【金版学案】2014-2015学年人教版高中英语选修八课件：Unit 2 第一学时 Reading and Comprehension

9.________ whether cloning will help or harm mankind when the
are raised moral questions 10._______________(raise) ．
3.________ and scientists think it valuable for research on new
plant species and for medical research on animals 4.________ thethough procedure is difficult
animals
C．evil leaders may want to clone themselves
D．cloning human beings will raise moral questions
语 篇 理 解 4．What does “cast down” in the third paragraph mean? B
英语· 选修8 (人教版)
第一学时
Reading and Comprehension
语 篇 理 解
Task 1
快 速 阅 读 课 文 “ Cloning: Where Is It Leading Us？”， 以约30词写出文章的段落大意。
温馨提示： 本文是说明文。写摘要时要扣住文章试
图说明的主要方面，包括类型、功能，如植物克隆、动物 克隆、人们对克隆的疑惑及对其未来前景的担忧等。
语 篇 理 解 5.____________(undertake).6.________ to undertake However ， the
determination
and
patience
in
of
1996
scientists
with a
was rewarded 7._________________(reward)
语 篇 理 解 3．The advantage of cloning is ________ A ．
A．cloning plants can be useful for research on new
plant species
B．animal clones may develop the illnesses of older
Attitudes toward
nervous and more conservative ； became 13.__________________________________
China and the UK continued to
cloning
accumulate evidence 14.______________________________.

语 篇 理 解
Task 4
根据课文“Cloning：Where Is It Leading Us？”在下 文空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。
Cloning 1．________(clone) is a way of making an exact copy of
another animal or plant.Gardeners use it all the time to produce 2._____________(commerce) quantities of plants， commercial
breakthrough—the cloning of Dolly the sheep.The fact that 8.________ Dolly lived six years，half the length of the life cast down the cloning scientists ， who still wonder
The two major uses
commercial Firstly，to produce 2._____________quantities of plants.Secondly，for research on new plant species for 4.__________research medical 3.___________________and on animals.
A．excited. B．disappointed. C．surprised. D．anxious.
语 篇 理 解
5．According to the passage, what is the writer's
point of view? C A．The writer is in favor of cloning. B．The writer is against cloning. C．The writer does not state any personal opinion about cloning. D ． The writer thinks it illegal to research into human cloning.
Dolly's illness were more appropriate to The a much older animal 5.______________________ ；Dolly lived only problems half 6.__________the length of the life of the original sheep； of Dolly other species the same arbitrary fate affected 7.__________.
语 篇 理 解
Raised a storm of 8.__________and objections had a great impact on 9.________________________ ； the media and public imagination
The effects of Dolly
the following statements are true A except_____________________________________________ ___________.
语 篇 理 解 A．the cloning of animals has an easier procedure than cloning plants B ． the procedure of cloning mammals is not accurate enough to succeed in the beginning C．the scientists were rewarded in 1996 for their determination and patience in cloning D．the cloning of animals has a more complicated procedure than cloning plants
语 篇 理 解
Task 2
仔 细 阅 读 课 文 “ Cloning ： Where Is It Leading
Us？”，根据课文内容选择正确答案。 1 ． How many female sheep participated in the cloning of Dolly the sheep? A A．Three. 2 ． All B．Two. C．One. D．Four.
opened 10.__________people's eyes. clone themselves Evil leaders hope to 11.________________ ；Religious
leaders raised 12.________________ moral questions；Governments
death shocked people even scientists doubt its value and the __________________________________________________ future of cloning.(29 words) _______________________________________________
Cloning is a common way with two major uses _____________________________________________ including plants and animals cloning.However ， Dolly’s __________________________________________________
语 篇 理 解
Task 3
再 次 阅 读 课 文 “ Cloning ： Where Is It Leading Us？”，完成下列表格。
Cloning：where is it leading us？
making an exact copyanother animal What is A way of 1.________________________of cloning？ or plant.