高二英语人教新课标版选修8 Unit2 Reading

ReadingHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCloning?1.Cloningmeansmakingacopyofananimaloraplant.2.Gardenerscanmakealotofmoneybycloningplants.3.Cloninganimalsisascomplicatedascloningplants.FTF4.Dollythesheepwasthefirstsuccessfulcloneofamammal.5.Naturalcloneshappeninanimalsaswellasinplants.TTWhatisthecloning.Twomajorusesofcloning.ThebirthanddeathofDolly.TheimpactofDolly.ThemainideaofeachparagraphPeople’sreactiontocloning.ControversybroughtbyDolly1.Dollythesheep_____.2.ThereasonwhythecloningofDollythesheepsucceeded3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethataclonedanimal_____.4.(Dis)advantagesofcloning5.Themainideaofthetext6.Themeaningof“straightforward”(para2)7.Thewriter’sattitudetowardcloning1.Dollythesheep_____.A.lookedexactlylikethesheepthatprovidestheegg.B.wastheexactcopyofthesheepthatprovidesthenucleus.C.lookedlikethesheepthatgavebirthtoit.D.hadthecharacteristicsofallthreesheep.Choosetherightansweraccordingtothetext.2.ThecloningofDollythesheepsucceededbecause____.A.it’seasiertocloneasheepthanotheranimalsB.thescientistsweredeterminedandworkedhardwithpatienceC.thescientistswererewardedandgotlotsofmoneyD.manyotherattemptstoclonemammalsfailed3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethataclonedanimal_____.A.usuallylivesaslongastheoriginaloneB.usuallyliveslongerthantheoriginaloneC.usuallylivesshorterthantheoriginaloneD.isusuallyashealthyastheoriginalone4.Whichofthefollowingisnotanadvantageofcloning?A.Cloningcanbeusedformedicalpurposes.B.Largequantitiesoffoodcanbeproducedbycloning.C.Cloningcanhelpkeepanimalsfrombecomingextinct.D.Famouspersonswhohavepassedawaycanbecloned.5.Themainideaofthetextis____A.animalcloningisveryvaluableandcanbenefittheworld.B.animalcloningcouldbemisusedbybadpeoplesoitmustbeforbidden.C.animalcloningiswelldevelopedbecauseDollythesheepwasborn.D.animalcloningraisedargumentsandscientistsarenotsureaboutitsfuture.Challengeyourself6.Inthesecondparagraph,theword“straightforward”means____.A.uncomplicatedB.honestC.frankD.difficult7.Itsuddenlyopenedeverybody’seyestothepossibilityofusingcloningtocureseriousillnessandeventoproducehumanbeings.(translation)8.Inanunfortunateway,themiceandDollysheephadnochoicebuttodieyoung.Nooneimaginedthatthiswouldhappenandsonoonecouldpreventit.(Findasentencewhichhasthesimilarmeaning)因为它突然打开了人们的眼界，看到了有可能利用克隆技术来治疗重病，甚至还有可能克隆出人类。Sadlythesamearbitraryfateaffectedotherspecies,suchasclonedmice.9.Whataboutthewriter’sattitudetowardcloninginthispassage?A.Thewriterisagainstcloning.B.Thewriterisinfavorofcloning.C.Thewriterdoesnotstateanypersonalopinionaboutcloning.A.Thewriterisinagreementwithcloning.10.Thewriter’sreactiontowardscloningis____A.PositiveB.NegativeC.neutralLearningtips:Thepassageiswrittenintheexpositivestyle.Thatistosaythetextisinthethirdpersonandinfactualandformallanguage.Itgivesdifferentpointsofviewanddoesnottrytopersuadethereadertomakeuphis/herownmind.Whichiseasiertoclone,plantoranimal?Becausecloningplantsisstraightforward,butthecloningofanimalsisverycomplicated.DiscussionWhataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcloning?DetailreadingFillinthechartusingtheinformationfromthetext.ProblemsordangersofcloningAdvantagesofcloningAnimalsmay__________________ofolderanimals.Medicalcloningcould______serious________inhumans.developtheillnessescureillnessesAnimalclonesmay__________thanthedonoranimalsCloningplantscan_______________ofsimilar_______________._________maywanttoclonethemselves.Cloningplantscanbe_____forresearchon________________.Thereare_______________tocloninghumanbeings.Cloningcanhelpsave____________________.dieyoungerproducequantitiesforsaleEvilleadersusefulnewplantspeciesmoralobjectionsendangeredanimalsplantsAssignment1.SurftheInternettofindmoreinformationaboutcloning2.Writeashortpassageaccordingtothefollowingtopic---Shouldhumancloningbeallowed?Thankyou!Bye!