Unit-3-Science-and-nature-Reading

Doyouknowthesefollowingfilmsaboutcloning?What’syourattitudeaboutcloning?ReplicasReplicas(克隆人)isa2018Americansciencefiction.ItwasreleasedonJune5,2018intheUnitedStates,November23,2018inChina.Thefilmtellsthestoryofaboldneuroscientists(KeanuReeves)trytoresurrectionhisfamilywhowerekilledinacaraccident.Inordertoachieveagoal,heturnsagainstthepolice,againstthelaboratoryunderthecontrolofgovernment,andeventakechallengestoallscientificlimitations.TheIslandTheIsland(逃出克隆岛)isa2005Americansciencefiction/thrillerfilm.ItwasreleasedonJuly22,2005,intheUnitedStates,andwasnominatedforthreeawards,includingtheTeenChoiceAward.Thefilm’splotrevolvesaroundthestruggleofEwanMcGregor’scharactertofitintothehighlystructuredworldhelivesinandtheseriesofeventsthatunfoldwhenhequestionshowtruthfulthatworldreallyis.BlueprintBlueprintisa2003Germandramafilm.ItisbasedonthenovelwrittenbyCharlotteKerner.Thefilmraisestheethicalissueofhumancloning.IrisSellinisaworld-famouspianistandcomposerwhofindsoutthatsheissufferingfrommultiplesclerosis,adegenerativenervedisorderthatwillgraduallystopherbeingabletoperform.SheasksafriendDr.MartinFisher,arevolutionaryreproductiveresearcher,toassistherincreatingherclonesothatshecanpasshermusicontoherdaughter…GaurDoyouknowthisanimal?GaurisakindofendangeredAsianox.Noah,agaur,wasthefirstcloneofanendangeredanimalbornon8January2001.ScientistsatAdvancedCellTechnologysucceededincloningthebabygaur.Unfortunately,Noahdiedtwodayslater.Theexperimentprovedthatitwaspossibletosaveendangeredspeciesthroughcloning.ReadingstrategyGothroughthereadingstrategy,andfindouthowtoworkoutthemeaningofthesescientificterms.Step1Step2Step3Beginbyreadingthefirstandlastparagraphsforanideaofwhatthearticleisabout.Circleanywordsyoudonotnow.Questionthingsyoudonotunderstandorthatdonotappeartomakesense.Readthroughthearticleafewtimes,andmakesenseofthescientifictermsuponfurtherreadings.Refertothereadingpassageandfindoutthemainidea.Firstreading—MainideaThereadingpassageismadeupofanewspaperarticleaboutcloningandtworeaders’letters.Wewillbegiveninformationabouthowcloningisbeingresearchedandthedifferentattitudestowardsit.Secondreading—UnderstandingscientifictermsAskstudentstocircletheunfamiliarwordsorthingstheydonotunderstandwhilesecondreading.Thirdreading—DetailedinformationReadthearticlecarefully,andfinishthefollowingexercises.思维导图TheperfectcopyThe_______onhumancloningamongpeople._______attitudestowardshumancloning.ScienceandnatureOneisagainsthumancloning.Oneis_______humancloning.Givingexamplesabout____________________________onthis.debateReaders’infavourofdifferentpeople’sopinions1.Whatiscloning?2.Whatwasthenameofthefirstclonedmammal?3.IsPaulineCarterfororagainsthumancloning?Cloningisproducinganexactcopyofaplantorananimalusingitscells.Dolly.Sheisagainsthumancloning.Readthepassagequicklyandanswerthethreequestions.TrueorFalse1.Peopleallovertheworldarehappyabouttheideaofcloninghumanbeings.2.Dolly,thefirstclonedmammal,wasjustthesameasothersheep.3.Accordingtothearticle,thescientistwhocreatedDollydoesnotagreewithcloninghumanbeings.FFT4.Cloningcanbeusedtocurediseasesbecauseitcanproducenewtissues.5.Cloninghumanbeingsisillegalinmanycountries,sonoscientistswanttoclonehumanbeings.6.BothColinJakeandPaulineCarterareagainstcloninghumanbeings.TFFFrankenstein’smonsterisafictionalcharacterthatfirstappearedinMaryShelley’snovel,Frankenstein,orTheModernPrometheus.Thecreatureisoftenerroneouslyreferredtoas“Frankenstein”,butinthenovelthecreaturehasnoname.Readthepassagecarefullyandfindthereasonswhypeoplearefororagainsthumancloning.ForhumancloningAgainsthumancloning2.helpthosewhoareunabletohavechildren3.wouldleadtomorediseasesintheanimalworld3.helpthosewhowanttoclonetheirdeadchildren4.showsnorespectforhumanlife2.mightproduceareal-lifeFrankstein’smonsterForhumancloningAgainsthumancloning5.shouldbehavingfewerbabiesinordertoreducetheEarth’spopulation,notcloningmoreValuabletissuesandorganscanbeproducedandbeusedtosavehumanlives.Humanbeingsmaybeonthewaytoproducingareal-lifemonster.Somepeopleconsiderthatcloninghumanembryoswiththeintentiontodestroythemshowsnorespectforhumanlife.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatarethedifferentattitudestowardshumanbeing?2.WhatdoesIanWilmut,theScottishscientistwhocreatedDolly,intendtousecloningfor?Hethinksresearcheffortsshouldconcentrateoncloningnewtissuesandorgansthatcanbeusedtocurediseaseslikecancer.3.Whoarethethreepersonsinthenewspaperarticlerelatedtoconing?IanWilmut,theScottishscientistwhocreatedDolly.Hehasneverintendedtocreatecopiesofhumans.Instead,hethinksresearcheffortsshouldconcentrateoncreatingnewtissuesandorgansthatcanbeusedtocurediseaseslikecancer.FayeWilson,awomanof41yearsoldwhocannothaveababy.Sheisdesperatetohaveababyofherown,achildthatisgenericallyrelatedtoher.SeverinoAntinori,anItalianphysician.Hehasdeclaredthathewantstobethefirsttocloneahumanbeing.DiscussionDoyouthinkgovernmentsshouldpasslawstomakehumancloninglegalorillegal?Whyorwhynot?Ifhumancloningwassuccessful,whowouldbehappyapartfromtheparents?Doyouthinkitwouldbeeasyfortheclonedbabytoaccepthi