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William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered "little of childhood but its pain". In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry. 

Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn't lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama. 

Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats's poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition. 

He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats's Death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines: 

Earth, receive an honoured guest:

        William Yeats is laid to rest. 

        Let the Irish vessel (船) lie

        Emptied of its poetry.

1.Which of the following can describe Yeats's family?

A．It filled Yeats's childhood with laughter.

B．It was shocked by Yeats's choice.

C．It was a typically wealthy family.

D．It had an artistic atmosphere.

2.According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats's life?

A．Yeats founded the first Irish theater.

B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.

C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.

D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.

3.What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden's lines?

A．Envy             B．Sympathy          C．Emptiness         D．Admiration

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Yeats's literary achievements              B．Yeats's historical influence

C．Yeats's artistic ambition                   D．Yeats's national honor

Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned(克隆) like Dolly, the sheep, in the not too distant future?

   The news that a human embryo(胚胎) has been  16  cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions(反应).

  The   17  was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group  18  the news on November 25.

   This is  19  human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes, said Jamie Grifo, a(n)  20  on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.

   “This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to  21   someone’s life.”

   Such research could lead to treatment for  22 such as heart disease, AIDS and even cancer,  23   scientists.

   Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several  24 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is  25  any type of  human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in  26  an early embryo into  27  .

   Animal have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly, the sheep  28  in 1997. And there were no real technical  29  to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.

  This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human  30 .   31 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to  32  .   33  it was stopped from becoming a baby-at a stage in which it was  34  a ball of cells. The  35 technology has been used to clone sheep , cattle and monkeys.

1. A. in failure        B. never            C. successfully     D. not

2.A. research       B. report           C. works            D. task

3.  A. made known   B. made         C. said                 D. had

4.A. a cloned       B. a man-made   C. a                    D. not a cloned

5.A. worker B. head         C. expert           D. assistant

6.A. save       B. rescue           C. cure         D. treat

7.  A. patients B. health           C. diseases     D. things

8.A. according to   B. including    C. besides      D. argued

9.A. countries  B. nations      C. peoples      D. states

10.A. for       B. against          C. researching for  D. praising

11. A. developing   B. building     C. inventing        D. discovering

12. A. a baby   B. a man    C. a woman      D. a white man

13.A. died      B. appeared C. turned up        D. was no more

14. A. questions    B. affairs      C. business     D. problems

15.A. egg       B. bless        C. meat         D. cell

16.A. Before    B. After        C. While            D. And

17.A. grow     B. die           C. change           D. grow up

18.A. And      B. But       C. However      D. Yet

19.A. yet      B. still     C. not          D. /

20. A. different        B. usual            C. ordinary         D. same

　　                                C
Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H.A.W. Tabor and his second wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as "Baby Doe". Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was attracted by rumors of fortunes to be made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. "A large amount of lead is sure to be found here." he said.  
　　As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco. It was his custom to "grubstake" prospective（预期的） miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or"grub", while they looked for ore（矿石）, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered. He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.
　　Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for "grub". Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent（坚持的）, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. "Oh help yourself. One more time won’t make any difference," He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers. The two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountainside and began to dig. After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of the other two men, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as the "Pittsburgh Mine," made $1,300, 000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.
　　Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117,000.This turned out to be even more abundant than the Pittsburgh, producing $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became the governor of the state.  
49. The word "grubstake" in paragraph 2 means __________ .
　A. to supply miners with food and supplies
　B. to open a general store
　C. to do one’s contribution to the development of the mine
　D. to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered
50.Tabor made his first fortune_________.
　A. by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings
　B. because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplying
　C. by buying the shares of the other
　D. as a land speculator（投机商）
51. The underlying（潜在的）reason for Tabor’s successful life career is __________.
　  A. purely accidental
B. based on the analysis of miner’s being very poor and their possibility of discovering
profitable mining site
C. through the help from his second wife
　　D. he planned well and accomplished targets step by step
52. If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the following  part?
A. Tabor’s life.     　　                        B. Tabor’s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.
　　C. Other colorful characters.　　         D. Tabor’s other careers.