2020-2021學年高一英語下學期期末各題型專項訓練（附答案解析）

2020-2021學年高一英語下學期期末復習題型專練

專練01閱讀理解（含解析）

一、閱讀理解01

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Music,natureandpicnicsinthesun:herearethebestoperastocatchthissummer.

OperaHollandPark,London

Foramixtureofurbanandcountryoperas,thisopen-airtheatreisbuilteachsummerrightintheheartofone

ofthemostquietparksofLondon.

Bookearlyasticketsselloutfast,andremembertobringawraporblankettokeepyourselfwarmonchillier

summerevenings!

July4toAugust3,

GlyndebourneFestivalOpera,EastSussex

Glyndeboumeisoneoftheoldestoperafestivalsintheworld.Itattractssomeoftheworld'sgreatestartists.

Besides,thefestivaFstheperfectoccasiontoputonyourblacktieoreveningdress,enjoyalongpicnicduringthe

90-minuteinterval（I、可隔）.Summerfestivalsdon'tgetbetterthanthis.

July8toAugust25,

TheGrangeFestival,Hampshire

Surroundedbylotsofgreenplantsandoverseeingapicturesquelake,TheGrangeFestivalinHampshireis

certaintobeoneofthemostimpressivevisualfeasts（視覺盛宴）you'lleversee.

Arriveabitearlytotakeinthecountrysideviews.Duringthelengthyinterval,you'llenjoyaromantic

dinner—anessentialpartofthefestival.

July6toAugust6,thegrangefestival.co.uk

GrangeParkOpera,Surrey

Thoughit'srelativelynew,thefestivalattractssomeoftheworld'stoptalentandthisyear'seditionisno

different,featuringperformancesbyoneoftheworld'smostchamiingmezzo-sopranos,JoyceDiDonato,andthe

charismaticbaritoneSimonKeenlyside.

July6toAugust13,grangeparkopera.co.uk

1.WhatshouldyoudoifyougotoOperaHollandPark?

A.Putonyourbestdress.B.Bookticketsearly.

C.Enjoyaromanticdinner.D.Performonthestage.

2.Whichofthefollowingmayhavethemostbeautifulnaturalenvironment?

A.OperaHollandPark.B.GrangeParkOpera.

C.TheGrangeFestival.D.GlyndebourneFestivalOpera.

3.Whatisthepurposeofauthorinwritingthetext?

A.ToattractmorevisitorstoBritain.B.Toinformyouoftravelingdestinations.

C.Toadvertisesomeplacesofinterest.D.TointroduceBritishoperafestivals.

二、閱讀理解02

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TRANSWORLDSKATEBOARDING,askateboardingmagazineinUSA,islookingforapublishingassistantto

helpuiththeproductionofthisaward-winningpublication.

Youmustbesomeonewithideas,energyandenthusiasm;someonewithapassionfbrgrammar,spellingand

creative,originalcontent;someonewho'shappytogetstuckinandworkcloselywithaunited,devotedteam.You

needtofeelcomfortableaboutworkingtotightdeadlines（截止□期）andapassionforskatingwon'tgoastray（出

錯）either.

Responsibilities:

?Creatingandresearchingstoryideas

?Subeditingandproofreading（編輯校訂）

?Respondingtocustomerenquiries

?Communicatingwithfeaturecontributors

?Helpingcustomerssolveproblems

?Assistingwithdatabasemanagement

?Assistingwithmarketingoperations

?Pictureeditinganduploading

?UpdatingthemagazinewebsiteanduploadingcontentintoCMS

Requirements:

?Tertiary（第三等級的）qualificationsinEnglish,communicationsorediting/publishing

?Excellentoralandwrittenlanguageskills

?Excellentinterviewingandresearchskills

?Solideditingandproofreadingskills

?Abilitytomultitaskandpriorities（優(yōu)先處理）

?Willingnesstobeahighlymotivatedandcommittedteammember

Ifyouthinkyou'vegottherightstuffforthisexcitingroleinpublishing,sendyourresumeandcoverlettertoRex

Clayton,ChiefEditor,TRANSWORLDSKATEBOARDINGMagazine:rex.Clayton@

4.Ifyouwanttoapplyforthepost,youmusthaveasenseof.

