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2020届高考英语专练之自我检测（七）

1、BreadGarrett’sComedyClub

Category:

Comedy

BestknownforhisroleontheEmmyaward-winningsitcom（情景喜剧）EverybodyLovesRaymond,BradGarrettreturnstohisVegasrootswithhiscomedyclubattheMGMGrand.Itisagoodplacetocheckoutwhenyouneedabreakfromwork.

Pricesfrom:

$56.40andup

Agerestriction:

Mustbe21yearsofageorolder

ShowLength:

115minutes

MacKingComedy

MagicShowCategory:

Comedy,Magic

TheMacKingComedyMagicShowisdifferenteveryafternoon,withlotsofaudienceparticipation.Heiswillingtomakefunofhimselfinsteadofhisguestsinordertomakeeveryonefeelwelcomeandentertained.Theafternooniskid-friendlyfromstarttofinish.Still,whetheryou’reeightor80,youwon’tbeabletofigureoutKing’ssecrets.

Pricesfrom:

$40.90andup

Agerestriction:

Noagerestriction

ShowLength:

90minutes

TheMentalist,GerryMcCambridge

Category:

Comedy,Magic

Usinghisskillsasa“mentalist”,GerryMcCambridgeshocksthecrowdsasheuseshisabilitiestopredictjustwhataudiencememberswilldonext.Anyonewhohasseentheshowhaswalkedawayindisbelief,amazedbyhisunusualpower.

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$34.99andup

Agerestriction:

Under13willnotbeadmittedintothetheater

ShowLength:

75minutes

RockofAges

Category:

Plays&Musicals

ThecheerfulRockofAgesbringsaudiencesbacktothetimesofbighairandevenbiggerbandswith28popularrocksongsfromthe80sincluding“EveryRoseHasItsThorn,”“IWannaKnowWhatLoveIs,”“HereIGoAgain,”andmore.

RockofAgeshasbeennominated（提名）forfiveTonyAwardsincludingBestMusicalandBestDirectionofaMusical.ItalsoreceivedaDramaLeaguenominationforDistinguishedProductionforaMusical.

Pricesfrom:

$74.00andup

Agerestriction:

Mustbe15yearsofageorolder

ShowLength:

125minutes

1.Whoismostlikelytobeabletoreadaudiences’minds?

A.Raymond.B.MacKing.C.BradGarrett.D.GerryMcCambridge.

2.Whichofthefollowingisgoodforakidof10yearsoldtogoto?

A.GerryMcCambridge’sshow.B.BradGarrett’sComedyClub.

C.MacKing’scomedymagicshow.D.PerformancesofRockOfAges.

3.Ifsomeoneisinterestedinmusicals,hisbestchoicemustbe______.

A.RockofAgesB.BreadGarrett’sComedyClub

C.MacKingComedyMagicShowD.TheMentalist,GerryMcCambridge

2、AIDSmaybeoneofthemostundesirablediseasesintheworld.Luckily,thereisnowhopeforAIDSpatients.

AccordingtoarecentpaperpublishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,ChinesescientistshavesuccessfullyusedCRISPRtechnology-amethodofgeneediting-totreatapatientwithHIV.Whileitmaynothavecuredthepatientfully,itstillrepresentsahugestepforwardinfightingthedisease.

Thepatientwasa27-year-oldChinesemanwhowasdiagnosedwithbothAIDSandacutelymphoblasticleukemia（淋巴母细胞白血病）,atypeofbloodcancer.Despitehisbleaksituation,doctorsofferedhimalittlehope:

abonemarrow（骨髓）transplanttotreathiscancerandanexperimentaltreatmentforhisHIV.TheyusedthischancetoedittheDNAinbonemarrowstemcells（干细胞）fromadonorbeforetransplantingthecellsintothepatient.

Specifically,thetreatmentinvolvedusingthegene-editingtoolCRISPR-Cas9todeleteageneknownasCCRS,whichencodes（给……编码）aproteinthatHIVusestogetinsidehumancells.Withoutthegene,HIVisunabletoentercells.Talkingaboutthegene,leadscientistDengHongkuitoldCNN,“Afterbeingedited,thecells-andthebloodcellstheyproduce-havetheabilitytoresistHIVinfection.”Nineteenmonthsafterthetreatment,thepatient’sleukemiawasincompleteremission（缓解）anddonorcellswithoutCCR5remained,accordingtotheresearchpaper.

Thoughthetransplantdidn’tcuretheman’sHIV,itstillshowedtheeffectivenessofgene-editingtechnology,astherewasnoindicationofanyunintendedgeneticchanges-amajorconcernwithpastgene-editingtreatmentexperiments.

AmeshAdalja,aseniorscholarattheJohnsHopkinsCenterforHealthSecurityintheUnitedStates,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy,praisedthetreatment.“Theydidaverycreativeexperiment,anditwassafe,”hetoldLiveScience.“Itshouldbeviewedasasuccess.”

Dengbelievesgene-editingtechnologycould“bringanewdawn”toblood-relateddiseasessuchasAIDSandsickle-cellanaemia（镰状细胞贫血）.“Thankstothisnewtechnology,thegoalofafunctionalcureforAIDSisgettingcloserandcloser,”hesaid.

1.Theunderlinedword“bleak”inParagraph3probablymeans“__________”.

A.hopelessB.unstableC.embarrassingD.unique

2.HowdidthetreatmentfightagainstHIV?

A.ByidentifyingandkillingHIV.B.BychangingthestructureofHIV.

C.BypreventingHIVenteringcells.D.ByremovingaproteinHIVfeedson.

