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1、考研英语-25(总分：100.00,做题时间：90分钟)一、B Section I Use of English/B(总题数：1,分数：10.00)Lots of creatures already reproduce without sex. Since the birth of Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby, in 1978,U(1)/U of human beings U(2)/U in laboratory glassware rather than in bed.If human cloning becomes possible-and
2、 since the birth of a sheep called Dolly,U(3)/U doubt that it will be feasible to clone a person by 2025-even the link between sex organs and reproduction U(4)/U, You will then be able to take a cutting from your body and grow a new person,U(5)/U you were a willow tree.U(6)/U, we have already divorc
3、ed sex from reproduction. In the 1960s, the contraceptive pill freed women to enjoy sex for its own sake.U(7)/U, greater tolerance of homosexuality signaled society，s acceptance of nonreproductive sex of another sort. These changes are only continuations of a U(8)/U that started perhaps a million ye
4、ars ago.Human beings U(9)/U the interest in infertile, social sex with a few other species: dolphins, apes and some birds. But U(10)/U sex is too good for human beings to U(11)/U, more and more people will abandon it as a U(12)/U of reproduction.In the modern world, you can U(13)/U have sex and pare
5、nthood without suffering the bit U(14)/U. Some Hollywood actresses U(15)/U the urge for mothering by electing to adopt children U(16)/U spoil their figures (as they see it) by childbearing. For people as beautiful as this, the temptation to U(17)/U a clone (reared in a surrogate womb) could one day
6、be U(18)/U.However, human cloning and designer babies are probably not U(19)/U. Even assuming that the procedures are judged safe and efficient in farm animals, still a long way off, they will be heavily U(20)/U, if not banned, by many governments for human beings.(分数：10.00)A.hundreds of thousands J
7、B. hundred of thousandsC.hundreds of thousand D.hundred of thousand 解析：hundreds of thousands of human beings数十万人。注意英语数词的表达。A.has been conceivedB.had been conceivedC. have been conceived JD. were conceived 解析：have been conceived in laboratory已经在实验室被创造出来。注意此处需要一个完成时态的被动语态。A. few JB. a fewC. quite fewD
8、. quite a few解析：few doubt that没多少人会怀疑。注意few的否定含义。A. is brokenB. will breakC. will be broken JD. will have broken 解析：the link between-will be broken之间的联系将被打断。注意此处要用将来时态的被动语态0A. asB. ifC. as if VD. as yet解析：as if you were a wi 1 low tree仿佛你是棵柳树。注意此处要用虚拟语气来表达。A. In caseB. In no caseC. In a sense VD. In
9、 no sense解析：In a sense在某种意义上来说。其余选项：D. In no sense决不；A. In case以防。A. ButB. HoweverC. WhereasD. At the same time J 解析：At the same lime与此同时。原文此处没有转折的意思，所以不能选择A. But, B. However和 C. WhereasoA. trend JB. tendC. programD.procedure 解析：a trend that started perhaps a million years ago或许一百万年前就开始了的一种趋势。其余选项都不
10、合题意。A. haveB. possessC. share JD. owe 解析：share the interest inwilh与共享方面的兴趣。其余选项都与后面的介词wilh不搭配。A. asB. ifC. evenD. even if V解析：even if即便是。此处为让步状语从句。A. give outB. give up JC. give awayD. give in解析：too good for human beings to give up对人类来说太好了而不愿放弃。其余选项用在此处不合适：A. give out 用完，用尽；C. give away 赠送:D. give i
11、n 屈服。A. meanB. means VC. mean i ngD. meant解析：as a means of reproduction作为生殖的手段。means n.方法，手段。看似复数，实为单数。A. even JB. stillC. yetD. thus解析：you can even have sex你甚至可以享受性生活。even adv.甚至。其余选项没有这样的递进语气。A. inB. betweenC. amongD. in between J 解析：without suffering the bit in between一点也不会经受两者中的任何痛苦。in between两者
12、之间：两端之间。A. be satisfiedB.have been satisfiedC. may satisfyD.may have satisfied J 解析：may have satisfied可能会满足。may have+PP表示对过去的猜测。选项A. be satisfied和 B. have been satisfied对感到满意，后面应当接介词with。A.rather than VB.other thanC. insteadD. despite 解析：rather than spoil their figures而不愿意损坏她们的体型。注意区别于other than：与不同
13、；除外。A.adaptB.have adaptedC. adopt JD.have adopted 解析：to adopt a clone收养一个克隆人。注意不要与adapt相混淆：adapt使适应，改编。A. resistibleB. irresistible VC. resistlessD. resistant解析：could one day be irresistible可能有朝一日会难以克制。A. coiningB. nearbyC. realisticD. immi nent J解析：probably not imminent或许还不会即将来临。根据后面的still a long w
14、ay off离还很遥远，可知D。imminent adj.即将来临的，逼近的。其他选项：A. coming来到；B. nearby在附近； C. realistic现实主义的，均不合题意。A.encouraging B.discouraging C.encouraged D.discouraged J 解析：be heavily discouraged被强烈阻止。A. encouraging和C. encouraged意思与原文不相符， B. discouraging 语态不对。二、BSection II Reading Comprehension/B（总题数:4,分数：40.00）BText
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