【正文】 rd, I find good biographies relaxing. Winston Churchill once noted a man who works with his hands should have a hobby that engages his mind, and a man who works with his mind should have a hobby that engages his hands. Another way to apply Churchill39。ll find no better account of the British Empire at its peak than the opening chapters of Manchester39。s The Last Lion. For me, not to read biographies would rob me of pleasure in my life.ll occasionally read a novel, but I39。 As one who is entrusted with a leadership position, I find it profitable to read of others who have led. Wherever you find me, you39。 The history of the world is but the biography (傳記) of great men, argued Thomas Carlyle, the advocate of what has e to be known as the Great Man Theory of History. This theory suggests that the broader movements and outline of history all go back to the leadership of great individuals who had unique influence on their times. Whether or not Carlyle39?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，選出正確答案。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“They thought this work is not a stepping stone to establishing methods for obtaining live born human clones. Instead, this clearly remains a very foolish thing to attempt, it would be far too inefficient, far too unsafe, and it is also pointless.“和最后一段中的“Despite limitations, they treat this breakthrough a novel model system for scientists studying human biology and disease.“可知，克隆一只猴子的成功率并不高。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“However, their research purpose is entirely for producing nonhuman primate models for human diseases?！惫蔬xB。 pouring water on the idea that the team39。(2)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“This Dolly method, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer（SCNT）, can create more clones and allows researchers greater control over the edits they make to the DNA.”可知，SCNT可能有助于編輯DNA。The success rate of cloning a monkey was not high.【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，科學(xué)家們利用高科技克隆猴子幫助研究人類疾病。t agree to clone another monkey.Cloning humans is already on its way.C.New techniques seem to be pointless.D.To serve as a stepping stone to their reputation.C.To help with the study of human diseases.Adding supportive evidence to it.（3）What is the scientists39。Having a low opinion of it.C.Keeping a hot topic of it.D.It may contribute to editing the DNAC.It created the first two primates. But the scientists involved emphasize that this is not their goal. There is now no barrier for cloning primate species, thus cloning humans is closer to reality. However, their research purpose is entirely for producing nonhuman primate models for human diseases。 pouring water on the idea that the team39。 Success came from adopting several new techniques. These included a new type of microscopy to better view the cells during handling or using several materials that encourage cell reprogramming, which hadn39。（英語）高考英語閱讀理解真題匯編(含答案)一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解 Chinese scientists recently have produced two monkeys with the same gene, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, using the same technique that gave us Dolly the sheep. These monkeys are not actually the first primates（靈長類）to be cloned. Another one named Tetra was produced in the late 1990s by embryo（胚胎）splitting, the division of an earlystage embryo into two or four separate cells to make clones. By contrast, they were each made by replacing an egg cell nucleus（原子核）with DNA from a differentiated body cell. This Dolly method, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer（SCNT）, can create more clones and allows researchers greater control over the edits they make to the DNA.t been tried before on primates. Still, the research process proved difficult, and many attempts by the team failed. Just two healthy baby monkeys born from more than 60 tested mothers. This leads to many researchers39。s results bring scientists closer to cloning humans. They thought this work is not a stepping stone to establishing methods for obtaining live born human clones. Instead, this clearly remains a very foolish thing to attempt, it would be far too inefficient, far too unsafe, and it is also pointless. they absolutely have no intention, and society will not permit this work to be extended to humans. Despite limitations, they treat this breakthrough a novel model system for scientists studying human biology and disease.（1）What do we know about the technology called SCNT? A.B.It can divide an earlystage embryo into several cells.It produced two cloned monkeys with different genes.（2）What does the author mean by “pouring water on the idea” in paragraph 2? A.B.Attaching no importance to it.D. purpose to clone these monkeys? A.B.To prepare for their research on human cloning.To raise money for holding an exhibition of novels.（4）What can we infer from the passage? A.B.Society won39。D.(1)考查細節(jié)理解。故選B。根據(jù)第二段中的“Still, the research process proved difficult, and many attempts by the team failed. Just two healthy baby monkeys born from more than 60 tested mothers. This leads to many researchers39。s results bring scientists closer to cloning humans.”可知在第二段中“pouring water on the idea”的意思是“對它的評價很低。(3)考查推理判斷。 they absolutely have no intention, and society will not permit this work to be extended to humans.”可知，科學(xué)家們克隆這些猴子的目的是幫助研究人類疾病。(4)考查推理判斷。故選D。2．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. s theory proves true is debatable, but that certain individuals cast long shadows is not.ll likely find a good biography nearby. Why is this the case? First, I find good biographies fascinating. I39。ve never been overly drawn to fiction. I have found myself unable to sleep while in the struggle of the Battle of Britain in William Manchester39。 Second, I find good biographies inform