the parents expect the copy to be the same? It is possible, however, that the copy would develop quite differently．Is it fair to the new child to be placed in a family with such unnatural expectations?
Copying is also suggested as a means by which parents can have the child of their dreams．Couples might choose to have a copy of a film star, baseball player or scientist, depending on their interest．But because personality is only partly the result of genetic inheritance（遗传）, conflicts would be sure to arise if the cloned child failed to develop the same interests as the original．What if the copy of Einstein shows no interest in science? Or the baseball player turns to acting? Success also depends upon fortune．What if the child does not live up to the hopes and dreams of the parents simply because of bad luck?
Every child should be wanted for itself, as an individual．In making a copy of oneself or some famous person, a parent is deliberately（深思熟虑地） specifying（详细说明） the way he or she wishes that child to develop．In recent years, particularly in the U．S．, much importance has been placed on the right of individuals to reproduce in ways that they wish．So I suggest there is a greater need to consider the interests of the child and to reject these proposed uses of cloning． 63．What happens to parents in cloning a lost child? A．Parents expect too much from the copy． B．Parents may get a quite different copy． C．Parents are sure to have an identical copy． D．Parents lose the talents of the lost child． 64．What, in the author’s opinion, affects the success of parents’ dreams? A．The cloned child’s natural talent． B．The cloned child’s interest in Einstein． C．The cloned child’s personality． D．The efforts of the parents． 65．In the third paragraph, the author implies that ______． A．the cloned child is viewed as independent． B．the right of growing in his own way is taken away from the cloned child C．parents carefully protect the rights of the cloned child． D．parents are eager to wish the cloned child to be somebody． 66．In this passage, the author is mainly concerned about ______． A．the future of a cloned child． B．the possibility of cloning people． C．the importance of cloning a lost child． D．the problems of cloning life．
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Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television．And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style（风格）．But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows．
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of ―rubbish talk‖．The contents on his show are as surprising as can be．For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level．Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives．
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top．But Oprah goes in the opposite direction．The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality（质量） of life．Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors．
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society．Jerry ends every show with a ―final word‖．He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show．Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable．
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone．The show’s main viewers are middleclass Americans．Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tough problems．Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society．These are
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18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug．They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation．
67．Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _____． A．more interesting． B．unusually popular． C．more detailed． D．more formal．
68．Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the
shows____． A．remain interested in them． B．are ready to face up to them． C．remain cold to them． D．are willing to get away from them． 69．Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show? A．A new type of robot． B．Nation hatred（憎恨）． C．Family income planning． D．Street accident． 70．We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_____． A．have become the only ones of its kind． B．exploit the weaknesses in human nature． C．appear at different times of the day． D．attract different people．
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第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在图表的空格里填上最恰当的单词（每空一词）。
We live in a noisy world．Young and old alike are troubled by sounds over which we may have little or no control: car and house alarms, motorcycles, loudspeakers, even movie previews．
We attend rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events at which the music is so loud you can hardly hear the person sitting next to you．At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are often turned up so loud that listeners cannot hear a doorbell or a telephone．
As if environmental noise were not enough, now we surround children with noisy toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing．A series of studies conducted in 2002 indicated that even moderate（缓和的）background noise can interfere with how they learn language．In fact, children in classrooms on the noisy side of a school had lower reading scores than those whose classes were on the quiet side．
Noise-induced（噪音诱发的） hearing loss can come about in two ways: from a brief exposure to a very loud noise or from consistent（不断的） exposure to moderate-level noise．Thus, there is much concern about the lasting effects of MP3 players that are turned up loud enough to block out surrounding sound, like street noise．An MP3 player at maximum volume produces about 105 decibels（分贝） — 100 times as severe as 85 decibels, where hearing damage begins．
So, before buying noisemaking toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are．If the item comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level．Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, or disable the noise-making function．Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be warned to keep the volume down．Most iPods have a control that allows parents to set a maximum volume．
Don’t take children to loud action movies．If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the management to turn down the volume or insist on your money back．
The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage children to take part in quiet activities, like reading, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting libraries and museums．
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Noise and Children’s hearing
We, 71______the young, live in a noisy world
Two 74________ of hearing loss
77________ for
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*We have no control over 72._______ noise
*Being 75_____ exposed to a very loud noise
*Make sure of the 78_____ of the volume of the toy.
*Noisy toys are 73_________ children’s hearing
*Consistent exposure to 76_____ noise
*79_____ taking kids to loud action movies
*Encourage kids to 10________ in quiet activities.
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75．__________ 76．__________ 77．__________ 78．__________ 79．
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第五部分 完成句子（共10小题；每小题0．5分，满分5分） 根据首字母填入适当的单词，使句子意思完整。
81．Everyone should have a___________ for their hometown．
82．Technology will g____________ good health and happiness for all．
83．Two hundred people lost their job as a c________ of the financial crisis（危机）． 84．It is i__________ to drive after drinking alcohol． 根据汉语提示完成句子，使意思完整，语法正确。
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85．但是， 有些人认为怀着摧毁人类胚胎的意图（intention）来克隆人类是对人类生命的不尊重
（respect）。
However, some people believe that ____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________． 86．他不喜欢学习的一个原因是他找不到学习的动力。
One of the reasons ________________________________________________________________． 87．我一看见她立刻（instant）就认出了她。
I________________________________________________________________________________． 88．让我来解释一下以免（case）你奇怪为什么John 获得大家的支持。
Let me explain ____________________________________________________________________． 89．我们需要的是更好的法律既保护环境又允许国家经济增长。
_________________________________________________________________________________． 90．如果我是你的话，我就会接受这个邀请。（虚拟语气）
_________________________________________________________________________________． 第六部分 书面表达（满分20分）
我们已经进入21世纪，不同的人有不同的幸福观。某报纸正在中学生中进行幸福观的讨论，请根据
下表的提示，用英语写一篇短文，以便向该报投稿。 Students Some Some Some I Possessions（所有物） Money Health Wealth from parents Knowledge Benefits Buying and doing anything Enjoyment Being free from work …… 注意： 1、词数：150； 2、必须阐明自己对个别观点的看法； 3、不能照抄表中内容 4、开头已给出，不计入总词数 Happiness Happiness means different things to different people… __________________________________________________________________________________
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完成句子：
85．However, some people believe that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them
shows no respect for human life．
86．One of the reasons is that he can not find the motivation to study． 87．I recognized her the instant I saw her．
88．Let me explain it in case （that） you wonder why John has won the support of everyone． 89．What we need are better laws to preserve the environment and still allow our country to grow． 90．If I were you, I would accept this invitation． 写作：Happiness
Happiness means different things to different people．For example, some students believe that if they have a lot of money they will be happy, because they think they will be able to do anything they want to do and buy anything they want with the money．Some students think that they should be in good health so that they can enjoy their life better．Many students wish to have much wealth from their parents．In this way they don’t have to work hard, and they can own everything．
I don’t really agree with the points above．I don’t think money means happiness．We can’t buy many important things with money, such as health, happiness, and knowledge．I value knowledge, which makes me happy, for I can do much for mankind with knowledge． Although different people value happiness differently, my ―wealth‖ of happiness is in my study．
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