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1、 Lead-inGaur is a kind of endangered Asian ox. Noah, a gaur, was the first clone of an endangered animal born on 8 January 2001. Scientists at Advanced Cell Technology succeeded in cloning the baby gaur. Unfortunately, Noah died two days later. The experiment proved that it was possible to save enda
2、ngered species through cloning.Skimming and Scanning Read the article and letters quickly and answer these questions. 1.Does the article give an anti- orpro-cloning point of view, or both?2.What was the name of the firstcloned animal?3.Is Pauline Carter pro- or anti-cloning?BothDollyAnti-cloning Tru
3、e or False 1.People all over the world are happy about the idea of cloning human beings. 2.Dolly, the first cloned mammal, is exactly the same as other sheep. 3.According to the article, the scientist who created Dolly does not agree with cloning human beings. 4.Cloning can be used to cure diseases
4、because it can produce new tissues and organs. 5.Colin Jake is against cloning humans, just like Pauline Carter. 6.Cloning human beings is illegal in many countries, so no scientists want to clone human beings.FNot all peopleFTNot exactlyTFNot likeFA few scientists Fill in the form Pro-cloningAnti-c
5、loning1.Produce valuable tissuesand organs that could be used to save human lives 2.Cure diseases like cancer3.Help those who are unable to have children4.Help those who want to clone their dead children1.May produce a real- life Frankensteins monster 2.Create more disease in the animal world 3.Clon
6、ing shows norespect for humans4.Human life would no longer be unique5.Having fewer babiesto reduce population, not cloning more More questions 1.What are the different attitudes towards the success of cloning a human cell? 2.What does Ian Wilmut, the Scottish scientist who created Dolly, intend to u
7、se cloning for? 3.Who are the three persons in the article related to cloning? 1.What are the different attitudes towards the 1.What are the different attitudes towards the success of cloning a human cell?success of cloning a human cell?Valuable tissues and organs can be produced andbe used to save
8、human lives. Human beings may be on the way to producing a real-life monster. Some people consider cloning human embryos with the intention to destroy them shows no respect for human life. 2.What does Iran 2.What does Iran WilmutWilmut, the Scottish , the Scottish scientist who created Dolly, intend
9、 to usescientist who created Dolly, intend to use cloning for?cloning for? He thinks research efforts should be concentrated on creating new tissues and organs that could eventually be used to cure diseases like cancer. 3.Who are the three persons in the article related 3.Who are the three persons i
10、n the article related to cloning?to cloning? Ian Wilmut, a Scottish scientist who created Dollyand was shocked when hearing some scientists were considering cloning human beings. He never intends to create copy of humans. Instead, he thinks the efforts of scientists should be directedtowards creatin
11、g new cells and organs that could eventually be used to cure diseases like cancer.Faye Wilson, a woman of 41 years old who cannothave a baby. She is desperate to have a baby ofhis own, a child that is genetically related to her.Severino Antinori, an Italian doctor, who is one of the leaders in the c
12、loning research. He has declared that he wants to be the first to clone a human being.Reading comprehension: 1.The announcement of successful human embryo cloning has caused much debate because_. A. people still have no clear idea about the results of human cloning B. valuable tissues and organs can
13、 be used to save humans C. mankind is going to produce terriblemonsters D. people know that nature will punish mankind for human cloningA2.The success of the cloned sheep Dollyhas proved that_. A. cloning will create more diseases in animal world B. cloned animals will die at a muchyounger age than
14、normal C. man has been able to produce an exact copy from an adult cell D. man can interfere with nature at his willC3.According to the passage, what is the real intention of Ian Wilmut”s cloning research? A. To create copies of humans in the end. B. To destroy human embryos in the end. C. To create
15、 new tissues or organs forsale. D. To cure deadly diseases eventually.D4. How does a woman who cannot give a birth benefit from cloning? A. She can have a baby by using another womans egg. B. She can have a baby genetically related to her. C. She can adopt someone elses child by cloning. D. She can
16、have more children.B5. What can we infer from the whole passage? A. Cloning animals is illegal in Italy. B. Chinese scientists are trying to benefit mankind by using cloning technology. C. Chinese scientists want to be the first to clone a human baby. D. Colin Jake agrees with the scientists who want to clone a human baby.BReading strategy: Understanding scientific terms1.Read the first a
