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英语部分专项训练三

英语部分专项训练（三）

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

ThereisgrowinginterestinEastJapanRailwayCo.ltd.,oneofthesixcompanies,createdoutoftheprivatizednationalrailwaysystem.Inanindustrylackingexcitinggrowth__1__,itsplantousereal-estateassetsinandaroundtrainstations__2__isdrawinginterest.

Inaplancalled“StationRenaissance”thatit__3__inNovember,JREastsaidthatitwould__4__usingitscommercialspacesforshopsandrestaurants,extendingthemto__5__moresuitablefortheinformationage.Itwantstrainstationsaspick-up__6__forsuchgoodsasbooks,flowersandgroceries__7__overtheInternet.Inacountrywherecity__8__dependheavilyontrains__9__commuting,about16millionpeopleadaygotoitstrainstationsanyway,thecompany__10__.So,pickingupcommoditiesattrainstations__11__consumersextratravelandmissedhomedeliveries.JREastalreadyhasbeenusingitsstation__12__storesforthispurpose,butitplanstocreate__13__spacesforthedeliveryofInternetgoods.

Thecompanyalsoplanstointroduce__14__cards—knowninJapanasICcardsbecausetheyuseintegratedcircuitfor__15__information__16__trainticketsandcommuterpasses__17__themagneticonesusedtoday,integratingthemintoa/an__18__pass.Thiswillsavethecompanymoney,because__19__forICcardsaremuchlessexpensivethanmagneticsystems.IncreaseduseofICcardsshouldalso__20__thespaceneededforticketvending.

1.［A］perspectives［B］outlooks［C］prospects［D］spectacles

2.［A］creatively［B］originally［C］authentically［D］initially

3.［A］displayed［B］demonstrated［C］embarked［D］unveiled

4.［A］gobeyond［B］setout［C］comearound［D］spreadover

5.［A］applications［B］enterprises［C］functions［D］performances

6.［A］districts［B］vicinities［C］resorts［D］locations

7.［A］acquired［B］purchased［C］presided［D］attained

8.［A］lodgers［B］tenants［C］dwellers［D］boarders

9.［A］for［B］in［C］of［D］as

10.［A］figures［B］exhibits［C］convinces［D］speculates

11.［A］deprives［B］retrieves［C］spares［D］exempts

12.［A］conjunction［B］convenience［C］department［D］ornament

13.［A］delegated［B］designated［C］devoted［D］dedicated

14.［A］clever［B］smart［C］ingenious［D］intelligent

15.［A］checking［B］gathering［C］holding［D］accommodating

16.［A］as［B］for［C］with［D］of

17.［A］butfor［B］aswellas［C］insteadof［D］morethan

18.［A］unique［B］single［C］unitary［D］only

19.［A］devices［B］instruments［C］readers［D］examiners

20.［A］reduce［B］narrow［C］dwarf［D］shrink

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

“I’venevermetahumanworthcloning,”sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromthecrampedconfinesofhislabatTexasA&MUniversity.“It’sastupidendeavor.”That’saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocalvesandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissylaterthisyear—orperhapsnotforanotherfiveyears.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman’sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.

Westhusin’sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimvexedbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyplicityproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofcanineeggs,theA&MteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryoscarryingMissy’sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogatemother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetusesmaybeacceptablewhenyou’redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans.“Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,”hesays.

Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin1997,Westhusin’sphoneatA&MCollegeofVeterinaryMedicinehasbeenringingbusily.CostisnoobstacleforcustomerslikeMissy’smysteriousowner,whowishestoremainunknowntoprotecthisprivacy.He’sploppeddown$3.7millionsofartofundtheresearchbecausehewantsatwintocarryonMissy’sfinequalitiesaftershedies.Butheknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.Inastatementofpurpose,Missy’sownersandtheA&Mteamsaytheyare“bothlookingforwardtostudyingthewaysthatherclonediffersfromMissy.”

ThefateofthedogsampleswilldependonWesthusin’swork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogviablypregnant,theoffspring,shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownatbirthbyotherclonedanimals:

abnormalitieslikeimmaturelungsandheartandweightproblems.“Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,”Westhusinasks,“whenwe’renotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?

”

1.WhichofthefollowingbestrepresentsMr.Westhusin’sattitudetowardcloning?

［A］Animalcloningisastupidattempt.

［B］Humancloningisnotyetclosetogettingitworkedout.

［C］Cloningistooinefficientandshouldbestopped.

［D］Animalscloningyes,andhumancloningatleastnotnow.

2.TheMissyplicityprojectdoesnotseemverysuccessfulprobablybecause_____.

