人教新课标高中英语选修8第二单元 Book 8 Unit 2 Cloning 早读材料和检测含答案

Unit 2 ( Book8 ) Cloning

C lass_____________ Name___________ No.____________

Ⅰ. Words

1. undertake 着手，从事，承担

2. obtain获得，赢得

3. attain 获得，到达（水平、年龄、状况）

4. forbid-forbade/forbad-forbidden 禁止

5. accumulate 积累，聚积

6. owe 欠（帐、钱、人情等），归功于…

7. retire 退休

8. bother v.打扰n. 烦扰

9. strike-struck-struck打，撞击，罢工

10. resist vt.抵抗，对抗

11. adore vt. 崇拜，爱慕

12. exact adj. 精确的，准确的

13. straightforward adj. 坦率的，直接的

14. arbitrary adj. 任意的15.object vi. 反对，不赞成

16. initial adj. 最初的，开始的

17. unable adj. 不能的，不会的

18. reasonable adj.合情理的；讲道理的

19. twin n.双胞胎之一adj. 成双的

20. breakthrough n. 突破

21. procedure n. 程序

22. carrier n. 携带者，搬运工

23. objection n. 反对

24. medium n. 媒介，手段

25. opera n. 歌剧，歌剧院

26. assumption n. 假定，设想

27. regulation n. 规则

28. popularity n. 受人喜爱，流行

29. decoration n.装饰

30. altogether adv.总共，完全地

31. shortly adv.立刻，不久

32. merely adv . 仅，只，不过

Ⅱ. Phrases

1.pay off 取得成功；偿清

2.cast down 沮丧

3.object to sth. / doing sth. 反对；

不赞成

4.in favour of 赞成；支持

5.be bound to do 一定或注定

（做）……

6.strike…into one’s heart 使…刻

骨铭心

7.from time to time 不时，偶尔

8.bring back to life 使复生（活）

9.in vain 白费力气

10.i n good / poor condition 状况很

好/ 11.d iffer from 与…不同

12.b e appropriate to 对…来说很适

合

13.m ake correction 做出修改

14.h ave an impact on 对…有影响

15.b ecome conservative 变得保守

的

16.o pen one’s eyes 开拓视野

17.f orbid doing sth.禁止做…

18.p ass sth. on to sb.把…传递给某

人

19.l ead a …life 过着…怎样的生

活

20.b e based on 基于……

情况很坏

Ⅲ. Sentences

1. 采纳新规则的建议是主席提出来的。(rule, adopt, suggestion,)

The suggestion that the new rule be adopted came from the chairman./ 或The chairman put up with the suggestion that the new rule be adopted.

2.汤姆是否干这项工作，这个问题需要考虑。(consideration )

The question whether Tom will do the work requires consideration.

3.我还没有得到确切的消息，他什么时候出发。(exact news)

I haven’t got the exact news what time / when he will set off.

4.有一场激烈的辩论：克隆人实验应不应该被允许。

There is a fierce debate whether human cloning experiments should be allowed.

5.大多数人持有这样的观点---- 严格禁止克隆人。

The majority of people hold the view that human must be strictly forbidden cloning.

6. 接着传来了令人不安的消息，多莉病重了。

Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill.

7. Mike做出承诺他会承担这项任务。

Mike made a promise that he would undertake the task.

8.我们不知道他去哪儿了。

We have no idea at all where he has gone.

Ⅳ．Passage

Cloning is a way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant. It has two major uses. Firstly, gardeners use it to earn profits. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Although cloning mammals is difficult to undertake, the determination and patience of the scientists paid off in 2019. The fact that she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging. But she had half of the length of the original sheep, which arose scientists’ concern. Up to now, cloning is still controversial.

Ⅴ. 语篇背诵

假如我会克隆，我一定会帮助没有孩子的父母拥有孩子。我一定会克