A.had looked at studies for several years before it announced its decision in a final report this month.The United States Department of Agriculture supported the findings.But it says time is needed to clear the way for marketing meat and milk from clones.The F．D.A.will not require any product to be registered as coming from clones.A producer would need to label(标注) a product“clone­free〞．The agency says that could be misunderstood because the food is not different from other food.But activists argue that the F．D.A.based its decision on incomplete research into possible risks.The Center for Food Safety criticized the use of studies supplied by cloning companies.Animal rights activists point out that cloning attempts often fail.They say cloning is cruel and can lead to suffering.Congress(国会) has been trying to get the F．D.A.to do more studies.But the agency noted that experts in New Zealand and the European Union had come to the same findings about the safety of food from clones.Japan and South Korea say they want to study it further before taking action.Products from cloning may not be widely used for several years.Clones cost much，which is why they are not widely used for feeding.The Agriculture Department says few clones will ever become food.Their traditionally raised animals would enter thefood supply instead.【语篇解读】本文讲述了美国食品药品监视管理局在宣布一些克隆动物可以作为食品后引发的争论。

Unit 2 Robots第一节、语法填空Jeremy Fox recently bought an old farmhouse with a yard. One day, while clearing out the old barn on the far side of the yard, he found some large pieces of an antique bowl。

Out of 1_________(curious）， he took them into the kitchen and washed them. That evening he2____________ （spread) newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully stuck the pieces together。

However, two pieces were found 3___________ （miss)。

Two days later， Mr. Fox prepared to build a greenhouse. 4___________ (pull） down the barn, he was digging over the ground 5____________ he discovered the two lost pieces. When he had stuck 6__________ in position， the bowl looked so fine that Jeremy took several photos of the bowl and then sent them to Sotheby’s in London。

Extremely interested, Sotheby’s sent an expert to inspect the antique,7___________ turned out to be 8 ___________Chinese Ming fish bowl， dating back to around 1500, and 9____________ be expected to get a five—figure sum at an auction (拍卖会）.A week later, two police officers called and told Fox the bowl was stolen property. So the bowl never reached the auction room, and Mr。

Unit 2 Working the land一、短文填空:In 2016, athletes from around the world will compete for gold 1 ___________ (medal) in theSummer Olympics. Brazil was named to host this important sporting event 2 _________ October,2009. It will be the first Olympics 3 ___________ (hold) in South America.The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The city beat out three other sites, Madrid, Tokyoand Chicago, to host the event. When 4_________ International Olympic Committee choseRio de Janeiro, cheering people 5 _______ (flood) the city's streets. The Olympics are expected6_____________ (attract) tens of thousands of people. Brazilian officials 7 _________ (sincere) hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil. About 30 percent 8 _________ people there live in poverty, or in poor conditions. Tourism during the Olympics is expected to create more than 2 million jobs.¨It's going to be good for the economy, and good for the people," Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says. "This gives us hope 9_________things will be 10 ___________(good) here.”二：短文改错:One day, the wind and the sun were arguing about whom was the strongest. "It is clear that l was the strongest," said the wind. "When I blow, branches breaks off the trees. “That's nothing," said the sun. “I am very much stronger than that.” Just then, they saw a man wear a heavy coat. "We will try to make her take off his coat," said the sun. "Whoever succeeds will be the strongest.” The wind blew hardly at the man, so it was useless. Then the sun came out and shone gently down on the man. The man smiled and took his coat to enjoy the warm sunshine. "You see?" askedthe sun. "Kindness and gentleness are stronger than anything on the world."三．七选五：You like to read about staying healthy and living a long life. 36 Here are some highlights from the Health Report for 2014. It includes comments from our international audience.Sit Less, Live Longer37 The story "Sit Less, Live Longer" explores the dangers of sitting too much. It encouraged many of you to get up from your desks and move more at work.Are You Hardcore Enough for Cross Fit?Cross Fit is a fitness trend that has been very popular in recent years. It uses very basic but very challenging exercises. 38 But some like the fact that you do the exercises in teams.How Does My Brain Work Best?39 And they seem to like reports on how to use their brains most effectively. For example, we wrote about a study that found if you write your class notes by hand, you will remember them better than if you type them.Is Writing Notes by Hand Better Than Typing?Henry from Venezuela says, "Taking notes is helpful when I put all the words down using my hand. I just take into consideration what is important to me." And a listener called “White Crystal" from Vietnam says, "In my opinion, when you want to remember something, write it. Because, when you're writing it means you're thinking about it. You use listening, understanding, seein g and thinking.”It's Never Too Late to Make Your Dreams Come TrueMr. Reid, Nobue from Japan wrote, "Actually, I have some dreams in mind, and follow these dreams. 40 I will give them my best shot.”A. You like to know how your brain works best.B. All of us lack good living methods.C. We all sit a lot.D. some think that it is unlikely to be a challenging sport.E. I am such a happy person that I can follow my dreams.F. Some say it is too easy to get hurt doing Cross Fit.G. Our listeners like their brains.四．阅读理解：“I Went Skydiving at 84!”As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged for me ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time ,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community（社区）announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it.One June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air balloon. I was just enjoying it.Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.1. What happened to the author in 2001?A. She flew an airplaneB. She entered a competitionC. She went on a hot air balloon rideD. She moved into a retirement community2. The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .A. build up her own reputationB. show her admiration for himC. compare their health conditionD. make her argument persuasive3. How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?A. ExcitedB. ScaredC. NervousD. Regretful4. What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?A. The beautiful cloudsB. The wonderful viewC. The company of JayD. The one-minute free fall。

Unit 2 Cloning单元加餐练Ⅰ.完形填空It was 1972, and I was in second grade. In the classroom, the teacher, Ms Boyette, was __1__ aloud to us from Island of the Blue Dolphins. And we had just come to a part of the book where the main character was training a wild dog. I was listening, caught up in the __2__ of all.Not far away from me, there seated a boy who always frightened or __3__ others, so I was __4__ of this boy. While Ms Boyette was reading, I looked over at him, for he was someone I was in the __5__ of keeping an eye on. I noticed that he was listening too, that he was engaged by the __6__， and that he was leaning forward in his seat and listening with all his heart. I __7__ at him, open­mouthed. I was __8__ with a sudden knowledge that this boy was in fact just __9__ me. He was a kid who liked a story. The boy must __10__ my eyes on him, because he turned. Then something __11__ happened. He smiled at me. __12__， I smiled back, unafraid. We were two kids smiling at each other.Why have I never forgotten this small moment? Why do I still __13__ every detail of it? I think it's because that moment illustrates so beautifully the __14__ of reading out loud.It shows us into a safe room, where everyone involved, the reader and the listener, can have that chance to __15__ each other. We humans long not just for the story, not just for the flow of language, but for the connection that comes when words are read aloud.本文属于记叙文，讲述了作者在一次朗读课上与自己害怕的男孩的关系发生了转变。