Book 8 Unit 2 Cloning
c. the scientists were rewarded and got lots of money
d. many other attempts to clone mammals failed
3. what is the writer’s attitude toward cloning in this passage?
a. the writer is against cloning.
b. the writer is in favor of cloning.
c. the writer is neutral towards cloning.
d. the writer is in agreement with cloning.
4. which of the following is not an advantage of cloning?
a. cloning can be used for medical purposes.
b. large quantities of food can be produced by cloning.
c. cloning can help keep animals from becoming extinct.
d. people can clone themselves at will.
5. we can infer from the last three paragraphs that ___.
a. the normal development of dolly had no effect on the cloning of other species.
b. dolly’s serious disease and final death disturbed the whole world.
c. dolly successfully cloned a new lamb with the help of cloning scientists.
d. there were arguments about animal cloning and concerns about the future of cloning.
6.what is the writing style?
a. expositive （說明性的） b.descriptive
c. argumentative （議論性的） d. narrative
( answers: dbcdda)
ii. fast reading: true or false questions
1. cloning means making a copy of an animal or a plant.
2. gardeners can make a lot of money by cloning plants.
3. cloning animals is as complicated as cloning plants.
4. dolly the sheep was the first successful clone of a mammal.
5. natural clones happen in animals as well as in plants.
( answers: ftftt)
iii. fill in the chart using the information from the text. add one reason of your own in each column.
problems or dangers of cloning advantages of cloning
animals may develop the illnesses of older animals. medical cloning could produce cure for serious degenerative(變質的）illnesses in humans.
animal clones may die younger
than the donor animals cloning plants can produce plants of similar quality for sale. .
evil leaders may want to clone themselves. cloning plants can be useful for research on new plant species .
there are moral objections to cloning human beings. cloning can help save endangered animals .
ⅳ. writing
用大約30個詞概括課文的內容，然后根據以下要求寫一篇文章。
內容:
3. 克隆的利與弊
4. 你對克隆所持的觀點。
要求: 詞數:120