第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
据各新闻媒体报道，1月19日，一位游客为看马在鳄鱼嘴下逃生的血腥场面，不惜花一笔不小的资金买了一匹马投到位于海口市的南泰鳄鱼湖中，让30多条凶残的鳄鱼追着它咬。此事引起不少游客的反感，并在社会上引起讨论。请你根据下列提示写一篇英语短文。
要求：1．要包含提示的要点；
2．120词左右；
3．必须谈出自己的观点。
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现 象 |
用活马喂鳄鱼，观看逃生的血腥场面 |
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态度一 |
鳄鱼湖作为一个知名的旅游景点，绝对不能搞如此血腥的旅游项目。旅游本身是一种健康文化的传播，是生态文明的体现。这场表演完全是在宣扬一种野蛮的文化。这是一种极不尊重生命的行为。 |
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态度二 |
活鸡活鸭与活马都同属动物，既然可用活鸡活鸭等动物喂鳄鱼，为何不能活马来喂？否则，等于肯定动物的生命有贵贱之分。如果不允许用活马喂食鳄鱼，那么也不该用活鸡鸭喂鳄鱼。如果只同情活马而不同情活鸡鸭的话，这就是一种假慈悲。 |
第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：对话填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。
J=Jessy M=Martin
J: Hey , Martin ! I haven’t seen you for a long time .
M: Yes , we are all busy (76)p for the final exams these days .
J: Are you still studying now ? Exams are (77)o .
M: No . I’m not studying . I’m looking at these pictures we (78)t
during the past three years .
J: Oh , yes . That’s me . I had long hair then .
M: Yes . How lovely !
J: That’s Allen , isn’t it ? He always asked me to let him (79)c my
math homework .
M: At that time he often helped me learn to play the guitar . But I didn’t have a lot of time for guitar practice .
J: He really plays very well . I (80)w how he is now . I haven’t seen him for one year .
M: I heard he planned to go to college , but his family didn’t have enough (81)m to support him . So he dropped out of the school . He works in a club now .
J: You know I can still remember the (82)d when I first came here . I think I will miss our mother school .
M: Yes . What are you going to do after (83)l senior high school ?
J: I’d like to go to college . What about you ?
M: I decide to study (84)a . My parents all work in America .
J: Be sure to write to me as (85)s as you get there .
M: OK .
The twentieth century saw greater changes than any century before : changes for the better , changes for the worse ; changes that brought a lot of benefits to human beings , changes that put man in danger . Many things caused the changes , but , in my opinion , the most important was the progress in science .
Scientific research in physics and biology has vastly broadened our views . It has given us a deeper knowledge of the structure of matter and of the universe ; it has brought us a better understanding of the nature of life and of its continuous development . Technology in the application of science has made big advances that have benefited us in nearly every part of life .
The continuation of such activitites in the twenty-first century will result in even greater advantages to human beings : in pure science―a wider and deeper knowledge in all fields of learning ; in applied science―a more reasonable sharing of material benefits , and better protection of the environment .
Sadly , however , there is another side to the picture . The creativity of science has been employed in doing damage to mankind . The application of science and technology to the development and production of weapons of mass destruction has created a real danger to the continued existence of the human race on this planet . We have seen this happen in the case of nuclear weapons . Although their actual use has so far occurred only in the Second World War , the number of nuclear weapons that were produced and made ready for use was so large that if the weapons had actually been used , the result could have been the ruin of the human race , as well as of many kinds of animals .
William Shakespeare said , “ The web of our life is of a mingled yarn(纱线), good and ill together .” The above brief review of the application of only one part of human activities—science seems to prove what Shakespeare said . But does it have to be so ? Must the ill always go together with the good ? Are we biologically programmed for war ?
1. Which of the following best shows the stucture of the passage ?
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2. From the fourth paragraph , we can infer that __________.
A. a great many nuclear weapons were actually used for war
B. a large number of nuclear weapons should have been used for war
C. the author is doubtful about the ruin of human beings by nuclear weapons
D. the author is anxious about the huge number of unclear weapons on the earth
3. The underlined word “ mingled ” in the last paragraph most probably means__________.
A. simple B. mixed C. sad D. happy
4. What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write ?
A. Further application of science to war .
B. More reading of William Shakespeare .
C. Proper use of science in the new century .
D. Effective ways to separate the good from the ill .
Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001 , I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist . I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died , so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father , or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him . In any case , I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(风景画) much influenced by Krenkel and St. John for five years .
For some strange reason , I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again , but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth , who quickly became my favorite artist . I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look . So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting . However , watercolors remained my first choice , and I think I did my best work there , showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions .
Art is now together with my piano playing and reading . There is a time of everything in my world , and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do . As Confucius once said , “ At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire .”
1. What is the text mainly about ?
A. Learning to paint in later life . B. How to paint wathercolors .
C. An artist-turned teacher . D. Life after retirement .
2. The author started drawing again in 1995 because__________.
A. he hoped to draw a picture of his father
B. he couldn’t stop missing his father
C. he had more time after retirement
D. he liked animals and landscapes
3. We can infer from the text that the author_______.
A. had been taught by Krenkel and St.John
B. painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years
C. believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolor
D. started his retirement life at the age of seventy
4. How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?
A. Very enjoyable B. A bit regretful C. Rather busy D. Fairly dull
Not long ago , Richard Denniston found himself suffering the same pain that millions of other pet owners have faced . His little Scottish dog had a brain tumor（肿块）and would soon die. Like others who faced the problem before him , Denniston just wanted to end his pet’s suffering . However , he took one step further.
Deniston , an expert who studies animals , collected a tiny skin sample from the dog and took it to his laboratory at Louisiana State University. There he cultivated it and froze it in liquid nitrogen.
From that idea , Denniston started a new technology .Denniston’s company will save pet’s DNA ＄500，plus a monthly storage fee of Us ＄10, until cloning becomes a reality .
Thanks mostly to the contribution of a California multimillionaire , that day may not be so far off.
“It could happen extremely soon if everything went on well.”says Mark Westhusin , a professor leading a dog cloning team . Most experts put successful dog cloning a year to five years down the road . The cost is bound to be expensive at first , but it would eventually drop to a few thousand dollars.
Since Dolly , the sheep which was first cloned in 1997 ,cattle ,goats ,mice and monkeys have been cloned in labs . Pets are likely to be next.
“I really believe that the technology is going to become available for many species in the near future ,”Denniston says .
1. After his pet died ,Richard Denniston_______.
A. did something more than the ordinary pet owners
B. did as other pet owners
C. did nothing but feel very sad
D.could not help feeling lonely without his dear pet
2. Richard Denniston_________in liquid nitrogen for an experiment.
A. was a doctor who put his dog
B. was an animal expert who put a piece of his dog’s skin
C.was an expert at collecting skin samples who then put them
D.took great interest in freezing things
3. The underlined word “cultivated ”in Para . 2 probably means_________.
A. bought B.discovered C.caught D.trained
4. Cloning will cost people_______.
A. a lot of money in five years .
B. much in the beginning and then be reduced to a thousand dollars.
C. much and then will surely be reduced to thousands of dollars.
D.much at first and then might be reduced to a few thousand dollars.
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