高二英语人教新课标版选修8 Unit2 Reading

1、,Reading,Cloning: Where is it Leading us?,How much do you know about Cloning?,1. Cloning means making a copy of an animal or a plant. 2. Gardeners can make a lot of money by cloning plants. 3. Cloning animals is as complicated as cloning plants.,F,T,F,4. Dolly the sheep was the first successful clon

2、e of a mammal. 5. Natural clones happen in animals as well as in plants.,T,T,What is the cloning.,Two major uses of cloning.,The birth and death of Dolly.,The impact of Dolly.,The main idea of each paragraph,Peoples reaction to cloning,.,Controversy brought by Dolly,1.Dolly the sheep_. 2.The reason

3、why the cloning of Dolly the sheep succeeded 3. It can be inferred from the passage that a cloned animal_. 4. (Dis)advantages of cloning 5.The main idea of the text 6. The meaning of “straightforward” (para2) 7. The writers attitude toward cloning,1.Dolly the sheep_. A. looked exactly like the sheep

4、 that provides the egg. B. was the exact copy of the sheep that provides the nucleus. C. looked like the sheep that gave birth to it. D. had the characteristics of all three sheep.,Choose the right answer according to the text.,2. The cloning of Dolly the sheep succeeded because_. A. its easier to c

5、lone 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. It can be inferred from the passage that a cloned animal_.A. usually lives as long as the original o

6、neB. usually lives longer than the original oneC. usually lives shorter than the original oneD. is usually as healthy as the original one,4. Which of the following is not an advantage of cloning? Cloning can be used for medical purposes. Large quantities of food can be produced by cloning. Cloning c

7、an help keep animals from becoming extinct. Famous persons who have passed away can be cloned.,5.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 b

8、ecause Dolly the sheep was born. D. animal cloning raised arguments and scientists are not sure about its future.,Challenge yourself,6. In the second paragraph, the word “straightforward” means _. A. uncomplicated B. honest C. frank D. difficult 7. It suddenly opened everybodys eyes to the possibili

9、ty of using cloning to cure serious illness and even to produce human beings. (translation) 8. 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

10、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.,9.What about the writers attitude toward cloning in this passage? The writer is against cloning. The writer is in favor of cloning. The writer does not state any personal opinion about c

11、loning. The writer is in agreement with cloning.,10.The writers reaction towards cloning is_,A. Positive B. Negative C. neutral,Learning tips: The passage is written in the expositive style. That is to say the text is in the third person and in factual and formal language. It gives different points

12、of view and does not try to persuade the reader to make up his/her own mind.,Which is easier to clone, plant or animal?,Because cloning plants is straightforward , but the cloning of animals is very complicated.,Discussion,What are the advantages and disadvantages of cloning?,Detail reading Fill in the chart using the information from the text.,develop,the,illnesses,cure,illnesses,die,younger,produce,quantities,for,sale,Evil leaders,useful,new plant species,moral objections,enda