2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 5 Cloning 单元质量检测（五）（含解析）外研版

-1-EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.单元质量检测(五)(时间：100分钟满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATherearethreereasonswhyIdon’tthinkthatwearereadyforcloning.Firstly,wedon’tknowexactlywhattheconsequencesofcloningwouldbe.Forexample,ifscientistsclonedaman,theymightknowwhathewouldlooklike,buttheywouldn’tknowhisquality.WhatwouldhappenifscientistsclonedanotherHitlerorotherslikehim?Doyoureallythinkwewouldsurviveifthisbecameareality?Secondly,cloningraisesmanyethicalquestions.Lookbackattheclonedmanthathasbeenpresentedandaskyourselfthesequestions：“Doyoureallythinkthathewouldbeaman？”“Whowouldberesponsibleforhim？”“Doyouthinkheshouldhavethesamerightsaswehave？”Idon’tthinkthatwecananswerthesequestionsnow.Lastly,wedon’tknowexactlywhatthemeaningoflifeis.Inmyopinion,creatinglifeisthedutyofnature,andwemustnotinterfere(干预)withthattaskbecausewecan’tunderstandtheextremelycomplicatedrelationshipsamonglivesthataredefinedbynature.Usuallytheserelationshipsareextremelycomplex.Sometimes,theyseemtobesountouchablethattheycannotbechanged.Frommypointofview,wehavetolookatthenaturalenvironmentaroundus.Wecanseethatanecosystem(生态系统)ismadeupofalotofdifferentkindsoflife,andeachlifehasitsownfunctionwithinthesystem.Ifwedisturbthat,Ithinkitcouldleadtoourextinction(灭绝)．Eventhoughcloningmayhavealotofbenefitsforhumans,Ithinkweshouldstopcloningbecausewedonotunderstanditandcan’tcontrolallofitseffects.Maybeinthefuture,wewillbereadytodoit,butthattimehasnotyetarrived.语篇解读：本文主要从三个方面讲述了我们为什么不要克隆。1．Accordingtotheauthor,wearenotreadyforcloningbecause________.A．twoormorepeoplemayhavethesameappearanceB．scientistsarenotsureaboutthepersonalitiesoftheclonedpeople-2-C．peoplemaynotfunctionproperlyiftherearemoreclonedhumanbeingsD．cloninghasnotbeenpermittedbythegovernment解析：选B细节理解题。从第一段“Forexample,ifscientistsclonedaman,theymightknowwhathewouldlooklike,buttheywouldn’tknowhisquality.”可知答案。2．Inthethirdargumenttheauthorfearsthatwewill________ifwecreatelifeatwill.A．changethenaturalenvironmentaroundusB．disturbtheecosysteminnatureC．sufferfromoverpopulationD．acceleratetheextinctionofanimals解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Wecanseethatanecosystem(生态系统)...Ithinkitcouldleadtoourextinction(灭绝)．”可知，B项正确。3．Accordingtothepassage,what’stheauthor’sattitudetowardscloning?A．Positive.B．Critical.C．Indifferent.D．Supportive.解析：选B推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，作者并不赞成克隆，对此持批评态度。4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ToCloneorNotB．WhyShouldWeStopCloning?C．ScientificResearchonCloningD．TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofCloning解析：选B标题归纳题。通读全文可知，全文主要从三个方面讲述了我们为什么不要克隆。BWelcometotheCivicArtMuseum’sExhibitofWestAfricanArt,showingpiecesfromourcollections.BackgroundThepeoplesofWestAfrica,includingtheYoruba,theDogon,theIgbo,andtheAkan,havealongarttradition.Tribes(部落)intheareahavedevelopeddifferentstylesofartandarchitecturethataresuitedtotheclimateandavailablematerialsandbasedontheirtraditions.GalleryA:PhotographsofTraditionalWestAfricanArchitectureThissectionshowshistoricalandcontemporaryphotographsoftraditionalWest-3-Africanarchitecture.OfparticularinterestarethephotographsoftheDogonvillage.ThedesignoftheDogonvillageisbasedonthehumanfigure.CertaintypesofbuildingsareplacedinparticularareasaccordingtotheDogon’scomplexphilosophicaltradition.Forexample,themen’shousesareplacedinthe“head”ofthevillage,theleader’shouseisinthe“chest”，andthewomen’shousesareinthe“hands”．GalleryB:WestAfricanMasksTheartofmaskmakingiswelldevelopedinWestAfrica.MasksareimportanttoWestAfricantraditionsandhaveclearsocial,political,andeconomicroles.However,mostmasksarewornonlyatparticulartimesoronspecialoccasions.Forexample,amongtheDanandtheKota,certainpeoplewearspecialmaskstoshowtheirpowerwhentheyactasjudgesandpolicemenwithinthecommunity.AmongtheBambaraofMali,headdressesarewornduringplantingandharvestcelebrations.GalleryC:WestAfricanSculpturesWestAfricansculpturesaremadefrommaterialssuchasmetalorwood.Theyarebasedontribaltraditionsandarequitedifferent.TheDogonareespeciallyknownformakingfiguresoftheirancestors(祖先).Theybelievetheirancestors,calledNommo,camedownfromtheskyatthebeginningoftime.Nommofiguresareoftenshownwiththeirhandsreachingouttothesky.ThecollectioncontainsseveralwonderfulexamplesofNommosculptures.语篇解读：文章介绍了CivicArtMuseum的一个展览，并对每个展览馆的展品进行了概述。5．WhatisspecialaboutDogonhouses?A．Theyareshapedlikehumanbeings.B．Theyaredesignedbythevillageleader.C．Theyaregroupedaccordingtotradition.D．Theyhavemanyphotographsinsidethem.解析：选C细节理解题。由GalleryA部分中的“CertaintypesofbuildingsareplacedinparticularareasaccordingtotheDogon’scomplexphilosophicaltradition”可知答案。6．WestAfricanmasks________.A．haverecentlydevelopedB．playmanydifferentrolesC．aremainlywornatharvesttimeD．showtheeverydaylifeoftheDan解析：选B细节理解题。由GalleryB部分中的“MasksareimportanttoWestAfrican-4-traditionsandhaveclearsocial,political,andeconomicroles”可知，面具在各个领域均发挥着重要作用。7．WhatdoweknowabouttheDogonpeople?A．TheyareafraidofNommofigures.B．Theymakestatuesoftheirancestors.C．Theybelievetheywillreturntothesky.D．Theystraightentheirarmstoshowrespect.解析：选B细节理解题。由GalleryC部分中