1、27分钟;命题人:xxx学校:_姓名:_班级:_考号:_题号一二三四五六总分得分注意事项1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷(选择题)评卷人一、阅读理解(题型注释)The technique can lead to new ways to produce medicines, the researchers from the universities of Istanbul and Hawaii hope.As part of an effort to improve treatments for life-threatening illnesses,
2、a team of scientists have created rabbits that glow(发光) in the dark.Their efforts produced two rabbits out of a litter of eight that went from being a normal, fluffy white to glowing green in the dark. The rabbits were born at the University of Istanbul as part of a collaboration(合作) between scienti
3、sts from universities in Turkey and Hawaii.The rabbits glow to show that a genetic manipulation technique can work efficiently, though the specific color is more cosmetic than scientific. The green is not important at all its just a marker to show the experiment can be done successfully, said Univer
4、sity of Hawaii associate professor Stefan Moisyadi.To produce the glowing effect, researchers injected jellyfish DNA into a mother rabbits embryos. Those altered embryos(胚胎). Those altered embryos were then inserted back into the mother. Similar experiments have resulted in glowing cockroaches and c
5、ats.Eventually, the researchers hope the technique can lead to new ways to produce medicines, Moisyadi said. “The final goal is to develop animals that act as barrier reactive to produce beneficial molecules in their milk thatcan be cheaply extracted, especially in countries that cant afford big pha
6、rma plants that make drugs, that usually cost $1bn to build, and be able to produce their own protein-based medication in animals, Moisyadi said.The rabbits are expected to have the same life span as their non-glowing counterparts(副本), but Moisyadi said he understands people can object to this kind
7、of experimentation involving live animals.To the people against, I say: think about, what are the benefits and what are the injuries? Moisyadi said. And if the benefits outweigh the injuries, lets go with the benefits.Moisyadi, a native of Turkey who is now with the University of Hawaii, started dev
8、eloping the project in 2006, and researchers are now waiting to see if pregnant sheep produce similar results.1、Moisyadis attitude towards this kind of experiment is .Adoubtful.Bindifferent.Csupportive.Dobjective.2、How did glowing effect produce?AIt was just the result of genetic selection.BPut a li
9、ght into a mother rabbits embryos.CInjected glowing cats DNA into a mother rabbits embryos.DInjected Jellyfish DNA into a mother rabbits embryos.3、The final goal of this research isATo make animals cuter.BTo make nights brighter.CTo produce all kinds of glowing animals.DTo produce beneficial molecul
10、es in animals milk.4、What can we learn according to the passage?AThe life span of glowing rabbits is much shorter than that of non-glowing ones.BThe glowing rabbits were born only at the University pf Hawaii.CScientists have created glowing cockroaches and cats before.DThree rabbits out of eight can
11、 glow in the experiment.Something about the four World Famous StatuesThe Little MermaidThe statue The Little Mermaid sits on a rock in the Copenhagen harbor at Langelinie in Denmark. Tourists visiting for the first time are often surprised by the relatively small size of the statue. The Little Merma
12、id is only 1.25 meters high and weighs around 175kg. designed by Edvard Eriksen, the statue was erected in 1913 to commemorate(纪念)the fairy tale The Little Mermaid. The poor lady has lost her head several times but each time it has been restored. Copenhagen officials announced that the statue may be
13、 moved further out in the harbor, as to avoid further vandalism(故意破坏)and to prevent tourists from climbing onto it.David StatueDavid is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture sculpted by Michelangelo from 1501 to 1504. The 5.17 meter marble statue portray the hero after his victory over Goliath, Mic
14、helangelo chose to represent David before the fight contemplating(沉思)the battle yet to come. To protect it from damage, the famous statue was moved in 1873 to the Accademia Gallery in Florence in Italy, where it attracts many visitors. A replica was placed in the Piazza della Signoria, at the origin
15、al location.Great SphinxLocated at the Giza Plateau near Cairo in Egypt, the Great Sphinx is one of the largest and oldest statues in the world, but basic facts as who was the model for the face, when it was built, and by whom, are still debated. It is the largest monolithic(独块巨石的)statue in the world although it is considerably smaller than the pyramids around it. Despite conflicting evidence and viewpoints over by the yea
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