A.humorB.curiosityC.cooperationD.competition

5.IfyouwanttojoinTRANSWORLDSKATEBOARDING,you'rerequiredto.

A.setupamagazinewebsite

B.mastermorethanoneforeignlanguage

C.begoodatskateboarding

D.beabletodoseveralthingsatthesametime

6.Thepassageismainlyintendedto.

A.seekpartnersfbramagazine

B.recommendapositionasanassistanteditor

C.advertisefbranassistantfbrapublication

D.introduceanaward-winningpublication

三、閱讀理解03

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In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness,buthewasnotagoodartist.Sohe

inventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisyard.Thatwasthefirst

photograph.

Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywas1837.Thalyear,Daguerre,anotherFrenchman,

tookapictureofhisstudio.Heusedanewkindofcameraandadifferentprocess.Inhispictures,youcouldsee

everythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestdetails.Thiskindofphotographwascalledadaguerreotype.

Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre'sprocess.Travelersbroughtbackdaguerreotypesfromallaround

(heworld.Peoplephotographedfamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.Inabout1840,photographerscouldtake

picturesofpeopleandmovingthings.MathewBradywasawell-knownAmericanphotographer.Hetookmany

picturesoffamouspeople.Hewasalsothefirstpersontolakepicturesofawar.His1862CivilWarpictures

showeddeadsoldiersandruinedcities.Theymadethewarseemmorerealandmoreterrible.

Inthe1880s,newinventionsbegantochangephotography.Photographerscouldbuyfilmsready-madein

rolls.Sotheydidnothavetomakethefilmthemselves.Theinventionofthesmallhandheldcameramade

photographylessexpensive.Withthesmallcamera,anyonecouldbeaphotographer.Theytookpicturesoftheir

families,friendsandfavoriteplaces.Theycalledthesepictures“snapshot”.

Photographsbecameverypopularinnewspapersinthe1890s.Soonmagazinesandbooksalsoused

docutrentaryphotographs.Thesepicturesshowedtrueeventsandpeople.Theyweremuchmorerealthandrawing.

Photographyalsoturnedintoaformofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotographswerenotjust

copiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedideasandfeelings,likeotherartforms.

7.WhatwasspecialaboutDaguerre'spictures?

A.Theywereusedforhisbusiness.B.TheywereclearerthanNiepce's.

C.Theywerethefirstcoloredpictures.D.Theywerefbranartisticpurpose.

8.WhatcanwelearnaboutMathewBrady?

A.HelookpicturesofAmericanCivilWar.

B.Hewasthefirsttophotographpeople.

C.Heinventedanewtypeofcamera.

D.HewasaheroduringtheCivilWar.

9.Whatmadephotographyaccessibletocommonpeople?

A.Thehandheldcamera.B.Theready-madefilmsinrolls.

C.Newspapersandmagazines.D.Popularityoftravelling.

10.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thehistorythefilmindustry.B.Theinventionofcamera.

C.Thedevelopmentofphotography.D.Theroleofphotographs.

四、閱讀理解04

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FormerBritishPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchilloncesaid,"TheBritisharetheonlypeoplewholiketobe

toldhowbadthingsare."ThisisdefinitelytrueofBritishcomedy.Mostpeoplethinkhumorisabouthappythings,

butfbrtheBritish,theoppositeistrue.Welovetouseourcruelsenseofhumortocomplainandbenegative.

Britishcomedy,forexample,drawsafinelinebetweencomedyandtragedy（悲?。?BBC'sTheOfficeisaTV

show,famousfbritsdryhumor.Themaincharacter,DavidBrent,isafoolishman,andtheshow'scomedycomes

fromhisdelusions.Forexample,heoftentellshimselfthatheislovedbyeveryonebuttheviewercanseethat

everyonehateshim.

