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2、fairykingsandqueens.[]5.Therewerehousecatsasfarbackas8000yearsago.[]6.CatsinancientEgyptwereoftenpunishedandkilled.[]7.Blackcatsareevil.[]8.Dogsdon’tliketoleavetheirowners.[]III.GuidedNote-takingAboutAmericanPetCatsTheirnumbersHowtheyaretreatedTheyli

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5、thpeopleonlyIV.SHORTQUESTIONS1.Inwhatwayisthecareofcatsabigbusiness?2.WheredidAmericanhousecatscomefrom?3.HowdopeopleexplaintheAmericans’preferenceofcatstodogs?小常识猫科动物是最强悍凶猛的食肉动物，它们包括猫、狮子、老虎、豹子、猎豹等等。猫科动物的视力特强，瞳孔能随着光线的变化放大或者缩小，所以特别擅长在黑暗中狩猎。它们反应敏捷，后腿弯度

6、很大，弹跳力非常好。脚掌下的肉垫比其它食肉动物的大而厚，爪子可以自由伸缩，走路的时候尖爪会缩进去，使其可以悄然无声地接近猎物。猫是猫科动物中较温顺地动物。CloningPigsI.Wordscelln.细胞，单元clonev.无性繁殖，复制transplantv.移植，移种therapeuticsn.治疗法，疗法fetusn.胎儿pregnancyn.怀孕pigletn.小猪kidneysn.肾形矿脉II.ComprehensionTestTRUEORFALSE?1.Pigsareeasytop

7、roducebecausetheyrequireonlyonefetustosupportapregnancy.[]2.TheprocessofproducingpigletsissimilartothatusedtoproduceDolly.[]3.Cloningtechnologycanbenefithumansbyreplacingtheirailingorgans.[]4.TheBritishcompany,PPLTherapeutics,hasaskedforlegalownershi

8、pofthecloningprocess.[]5.Manypeoplediedinthecourseoftransplantoperation.[]6.Theorgansofpigsshouldbedesignedinsuchawaythattheyarehuman-friendly.[]III.GuidedNote-takingThenewexperimentScientists’achievements:TheyhaveproducedSignificance:Thisisthefirstt