When I was a child, my parents taught me the difference between good and bad behavior by showing me specific examples. My mother told me that you don’t   36   other kids because you would not like    37   if they hit you. That makes   38   . But, if my mother told me to be “nice” to someone, it was too vague for me to   39  . But if she said that being nice               40    delivering daffodils to a next door neighbor, that I could understand.

I believe that doing practical things can  41    the world a better place. When I was in my twenties I thought a lot about the meaning of life. At the time, I was getting started in my  42     of designing more humane facilities for animals at big farms and slaughterhouses(屠宰场). Many people would think that to even work at a slauterhouse would be inhumane, but they   43   that every human and animal   44   dies. In my mind, I had a(n)   45    of a way to make tht dying as   46   as possible.

Back in the 1970s, I went to fifty different feedlots and big farms in Arizona and Texas and       47   them work cattle. I cataloged the parts of each facility that ­  48   effectively. I took the best loading ramps, and other components and  49     them into an ideal new system. I get great   50   when a farmer tells me that my corral (畜栏)  51   helps cattle move through it quietly and   52  . When cattle stay calm, it means they are not scared. And that makes me feel I’ve    53   something important.

Some people might think if I could snap my   54   I’d choose to be “normal”. But, I wouldn’t want to give up my    55    to see in beautiful, precise pictures. I believe in them.

1.A. knock                            B. hit                                      C. beat                                  D. strike

2.A. this                       B. which                                C. it                                        D. that

3.A. sense                      B. difference        C. sail                       D. way

4.A. recognize            B. realize                              C. know                                 D. understand

5.A. meant                           B. minded                   C. missed                              D. admitted

6.A. give                      B. turn                                   C. make                                 D. take

7.A. job                                 B. career                              C. trade                                 D. industry

8.A. regret                           B. remember                       C. forgive                    D. forget

9.A. constantly           B. eventually                        C. immediately           D. directly

10.A. description                B. scene                                C. picture                             D. image

11.A. peaceful           B. calm                                  C. quiet                                 D.silent

12.A. required                    B. asked                                C. promised                         D. helped

13.A. solved                         B. worked                   C. acted                                D. conducted

14.A. collected          B. gathered                          C. assembled                       D. met

15.A. satisfaction                B. expectation                     C. explanation                     D. presentation

16.A. aim                     B. intention                          C. plan                                   D. design

17.A. hardly                         B. difficultly                          C. easily                                D. happily

18.A. reached                     B. accomplished                  C. adapted                            D. polished

19.A. fingers                        B. hands                                C. arms                                  D. feet

20.A. skill                    B. possibility                         C. talent                                D. ability

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

An epic^① love story, set against the sweeping landscapes of Wyoming and Texas, that tells the story of two young men — a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy — who meet in the summer of 1963 while driving cattle on a mountain range. They unexpectedly develop a lifelong connection, one whose complications^②, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.

Notes:

epic  adj. 英雄的

complication  n. 复杂化

According to the passage, Brokeback Mountain is mainly about ______.

A. language study      B. love     C. violence     D. funny story

The film Brokeback Mountain is mainly from short story by ______.

A. Ang Lee     B. Michelle Williams      C. Diana Ossana     D. E. Annie Proulx

According to the passage, the natural sights in Brokeback Mountain was filmed in ______.

A. America     B. Canada      C. China     D. Mexico

If you live in New York on Jan. 25, you’d better enjoy the film in ______.

A. Loews Dupont Circle 5           B. Pacific’s The Grove Stadium 14

C. Embarcadero                   D. BAM Rose Cinemas

We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing（吃草） on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.

But   36   in our minds is the final destination（目的地）. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will   37   into the station. Bands will be playing and flags   38   . Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will   39   and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n)   40   jigsaw（拼图） puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles（过道）, damning（诅咒） the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.

“When we reach the   41   , that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I   42   a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the   43   kid through college.” “When I have   44   off the debts!” “When I get a promotion（提升）.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live   45   ever after!”

   46   , we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The   47   joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It   48   leaves us behind.

“Cherish（珍视） the moment” is a good   49   . It is the burdens（负担） of today that drive us to keep on   50   . And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate（激发） us to overcome the   51   and look forward to the future.

So   52   pacing the aisles and counting the miles.   53   , climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot（赤脚） more   54   , swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived   55   we go along. The station will come soon enough.

1.A hidden      B faint      C deep      D buried

2.A pull      B get      C approach      D arrive

3. A floating      B waving      C raising      D shaking

4.A come up      B come around      C come out      D come true

5.A divided      B separated      C completed      D united

6.A station      B age      C target      D point

7.A borrow      B buy      C order      D rent

8.A first      B best      C last      D eldest

9.A cut      B left      C taken      D paid

10.A happily      B fully      C anxiously      D freely

11.A Believe it or not      B Sooner or later      C Once again      D All at once

12.A simple      B basic      C true      D final

13.A eventually（最后）      B accidentally      C instantly      D constantly

14.A motto（箴言）      B sentence      C concept      D slogan（标语）

15.A pushing      B trying      C working      D sticking

16.A effort      B mistake      C challenge      D fault

17.A consider      B stop      C go on      D plan on

18.A Besides      B Thus      C However      D Instead

19.A often      B gently      C quickly      D slowly

20.A if      B unless      C as      D once

We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing（吃草） on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.
But   36  in our minds is the final destination（目的地）. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will  37  into the station. Bands will be playing and flags   38  . Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will   39  and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n)   40   jigsaw（拼图） puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles（过道）, damning（诅咒） the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the  41  , that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I  42  a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the   43  kid through college.” “When I have   44  off the debts!” “When I get a promotion（提升）.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live   45  ever after!”
  46  , we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The  47  joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It   48  leaves us behind.
“Cherish（珍视） the moment” is a good   49  . It is the burdens（负担） of today that drive us to keep on   50  . And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate（激发） us to overcome the   51  and look forward to the future.
So   52  pacing the aisles and counting the miles.   53  , climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot（赤脚） more   54  , swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived   55  we go along. The station will come soon enough.
【小题1】A hidden      B faint      C deep      D buried
【小题2】A pull      B get      C approach      D arrive
【小题3】 A floating      B waving      C raising      D shaking
【小题4】A come up      B come around      C come out      D come true
【小题5】A divided      B separated      C completed      D united
【小题6】A station     B age      C target      D point
【小题7】A borrow      B buy      C order      D rent
【小题8】A first      B best      C last      D eldest
【小题9】A cut      B left      C taken      D paid
【小题10】A happily      B fully      C anxiously      D freely
【小题11】A Believe it or not      B Sooner or later      C Once again      D All at once
【小题12】A simple      B basic      C true      D final
【小题13】A eventually（最后）      B accidentally      C instantly      D constantly
【小题14】A motto（箴言）      B sentence      C concept     D slogan（标语）
【小题15】A pushing      B trying      C working      D sticking
【小题16】A effort      B mistake      C challenge      D fault
【小题17】A consider      B stop      C go on      D plan on
【小题18】A Besides      B Thus      C However      D Instead
【小题19】A often      B gently      C quickly      D slowly
【小题20】A if      B unless      C as      D once