reading 宝鸡石油中学英语组 赵强. top10 inventions in 20th century:
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Top10 inventions in 20th century:
NO. 9 space shuttle
NO. 8 television
NO. 7 artificial satellite
NO. 6 aspirin
Airliner NO. 5
NO. 4 personal computer
NO. 3 Mobilephone
NO. 2 internet
NO. 1 cloning
How much do you know about cloning?
Cloning is a way of making an
exact copy of another animal
and plant.
What is cloning ?
It happens both in ______ and in_______. They can be cloned by ________ and _______.
plantsanimals
themselves humans
Natural clone Man-made clone
The definition of cloning
Step one: fast reading
Organization
______ The birth and death of Dolly.
______ Controversy brought by Dolly .
______ What is cloning.
______Two major uses of cloning.
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scanning
1. How do gardeners clone plants?
Find out theanswers in the text.Para1
scanning
1.What two major uses do cloning have?2. How many female sheep participate in the cloning of a new sheep?
Find out theanswers in the text.
Para2
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scanning
What problems do Dolly have?
Find out theanswers in the text.Para3
She became seriously ill and her illnesses were more appropriateto a much older animal. Dolly lived for six years,half the length of the life of the original sheep.
The word “controversial” in para 4 probably means ____________.
A. complicated
B. arguable
C. important
Para 4 The impact of Dolly
True or false:
1 People feared that Cloned Hitlers would do harm to the world.
2 All the research into human beings will be forbidden.
3 Some countries will use cloning in a wise way.
Para 5 People’s reaction to cloning
Many governments forbade research reserch into human beings.
1. The main idea of the text is____ A. animal cloning is very valuable and can benefit the
world. B. animal cloning could be misused by bad people so it
must be forbidden C. animal cloning is well developed because Dolly the
sheep was born. D. animal cloning raised arguments and scientists are
not sure about its future.
Choose the right answer according to the text.
2. The cloning of Dolly the sheep succeeded because____. A. its easier to clone a sheep than other animals B. the scientists were determined and worked hard with patienceC. the scientists were rewarded and got lots of moneyD. many other attempts to clone mammals failed
Reading in detail ----- ( 5ms )Reading in detail ----- ( 5ms )
3. The sheep that donated the somatic cell
most probably lived ____ years.
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12
推理判断
4. We can infer from the last three paragraphs that ___.A. The normal development of Dolly had no effect on the cl
oning of other species.B. Dolly’s serious disease and final death disturbed the wh
ole world.C. Dolly successfully cloned a new lamb with the help of cl
oning scientists.D. There were arguments about animals about animal clo
ning and concerns about the future of cloning.
1. The main idea of the text is____ A. animal cloning is very valuable and can benefit the
world. B. animal cloning could be misused by bad people so it
must be forbidden C. animal cloning is well developed because Dolly the
sheep was born. D. animal cloning raised arguments and scientists are
not sure about its future.
Reading – II ( 5ms )Choose the right answer according to the text.
2. The cloning of Dolly the sheep succeeded because____. A. its easier to clone a sheep than other animals B. the scientists were determined and worked hard with patienceC. the scientists were rewarded and got lots of moneyD. many other attempts to clone mammals failed
3. The sheep that donated the somatic cell
most probably lived ____ years.
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12
推理判断
4. We can infer from the last three paragraphs that ___.A. The normal development of Dolly had no effect on the cl
oning of other species.B. Dolly’s serious disease and final death disturbed the wh
ole world.C. Dolly successfully cloned a new lamb with the help of cl
oning scientists.D. There were arguments about animals about animal clo
ning and concerns about the future of cloning.
Challenge yourself1. In the second paragraph, the word “straightforward” m
eans ____. A. uncomplicated B. honest C. frank D. difficult
2. It suddenly opened everybody’s eyes to the possibility of using cloning to cure serious illness and even to produce human beings. (translation)
3. In an unfortunate way , the mice and Dolly sheep had no choice but to die young. No one imagined that this would happen and so no one could prevent it.(Find a sentence which has the similar meaning)
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。
Sadly the same arbitrary fate affectedother species, such as cloned mice.
4,What is the 4,What is the writing stylewriting style??A. Expositive （说明性的） B.Descriptive （描写性的）C. Argumentative （议论性的） D. Narrative
Consolidation Clone is a way of making an exact_______ of another animal or plant. Cloning have two ______ uses. Firstly, gardeners use it all the time to produce _____________quantities. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant _________and for medical research on animals. But through the _________and death of Dolly, cloning has a lot of problems. On the other hand, we know cloning is controversial in some countries for ________and ___________reasons.
copymajor
commercialspecies
birth
moralreligious
Homework
1.Read the passage again and find out all the noun clauses in the text.
2.Write a short passage according to the following topic.
Should human cloning be allowed?3.Retell the procedure of the Dolly the she
ep.
