Don't sigh over the small achievement. _____, and I'm sure if you keep at it, you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel!
A. Lookers-on see most of the game
B. Constant dripping wears away the stone
C. The world is your oyster
D. Lost time is never found again
中考解读考点精练系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北冀州中学高二上第二次月考英语A试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
WHAT’S the most important thing of life?
People’s answers vary greatly. For British scientist Robert Edwards，the answer is having a child.“Nothing is more special than a child，”he told the BBC.
Edwards，the inventor of the In Vitro Fertilization(IVF)technology—more commonly known as“test?tube(试管)baby”technology—passed away on April 10 ,2013 at the age of 87.
Edwards changed the lives of millions of ordinary people who now rejoice(充满喜悦)in the gift of their own child，”said Peter Braude，professor at King’s College London.“He leaves the world a much better place.”
Edwards started his experiments as early as the 1950s，when he had just finished his PhD in genetics. At that time，much of the public viewed test-tube babies as“scary”，according to Mark Sauer，professor at Columbia University，US.
Edwards and his colleague Patrick Steptoe faced opposition from churches，governments and media，not to mention attacks from many of their fellow scientists.“People said that we should not play God and we should not interfere with nature，”Edwards once told Times. He said that he felt “quite alone” at the time.
“But Edwards was a fighter，and he believed in what he was doing，”said Sauer. Without support from the government，the two struggled to raise funds to carry on. And in 1968 they finally developed a method to successfully fertilize human eggs outside the body.
The first test-tube baby was born on July 25，1978.Her name was Louise Brown. Despite people’s safety concerns，Brown was just as healthy as other children.
“IVF had moved from vision to reality and a new era in medicine had begun，”BBC commented.
Ever since then，public opinion has evolved considerably. Couples who were unable to have babies began thronging(蜂拥)to Edwards’ clinic. Nowadays，Reuters reports，some 4.3 million other“test-tube” children exist. Edwards received a Nobel Prize in 2010 and was knighted(封为爵士)by Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ the following year.
Before his death，Edwards was still in touch with Louise.“He is like a granddad to me，”she said in an interview with the Daily Mail.
He is a granddad to millions, in fact.
1.What is the article mainly about?
A．The first test-tube baby.
B．A new era in medicine.
C．The inventor of IVF technology.
D．The changes IVF technology has brought.
2.The writer quoted Peter Braude to ________．
A．show how difficult it was for Edwards to do his work
B．describe what kind of person Edwards was
C．explain why he is loved by all children
D．comment on his achievement
3.The underlined word“opposition”in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________．
A．attack B．support
C．test D．influence
4.What is the CORRECT order of events in Edwards’ life?
a．He received a Nobel Prize.
b．He struggled to raise funds.
c．The first test-tube baby was born.
d．He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ.
e．He succeeded in fertilizing human eggs outside the body.
f．He started his experiments on IVF technology.
A．f—e—b—c—a—d B．f—b—e—c—d—a
C．f—b—e—c—a—d D．f—e—d—a—c—b
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Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
Recently, two researchers, Jose Milan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”
The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.
Prof. Milan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.
1.BCI is a technology that can ________.
A. help to update computer systems
B. link the human brain with computers
C. help the disabled to recover
D. control a person's thoughts
2.How" did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?
A. By controlling his muscles.
B. By talking to the machine.
C. By moving his hand.
D. By using his mind.
3.Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?
A. scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair
B. computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair
C. scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair
D. cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair
4. The team will test with real patients to ________.
A. make profits from them
B. prove the technology useful to them
C. make them live longer
D. learn about their physical condition
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center
B. New Findings About How the Human Brain Works
C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled
D. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries
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—What on earth makes you apply for the position as a guide?
—This is the job that I .
A.looked for B.had looked for
C.will look for D.have been looking for
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Is the “Go to College” Message Overdone?
Even in a weak job market, the old college try isn’t the answer for everyone. A briefing paper from the Brookings Institution warns that “we may have overdone the message” on college, senior fellow Isabel Sawhill said.
“We’ve been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course there’s a lot of truth to that,” Ms. Sawhill said. “On average it does pay off… But if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you don’t graduate, that is a very bad situation.”
One comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for landing a job and advancing in a career. April’s national unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate for high-school graduates over 25 years old who hadn’t attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelor’s degree or more education. The difference is even bigger among those aged 16—24. The jobless rate for those with only a high school diploma in that age group is about 20%. At the same time, recent research by Canadian economists warns that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment.
