根据上下文,在每个空格处填入一个适当的单词,使文章意思通顺、前后连贯、结构完整。
Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, cloning has become a hot topic for many people. Some people are against it ,while others are in favour   【小题1】   it. Personally, I wouldlike to say that cloning is good 【小题2】  the human race.
 【小题3】  , cloning technology proves helpful for genetics researchers. With cloning technology, scientists   【小题4】 bring some animals that are extinct back to life. Secondly, cloning body parts can serve as a lifesaver for people    【小题5】   are seriously ill. When a body organ such as a kidney or heart fails to function, it may be possible to replace it    【小题6】  a cloned one. Thirdly, if a couple can’t have    【小题7】 child, human cloning technology will make it possible for them to have a child. All in all, I firmly believe that cloning is beneficial 【小题8】  the human race.

根据上下文,在每个空格处填入一个适当的单词,使文章意思通顺、前后连贯、结构完整。

Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, cloning has become a hot topic for many people. Some people are against it ,while others are in favour   48   it. Personally, I wouldlike to say that cloning is good  49  the human race.

  50  , cloning technology proves helpful for genetics researchers. With cloning technology, scientists   51 bring some animals that are extinct back to life. Secondly, cloning body parts can serve as a lifesaver for people    52   are seriously ill. When a body organ such as a kidney or heart fails to function, it may be possible to replace it    53  a cloned one. Thirdly, if a couple can’t have    54 child, human cloning technology will make it possible for them to have a child. All in all, I firmly believe that cloning is beneficial 55  the human race.

第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的

词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。

People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage ___31____(call) aphasics(失语症患者). Such patients can be extremely good at something else. ___32______ the changing expressions on speakers’ faces and the tones of their voices, they can tell lies from truths.

Doctors studying the human brain have even compared this power to __33_______ of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs ____34______(hide) in the baggage.

Recently, scientists carried out tests to see ___35______ all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied a mixed group of people. Some were normal; __36________ were aphasics. It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches — in most cases, the normal people were fooled by words,____37________ the aphasics were not.

Dr. Oliver Sacks mentioned a particular case in ___38______ hospital. Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV. Since the president had been an actor ___39_____(early), making a good speech was no problem for him.

But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients. They didn’t seem to believe him. Instead, they burst into laughter. The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he ____40______(say).

第二节  语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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Since 1991, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology   37  (help) middle school and high school kids in the state of Indiana develop the skills they need   38   (solve) math and science problems, and Rose-Hulman college students help in a way that makes kids think and solve problems without   39   (provide) the answers. This free tutoring program is a great benefit    40   middle school and high school students in Indiana.

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◣ A ◢

(Book 8  Unit 1 California)

GOLD MINERS

In 1848, not long after the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. The dream of becoming   1.   quickly attracted people from all over the world. The nearest, and therefore the first to arrive,   2.  South Americans and people from the United States. Then adventurers from Europe and Asia soon followed. In fact, few achieved their  3.   of becoming rich. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. They   4.  in the new towns or on farms. By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal   5.  of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.

◣ B ◢

(Book 8  Unit 3 The problem of the smakes)

When I called up my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset. “There are some   6. in our courtyard,” she told me. “Snakes come near the house now and   7.  , and they seem to have made their home here, not far from the walnut tree. Can you   8.  rid of them please?” I felt very proud. Here was a chance for me to   9.  myself by inventing something merciful that would  10.   snakes but not harm them. I knew my parents would not like me to hurt these living creatures!