第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第21-30题，每题1分，共8分)/ X! E) r( E2 h- b5 z. e+ a1 y+ O6 g
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第l～4段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。% ~- Z3 V- ^# d
Cloning(克隆)：Future Perfect?
/ O! N: `, X7 ]/ k' _ 1 A clone is an exact copy of a plant or animal produced from any one cell Since Scottish* @! U- q4 s4 O8 Z3 m& j
scientists reported that they had managed to clone a sheep named Dolly in 1997 research into. M+ s2 @$ t$ n3 n( Y6 p, |
cloning has grown rapidly．In May 1998，scientists in Massachusetts managed to create tWO4 {& u4 t3 Q4 F" x/ p7 A* O- ?5 p
identical calves(牛犊)using cloning technology A mouse has also been cloned successfully But9 A& M8 U; Q3 f6 q) L& U
the debate over cloning humans really started when Chicago physicist Richard Seed made a- q$ w! u3 c9 Y/ a/ B
surprising announcement：“We will have managed to clone a human being within the next two% P$ H! G4 {" m) B6 R
years，”he told the world．
6 @& R7 v7 Q: s& D" |3 X 2 Seed’s announcement provoked a lot of media attention，most of it negative．In Europe，7 H5 W# B1 H9 x$ j. p
nineteen nations have already signed an agreement banning human cloning and in the US the% N' D- v7 W' R; J4 M j. F V# u
President announced：“We will be introducing a law to ban au human cloning and many states in
7 M' k* E+ a9 I: ~3 w. Z the US will have passed anti—cloning laws by the end of the year”) V5 n* [) |* Z
3 Many researchers are not so negative about cloning They are worried that laws banning0 v, U6 |$ q3 ~ v& i: L1 @: w
human cloning will threaten important research In March，The New England Journal of Medicine8 u- @- l3 P4 k4 j) `+ y
called any plan to ban research on cloning humans seriously mistaken Many researchers also6 H' |; ]2 ^% [1 w6 N9 D4 s
believe that in spite of attempts to ban it，human cloning will have become routine by 2010; \, L6 }3 \# \( j) b# f. Q% _
because it is impossible to stop the progress of science
8 J- j/ j4 X3 V$ |' o 4 Is there reason to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmare world? The public has been* T. J- C6 V B( w$ H" ^
bombarded(轰炸)with newspaper articles，television shows and films，as well as cartoons．Such
, Y- l5 U5 t) q+ ^ information is often misleading，and makes people wonder what on earth the scientists will be/ y! K( J3 r. v- K+ ^0 f
doing next．3 Q7 p& i9 R0 w- H" C$ o( v. U) r3 h G
5 Within the next five to ten years scientists will probably have found a way of cloning1 m' _$ Q0 M- v3 L% V' q
humans．It could be that pretty soon we will be able to choose the person that we want our child" y! Y# X/ F( J( R
to look like But how would it feel to be a clone among hundreds，the anti-cloners ask Pretty cool， f9 _5 |. R2 n0 T( }. Q* g6 ?' ^4 \
answer the pro-cloners (赞成克隆的人)．
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2 I! p) L% f, K* Z6 T- k1 s& ~ A Strong Reactions* E* @ h$ J/ J9 S8 N
B Anxiety about the Future of Cloning$ ]4 g% B( H. t4 P7 r
C The Right to Choose9 N& x5 Z" ^7 {3 K0 g6 D2 N
D What is Cloning?6 S9 o+ V' H' E7 t3 [
E Arguments in Favor of Cloning& W- B$ s( N: l
F A Common Sight/ t1 F5 K1 O9 i$ w
27 Richard Seed claimed to be able to clone: ?2 D' w: X) k
28 Richard Seed’s announcement received
2 u4 m: v/ u, B" }* O N 29 The United States will introduce
- K0 Z9 `7 B1 g0 o 30 Within ten years scientists will probably have
! k4 m/ Z! k, o+ N; r& `/ Z1 S A the nucleus of a cell" `- ]& k: A+ }, s( S1 x) Q6 V
B cloned human beings2 x p7 x3 f, r8 i3 T" e! e! r' h
C a human being in two years9 B0 c( H+ z g( J5 e
D a law to ban human cloning
6 ^5 T0 F1 V. C. W& `+ z E a report on human cloning
4 U A8 d3 {+ j0 o" c3 y2 M F heavy media coverage |
发表于 2012-8-15 23:23:33