StupidcharactersfbrtheaudiencetolaughatareanoldtraditioninBritain.InShakespeare'splayTwelfth

Night,thecharacterMalvolioisanoldmanwhompeopleplaytrickson.Theaudiencewilllaughaway,although

therealityisthatthismanisatrulytragicindividual.

ThissideofBritishhumorisreflectedinfriendshipsaswell.Atuniversity,myfriendsandIwouldalways

laughatoneanother.IhadanAmericanfriendwhoactuallyfoundthissarcasm（挖苦）quiteupsetting.Shedidn't

realizethatinBritain,thebetterfriendsyouarcwithsomeone,themoreyoulaughatthem.

Thisapproach—laughingateverything—maysoundratherdepressing（讓人郁悶的），butourstrangehumor

playedabigpartinBritishhistory.InWorldWarII,alongwithastiffupperlip（堅定沉著）,theBritishgotthrough

itbylaughing.Whatelsewastheretodo?

ThereisasayinginEnglish:"Laughandtheworldlaughswithyou;cryandyoucryalone."Ifyouareeveron

thereceivingendofBritishsarcasm,youmayfeellikecrying,butitsbesttojustlaughitoff!

11.HowisBritishhumorspecial?

A.Itisoftensurprisingandboring.

B.Itisoftenaboutnegativethings.

C.Iloftenlaughsathappypeople.

D.Itoftenmakeshappythingsdepressing.

12.Fromparagraph2-5wecanknowthat.

A.Britishpeoplewillnotlaughattheirgoodfriends

B.thereisagreatdifferencebetweencomedyandtragedy

C.stupidpeoplearcoftentreatedwellinShakespeare'splays

D.Britishhumorusedtogivepeoplecourageinfaceofsufferings

13.HowdoestheauthoradvisepeopletoreacttoBritishhumor?

A.Keepsilent.B.Cryasyoulike.

C.Don'ttakeitseriously.D.Trytoholdbackyourlaughter.

五、閱讀理解05

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TheUnitedStatesspaceagencywillsendaspacecrafttoexplorethesunmorecloselythaneverbeforeon

Saturday.NASA'SParkerSolarProbe（探測器）willflythroughthehotsolaratmosphereandcomewithinjust6

millionkilometersofthesun'ssurface.

TheParkerProbewillgetalmostseventimesclosertothesunthanearlierspacecraft.Tbdothis,itwillfly

past%nus（金星）seventimesoversevenyears.Eachpasswillchangetheprobe'sorbitbyprovidingagravitypush.

Itwillmoveeverclosertothesunandstraightintothecorona（日冕）,thesun'soutermostatmosphere.

Byexploringthesun'scorona,scientistshopetolearnwhyitishundredsoftimeshotterthanthesun'ssurface.

Theywillalsostudywhatdrivesthesolarwind.

Theprojectwasproposedin1958,thesameyearNASAwasestablished.Now,"it'sbecomingareality,"said

projectmanagerAndyDriesman.

TheParkerspacecrafthasa2.4meterheatshield（護罩）thatis11centimetersthick.Itismadeoftwocarbon

sheets.Thefronthasawhitecoatingtoreflectsunlight.Itisexpectedtoshineredwhenitexperiencestheextreme

solarheat.Almosteverythingonthespacecraftwillbebehindthisshieldtokeepitsscientificinstrumentsrelatively

cool.

Besides,thespacecraftwillalsobetravelingatahighspeed.Theprobewillreach690,000kilometersperhour

inthecorona.ThespacecraftwillmakeitsfirstflightpastVenusinearlyOctober.Itsfirstpassbythesunis

expectedinNovember.

