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1、Module5课下能力提升（十七）阅读理解ALastspring,TworkedinWashingtonD.C.ThereIvisitedFord'sTheaterandlookedatAbrahamLincoln"simpressivememorial（纪念碑）.ButattheNationalMuseumofHealthandMedicinc,mynosecouldalmosttouchpiecesofthemanhimself:alockofhishair,piecesofhisskullandahandkerch
2、iefwithhisbloodonit.AsIstoodthere,Iwondered,"CouldwecloneAbrahamLincoln?”SinceDoilythesheepwasclonedin1996,scientistshaveclonedmammalsfrommicetomules,butwe'veneverclonedahuman.Maybeit'sahorribledesire,butifweeverdecidedtoclonesomeone,Iwou1dvoteforAbrahamLincoln.A
3、fterAbrahamLincolnwasshot,hisdoctorsandfriendscollectedbitsofhisskullandbloodypiecesofclothforautopsy（尸检）.Locksofhishairwerepassedaroundlikeholyrelics.LongbeforetheyknewaboutDNA,thesepiecesofLincolnrepresentedtheessenee（本质）oftheman.Whilewedohavehisgenes,weprobabl
4、ydon'thavetheentireDNAsequenceneededforcloning・SherylBernauer,labsupervisorfortheDNASequencingFacilityatUCDavis,saidthatwhencellsdieovertime,theDNAbecomeslessusefuLTheDNAinLincoIn's145-year-oldbloodstainsandhairisprobablyfutileforcloning."Thehairitseifwou1dbevery
5、hardtogettheentireDNAsequencefromunlessyouhaveacompletefollicle（毛囊）Bernaucrsaid・Wedon'thaveanyofLincoln，sfollicles,sothat/sano・go.Still,it'sinterestingtothinkabouthowthedevelopmentofcloninghaschangedthewayweviewhumanremains.Humanshavealwayshonoredthedead,butnowwe
6、knowthat—inDNAatleast—partofthedeadliveson.1.AttheNationalMuseumofHealthandMedicine,theauthor.A.touchedpiecesofAbrahamLincolnB.lookedatAbrahamLincoln'smemorialA.wasaskedaboutcloningAbrahamLincolnD・sawsomethingbelongingtoAbrahamLincoln，sbody1.WhywerebitsofAbrahamL
7、incoln'sskullandbloodypiecesofclothcollected?A.Torememberhim・B.Tolearnabouthisdeath.C.Tostoreforcloninginthefuture.D・Tobepassedaroundlikesaintlyrelics.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordufutile^inParagraph4mean?A.Useless.B.Interesting.C-Exciting.D.Necessary.3.It'simplied
8、inParagraph4thatacompletefollicle.A・doesn，thavecellsthatdieovertimeB.isinAbrahamLincoln"sremainsC.doesn'ttel1wel1aboutsomeone‘sgonesD.hasone，sentireDNAsequence