3.Whatistheresultofthetreatment?

A.Gene-editedcellsareabletoresistHIVinfection.

B.ThenumberofcellsinfectedbyHIVhasdecreased.

C.CCR5andothergenesinthepatient’scellsarechanged.

D.Unintendedgeneticchangeshavetakenplaceinthepatient’scells.

4.Whatcanweknowabouttheexperiment?

A.Itpointedouttheproblemsofgenetreatment.

B.ItprovidedanewwaytocureAIDSpatientsfully.

C.Itcouldofferasafetreatmentforblood-relateddiseases.

D.Itwasthefirstexampletousegene-editingtooltotreatAIDS.

3、TheUnitedStatesPostalService（LISPS）isofferingawaytopeoplewhoareinterestedinseeingtomorrow’smailtoday.Thepostalservicewillsendconsumersimages（图像）oftheirletters,magazinesandothermailbeforetheyarrive.ThenewserviceiscalledInformedDelivery.Itisanattempttoremaincompetitiveinanever—changingworld.

Postalserviceofficialssaytheincreaseduseofemail,digitalmessagingservicesandsocialmediahasmadeitdifficulttostayrelevant.DavidRupertisamediarelationsspecialistwhospokeaboutthecompetitiontheagencynowfaces.Whetheryouturnonatelevisionoryourcomputer,orpeoplecometoyourdoorwithdifferentproductsandservices,allofthosearecompetingforconsumers’timeandenergy,hesaid.

InterestedusersarefirstrequiredtosignupforInformedDelivery.Onceregistered,theconsumerreceivesadailyemailwithvirtual（虚拟）imagesoflettersorotherthingstobedelivered.TheUSPostalServicesaysitcanespeciallyhelpthosewhohaveamailboxattheirlocalpostoffice,sotheyknowwhentogettheirmail:

Anotherpostalofferingisaservicethatseekstomakeadvertising-relatedmail-oftencalledjunkmail—morefun.Theserviceusesvirtualandaugmentedreality（虚拟现实和增强现实）toletconsumersinteractwiththeirjunkmail.Manycompaniesputspecialcodingontheiradvertising,whichcangiveusersaninteractiveexperience.Somecompaniesevenputvirtualrealityeyeglassesinthemailtomaketheiradscometolife.Consumershavemixedreactionstovirtualandaugmentedrealityadvertising.“Youcanfindsomegoodthingswithinjunkmail.Itisagoodidea.We’11seehowitworks,”PostalserviceuserVictorTeahsaid.ButJocelynCoatneydoesn’tthinkitwouldchangehermindaboutjunkmail.“Forsome,thatmightbefun.Butforme,itwouldbeuseless,”shesaid.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.Theimagesofthemail.B.InformedDeliveryservices.

C.Letters,magazinesandothermail.D.Thetraditionaladvertising—relatedmail.

2.WhydoestheUSPostalServicecreateInformedDelivery?

A.Tomakepeopleinterestedinmails.B.Toimproveitscompetitiveness.

C.Toberelevanttootherservices.D.Tomakeagreatfortune.

3.WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesParagraph2?

A.ThefalloftheUSPostalService.B.Thereplacementofthemailservice.

C.Thepotentialmarketforthenewservice.D.ThechallengetheUSPostalServicefaces.

4.WhydoestheauthorwritewhatVictorandJocelynsaidattheendofthetext?

A.Toprovevirtualandaugmentedrealityishelpful.

B.Toshowusmanyusersareusingadvertising—relatedmail.

C.Togiveexamplesofusers’mixedreactionstojunkmail.

D.Towishvirtualandaugmentedrealityadvertisingtoworkbetter.

4、Beinghighlysuccessfulinanyfieldisprettyrare.Ittakesacombinationofnaturaltalent,luck,determination,andplentyofoutsidesupportforsomeonetomakeitbiginsports,entertainment,orbusiness.Butwhatifcompetingisallthatmatterstoyou,whetheryouarelikelytosucceedornot?

ThiswasthegoalofMichaelEddietheEagleEdwards,andthathereachedthatgoalwasanamazingachievement.

BornintheU.K.in1963,MichaelwasanenthusiasticdownhillskierwhosedreamwastocompeteforBritaininworld-classcompetitions.Hewouldhavelikedtorepresenthiscountryinthe1984WinterOlympics,buttherewerealargenumberofdownhillcompetitors,andEdwardsdidn'tqualify.Seeinghischanceelsewhere,heswitchedtoskijumping.Skijumpingdidn'tcostnearlyasmuch,andtherewasalmostnocompetitionforaplaceontheBritainteam.

Buta numberofhurdles（障碍）couldhavemeanttheendofEdwards'dream.Heweighedmorethanmostcompetitors,whichputhimatadisadvantage.Hehadnofinancial

supportforhi,training.Pooreyesightmeantthathehadtowearglassesunderhisgoggles（护目镜）-notagoodthingwhentheysteamedupathighaltitudes.Buthecouldn'tletanyofthisdiscouragehim.Hesawhimselfasatrueloverofthesportwhosimplywantedthechancetocompete.Winningwasn'tthepoint.Havingtheopportunitytotrywasallhecaredabout.Andnothingcouldstophimfromtrying.

Intheend,Edwardstook55thplaceinthe1987WorldChampionships.HethenwentontotheCalgaryOlympicsin1988,wherehefinishedlastinbothofhisevents.Manyathleteswouldhavebeenembarrassedbythisresult,butheisproudofhisachievementtothisday.Hisdeter