综合类:概括大意Cloning
1 A clone is an exact copy of a plant or animal produced from any one cell Since Scottish scientists reported that they had managed to clone a sheep named Dolly in 1997 research into cloning has grown rapidly.In May 1998，scientists in Massachusetts managed to create WTO identical calves(牛犊)using cloning technology A mouse has also been cloned successfully But the debate over cloning humans really started when Chicago physicist Richard Seed made a surprising announcement：“We will have managed to clone a human being within the next two years，”he told the world.
2 Seed’s announcement provoked a lot of media attention，most of it negative.In Europe，nineteen nations have already signed an agreement banning human cloning and in the US the President announced：“We will be introducing a law to ban au human cloning and many states in the US will have passed anti—cloning laws by the end of the year”
3 Many researchers are not so negative about cloning They are worried that laws banning human cloning will threaten important research In March，The New England Journal of Medicine called any plan to ban research on cloning humans seriously mistaken Many researchers also believe that in spite of attempts to ban it，human cloning will have become routine by 2010 because it is impossible to stop the progress of science
4 Is there reason to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmare world? The public has been bombarded(轰炸)with newspaper articles，television shows and films，as well as cartoons.Such information is often misleading，and makes people wonder what on earth the scientists will be doing next.
5 Within the next five to ten years scientists will probably have found a way of cloning humans.It could be that pretty soon we will be able to choose the person that we want our child to look like But how would it feel to be a clone among hundreds，the anti-cloners ask Pretty cool，answer the pro-cloners (赞成克隆的人).
23 Paragraph l ___________
24 Paragraph 2___________
25 Paragraph 3___________
26 Paragraph 4___________
A Strong Reactions
B Anxiety about the Future of Cloning
C The Right to Choose
D What is Cloning?
E Arguments in Favor of Cloning
F A Common Sight
27 Richard Seed claimed to be able to clone___________
28 Richard Seed’s announcement received___________
29 The United States will introduce___________
30 Within ten years scientists will probably have___________
A the nucleus of a cell
B cloned human beings
C a human being in two years
D a law to ban human cloning
E a report on human cloning
F heavy media coverage
答案解析
23 D 文章第一段主要讲的是什么是克隆?即克隆的基本概念，故选D.
24 A 文章第二段主要Seed的言论引起媒体激烈的反应，故选A.
25 E 文章第三段主要讲一些科学家对克隆的正面反应，认为人们无法阻挡科技的进步。
26 B 文章第四段主要谈公众对未来克隆技术的担心，故选B.
27 c 文中提到Seed的言论，他认为未来两年内就会有克隆人出现，故选c.
28 F 文章第二段谈到Seed的言论引起了激烈的反应，故选F.
29 D 文章第二段最后一句提到美国通过了禁止克隆人的法律，故选D.
30 B 文章最后一段提到未来5到10年内人们可能会找到克隆人的办法，即会有克隆人出现，故选B.