山东德州2013届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练精析13
（A）
There are three reasons why I don’t think that we are ready for cloning. Firstly, we don’t know exactly what the consequences of cloning would be. For example, if scientists cloned a man, they might know what he would look like, but they wouldn’t know his dominant traits. What would happen if scientists cloned another Hitler or others like him? Do you really think we would survive if this became a reality?
Secondly, cloning raises many ethical questions. Look back at the cloned man I presented and ask yourself these questions:
“Do you really think that he would be a man? ”
“Who would be responsible for him? ”
“Do you think he should have the same rights as we have? ”
I don’t think that we can answer these questions now.
Lastly, we don’t know exactly what the meaning of life is. In my opinion, creating life is the duty of nature, and we must not interfere with that task because we can’t understand the extremely complicated relationships among lives that are defined by nature. Usually these relationships are extremely complex. Sometimes, they seem to be so untouchable that they cannot be changed. From my point of view, we have to look at the natural environment around us. We can see that an ecosystem(生态系统) is composed of a lot of different kinds of life, and each life has its own function within the system. If we interfere with that, I think it could lead to our extinction.
Even though cloning may have a lot of benefits for humans, I think we should stop cloning because we do not understand it and can’t control all of its effects. Maybe in the future, we will be ready to do it, but that time has not yet arrived.
1. According to the author, we are not ready for cloning because _______ .
A. two or more people would have the same appearance
B. scientists wouldn’t be sure about the personalities of the cloned people
C. people may not function properly if there are more cloned human beings
D. cloning has not been permitted by the government
2. In the third argument the author fears that we will _______ if we create life at will.
A. change the natural environment around us
B. disturb the ecosystem in nature
C. suffer from overpopulation
D. accelerate the extinction of animals
3. According to the passage, what’s the author’s attitude towards cloning?
A. Positive. B. Critical.
C. Indifferent. D. Ironic.
4. Which of the following would be the BEST title for the passage?
A. To Clone or Not
B. Why Should We Stop Cloning?
C. A Scientific Research on Cloning
D. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloning
(B)
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A total of 120 middle school students from 35 countries will attend the final of an international China language contest, to be held in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality from Oct. 16 to 30.
The candidates, aged from 15 to 20, must be from foreign countries and not native Chinese speakers, said a statement issued by the Chinese Language Council (CLC), the contest’s organizer, here Thursday.
All of the candidates have passed the preliminary contests (初赛) held in their own countries.
According to the organizer, the competition will have a top prize, five second prizes, 10 third prizes and a dozen prizes for special talents. The organizer will also launch an online vote for “the most liked candidate”.
It was the third year China has held the contest.
“The competition not only tests the proficiency of Chinese language but also the candidates’ capability to communicate across different cultures, ” the statement said.
All the candidates in the final will receive scholarships from the Chinese government, said Hu Hangyu, an official with the Education Bureau of the Chongqing Municipality, jointly organizing the contest.
They will also meet local Chinese students and live with Chinese families, Hu said. “The competition is to meet the increasing demand for Chinese learning by foreign youngsters, ” said Xu Lin, the CLC director.
The CLC has also hosted similar contests for foreign college students since 2002.
China has been working to promote Chinese language learning abroad over the past few years. According to the CLC, the country had 282 Confucius Institutes and 272 “Confucius Classrooms” in 88 countries and regions as of 2009 since the first one was established in 2004.
5. The text is intended to _______ .
A. show the popularity of Chinese language learning in the world
B. introduce an international Chinese language learning test system
C. make readers aware of the importance of Chinese language learning
D. report an international Chinese language contest to be held
6. The candidates must be _______ .
A. foreign college students
B. non-native middle school students
C. native Chinese students
D. students from Confucius Institutes
7. What has China been doing to promote Chinese language learning abroad according to the text?
A. Thousands of Chinese teachers are sent abroad to teach the language.
B. 282 Confucius Institutes are established in China to teach Chinese.
C. The Chinese language contests for foreign students are regularly held.
D. Many Chinese students are sent abroad for culture exchanges every year.
8. In which part of the newspaper is the text most likely to be found?
A. Education. B. Advertisement.
C. Business. D. Entertainment.
答案解析
【文章大意】本文从三个方面阐述了应该停止克隆的原因。
1.【解析】选B。推理判断题。从第一段“For example, if scientists cloned a man, they might know what he would look like, but they wouldn’t know his dominant traits. ”可知答案。
2.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“We can see that an ecosystem is composed of a lot of different kinds of life, and each life has its own function within the system. If we interfere with that, I think it could lead to our extinction. ”可知B项正确。
3.【解析】选B。观点态度题。根据全文内容可知，作者并不赞成克隆，对此持批评意见。
4.【解析】选B。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，全文主要从三个方面讲述了我们为什么要停止克隆，所以答案选择B项。
5.【解析】选D。推理判断题。本文是新闻报道。新闻报道的主题一般在开头就呈现，本文也不例外。从第一段我们就可以看出“世界中学生中文比赛的决赛将于10月16号至30号在中国重庆市举行，共有来自35个国家的120名中学生参加本次比赛”。因此D项正确。
6.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章首句中的“middle school students from 35 countries”和第二段中的“from foreign countries and not native Chinese speakers”，我们可以锁定B项。
7.【解析】选C。细节理解题。本文除了重点讲“世界中学生中文比赛”，还在倒数第二段提到“为国外大学生举办的类似的汉语比赛（hosted similar contests for foreign college students）”，故C项正确。A项和D项文中并没有提到。文章在最后一段提到“中国已经在全球88个国家和地区建立了282所孔子学院和272个孔子课堂”，并非是B项中的“in China”。
8.【解析】选A。推理判断题。由于本文是关于世界中学生中文决赛的，故应该最可能出现在报纸的“教育版”上。
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