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【題目】閱讀下面材料, 從每題所給的A, B, C, D四個選項中選出最佳選項。C
Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out. Sir John Gurdon. Is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class. Now, aged 79, the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell (干細胞) researcher Shinya Yamanaka.
Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance （堅持） can lead.
At the age of 15 in 1948, Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon's high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was quite "ridiculous".
In spite of his teacher's criticisms, Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the laboratory earlier and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.
"I believe that we will, in the end, understand everything about how cells actually work." Gurdon said.
In 1962, Gurdon took a sell from an adult frog and moved its genetic （基因的） information i nto an egg cell. The egg cell then grown into a clone of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in the world.
In 2006, Gurdon's work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample (樣本) of a person's skin can be used to create stem cells. Using the technique, doctors can repair a patient's heart after a heart attack.
"Luck prefers the prepared mind." Gurdon told the Nobel Prize organization. "Ninety percent of the time things don't work, but when they do, you have to catch the chance."
（1）In what order are the followings mentioned in the passage?a. create the sheep Dolly
b. take a cell from an adult frog
c. use a person's skin to create stem cells
d. move the frog's genetic information into an egg cell
e. grown into a clone of a frog
A.b-a-c-d-e
B.b-d-e-a-c
C.b-d-a-c-e
D.b-e-d-a-c
（2）What does the underlined word "ridiculous" mean?
A.可能的
B.現(xiàn)實的
C.奇妙的
D.荒謬的
（3）According to the passage, which statement is True?
A.As a boy, John Gurdon was told he was hopeful.
B.John Gurdon ranked first at his high school in biology.
C.It's impossible for the doctor s to repair a patient's heart after a heart attack.
D.In spite of his teacher's criticism, John Gurdon kept working hard.
（4）What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Ninety percent of the time things don't work.
B.Luck prefers the prepared mind.
C.Life is full of surprises.
D.How to know cells actually.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）D
（4）B
【解析】文章大意：文章講了John Gurdon成功成為一個科學家并獲得諾貝爾獎的故事。告訴我們生活充滿驚喜，你從來不知道事情會變成什么樣子。
（1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章原句In 1962, Gurdon took a sell from an adult frog and moved its genetic （基因的） information i nto an egg cell. The egg cell then grown into a clone of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in the world. 可知所給句子的排列順序是b-d-e-a-c，故選B。
（2）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章原句At the age of 15 in 1948, Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon's high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was quite "ridiculous".可知Gurdon在高中生物課上和所有其他理科功課中是250個男孩中排名最后。因此他的科學老師甚至說過他成為科學家的夢想是相當可笑的。故選D。
（3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章原句In spite of his teacher's criticisms, Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. 可知Gurdon不管老師的批評，聽從他的好奇心并繼續(xù)努力。故選D。
（4）主旨大意題。文章最后"Luck prefers the prepared mind." 點明主題，通過Gurdon的故事告訴我們幸運只給有準備的人, 故選B。