TheParkerSolarProbeisthefirstNASAspacecrafttobenamedaftersomeonewhoisstillalive.Eugene

Parkerisa91-year-oldprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.Hepredictedtheexistenceofsolarwind60years

ago.HeplanstobeatCapeCanaveralAirForceStationinthesouthernstateofFloridatoseethelaunch.

14.What'stheadvantageoftheParkerProbecomparedtotheearlierones?

A.Itcanchangetheorbitbyflyingpastlh?sun.

B.Itcangetclosertothesunandintothecorona.

C.Itcanstudytheeffectofsolarwind.

D.Itcanflythroughthehotsolaratmospherewithoutprotection.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Humanhadlittleachievementsinexploringthesun.

B.EugeneParkeristhefirstonetostudythesun.

C.TheParkerProbehastogetclosetothesunwiththehelpofVenus.

D.Humancangetclosetothesun'ssurfacewithin6millionkilometerstoday.

16.WhatcanwelearnaboutEugeneParker?

A.HestartedNASA.

B.Heforesawthesolarwindwhenhewas31.

C.HedesignedtheParkerspacecraft.

D.HewillstudythesunusingtheParkerspacecraft.

17.Judgingfromthecontent,thepassagemostprobablybelongsto.

A.astorybookB.anadvertisementC.asciencefictionD.anewsreport

六、閱讀理解06

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Asthenovelcoronavirusoutbreakinterruptsbusinessesandeverydaylifefbrbillionsaroundtheglobe,

massiveconferenceshavemovedonline.Thenewformcreatesnumeroustechnicalandorganizationalchallenges,

butitalsooffersopportunities-forreachingwideraudiences,reducingthecarbonfootprintofmeetingtraveland

improvingdiversity.Forsomemeetings,theswitchmaybelasting.

Thescientificcommunityis“makinglemonadeoutoflemons,“anexpertsays."Scientistsaremakinguseof

asituationthafsreallyquitehorribleandprovidingpeopleawaytoconnect.”

Inmanyways,virtualconferencesofferabetterexperience,saysAltman,associatedirectoroftheStanford

InstituteforAI.Altman'sinstitutehadplannedaninpersonconferenceinApril,butCOVID-19forcedorganizersto

changeit.TheythrewtogetheravirtualconferencetodiscusshowAIcanhelpscientistsfighttheongoing

pandemic（流行?。?Theeventwasagreatsuccess.Theoriginalconferencewouldhavedrawnafewhundred

attendees,but30,000peoplewatchedtheonlineversion.

Altmansaysthevirtualenvironmentallowedhoststobettercontroltheflowofdiscussionandquestionsfrom

theaudience.Byprivatelymessagingoneanotherbehindthescenes,theywereabletomakeadjustments（調(diào)

整）.Duringtheaudiencequestionperiod,thehostsdidn'topenupthevirtualfloorforanyonetospeak.Instead,

theyaskedtheaudiencetotypetheirquestionsandscreenthemostinsightful（有深亥i］見解的）ones.

Scientistsacknowledgethatvirtualconferencescan'tcompletelyreplacetheconferenceexperience.Virtual

meetingsmightlosesomeoftheirappealoncestay-at-homerequirementsloosen.Evenso,thesuccessofsome

scientistsfurtherstrengthensthesociety'smarchtowardvirtualmeetings.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“makinglemonadeoutoflemons^^referto?

A.Workingtirelesslytofightthepandemic.

B.Takingadvantageofthedifficultsituation.

C.Doingresearchonhowtomakelemonade.

D.Committingthemselvestotheirconferences.

19.Whatcouldprovethevirtualconferencementionedinparagraph3successful?

A.Alargeraudience.B.Betterarrangement.

C.Environmentalfriendliness.D.Beatingtheongoingpandemic.

20.Whatdocstheauthorintendtodoinparagraph4?

A.Providesomeadvicefbrthehosts.B.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.

C.Introduceanewtopicfbrtheaudience.

D.Listsomeadvantagesofvirtualconferences.

21.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperdocsthistextprobablyappear?

