2017届高三英语一轮单元检测：必修1 Unit5《 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero》
<p> Ⅰ.阅读理解(创新题)<span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span></p><p> <span word="WHAT">WHAT</span>’<span word="S">S</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>?</p><p> <span word="People">People</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>.“<span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>，”<span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>.</p><p> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Vitro">Vitro</span> <span word="Fertilization">Fertilization</span>(<span word="IVF">IVF</span>)<span word="technology">technology</span>—<span word="more">more</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span>“<span word="test">test</span><span word="tube">tube</span>(试管)<span word="baby">baby</span>”<span word="technology">technology</span>—<span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 10 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 87.(充满喜悦)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="childg">childg</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="London">London</span>.“<span word="He">He</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="place">place</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>，<span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="genetics">genetics</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>，<span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="test">test</span>-<span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="as">as</span>“<span word="scary">scary</span>”，<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Sauer">Sauer</span>，<span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="University">University</span>，<span word="US">US</span>.</p><p> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Steptoe">Steptoe</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>，<span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span>，<span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span>.“<span word="People">People</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>，”<span word="Edwards">Edwards</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> “<span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>” <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> “<span word="But">But</span> <span word="Edwards">Edwards</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>，”<span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sauer">Sauer</span>.<span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1968 <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="fertilize">fertilize</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p>
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