Unit15LearningPeriodFour　Lesson4Understanding课时精练（北师大版必修5，广东专用）.doc

Unit 15 Learning Period Four　Lesson 4Understanding 课时精练（北师大版必修5，广东专用） 　　　(时间：35分钟) Ⅰ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Among all the fast growing science and technology，the research of human genes，or biological engineering as people call it，is drawing more and more attention now.Sometimes it is a hot__1__discussed by people. The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure__2__diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with，such as cancer and heart disease.Every year，millions of people are murdered by these two__3__.And to date，doctors have not found an__4__way to cure them.But if the gene technology is__5__，not only these two diseases can be cured__6__，bringing happiness and more living days to the patients，but also the great amount of money people__7__on curing their diseases can be saved，so it benefits the__8__as well.__9__，human life span can be prolonged. Gene technology can help people to give birth to more__10__and clever children.Some families，with the English imperial family being a good example，have hereditary(遗传的)diseases.This__11__their children will for sure have the family diseases，__12__is a great trouble for these families.In the past，doctors could do__13__about hereditary diseases，but gene technology can solve this problem__14__.The scientists just need to find the__15__gene and correct it，and a healthy child will be born. 【解题导语】 在所有的快速发展的科学技术中，人类基因的研究得到了越来越多的关注。如果这项技术能够应用到医学中的话，那么它的意义将不同寻常…… 1．A.article　　　　　　　 B．topic C．disease D．question 答案　B　[人类基因研究是人们讨论的热门话题(topic)。其他几项不合语意。] 2．A.ordinary B．common C．difficult D．serious 答案　D　[根据该空后面的doctors at present can almost do nothing with，such as cancer and heart disease可知，serious符合语境。利用基因技术可以治愈一些医生没有办法治的严重的(serious)疾病。] 3．A.killers B．people C．genes D．engineers 答案　A　[癌症和心脏病是两大杀手(killers)，每年“杀死”数百万人。其他几项不合语意。] 4．A.impossible B．effective C．accessible D．actual 答案　B　[迄今为止，医生还没有找到有效的治疗癌症和心脏病的方法。effective“有效的”，符合语境。impossible“不可