2016届牛津英语第二轮复习 限时训练 第16讲 判断词性、词义和词形(一)

　　第十六讲　判断词性、词义和词形(一)

　　(1)(6 min.)

　　(2012·十二校联考二)Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call 1. __________， is drawing more and more attention now.

　　The greatest thing gene technology can do is 2. __________ it helps cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing 3. __________， such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people around the globe are murdered by the 4. __________ killers. And up till now, doctors have not found 5. __________ effective way to cure them. But 6. __________ the gene technology is applied, not only can these serious diseases be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, 7. __________ the huge amount of money people spend curing their diseases can be saved. 8. __________， it benefits the economy as well. In addition, it helps increase the length of people's lives.

　　We can expect the list of the benefits of the gene technology is going on and on!

　　(2)(6 min.)

　　(原创)When Sam first got to his boarding school with his parents, he was very happy. He thought he would be able to go home every weekend. When he was told he would not, he started crying 1. __________ the thought of not seeing his parents was driving him crazy. He was given uniforms and all other things that he would need for 2. __________ term. He started crying when 3. __________ was time for his parents to leave. He was then taken to the dorm, 4. __________ he saw other children happy. He tried as much as he could to fit 5. __________ but could not because his mind was at home. He started feeling homesick (想家) and wanted to go home as soon as possible.

　　He got sick soon because he could not eat the school food. He could not concentrate in the classroom. 6. __________ he could think was being at home with his family. He had no mobile phone or other means to get in touch with his parents. He was angry and felt 7. __________. He thought his parents hated him and that was 8. __________ they left him in a boarding school.

　　(3)(6 min.)

　　There are several things a parent can do to help his school age child achieve

　　1. __________

　　higher level of success in the classroom.

　　Engage your child from a young age in learning. Explore your neighborhood. Turn off TV 2. __________ computer games. Encourage your child to play outdoor activities. Don't wait

　　3. __________

　　the teacher to make contact with you, seek them out and offer your assistance.

　　Ensure your child uses a planner. Get in the habit of checking it 4. __________

　　day. A good time to introduce this is about 6th grade. Your children will be used to using it when they reach high school, which is

　　5. __________

　　they become really important.

　　Read to your child when he or she is young. Help

　　6. __________

　　develop a love of reading.

　　The

　　7. __________

　　important thing is to stay involved in your child's life. By maintaining an 8. __________

　　role, you will maintain your position of influence over your child and can enforce rules easier.

　　(4)(6 min.)

　　(原创)Most of us have had the experience of being in possession of a piece of truth that we were afraid to share because we knew it would not be well received. 1. __________ are also examples in which we ourselves have been unable to handle some truth before 2. __________. This might be a small truth, such as not wanting to see that our car needs repairs because we don't want to pay for them,

　　3. __________ a large truth, such as not fully accepting that someone close to us is pushing us away.

　　However, there is no way to avoid the truth, no matter how painful it is, so the sooner we let down our defenses, the

　　4. __________. We

　　5. __________ be patient with people around us who have 6. __________ hard time seeing the truth, because we know how painful it can be. 7. __________ the truth is, we make a sincere effort not to close our eyes to it, but instead to be grateful that we have access 8. __________ it.

　　(5)(6 min.)

　　(2012·长郡月考六)Although there were no revolutionary advances in maritime war technology between the fifteenth 1. __________ eighteenth centuries, there was 2. __________ steady improvement of existing hardware.

　　3. __________ terms of basic structural design, the bronze guns used by ships were largely unchanged 4. __________ the seventeenth century. Innovations instead focused on making the weapons more accurate and making the ammunition(弹药， 军火) used by the weapons 5. __________ effective. Two eighteenth­century advances addressed these needs. The 6. __________ was the carronade, a short­range cannon(大炮) that fired a large­caliber(口径， 弹径)shot. This new type of weapon had tremendous piercing power, making 7. __________ small ships powerful opponents(对手). The second was the flintlock(明火枪) firing mechanism, 8. __________ greatly increased accuracy.

　　(6)(6 min.)

　　When opinion polls(民意测验)ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned 1.__________ losing it. 60 percent of respondents say they feel 2.__________privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me”.

　　But people say one thing and do 3.__________. Only a small number of Americans change any behavior in an effort to preserve their privacy. 4.__________people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费站)to avoid using the EZ­Pass system that can track automobile movements. A privacy research center has run a series of tests that reveal people will give up 5.__________ information like social security numbers just to get their hands on 6.__________ 50­cents­off coupon(优惠券). But privacy does matter — at least sometimes. It's 7. __________ health: when you have it, you don't notice it. 8.__________when it's gone do you wish you'd done more to protect it.