A.Business.B.Opinion.C.Culture.D.Travel.

七、閱讀理解07

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Learningasecondlanguageistoughatanyage.Now,inanewstudy,scientisthavefoundouttheexactage

afterwhichyourchancesofreachingfluency（流利）inasecondlanguageseemtoplummet:10.

ThestudypublishedinthejournalCognition,foundthatit's"nearlyimpossible"fbrlanguagelearnerstoreach

native-level（母語水平）fluencyiftheystartlearningasecondlanguageafterage10."Itturnsoutyou'restill

learningfast,“saysstudyco-authorJoshuaHartshorne."It'sjustthatyourunoutoftime,becauseyourabilityto

learnstartsdroppingataround17or18yearsold,"Peoplewhostartafewyearsafterage10maystillbecomequite

goodatalanguage,theauthorssay,buttheyareunlikelytobecomefluent.

Kidsmaybebetterthanadultsatlearningnewlanguagesformanyreasons.Children'sbrainsaremoreplastic

thanthoseofadults,meaningthey'rebetterabletoadaptandrespondtonewinformation.Kidsmayalsobemore

willingtotrynewthingsthanadultsare.Theircomparativelynewunderstandingoftheirnativelanguagemayalso

beadvantageous.

Thesefindingsmayseemdiscouraging,butitwasinspiringforscientiststolearnthatthekeyperiodforfluent

languagelearningmightbelongerthanpreviouslythought.Somescientistsbelievedthat(hewindowbeginsto

closeshortlyafterbirth,whileothersmadeitlongertoveryearlychildhood.Comparedwiththosejudgments-age

17or18—whenlanguagelearningabilitystarttodropoff-seemsrelativelyold.

Forthisstudy,theresearcherscreatedanonlinetestpromisingtoguesspeople'snativelanguageandhome

countrybasedontheirresponsestoEnglishgrammarquestions.Almost670,000peoplelookit,givingthe

researchershugeamountsofdatafromEnglishspeakersofmanyagesandbackgrounds.Examiningtheresponses

andgrammarmistakesallowedthemtomadeunusuallyexactjudgmentsaboutlanguagelearning.

22.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"plummet"inparagraph1mean?

A.Dropsharply.B.Increasegreatly.

C.Appeargradually.D.Doublesuddenly.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?

A.Adultstendtoperformbadlyinlearningasecondlanguage.

B.Childrenareatanadvantageinacquiringanewlanguage.

C.Allthesenewfindingsarequitediscouragingforscientists.

D.Peoplehavedifferentkeyperiodsformasteringalanguage.

24.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfbcuson?

A.Thepurposeofthestudy.B.Thefindingsofthestudy.

C.Thesubjectofthestudy.D.Theprocessofthestudy.

25.What,sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.KidsArcBetteratLearningNewLanguages

B.AdultsCan'tLearnaSecondLanguageWell

C.NeverSayDieWhenLearningaNewLanguage

D.BettertoLearnaNewLanguageBeforeAge10

八、閱讀理解08

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Canyouthinkofadaywithoutmusic?Wecanhearmusiceverywhere:inthestreetsandathome,overthe

radioandonTV,intheshopsandintheparks.Peopleallovertheworldarefondofmusic.Theylistentomusic,

theydance(omusic,andtheylearntoplaymusicalinstruments.

Musicisn't'onlycombinationofpleasantsounds.Itisanartwhichreflectslife.Therearclotofdifferent

kindsofmusic.Someofthemappearedlongago,andsomearemodem.Folkmusicappearedlongago,butitis

stillalive.Folksongsareverypleasanttolistento.Classicalmusicisoftenassociatedwiththemusicofthepast.

Rapisamodemmusicalstylewherethesingerspeaksorshoutsthewordsintimetomusicwithasteadybeat.

