Unit 3

Science versus nature

高二牛津版模块五

Reading

Dolly

Lead-in

clone

Brainstorming

gene

genetic

cell

embryo

organ

sheep

mammal

tissue

stem cell

biology

Anti-cloning

Read the text and answer the following

questions.

1.Does the article give an anti- or pro-

cloning point of view, or both?

2. What was the name of the first cloned

mammal?

3. Is Pauline Carter pro-or anti-cloning?

Both

Dolly

True or False 1. People all over the world are happy about t

he idea of cloning human beings.

2. Dolly, the first cloned mammal, is exactly the same as other sheep.

3. According to the article, the scientist who created Dolly does not agree with cloning human beings.

F

F

T

4. Cloning can be used to cure diseases because

it can produce new tissues and organs.

5. Colin Jake is against cloning humans, just li

ke Pauline Carter.

6. Cloning human beings is illegal in many cou

ntries, so no scientists want to clone human be

ings.

T

F

F

Find the reasons why people are pro-or

anti-cloning in the article and letters and

write them down.

Pro-cloning Anti-cloning

produce valuable

tissues and organs

that could be used

to save human lives

may produce a

real-life

Frankenstein’s

monster

Pro-cloning Anti-cloning

cure diseases like

cancer

help those who are

unable to have

children

help those who want

to clone their

dead children

create more diseases

in the animal world

cloning shows no respect for human life

human life would no

longer be unique

Pro-cloning Anti-cloning

we should be having

fewer babies in order

to reduce Earth’s

population, not

cloning more

Reading comprehension:1.The announcement of successful human embryo cloning has caused much debate because________. A. people still have no clear idea about the results of human cloning B. valuable tissues and organs can be used to save humans C. mankind is going to produce terrible monsters D. people know that nature will punish mankind for human cloning

A

2.The success of the cloned sheep Dolly has proved that_________.

A. cloning will create more diseases in animal world

B. cloned animals will die at a much younger age than normal

C. man has been able to produce an exact copy from an adult cell

D. man can interfere with nature at his will

C

3. According to the passage, what is the rea

l intention of Ian Wilmut’s cloning researc

h? _______

A. To create copies of humans in the end.

B. To destroy human embryos in the end.

C. To create new tissues or organs for sal

e.

D. To cure deadly diseases eventually.

D

4. How does a woman who cannot give a

birth benefit from cloning?_____

A. She can have a baby by using another

woman’s egg.

B. She can have a baby genetically related

to her.

C. She can adopt someone else’s child by

cloning.

D. She can have more children.

B

5. What can we infer from the whole passage?

A. Cloning animals is illegal in Italy. _____

B. Chinese scientists are trying to benefit

mankind by using cloning technology.

C. Chinese scientists want to be the first to

clone a human baby.

D. Colin Jake agrees with the scientists who

don’t want to clone a human baby.

B

Reading strategyGo through the reading strategy, and

find out how to work out the meaning of these

scientific terms.

Step1

Begin by reading the first and last

paragraphs for an idea of what the

article is about.

Step2

Step3

Circle any words you do not know.

Question things you do not understand

or that do not appear to make sense.

Read through the article a few times, and make sense of the scientific terms upon further readings.

Match the words with their correct meanings.

1. an important development

2. human beings

3. help a woman or a female animal to give

birth to a baby

mankind breakthrough desperate adopt deliver totally consequences advances

deliver

breakthrough

mankind

5. legally become the parents of somebody else’s child

6. progress 7. completely

8. the results of an action

4. feeling that you have little hope and will do

anything to get what you want desperate

totallyconsequences

advancesadopt

Part E

Check the answers

E/ 1 cloning 2 cell 3 successfully 4 immoral 5 right 6 consequences 7 younger 8 humans 9 laws 10 Italian

Language points

1. versus prep.

今天的拳击比赛是泰森对刘易斯。

( 诉讼、运动等中的 ) 对

Today’s boxing game is Tyson versus

Louise.

常缩写为 vs.

On the one hand, rapid development of the ec

onomy will improve the living conditions of th

e people. On the other hand it will speed up en

vironmental destruction.

