10.He preferred to be treated_as an ordinary worker.
[本单元语言点温故练习]
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.I found my father sitting in his chair, completely absorbed (absorb) in a magazine.
2.The reason why I am here to see you is that I need your help.
3.The police suspected him of taking part in the jewel robbery.
4.I couldn't resist telling (tell) him the secret.
5.The doctor cured many people of such disease.
6.Let's go out for a walk, for fresh air is beneficial (benefit) to our health.
7.She's working hard for fear that he would be fired.
8.In contrast with traditional media, Internet advertising has a lot of advantages.
9.His refusal (refuse) to join us was quite unexpected.
10.The child was terrified (terrify) of being left alone in the house.
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.He never ceased to chase_after_his_dream (追求他的梦想) in his youth.
2.The hotel was_completely_burnt_out (完全被烧尽了); only the walls remained.
3.In my opinion, good books should be_read_again_and_again (被一遍一遍地读).
4.I'm sorry, this letter is addressed to you - I_opened_it_by_mistake (我误把它打开了).
5.As_far_as_we_know (正如我们所知), the world consists of seven continents.
6.Having finished the 100meter race, I_was_out_of_breath (我上气不接下气).
7.They have to rely_on_the_river_for_their_water (依赖这条河获取水) and have no optional choices.
8.As neither side would give in, the_talk_broke_down (谈判失败了).
二、勤练高考题型,多练自能生巧
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Four cloned sheep that are genetically the same as Dolly, the first cloned mammal, are still healthy even in old age, a new study found. The four sheep could be considered Dolly's clone "sisters". "They have just reached their 9th birthday, which is age 70 in human years," researchers who have been studying the sheep said.
A detailed study of these four sheep and nine other cloned sheep that are not related to "the Dollies" found that the animals were healthy. All of the sheep were free from many diseases commonly found in older sheep, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the study showed.
Dolly was born in 1996 as the result of a lab technique called somaticcell nuclear transfer (SCNT), in which the nucleus (细胞核) from an adult cell is put into an egg cell that doesn't have a nucleus. This meant