［A］thereisn’tenoughfundtosupporttheresearch

［B］cloningdogsismorecomplicatedthancloningcatsandbulls

［C］Mr.Westhusinistoobusytakingcareofthebusiness

［D］theownerisaskingforanexactcopyofhispet

3.WhenMr.Westhusinsays“...cloningisdangerous,”heimpliesthat_____.

［A］labtechniciansmaybeaffectedbychemicals

［B］catsanddogsinthelabmaydieofdiseases

［C］experimentsmaywastelotsoflives

［D］clonedanimalscouldoutlivethenaturalones

4.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat_____.

［A］richpeoplearemoreinterestedincloninghumansthananimals

［B］cloningofanimalpetsisbecomingaprosperousindustry

［C］thereisnodistinctionbetweenaclonedandanaturaldog

［D］Missy’smasterpaysalotinahopetorevivethedog

5.Wemayconcludefromthetextthat_____.

［A］humancloningwillnotsucceedunlessthetechniqueismoreefficient

［B］scientistsareoptimisticaboutcloningtechnique

［C］manypeopleareagainsttheideaofhumancloning

［D］clonedanimalsaremorefavoredbyownerseveniftheyareweaker

Text2

Formorethantwodecades,U.S.courtshavebeenlimitingaffirmative-actionprogramsinuniversitiesandotherareas.Thelegalrationaleisthatracialpreferencesareunconstitutional,eventhoseintendedtocompensateforracismorintolerance.Formanycolleges,thismeansstudentscanbeadmittedonlyonmerit,notontheirraceorethnicity.IthasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheU.S.,aseducatorsblametheprolongedreactiontoaffirmative-actionfordeclinesinminorityadmissions.Meanwhile,activistscontinuetobattleracepreferencesincourtsfromMichigantoNorthCarolina.

Now,chiefexecutivesofabouttwodozencompanieshavedecidedtoplungeheadfirstintothispoliticallyunsettleddebate.They,togetherwith36universitiesand7nonprofitableorganizations,formedaforumthatsetforthanactionplanessentiallydesignedtohelpcollegescircumventcourt-imposedrestrictionsonaffirmativeaction.TheCEOs’motive:

“Ouraudienceisgrowingmorediverse,sothecommunitiesweservebenefitifouremployeesareraciallyandethnicallydiverseaswell”,saysoneCEOofacompangthatownsninetelevisionstations.

Amongthestepstheforumispushing:

findingcreativeyetlegalwaystoboostminorityenrollmentthroughnewadmissionspolicies;promotingadmissionsdecisionsthatlookatmorethantestscores;andencouraginguniversitiestostepuptheirminorityoutreachandfinancialaid.Andtocounteraccusationsbycriticstochallengethesetacticsincourt,thegroupsaysitwillgivelegalassistancetocollegessuedfortryingthem.“Diversitydiminishedbythecourtmustbemadeupforinotherlegitimate,legalways,”says,aforummember.

Oneofthemorecontroversialmethodsadvocatedistheso-called10%rule.Theideaisforpublicuniversities—whicheducatethree-quartersofallU.S.undergraduates—toadmitstudentswhoareinthetop10%oftheirhighschoolgraduatingclass.Doingsoallowscollegestotakeminoritieswhoexcelinaverageurbanschools,eveniftheywouldn’thavemadethecutunderthecurrentstatewiderankingmanyuniversitiesuse.

1.U.S.courtrestrictionsonaffirmativeactionsignifiesthat______.

［A］minoritiesnolongerholdtheoncefavoredstatus

［B］thequalityofAmericancollegeshasimproved

［C］racialpreferenceshasreplacedracialprejudice

［D］theminorityisonanequalfootingwiththemajority

2.WhathasbeenadivisiveissueacrosstheUnitedStates?

［A］Whetheraffirmativeactionshouldcontinuetoexist.

［B］Whetherthislawishelpingminoritiesorthewhitemajority.

［C］WhetherracismexistsinAmericancollegeadmission.

［D］Whetherracialintoleranceshouldbepunished.

3.CEOsofbigcompaniesdecidedtohelpcollegesenrollmoreminoritystudentsbecausethey_____.

［A］thinkitwrongtodeprivetheminoritiesoftheirrightstoreceiveeducation

［B］wanttoconservethefinecharacteristicsofAmericannation

［C］wantaworkforcethatreflectsthediversityoftheircustomers

［D］thinkittheirdutytohelpdevelopeducationofthecountry

4.Themajortactictheforumusesisto_____.

［A］battletheracialpreferencesincourt

［B］supportcollegesinvolvedinlawsuitsofracism

［C］strivetosettlethispoliticaldebatenationwide

［D］findlegallyviablewaystoensureminorityadmissions

5.Ifthe10%ruleisappl