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大学体验英语三（综合教程）Unit4CloningandEthicsListenandTalkLeadinThenewsthatasheepinScotlandhasbeensuccessfullycloned1);.Whatgoodwoulditbetoclonehumans?WhatwouldIdowithacloneofmyself?Then2)thatIcouldhavemyclonegointoworkformewhileIwentouthiking,biking,skiing,etc.!Ireallycouldbeintwoplacesatonce.Butwaitaminute.Ifthat'swhatIwoulddowithmyclone,howdoIknowthatI'mnotaclonemyself?Whatifthe3)hadhimselfclonedandsenttheclone(thatis,me)intodohisworkforhim?Thisexplainsalot:—allthosemysteriouschecksIfindinmy4)everymonth(withmysignature)butdon'trememberwriting,—whymywifedoesn'tseemtonoticewhenI'vebeenoutoftown,—allthosetrafficticketsIhavetopaybutswearIneverreceivedinthefirstplace.—whymyfriendssaythingslike,IthoughtIsawyououtskiinglastweek,whenIknowIwasatwork,—whyIkeepgettingfinesfor5)atthelibrary,whenIonlycheckoutCD's,—the6)tomycreditcard(theonewithmypictureonit)fromLondon,Paris,NewYork...Icanonlyhopetheoriginalmenevergetssentencedtoprison.Key:1.gotmewondering;2.ithitme;3.originalme;4.bankstatement;5.overduebooks;6.unexplainedchargesPassageA:NotNow,Dr.Miracle2.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.1)WhyisAntinoricalledDrMiracle?Bypracticingthemostadvancedreproductivebiologicaltechniquestotreathispatients,hehasworkedalotofmiracles.Nowworkingoncloning,heischallengingthebiologicallimitsandstrivingforanothermiracle.2)Howdoyouunderstandtheauthor'sstatementthatDrMiracleandhiscolleaguesaretakingonehellofarisk?Thissentenceactuallymeansthatwithsomanysocialandtechnicalproblemsunsettled,theoddsareagainstAntinoriandhiscolleagues.Iftheyfail,peoplemaylosetheirconfidenceincloning,andevenscienceasawhole,whichisrathercatastrophic.3)Withsomanyproblemsunsolved,shouldthetechnologyofcloninghumansbeprohibitedbythegovernmentaccordingtothepassage?Why?No.Theauthorthinkspassingabanoncloninghumanswilljustdriveitundergroundratherthanputtinganendtoit,whichismoredangerous.4)What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardcloning?Theauthorbelievesthatcloningshouldbeallowedinsomespecialcasesasafertilitytreatmentbutthescienceisnotreadyforitandtheresearchstudyshouldberegulated.5)Wouldyouliketohaveaclonedbrotherorsister?Why?Open3.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionwiththeinformationfromthepassage.1.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassageistotellusthat______.A)theresearchoncloninghumansshouldbecarriedouttohelpinfertilecouplesB)regulationsshouldbemadetodirectthescienceofcloninghumansintotherighttrackC)theresearchoncloninghumansshouldnotbeconductedsorecklesslyD)Antinoriisagreatscientistwhopushesreproductivebiologytothelimits2.BysayingVaticanisnofanofhisscience,theauthorimpliesthat______.A)VaticanhasnointerestinmedicalscienceB)VaticanisagainstAntinori'scloningplanC)VaticanrefusestoacceptAntinoriasaCatholicD)VaticanisinfavorofIVFtreatment3.Thephraseroundingon(line1,Para.3)mostprobablymeans______.A)supportingB)surroundingC)criticizingD)thinkingof4.Intheauthor'sview,therealproblemofcloninghumansisthat______.A)secretexperimentsoncloningarebeingcarriedonB)itleadstocomplexmoralargumentsC)eventhescientificcommunitycannotreachanagreementD)cloningscienceisnotadvancedenough5.SeverinoAntinoriisthoughtofasbeingdangerousprobablybecause______.A)hetriestochallengethebiologicallimitstocombatinfertilityB)herefusestosayanythingabouttheirresearchbaseC)heofferstohelpthecoupleswhocannothaveababyD)heclaimstheCatholicfaith,butbehavesagainstitAnwser:1.C,2.B,3.C,4.D,5.A4.Fillineachoftheblankswithanappropriateword.TheItaliandoctorSeverinoAntinorihasannouncedplanstoofferhumancloningfacilitiesinhisprivatefertilityclinics.Antinoriisalreadyfforpreviouscontroversiessuchashelpinggrandmotherstohavebabies.Yetthistimeheisnotaloneinptheideaofhumancloning.USscientistsareworkingwithhimonthisproject,andargroup–theRaelians–havealsoannouncedtheirintentiontooffertheservice.Ofcourse,withsomanycouplesdforachildyetunabletoconceivethroughtraditionalIVFtreatments,thereisnosofvolunteers.Itwouldprobablynotworktryingtopreventcloning,thussomeformofregulationisalmosti.Atthemoment,cloningtechniquesarefarfrompandmostattemptstocloneanimalsendupinf.Anwser:1.famous2.promoting3.religious4.desperate5.shortage6.inevitable7.perfect8.failure5.Studythedefinitionsofthegivenwordsandthendecideonthemeaningsofthewordsinthegivencontexts.1.argumentn.【1】astatementyouusetoconvincepeoplethatyouropinionaboutsomethingiscorrect【2】adebateinwhichanumberofpeopleputforwarddifferentopinions.【3】aconversationinwhichpeopledisagreewitheachotherangrilyornoisily.1)TheincidenttriggeredfreshargumentsabouttheroleofsocialinsuranceinChina.【】2)Bobdescribedhowhegotintoanargumentwiththestreetvendor.【】3)Theevidencesheusestobackupherargumentsisnotreliable.【】2.representv.【1】toshow,todescribe【2】tostandfor【3】toactofficiallyfor1)Hewaswellawarethatherepresentedhisnationintherace.【】2)Theplayrepresentsthecollisionofthreegenerations.【】3)Theredlinesonthemaprepresentrailways.【】3.toughadj.【1】stronganddetermined【2】roughandviolent【3】difficult,demanding1)Hebuiltupareputationasatoughbusinessman.【】2)Whoeverwinstheelectionistohaveatoughjobgettingtheeconomybackonitsfeet.【】3)Youmustb