Ms. Sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college education is the field of one’s major: Students in engineering or other sciences end up earning more than ones who major in the arts or education. The cost of tuition (学费) and the availability of financial aid are other considerations, with public institutions generally a better financial bargain than private ones.
She suggested two ways to improve the situation: increasing vocational (职业的)-technical training programs and taking a page from Europe’s focus on early education rather than post-secondary learning. “The European countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primary grades,” she said. “Then they have a higher bar for whoever goes to college—but once you get into college, you’re more likely to be highly subsidized (资助).”
She also is a supporter of technical training—to teach students how to be plumbers, welders and computer programmers—because “employers are desperate” for workers with these skills.
1.People usually think that .
A. the cost of technical schooling is a problem
B. technical skills are most important for finding a job
C. one will not succeed without a college degree
D. there is an increased competition in getting into a college
2.What does the underlined part “taking a page from” (in Para.5) possibly mean?
A. Learning from. B. Changing from.
C. Differing from. D. Hearing from.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Public institutions charge more for education.
B. European universities are stricter with students.
C. Canadian students prefer to major in engineering.
D. Students with certain skills are in great demand.
4.Ms. Sawhill may probably agree that .
A. technical training is more important than college education
B. too much stress has been put on the value of college degrees
C. a college degree will ensure promising employment
D. it’s easier for art students to find favorite jobs
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The first time I ____ Todd, he ____ to some students at the English corner.
A. had seen; was talked
B. saw; talked
C. had seen; talked
D. saw; was talking
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The newly-discovered evidence led to the criminal _______ to five years in prison.
A.to be sentenced B.being sentenced
C.sentenced D.be sentenced
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There are eight tips in Dr．Roger's lecture on sleep, and one of them is: to bed early unless you think it is necessary．
A．doesn't go B．not to go
C．don't go D．not going
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阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Teaching is challenging and teaching college is often a mixed bag. Sometimes my class feels more like a cafeteria, where students come and go, ____in the middle of my lectures. Mostly these students have entered college right out of high school. College seems to them like ____a continuation of high school, ____ the sense of newness that often drives curiosity and achievement.
But there is a category of students that gives everyone reasons for ____.They are the so called “nontraditional students” ：those who, for one reason or ____， didn't go to college when they were 18. but many years later. Some years back in my teaching, while calling out names from the name list on the first day，I noticed a gray haired woman of about 70.She was wandering in the doorway, ____ her new books like a schoolgirl.
“I'm not on the name list，” she volunteered. “But I was ___if I could sit in for the first class, to see what marine (海洋) biology is about.” This woman's eagerness ____me, so I invited her to have a seat. I began the class with questions to get a (n) ____of how much knowledge they were bringing to the course. As I questioned them about the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals, most of my new students remained ___.But Natalie, the older woman, was on the edge of her seat, ____answers.At the end of the class, she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student. She said，“Will you ____ me another chance？” ____ at losing her, I acted quickly to remove her ____.“I'll see you next class，”I said.
Natalie turned out to be a vital and ____student.She commuted 50 miles each day to get to school, often in the severe winter, and never missed a class.___this, she was enthusiastic about helping my younger students. Apparently these older students have the ____over them. It lies in the broadth and depth of their path of life. After having ____ numerous personal and professional barriers, they have an expansive world view. ____ a return to school may, at first, be frightening for them, they tend to make it because they are ____ great trouble to put their studies into an already full life.
1.A.never B．seldom C．often D．hardly
2.A.more than B．no more than C．rather than D．other than
3.A.creating B．inspiring C．involving D．lacking
4.A.hope B．desperation C．anger D．pity
5.A.the other B．others C．another D．none
6.A.holding B．buying C．bringing D．fetching
7.A.hoping B．expecting C．thinking D．wondering
8.A.puzzled B．embarrassed C．impressed D．amused
9.A.plan B．idea C．concept D．sense
10.A.enthusiastic B．calm C．interested D．silent
11.A.asking B．volunteering C．rejecting D．repeating
12.A.learn B．make C．offer D．introduce
13.A.Alarmed B．Relaxed C．Relieved D．Annoyed
14.A.concern B．curiosity C．attention D．concentration
15.A.intelligent B．humorous C．diligent D．open-minded
16.A.Regardless of B．But for C．Except D．Apart from
17.A.advantage B．experience C．ability D．belief
18.A.got away from B．got across C．got over D．got through
19.A.Unless B．Until C．When D．While
20.A.demanding B．taking C．sparing D．Escaping
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