牛津高中英语 模块5 unit three reading(2)

Module5Unit3ScienceversusnatureWelcometotheunitStep1Lead-inFourhundredyearsagoChinesepeoplehadcreatedtheclonedimagesinTheJourneytotheWest,butnowithasbecomearealityinlife.Scienceisdevelopingsofastthatitisbeyondourimagination.超乎我们的想象.[i’mædʒi’neiʃən]Whatdoyouknowaboutcloning?cell[sel]细胞Cloningisproducinganexactcopy(复制品)ofaplantorananimalusingitscells(细胞).Step2Picture-presentingHello,I’mDolly.Iamtheworld’sfirstclonedmammal.[‘mæməl]哺乳动物sheepIlookjustlikemybrother,that’sbecauseIamaclone.muleIwascreatedusingacellfromanadultcat.[‘ædʌlt]成年的[kri’eit]创造WearefiveclonedfemalepigsandwewerebornonChristmasDay2001.Weareapairofnew-bornclonedcalvesfromJapan./ka:vz/小牛犊IamthefirstclonedmonkeyandIwasbornataresearchcentreintheUSA.ClonedAnimals!Step3DiscussingOralTaskOne:Ifyouwereascientist,whatwouldyouwanttoclone?Why?Discusswithyourclassmates.endangeredanimalsgrainshumanOralTaskTwo:Ifyouwereclonedoneday,howwouldyoufeel?Why?TrytodescribeBush’sfeelingsThenewkindoftechnologyhascausedwidespreaddiscussion.Itcanhelpcuremanydiseases,savelotsofpeople’slivesandevenpreventsomeendangeredanimalsfromdyingout.Ontheotherhand,ifitisusedtoclonehumanbeings,thatisagainstthelawsofnatureanditwillbringalotofsocialproblems.Somecountrieshavepassedsomelawstobanthecloningofhumanbeings.ConclusionTodayourclasshadadiscussionaboutwhetherthegovernmentsshouldpasslawstoprohibithumancloning.Somestudentsthinkthatthegovernmentsshould,for…However,someotherstudentsthinkitnecessarytoprohibit…,for…Inmyopinion,…