Unit 1 Cultural Relics 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。