高中英语 U2P2 Reading Where Is It Leading Us.pptVIP

What’s the main idea of the text? A. Animal cloning is very valuable and can benefit the world. B. It explains how cloning works in the first successful clone Dolly the sheep. C. It illustrates people’s views about Dolly’s appearance and cloning people. D. Both BC 1. Dolly the sheep_____. looked exactly like the sheep that provides the egg cell was the exact copy of the sheep that provides the nucleus C. looked like the sheep that gave birth to it D. had the characteristics of all three sheep 2. The cloning of Dolly the sheep succeeded because____. A. it’s easier to clone a sheep than other animals B. the scientists were determined and worked hard with patience C. the scientists were rewarded and got lots of money D. many other attempts to clone mammals failed 3. It can be inferred from the passage that a cloned animal_____.A. usually lives as long as the original oneB. usually lives longer than the original oneC. usually dies earlier than the original oneD. is usually as healthy as the original one 4. Which of the following is not an advantage of cloning? Cloning can be used for medical purposes. Large quantities of food can be produced by cloning. Cloning can help keep animals from becoming extinct. Famous persons who have passed away can be cloned. Fill in the chart using the information from the text. Add one reason of your own in each column. What do you think is the writer’s point of view in this reading passage? Is it in favour of cloning or against it? I think the writer is _________ because_____________________________ ____________________ Discussions 3. 克隆技术有可能被滥用, 成为恐怖分子的工具。 4. 从生物多样性上来说, 大量基因结构完全相同的克隆人, 可能诱发新型疾病的广泛传播, 对人类的生存不利。 3. “克隆人绝对是科学上了不起的进步,克隆技术必将创造21世纪的辉煌。” —麻省理工学院生命工程教授约翰·布洛克 4. “人体商业化是人类经济活动中无与伦比的成就, 毫无疑问, 克隆技术的出现将为世人创造一个最为广泛和深远的市场。” —英国《经济学家》杂志。 * Unit 2 Cloning: Where Is It Leading Us? Skimming to get general