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广西南宁市届第二次适应性测试英语试题
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B.Excellentorganizationalskills.
C.Ahighschooldiploma.
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StudentsatSummerCreekandKingwoodParkHighschoolshavejoinedaprojectcalled“StudentsHelpingVeterans(退伍军人):
BigHeroes,TinyHomes”overthepastschoolyear.
Thehighschool’sstudentsandteacherspartneredtogethertocreateatinyhomecommunityintheHoustonarea,forhomelessveterans.Generouslocalcommunitydonationshelpedfundtheproject.Besides,theschoolscollaboratewitharchitects,engineersandothercommunitypartnersinthelocalcommunitytodesignandbuildhomesexpectedtobe200to300squarefeetinsize.Theyeventuallywanttobuildacommunitywhereveteranscanbesurroundedbyotherveteranneighborswhounderstandandrelatetotheirdifficultiesandissueswhencomingbacktocivilianlife.
Asateam,thestudentsattendregularmeetingstogethertoworkonthedesign.Theyaremotivatedbythepurposebehindtheprojectwhichkeepsthemfocusingonthetasksathand.Witheverynailthatgoesin,theyknowthattheyareimprovingaveteran'slifeandprovidinghimasecurehomewherehecanspendhisgoldenyears."Thekidsaredoingsomethingforsomeonewithoutanyrewardexceptknowingtheyaredoingitforsomeone,"saidMissyTayler,theirproudteacher.
"Theywantedtoservetheircountryandprotectus,andtheycamebackbuttheydidn'tgetthesametreatment,"saidseniorstudentSarahDalby,describinghermotivationtohelp.Sheaddedthatwhenshestartedtheproject,shebarelyknewhowtouseasawbutsheisafastlearnerandlovesthework.“Youhavetoappreciatethearmedforcesofourcountryforgivingustheindividuallibertiesthatweenjoy,”seniorstudent,NicolasLogansaidwhenexplaininghisownmotivationtoparticipateintheproject.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“collaboratewith”inparagraph2mean?
A.Learnfrom.B.Teamupwith.
C.Competeagainst.D.Makeupwith.
5.Whoaidedtheprojectfinancially?
A.Highschoolstudentsandteachers.
B.Localarchitectsandengineers.
C.Citizensandorganizationsfromlocalcommunities.
D.GovernmentsofHoustonareas.
6.Whichcanbestdescribethestudentsinvolvedintheproject?
A.Caringandcooperative.
B.Demandingandconsiderate.
C.Humorousanddetermined.
D.Independentandintelligent.
7.What'sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?
A.Toexpresstheteachers'feelings.
B.Toexplainthesecretoftheproject.
C.Toexplainthestudents'motivation.
D.Torevealapotentialeducationalbenefit.
Identicaltwins(同卵双胞胎)maynotbeexactcopiesattheDNAlevelafterall.Normally,identicaltwinsdifferby5.2geneticchanges.ResearcherssharedtheirnewfindinginNatureGenetics.
Identicaltwinsarealsocalledmonozygotictwins(单卵双胞胎).Theycomefromasingleegg.Thateggformsanembryo(胚胎).Then,itsplitsintotwoembryos.Eachoftheseembryoswillgoontobecomeababy.
Identicaltwinshavelongbeenthoughttohavetheexactsamegenes.That'swhysomescientificstudiesstudythesetwins.Suchstudiestrytodeterminewhetherparticularfeatures,diseasesorconditionsareduetogenesorinsteadreflectenvironmentalinfluences.Anydifferencesinthehealthofidenticaltwinswerethoughttobeduetodifferentenvironmentalexposures.Thenewfindings,though,suggestthatgeneticchangesmightalsoexplainwhyidenticaltwinsaren'ttrulyidentical.
ResearchersinIcelandstudied381pairsofidenticaltwins.Thenthescientistsstudiedallthegenesineachpersoncarefully.Only38pairsoftwinshadallthesamegenes.MosttwinpairsdifferedsomewhatintheirDNA.Thosedifferenceslikelyaroselongbeforebirth.Itcouldhavehappenedeitherjustbeforeoneembryosplittoformtwooritcouldhavehappenedshortlyafterthesplit.Someofthetwinshadmanygeneticdifferences.Thirty-ninepairshadmorethan100differencesintheirgenes.
