Unit 2 The Olympic Games language points课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　My Story

　　The long journey to clone my two beloved dogs began about fifteen years ago.

　　It was the year 2000 and my life was __1__. At 30 years old, I was poor. I spent all my money and I __2__ from my wife. It was at that very moment my two wonderful dogs Wolfie and Bubble cared for my __3__ heart. Until this day, I have no idea how I would have gone through those horrible times __4__ them.

　　I realized what my __5__ in life was. My happiness was __6__ related to my two dogs whom I considered my children.

　　I __7__ a simple 15­year plan. I would start a company, whose only __8__ was to make enough money __9__ I could pay to have them cloned when the time came.

　　I would start my own __10__ and save money. Work hard, save, and live __11__. Today I feel I have walked a million miles. I am very tired, __12__ have finally reached my goal.

　　In July of 2011, I found a dog cloning company Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in South Korea __13__ by the top cloning scientist and father of dog cloning - Dr. Hwang, who was the first scientist to successfully __14__ a dog. In fact, he was the one who cloned Snuppy - the world's first cloned __15__ that I had met in May 2009.

　　Dr. Hwang and his staff __16__ me with open arms. He told me that the Wolfie clones should not grow up __17__. He was going to clone Bubble __18__ and I was also relieved that the money would be enough.

　　Two healthy Wolfie clones were born on December 23rd, 2014, just three months from the time they __19__ Wolfie's cells. I have been so used to waiting that even until now I'll take out my phone and stare at the images of the clones just to make sure I don't __20__ at all. I'll have another chance to love them all over again.

　　语篇解读：当作者处于人生低谷时，两只小狗成了作者最好的陪伴。为了克隆出同样的小狗，作者创办了公司，省吃俭用，最终实现了自己的愿望。

　　1．A.exceptional　　　　　　 B．terrible

　　C．terrifying D．boring

　　解析：选B　根据第二段中的"I was poor" "I spent all my money"和"those horrible times"可知"我"的生活很糟糕。

　　2．A.stopped B．separated

　　C．sheltered D．escaped

解析：选B　"我"花光了所有的钱并且和妻子分居了。separate"分居"，符合语境。