GreatBritainhasproducedmorepopularmusicstarsthananyothercountry。Britishgroupsoftensetnew

trendsinmusic.Newstyles,groupsandsingerscontinuetoappear.Manyofthenewbandshavebeenabletouse

changesintechnologytodeveloptheirmusicsuchascomputeriseddrummachines,synthesisersandother

electronicinstruments.

Tastesdiffer.Sopeople'smusicalinterestsrangefrompopandrockmusictoclassicalmusicandopera.My

favouritestyleofmusicispopmusic,becauseitisfullofenergy.WhenIlistentopopmusicitmakesme

rememberhappytimesandforgettheproblemsofeverydaylife.Ialsoenjoylisteningtoclassicalmusic.Themusic

Ihateisheavymelal,Ifinditnoisy.WhenIlistentothisstyleofmusicitpresentstomymindpicturesofdarkdays.

Mymotherandfatheragreewithmytastesinmusic.Thoughtheyprefertolistentoclassical,theythinkthat

modemmusicisnottoobad.

Musicappealstoourhearts.Itcomfortsoursoulsandenrichesourminds.Musicisbeautyinsounds;itisour

magicsourceofinspiration.

26.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Severaltypesofmusic.B.Differentmusicaltastes.

C.Thedevelopmentofmusicalstyles.D.Theimportanceofmusicinourlives.

27.Howisthesecondparagraphdeveloped?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byanalysingreasons.

C.Bydescribingcourses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

28.Whydoestheauthorlikepopmusic?

A.Itisplayedwithelectronicinstruments.B.Itischaracterisedbyasteadybeat.

C.Itisloudandstrong.D.Itsoundsenergetic.

29.Whatistheauthor'sparents'attitudetowardshismusicaltaste?

A.Doubtful.B.SupportiveC.Dissatisfied.D.Unconcerned.

九、閱讀理解09

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Awife'slevelofeducationpositivelyinfluencesbothherownandherhusband'schancesofhavingalonglife,

accordingtoanewSwedishstudy.

Inthestudy,researchersfromtheSwedishInstituteforSocialResearchinStockholmfoundthatawoman's

levelofeducationhadastrongerconnectiontothelikelihoodofherhusbanddyingovereducation.What'smore,

theydiscoveredthatahusband'ssocialclass,basedonhisoccupation,hadagreaterinfluenceonhiswife's

longevity（長壽）thanherownclass.

“Womentraditionallytakemoreresponsibilityforthehomethanmendo,and,asaresult,women'slevelsof

educationmightbemoreimportantfordetermininglifestyles-forexample,intermsoffoodchoices—thanthose

ofmen,^^saySrs.RobertEriksonandJennyTorssanderoftheSwedishInstituteforSocialResearchinStockholm.

Theresultsshowthatahusband'slevelofeducationdoesnotinfluenceh:slongevity,butthatmenwith

partnerswhohadquitstudyingafterschoolwere25percentmorelikelytodieearlythanmenlivingwithwomen

holdinguniversitydegrees.Intum,thosemarriedtowomenwithuniversitydegreeswere13percentmorelikelyto

dieearlythanthosewhosewiveshadpost-graduatequalifications.

Accordingtotheresearchers,awomanwithagoodeducationmaynotmarryamanwhodrinksandsmokes

toomuchorwhodrivescarelessly,andmenwithsuchhabitsmaynotpreferhighlyeducatedwoman.Drs.Erikson

andTorssanderalsosuggestthatbetter-educatedwomenmaybemoreawareofwhahealthyeatingandgoodhealth

careconsistof.

Thefindingssuggestthateducationhasahugeimpactonhowlongandhowwellpeoplelive.Italsoreflects

socialfactors,sinceeducatedindividualsusuallyhavebetterjobs,whichallowthemtoaffordhealthierdietsand

lifestyles,aswellasbetterhealthcare.

30.Inthispassagetheauthorintendsto.

A.presenttheresultsofastudy

B.encouragewomentogethighereducation

C.analyzetherelationshipbetweeneducationandlife

D.discusswhywomenusuallylivelongerthanmen

31.Awomanwithhighereducationislikelyto.

