Question

【題目】Dear Dr Bamford，

I know you are a famous scientist who has done great work on cloning animals. Please excuse me for writing to you，but I need your __________. Let me explain. I am a 58yearold man. I'm very rich. I live in a large house. My wife died three years ago; we didn't have children. So，am I _________?No，because Cindy is with me. Every night we eat dinner together and watch TV.

Cindy sits beside me __________ I feel very happy. I'm fascinated by her beautiful green eyes. She's also very smart. Sometimes she thinks only about herself. But that's what I __________ about her. She is quite a beautiful Siamese cat. There is no other cat like her in the whole world.

These days I worry about _________ Cindy. She is getting older and older. Cats don't live _________ humans，of course，so she will die before I do. I cannot imagine my life _________ Cindy.

Well，why not get another cat after Cindy dies? __________! No other cat can ever replace(替代) her. I have been thinking about cloning Cindy. Scientists are able to clone sheep, mice and other animals. You should be able to clone cats without much __________. Luckily，I am a rich man. I don't care how much I will spend cloning Cindy. I think __________ to clone pets. It's not cloning humans.

What do you think of it? Could you clone Cindy?

【1】A. cat B. animals C. help D. money

【2】A. lucky B. lonely C. healthy D. happy

【3】A. but B. or C. / D. and

【4】A. like B. hate C. mind D. stand

【5】A. feeding B. catching C. losing D. training

【6】A. as hard as B. as soon as C. as often as D. so long as

【7】A. with B. without C. of D. about

【8】A. Certainly B. Impossible C. Really D. Wonderful

【9】A. difficulty B. advice C. hope D. chance

【10】A. it's terrible B. you aren't supposed C. it's OK D. you aren't allowed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】本文是作者寫給Bamford博士的一封信，在信中作者敘述了自己的愛寵Cindy一直陪著自己，當有它陪著的時候，作者感到很開心，但是作者知道Cindy一定會死，他不想買其他的動物，只想要Bamford博士幫他克隆另一個Cindy。

【1】句意：請原諒我給你寫信，但是我需要你的幫助�？疾槊�詞及語境的理解。A. cat貓； B. animals動物； C. help幫助；D. money錢。根據(jù)I don't care how much I will spend cloning Cindy. I think _____10_____ to clone pets.可知，作者要對方去幫忙克隆一個Cindy.

故選C。

【2】句意：我是孤獨的嗎？考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. lucky幸運的； B. lonely孤獨的； C. healthy健康的； D. happy高興的。根據(jù)No，because Cindy is with me.可知，作者有Cindy陪著，所以作者不會感到孤獨。故選B。

【3】句意：Cindy坐在我的旁邊，我感到很高興。 sits beside me _____3_____ I feel very happy.考查連詞及語境的理解。A. but但是，表示前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系； B. or或者，表示前后是選擇關(guān)系； D. and和，表示前后是并列關(guān)系。有Cindy坐在我的旁邊，作者感到很高興。前后是并列關(guān)系。故選D。

【4】句意：但是那正是我喜歡它的地方。But that's what I _____4_____ about her.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. like喜歡； B. hate厭惡； C. mind介意； D. stand忍受。根據(jù)There is no other cat like her in the whole world.世界上沒有像它一樣的貓了，可知，作者應該是喜歡這只貓。故選A。

【5】句意：這些天我擔心失去Cindy.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. feeding飼養(yǎng)； B. catching抓��； C. losing失去； D. training訓練。根據(jù)she will die before I do. I cannot imagine my life ____7____ 可知，作者擔心Cindy會死。所以應該指失去Cindy。故選C。

【6】句意：貓不會和人活的一樣的長。Cats don't live ____6____ humans考查連詞及語境的理解。A. as hard as和……一樣的難； B. as soon as一……就； C. as often as 每當； D. so long as只要。根據(jù)she will die before I do.可知，它會死在作者的前面，所以貓沒有人的壽命長。故選D。

【7】句意：我不能想象沒有Cindy的日子�？疾榻樵~及語境的理解。A. with有； B. without沒有； C. of……的； D. about關(guān)于。根據(jù)she will die before I do可知，Cindy會死，所以作者不能想象出沒有Cindy陪伴的日子。故選B。

【8】句意：不可能�？疾楦痹~及語境的理解。A. Certainly當然可以； B. Impossible不可能；C. Really真的； D. Wonderful極好的。根據(jù)No other cat can ever replace(替代) her.可知，作者認為其他任何一只貓都不能替代Cindy。故選B。

【9】句意：你應該沒有困難地克隆貓。考查名詞及語境的理解。A. difficulty困難； B. advice建議； C. hope希望；D. chance機會。根據(jù)Scientists are able to clone sheep, mice and other animals.可知，科學家能夠克隆羊、老鼠和其他的動物，所以作者推測對方克隆貓是很簡單的事情。故選A。

【10】句意：我認為克隆寵物是可以的�？疾檎Z境的理解。A. it's terrible它是可怕的； B. you aren't supposed你不應該； C. it's OK可以的，好的； D. you aren't allowed你不被允許。根據(jù)It's not cloning humans.作者認為只要不是克隆，克隆一個寵物是沒有問題的。故選C。

Scientists are able to clone sheep, mice and other animals.可知，科學家能夠克隆羊、老鼠和其他的動物，所以作者推測對方克隆貓是很簡單的事情。故選A。