M5U3Reading.doc

M5 Unit3 Reading 1
Step1: Try to remember the new words as quickly as possible .
Step2:Say sth. about the pictures on Page41.
Step3:Lead-in[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K
] What do you think about cloning?
Step4: Reading strategy： the steps of understanding scientific terms .
Step1

Step 2

Step 3

Step5:《课课练》P67
Step6 Read the passage carefully, then finish C1, C2 on P44.
Step7: Practice

Attitudes towards the
first cloned human embryo
Pro-cloning
It can produce tissues and organs that are of great(1)_______.
Anti-cloning
We are (2) _______ to produce a real-life Frankenstein’s monster.
Attitudes towards
the birth of Dolly the sheep
Pro-cloning
Cloning is a wonderful (3) __________ breakthrough.
Anti-cloning
Cloning would (4) _______ more diseases in the animal world.

Representatives
Ian Wilmut
He never (5) _____ to create copies of humans. Instead, he thinks research efforts should concentrate on (6) _____ diseases.
Faye Wilson
(7)_______ to have a baby, she is (8) _____ to have a child that is genetically related to her.
Severino Antinori
He wants to be the first to clone a human being.
Chinese scientists
They have focused their efforts on cloning animals and stem cells. China has achieved great (9) ______ in producing clones of cows and goats, and continues to research ways cloning can be (10) _______ to mankind.

M5U3Reading2 Language points
Step 1.词组

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1.一项有远见的技术
2.一只克隆的猴子
3.完美的复制
4.在世界范围内引起争论
5.指出
6.玩弄自然
7.在某人做某事的过程中
8.总体来说
9.他们杰出的科学进展
10.集中精力做某事
11.怀着做某事的意图
12.对人类生命的不尊重
13.急切做某事
14.of one’s own _ _ on one’s own_______
15.义无反顾地进行
16.成功做某事
17.对人类有益
18.处理后果
19.可以收割的庄稼
20.可供买卖的产品
21.耗尽地球的自然资源
22.高兴地做某事
23.对你的文章发表评论
24.完全同意
25.after all________/_________/__________
26.挑战道德的问题
27.就个人而言
28.改变我的人生
29.死于心脏病
30.遇到不同的科学术语
31.make sense
32.work out_________/_________/________
33.因…而被表扬
34.一个现实生活中的怪物

Step 2: Dealing with important words.
1. On the one hand, some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable tissues that could be used to save human lives. On the other hand,…
1) on the one hand…on the other hand… 一方面…另一方面…
一方面我必须工作，另一方面我有许多来宾要照看。
______________________________________________________________________________.
point out 指出 point at __________ point to___________
2. She was born in 1996 and died in early 2003, at a much younger age than normal.
normal n. 正规，常态 adj. 正常的，正规的，标准的
e.g. normal temperature return to normal
common 常见的，普遍的（司空见惯的） ； 共同的 common mistakes common sense
3．However, some people consider that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life.
with the intention of 为了，以…为目的或意图
He left his hometown with the intention of travelling around the world.
（翻译）____________________________________________________________________
have the intention of doing sth/ to do sth.…有做…的打算
with the intention of … 以…为目的或意图 be intended for …是专为…
1) 这本词典是给小孩用的。______________________________________.
2) 她为学法语而去了巴黎。_______________________________________.
3) ---I’d like to go to the cinema with you ,Dad?
---Sorry, my darling, but the film is ___________ for adults only.
A. admitted B. intended C. promised D. permitted

4. I don’t want to adopt someone else’s child ---if I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby right now.
adopt vt. 收养；采取；采用 They adopted our methods. John is their adopted son.
辨析 adopt _________________________ adapt _____________________________
将小说改编成电影很难。_______________________________________________
He is quick to adapt to new circumstances.___________________________________
1).The suggestion that we have a group of these records printed as soon as possible ___ at once.
A. was adapted B. adapting C. was adopted D. was adopted
2).My friend just cannot __________ to the different life style here in America.
A. adapt B. adopt C. add D. apply
If I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby right now.
本句包含if 引导的虚拟条件句，叙述与现在的事实相反。
If I__________ (have) time, I would go to see her next week.
If I_________ (be) you, I would accept his invitation.
虚拟语气小结：_________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. China has succeeded in producing clones of cows and goats, and continues to research ways
in which cloning can benefit mankind.
benefit sb.使某人收益 / benefit from…从…中受益；受益于 / be beneficial to对…有益
be of great benefit to对…有极大好处 / for the benefit of …为了…的好处
1）据说瑜伽功对人体健康有极大好处。
It is said Yogo is _______　__________ ____________ to human health.
2) 我们得益于每天做操。We ___________ ______________ daily exercises.
6. I would like to comment on your article “The perfect copy.”
comment on/about … make comments on /about 对…进行评论
When it came to the election, the president refused to _______ the election result.
A. make comments B. comment on C. make comments on D. B and C
7. After all, scientists have been challenging questions of morality for centuries.
It has been raining since last Sunday. (现在完成进行时)
She is very tired. She has been typing letters all day.
1）---I have got a headache.
---No wonder. You __________ in front of that computer too long.[来源:Zxxk.Com]
A. work B. are working C. have been working D. worked[来源:学_科_网][来源:学_科_网]
2) ---Hi, Tracy, you look pale.
---I am tired. I _______ the living room all day.
A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted
8. Question things that you don’t understand or that do not appear to make sense.[来源:Z&xx&k.Com]
make sense 有意义，讲得通，有道理 make sense of 弄懂…
His words don’t make sense. _______________________________
a sense of humour / duty /safety /beauty common sense 常识
检测：
1）______ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it is a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A. If B. While C. Because D. As

2) Now almost all stores promise that all goods are ________ to your doors.
A. given B. posted C. brought D. delivered
3) Elizabeth has already achieved success ________ her wildest dreams.
A.at B. beyond C. within D. upon
4) If you go on stealing, you will ______ in prison.
A. end up B. end up with C. was ended in D. end as
5) To the Smiths’ joy, their child,_____ from an orphanage, has grown up and become a general manager.
A. adapted B. adopted C. brought D. fed
6) He said he wouldn’t come unless _____________.
A. inviting B. being invited C. invited D. invitation
7) The teacher asked a difficult question, and Ted ________ a good answer.
A. came along with B. put up with C. came up with D. went along with
8) Once __________,the clock will go half a month and keep good time.
A. start B.to start C. started D. starting
9) He hurried to the booking office only __________ that all the tickets had been sold out.
A.to tell B.to be told C. telling D. told
10) Washington, a state in the United States, was named ____ one of the greatest American presidents.
A.in honour of B. instead of C.in favor of D.by means of