A.teachherchildrenwell

B.eammoremoneythanherhusband

C.marryamanwithoutmanybadhabits

D.chooseahusbandwithahigherdegreethanhers

32.Awife'seducationhasmoreefYectonafamilythanahusband'sbecause.

A.womenmakemoresacrificestotheirfamiliesthanmendo

B.mostwomenhavehigherdegreesthan（heirhusbands

C.mostmenmarrywomenwithhigherdegrees

D.womenhavealeadingroleinthehomelifeofmostfamilies

33.Welearnfromthepassagethat.

A.amanwithalotofeducationliveslonger（hanonewithlittle

B.educatedwivestendtochoosehealthylifestylesfortheirfamilies

C.highly-educatedwomendon'tmarryuneducatedmen

D.aman'slongevitydependsonnotonlyhiswife'slevelofeducationbutalsohisown

十、閱讀理解10

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Scientistshavebeentryingtofigureouthowtoalterthegenesofhumansformanyyears,anditlookslike

they'vefinallycracked（破解）thecode.Butwhilethismayseemlikeagreatstepforwardinscience,somealso

believethatit'sonestepbackwhenitcomestoethics（道德準則）.InAugust,agroupofscientistsfromtheUSA

andSouthKoreaworkedtogether（osuccessfullyeditahumanembryo（胚胎）andremoveageneticmutation（突

變）thatwouldhaveledtoheartdisease,reportedTheGuardian.ThiswasdonewiththehelpofCRISPR,a

gene-editingtoolthatallowsscientiststo“cutandpastc^^humanDNA.

Althoughthiswasthefirstexampleofanembryo'sgenesbeingchangedsuccessfully,theadvantagesofgene

editinghavealreadybeentestedinlivingpatients.In2015,afive-month-oldgirlfromtheUKwassavedafter

doctorsusededitedcellstofightoffhercancer.Asoftoday,she'saliveandwell.AndintheUSAlastyear,

scientistsmanagedtoremoveHIVcellsfromseveralpatientsbyeditingthegenesinsidetheirbodies.

Somepeoplehopethatinthefuture,diseasesorbirthdefectscouldsimplybe"editedout”.However,others

believethiscouldleadtoso-calleddesignerbabies,givingparentstheoptiontochooseeverythingfromeyecolor

tointelligence.''Youcouldfindwealthyparentsbuyingthelatest“upgrades”fbrtheirchildren,leadingtoeven

greaterinequalitythanwcalreadylivewith,”MarcyCamovsky,directoroftheSanFranciscoCenterfbrGenetics,

toldBBCNews.

Inspiteoftheseethicalconcerns,expenssayit'snotpossibletocreatethe“perfect“humanbeing.Despitethe

progressscientistshavemade,wedon'tunderstandhumangenesenoughtogiveallunbornchildrengreat

brainpoweroramazingsingingabilities.44Rightnow,wcknownothingaboutgeneticenhancement/'HankGreely,

adirectoratStanfordUniversity,USA,toldTheNewYorkTimes."We'renevergoingtobeabletosay,honestly,

thisembryolookslikeitwouldscorehighonthetwo-partSAT.”

Soitlookslikeifwewantgoodexamresults,ortoimpresspeoplewithourpianoskills,we'llhavetostick

withtheoldfashionedmethodofplainhardwork—atleastfornow.

34.Theunderlinedword“alter“inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.recordB.changeC.removeD.increase

35.Whatwasthefirstsuccessfulexampleofhumanembryogeneediting?

A.Ageneticmutationrelatedtoheartdiseasewasremovedbyscientists.

B.Anewbornbabywithcancerwassavedbyeditedcells.

C.HIVcellswereremovedfrompaticnts9bodies.

D.Somebirthdefectsweresimplyeditedout.

36.Whydosomepeopleconsiderhumangeneeditingastepbackwards?

A.Theydon'tth