Reading 宝鸡石油中学英语组 赵强

Top10 inventions in 20th century:

NO. 10 atomic bomb

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 _______. plants animals themselves humans Natural cloneMan-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

scanning 1. How do gardeners clone plants? Find out the answers 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 the answers in the text. Para2 3

scanning What problems do Dolly have? Find out the answers in the text. Para3 She became seriously ill and her illnesses were more appropriate to 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 patience C. the scientists were rewarded and got lots of money D. many other attempts to clone mammals failed 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 cloning of other species. B. Dolly’s serious disease and final death disturbed the whole world. C. Dolly successfully cloned a new lamb with the help of cloning scientists. D. There were arguments about animals about animal cloning 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 patience C. the scientists were rewarded and got lots of money D. 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 cloning of other species. B. Dolly’s serious disease and final death disturbed the whole world. C. Dolly successfully cloned a new lamb with the help of cloning scientists. D. There were arguments about animals about animal cloning and concerns about the future of cloning.

Challenge yourself 1. In the second paragraph, the word “straightforward” means ____. 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 affected other species, such as cloned mice. 4,What is the writing 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. copy major commercial species birth moral religious

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 sheep.