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1、大学体验英语三(综合教程)Unit4CloningandEthicsListenandTalkLeadinThenewsthatasheepinScotlandhasbeensuccessfullycloned1);•Whatgoodwoulditbetoclonehumans?WhatwouldIdowithacloneofmyself?Then2)thatIcouldhavemyclonegointoworkformewhileIwentouthiking,biking,skiing,etc.!Ireallycouldbeintwoplacesaton
2、ce・Butwaitaminute.Ifthat'swhatIwoulddowithmyclone,howdoIknowthatI'mnotaclonemyself?Whatifthe3)hadhimselfclonedandsenttheclone(thatis,me)intodohisworkforhim?Thisexplainsalot:一allthosemysteriouschecksIfindinmy4)everymonth(withmysignature)butdon'trememberwriting,—whymywifedoesn'tseem
3、tonoticewhenPvebeenoutoftown,一allthosetrafficticketsIhavetopaybutswearIneverreceivedinthefirstplace.一whymyfriendssaythingslike,nIthoughtIsawyououtskiinglastweek/whenIknowIwasatwork,—whyIkeepgettingfinesfor5)atthelibrary,whenIonlycheckoutCD's,—the6)tomycreditcard(theonewithmypictur
4、eonit)fromLondon,Paris,NewYork…Icanonlyhopetheoriginalmenevergetssentencedtoprison.Key:l.gotmewondering;2.ithitme;3.originalme;4.bankstatement;5.overduebooks;6.unexplainedchargesPassageA:NotNow,Dr.Miracle2.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.1)WhyisAntinori
5、calledDrMiracle?Bypracticingthemostadvancedreproductivebiologicaltechniquestotreathispatients,hehasworkedalotofmiracles・Nowworkingoncloning,heischallengingthebiologicallimitsandstrivingforanothermiracle.2)Howdoyouunderstandtheauthor'sstatementthatMDrMiracleandhiscolleaguesaretakin
6、gonehellofarisk"?Thissentenceactuallymeansthatwithsomanysocialandtechnicalproblemsunsettled,theoddsareagainstAntinoriandhiscolleagues.Iftheyfail,peoplemaylosetheirconfidenceincloning,andevenscienceasawhole,whichisrathercatastrophic.3)Withsomanyproblemsunsolved,shouldthetechnologyo
7、fcloninghumansbeprohibitedbythegovernmentaccordingtothepassage?Why?No.Theauthorthinkspassingabanoncloninghumanswilljustdriveitundergroundratherthanputtinganendtoit,whichismoredangerous.1)Whatstheauthor'sattitudetowardcloning?Theauthorbelievesthatcloningshouldbeallowedinsomespecial
8、casesasafertilitytreatmentbutthes