Exercise for Unit 8, Book 3
Part I. Translation of expressions and phrases (30 Points)
Translate the following phrases into English. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
1. 克隆的利和弊 2. 充分利用技术 3. 在某种程度上 4. 巨大的可能性 5.从科学的角度 6. 适当的法规 7. 献血 8. 不超过一两分钟 9. 达到目的 10. 去世 11. 集中于（某事物） 12. 一位卓越的教育家 13. 劝阻一些科学家克隆人 14. 绝大多数细胞 15. 科学界
Part II. Sentence Completion (30 Points)
Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase chosen from the box below. Change the form when necessary. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. in essence by necessity by virtue of result from fraud misconception appeal to artificial come to terms with condemn consent be bound to come forward objection subscribe to reinforce in reality standpoint
1. She seemed very young, but she was _________ much older than all of us.
2. The author argues that his commitment to the research __________ his promise to his mother
that he would look for a cure to her disease.
3. More than three hundred donors _________ in response to a request for people to give blood
last week.
4. Anne's father would not ___________ to her marrying a foreigner
5. According to the police, thousands of credit card _________ are committed every year. 6. It is a common __________ that older workers cannot learn to use new technology. 7. He walked to work ___________ every day, because there was no bus.
8. His research into cloning ___________ by President George Bush, who said it was morally
wrong.
9. She had to __________ the fact that she would never be able to walk again after the traffic
accident.
10. We cannot alter facts ___________ our inclinations or passions when it comes to history. 11. The final technical report into the accident ___________ the findings of initial investigations. 12. The police __________ the general public for any information about the missing girl. 13. The two things are the same in outward form but different ___________.
14. When the __________ flowers are contrasted with natural ones, you can hardly tell the
difference.
15. Just as is true of bans on abortion, bans on human cloning _________ be hard to enforce.
Part III Banked Cloze (20 Points)
Select one word fro each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.
A group of Scottish scientists announced in 1997 that they had created a clone of an adult
sheep. Ever since then, a fierce debate has 1) _______ on human cloning. This contentious issue has 2) _______ on ethical and social implications of the technology. Many people see it as a horrible and decidedly unnatural 3) _______ with human reproduction. Some articulate opponents 4) _______ human cloning as the ultimate embodiment of the sexual revolution. In America, the President’s National Bioethics Advisory Commission has recommended that human cloning be 5) _______. However, the majority of scientists support therapeutic cloning for treating diseases despite their strong 6) _______ to reproductive cloning. They argue that therapeutic cloning actually provides tremendous 7) _______ for the relief of suffering in human beings. They speak of the 8) _______ of infertile couples and the prospect of using cloning to 9) _______ donors for tissues and organs. They believe that with proper policies and monitoring to ensure that therapeutic cloning is used safely, we can benefit from this 10) _______.
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Part IV. Reading Comprehension on Reading Course (Unit 8) (20 Points)
Decide whether the statements are true or false. Write “T” for “True” and “F” for false. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
The following statements are based on “22. Dolly’s False Legacy”.
1. The birth of Dolly sparked a worldwide debate over the application of cloning technology. 2. The high rates of failure make those scientists who work with animals quite distressed.
3. It is highly likely that cloned twins would be completely the same in personality as natural
identical twins.
4. Cloning is suggested as a way of bringing back a lost child or having a child of parents’
dreams.
5. We already know a lot about the effects of cloning, especially in terms of aging.
The following statements are based on “23. Unlock Your Own Creativity”.
6. A child’s response to a black dot on a piece of white paper is often similar to that of an adult. 7. According to a Nobel Prize-winning physician, discovery consists of seeing what nobody has
seen and thinking what nobody has thought.
8. It is very dangerous if we try to look for just one answer to every problem.
9. The author suggests that when faced with a problem, we let ourselves play and risk being
foolish.
10. Creative people must be specialists who are very interested in what they do and ignore things
beyond their fields.
Answer Sheet
Name: _________________
Part I. Translation of phrases (30 Points) __________________________________ 3. __________________________________ 5. __________________________________ 7. __________________________________ 9. __________________________________ 11. __________________________________ 13. __________________________________ 15__________________________________
Part II. Sentence Completion (30 Points)
1.__________________________________ 3. __________________________________ 5. __________________________________ 7. __________________________________ 9. __________________________________ 11. __________________________________ 13. __________________________________ 15.__________________________________
Part III. Banked Cloze (20 Points) 1.__________________________________ 3. __________________________________ 5. __________________________________ 7. __________________________________
2. __________________________________ 4. __________________________________ 6. __________________________________ 8. __________________________________ 2. __________________________________ 4. __________________________________ 6. __________________________________ 8. __________________________________ 10. __________________________________ 12. __________________________________ 14. __________________________________
Exercise for Unit 8, Book 3 Class: 读写 _________ 班
Score: ______________
2. __________________________________ 4. __________________________________ 6. __________________________________ 8. __________________________________ 10. __________________________________ 12. __________________________________ 14. __________________________________
9. __________________________________ 10. __________________________________
Part IV. Reading Comprehension on Reading Course (Unit 8) (20 Points)
1._____2.______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______7. ______8. ______9. ______10. ______