Genechanges,ormutations(突变),seeninthenewlystudiedtwinssuggestthatembryosdon’tsplitneatlyinhalfwhentwinsform.Sometwinsmayarisewhenasinglecellorasmallgroupofcellssplitsofffromanembryo.Howmanycellseachtwinoriginatesfrommaydeterminehowgeneticallydifferenttheyare.Moreunevensplitsoftheembryomayleadtoagreaternumberofgenedifferencesinthetwins.
8.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph1?
A.Makeacomparison.B.Proposeadefinition.
C.Presentaconclusion.D.Raiseanargument.
9.Whatmayexplainthereasonwhyidenticaltwinsaren’tthesame?
A.Somediseases.B.Educationeffects.
C.Thegeneticorigin.D.Thechangesofgene.
10.WhatdoestheresearchinIcelandshow?
A.Almostallthetwinshavenodifferenceingenes.
B.Halfoftwinshavemorethan100differencesingenes.
C.Abouttenpercentoftwinssharethesamegenes.
D.Genedifferencesusuallyoccurshortlyafterthesplit.
11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.SomeIdenticalTwinsDon'tHavetheSameDNA
B.ManyPeopleHavetheExactlySimilarGenes
C.NotAlltheIdenticalTwinsLooktheSame
D.IdenticalTwinsAttractManyResearchers
China’sChang’e5missiontothemoonwascompletedinlessthanamonthafterblastingoff(点火起飞).Acapsulecontainingsamplesoflunar(月球的)rocksandsoilcollectedfromthesurfaceofournaturalsatellitelandedinInnerMongolia,whereitwastakenbackforstudy.
ChinesebroadcasterCGTNreportedthatthecapsulehadlandedbacktoEarthjustafter10amDec.16.Searchcrewswereoutinthefreezingpre-dawnHourslookingtofindbackthecapsulefromthesnowygrasslandduringtemperatureswellbelowzero.Aerialimages(航拍影像)appearedtoshowthecapsulesafelyrestingontheground.
China'sNationalSpaceAdministrationannouncedonThursday,Dec.3,thatitsascentmodule(上升器)hadblastedofffromthetopofthemission'slunarlander,carryingsamplesofrockandsoilitdugfromthelunarsurface.Itthenmetwithanorbitercirclingthemoon.ThepairmadethereturntriptoEarthwherethecapsulecarryingthesampleswassentonitswayforahotandfastgoingdownthroughouratmosphereonlytolandonthefrozenground.
ThemissionliftedofffromChinaonNov.23andlandedonthemoononDec.l.VideosfromChinesemediashowedthelander’sroboticarmhardatworkduringitsshortshiftonanotherworld.Duringitsstay,Chang'e5alsosentbackimagesofalunarplainofrelativelyyoungvolcanicmoonrock.Theimageshowsbothdistanthillsandhowthefeetofthelanderdugintothesoftsurfaceofthemoonasittoucheddown.Enlargingthefootofthelanderinparticularprovidersarealsenseofthedry,desert-likelunarsurface.Whenthesampleswerecollected,theyhavebeenthefirstpiecesofthemoontobereturnedtoourplanetsincethe1970s.
12.WhatisthemissionofChang'e5?
A.Collectingsamplesofrocksandsoilfromthemoon.
B.Takingthesamplesfromtheearthtothenmoon.
C.Sendingaman-madesatellitetoorbitthemoon.
D.Sendingamannedspaceshiptomakealunarlanding.
13.Whichofthefollowingwasleftonthemoonaccordingtothetext?
A.Thecapsule.B.Thelunarlander.
C.Theascentmodule.D.Theorbiter.
14.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"anotherworld"inparagraph4referto?
A.TheEarth.B.Aspaceship.
C.Chang'e5.D.TheMoon
15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Entertainment.B.Science.C.Education.D.Health.
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