一方面经济的迅速发展会改善人们的生活状况 , 另一方面它会加速环境的破坏。

2. on (the) one hand, on the other hand

一方面……，另一方面…… 如：

3. adopt “ 收养，领养”。 如： He adopted the orphan.

他收养了那孤儿。 此外， adopt 还有 “采纳，采用”的意 思。如： Can a school adopt the policy

prohibiting the use of mobile phones

on campus? 学校能采纳禁止在学校 使用手机的政策吗 ?

adopt a child领养孩子采用新技术 adopt a new technique

采纳意见 adopt an idea/ opinion

There are many English words

________ from foreign countries.adopted

4. be related to “ 与……关联， 与……有联系” 如： In his essay, the author writes about

how art is related to culture.

作者在论文里阐述了艺术与文化的联 系。

5. interfere

vi. 干涉，干预 , 妨碍，打扰I shall go tomorrow, if nothing interferes.

如果没有妨碍，我明天就走。It’s unwise to interfere between

husband and wife.

介入夫妻间的纠纷是不明智的。

interfere with 干涉，妨碍 Don’t interfere with him. 别打扰他。Nothing will interfere with our friendship.

没有什么可以妨碍我们的友谊。

别发出噪音 , 这样会妨碍我们的学习。

Don’t make any noise, which will interfere with our studies.

Don’t interfere with my computer.不要摆弄我的电脑。

interfere in 干涉 ; 干预

The USA has no right to interfere in other countries’ affairs.

不要干预明星的私人生活。

Don’t interfere in the private lives of pop stars.

美国无权干涉别国内政。

6. clone vt./ n. 克隆

The sheep Dolly was cloned from adult cells.

It was Ian Wilmut who cloned the sheep Dolly.

It was the first cloned mammal in the World. Cloning human beings has caused ethical

problems.

This computer is just an IBM clone.

名词 : 仿制品

7. praise n./v. 称赞；赞扬，表扬He won praises for his modesty.

The headmaster gave a speech in praise of my class.

= The headmaster praised my class in the form of a speech.

这位科学家的对胚胎和干细胞的研究受到了高度赞扬。The scientist was highly praised forhis research on embryos and stem cells.

8. desperate adj.

I am desperate for a cup of tea.

我极想喝一杯茶。He is desperate to make money.

他不顾一切地去赚钱。a desperate look/cry

a desperate illness

a desperate situation

a desperate criminal

绝望的表情绝症危险境地铤而走险的罪犯

9. deliver

deliver letters 分发信件deliver a message

deliver a speech

deliver sb. from danger

deliver oneself to (the police)

( 向警察 ) 自首deliver the goods 交货

Her baby was delivered by an

experienced doctor.

She was delivered of a healthy Baby.

她的孩子是一个有经验的医生接生的。

她生了一个健康的孩子。

10. benefitDo you think clone is of benefit to human beings?

Was he doing that for my benefit? 他那样做是为我好吗？Benefit: (1).vt. 对…有利The measures benefit public affairs.(2). vi. 得益，受益He is a person who has never benefited from experience.他是一个从不吸取经验教训的人。

=is beneficial to

11. advance Science has made great advances in the

last fifty years. 进步With the advance of winter, the days

grow shorter. 前进in advance 预先，事先You must pay 100 yuan in advance.advanced English 高级英语advanced technology 先进技术

12. succeed v.

success n.successful adj.

He has succeeded in his business.The firefighters succeeded in saving all

the people trapped in the building.

His speech was a success.

=His speech was successful.

13. be strict with sb

You seem too strict with your children.

你对小孩子们似乎太严厉了。be strict in sth/ doing sth

He is very strict in observing the regul

ations.

他在遵守规章方面很严格。

14. end up

If he goes on doing that kind of thing, he will

end up in prison.

Every time she tried to argue with her

husband, she ended up crying her eyes out.

end up with 以…而结束

end in 结果为…，终成，终归，终于The match ended in a draw.

We ended the dinner up with fruit.

Discussion

1.Is the writer for or against cloning? 2.What’s your opinion about cloning human beings? 3.What’s “the perfect copy”? Do you think there will be a perfect copy?

Homework1. Read the text again and try to find out

the sentences that are difficult for you. 2. If you had the right, what would you

like to clone? Why? Please write a short passage (100 words or so).