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1、 2021年 Unit 2Cloning Using Language & Reading单元测试 新人教教版选修8一、单词拼写(共1题)1.1Thenewaircrafthasperformedverywellinits_(最初的)trials.2Threeofthechickens_(孵出)today.3The_(羽毛)ofapigeoncanbringyougoodluck!4Hegavemea_(合理的)explanation.5I_(只是)suggestyoushoulddoitagain.6Sheputsome_(装饰)ontheChristmastree.7Thegrea
2、t_(缺点)tolivingnearamainroadisnoise.8Alittlebabyis_(不能的)towalkortalk.9ItstraditionalinEnglandtoeat_(火鸡)onChristmasDay.10Wetriedin_(徒劳的)topersuadehimtogowithus.二、阅读理解(共2题)1.AteamofMichiganStateUniversity(MSU)researchershasdevelopedanew,moreefficientwayofcloningzebrafish,abreakthroughthatcouldhaveanimp
3、actonresearchintohumanhealth.Zebrafisharequicklybecomingtheanimalofchoiceformanyresearchers.“Aftermice,theyarethemostcommonlyusedvertebrates,thatis,animalswithbackbones,ingeneticstudies,”saysJoseCibelli,theleaderoftheteam.“Theyareusedincancerandheartdiseaseresearchbecausetheyhavemanyofthesamegenesas
4、peoplehave.”Formorethan20years,zebrafishhavealsoservedasanexcellentmodelforunderstandingbothnormaldevelopmentandbirthimperfections.Morerecently,researchwithzebrafishhasextendedtomodelinghumandiseases.Traditionalcloningusesaneggandadonor(捐赠者)cell.TheDNAisremovedfromtheeggandreplacedbytheDNAtakenfromt
5、hedonor.Theresultingfishisanexactgeneticcopyofthedonor.InCibellistechnique,theeggisremovedfromthefemalezebrafishandplacedintheovarian(卵巢的)fluidofaChinooksalmon,anotherkindoffish,beforethedonorcellisplacedintotheegg.Thepreviousmethodsofcloningzebrafishhadverylowsurvivalrates.Withthenewtechnique,thenu
6、mberofclonedfishisincreasedby15percent.Whatmakeszebrafishsousefulinresearchisthattheireggsaretransparent(透明的),makingthefishsdevelopmenteasytofollow.Improvingzebrafishcloningtechniquesisalsoimportantbecausecurrentlythemouseistheonlygoodmodelforgeneticresearch.“Sofarthemouseistheonlyanimalfromwhichyou
7、candeletegenesinareliableway,”Cibellisays.“Whatresearchersdoismutate(使变异)agene,destroyitsfunctioncompletely,andthenstudytheconsequences.”1.Whatdowelearnaboutzebrafishfromthetext?ATheycanbeusedtocurehumandiseases.BTheyhavebeenusedingeneticstudiesfor20years.CTheyaretheonlyvertebratesusedincloning.DThe
8、irsurvivalratesareincreasedbythenewmethodofcloning.2.Researcherschoosezebrafishforgeneticresearchbecause_.AtheyhavethesamegenesashumanbeingsBtheyareakindofvertebrateCtheirgenescanbechangedDtheireggsareeasytoobserve3.WecaninferthefollowingfromthetextEXCEPTthat_.Athezebrafishcloningtechnologymayprovid
9、eanewmodelforgeneticresearchBmicewillnotbeusedingeneticresearchanymoreCexperimentalresultsonzebrafishmayapplytohumanbeingsDJoseCibelliledthenewresearchofcloningzebrafish4If20zebrafishcouldbeclonedbythepreviousmethod,howmanyzebrafishcanbeclonedbythenewone?A20.B23.C17.D15.5Whatsthetextmainlyabout?AHow
10、cloninghasdeveloped.BAstudyofanewwaytoclonezebrafish.CAbreakthroughinresearchintohumanhealth.DZebrafish,thebestmodelforgeneticresearch.2.Withallthelowfatandfatfreeproductsonthemarket,youdthinkreducingfatintakewouldbethesurestwaytogreaterhealth.Infact,thereissuchathingastoolittlefat.Strangebuttrue:ea
11、tingwithoutfatcanleadtovitamindeficiencies(维生素缺乏症)Thatsbecausesomevitaminsrequirefattobetakenintothebodyandtodotheirjobs,whichincludeprovidingenergy,keepingthebodyworkingnormallyandsupportingthebodytofightagainstdisease,forastart.Vitaminsarenecessary,whichmeansfatsarenecessary,too.Dietaryfat,whichco
12、mesfromthefoodyoueat,iscrucialtotheintakeofthevitaminssoluble(可溶的)infat,whichincludesvitaminsA,D,EandK(VitaminC,neededforhealthyteeth,doesntneedfat)Amongthem,vitaminAisnecessaryforgoodeyesight,andvitaminDforbonehealth.Whenvitaminswhicharesolubleinfataretakenin,theymovefromthemouthtothestomachandthen
13、tothesmallintestine(小肠)Fatscanmoveacrossthecellwalls(细胞壁)ofthesmallintestineandenterthebodysgeneralmovementofblood.Anyvitaminsinthatfataretakenintothebodyaswell.Thevitaminsarethencarriedtotheliver(肝脏),wheretheyrestoreduntilthebodyneedsthem.Withoutenoughfatinyourdiet,yourbodycannotsuccessfullytakeint
14、hefatsolublevitaminsthatarenecessarytoyourhealth.However,thetypesoffatyoueatmatteralot.Therearesomeimportantrulestofollow,including:avoidunhealthyfatsandplantfatsarebest.Besides,eathealthyoils.Lastbutnotleast,dontoverdoit.Youonlyneedasmallamountoffattohelptakeinvitamins.Justalittlewithanyvitaminrich
15、mealanditllgetthosevitaminsintopositiontodosomegood.6Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout_.AwhylowfatproductsarepopularBthebestwaytostayhealthyCtheimportanceofdifferentvitaminsDtheimportantpartthatfatplays7Eatingfatfreemealscanresultintheshortageofvitaminsbecause_.AsomevitaminscanbetakeninwiththehelpoffatBvitaminsaresometimeshard