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2012届高考英语二轮专题复习翻译专项精讲 教案撰稿人 完稿时间 审核人 审核时间 课程进度 第次课 课程标题 学生对象： 高 教学目标 掌握基本的翻译方法与技巧 教学安排一览 事项 时间 1 20分钟 2 45分钟 3 25分钟 4 15分钟 5 总结回忆本次课内容 10分钟 6 布置家庭作业 5分钟 7 8 9 10 Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. DFCEB The great impact and progress in genetic engineering Worries about privacy protection Worries about medical use of genetic engineering Genetic knowledge helps to predict diseases Genetic knowledge may not be properly used The application of genetic engineering in the medical fields 1. Current research into the human gene system is helping us understand why people have predispositions (易患某病倾向) to certain diseases. Knowing our genetic makeup can help us to judge whether or not we may be stricken by particular illness, such as cancer. Even before birth, we are able to do genetic screenings to determine what a child’s genetic disorder will be. Scientists have already isolated and identified the genes responsible for the more than 4, 000 genetic diseases that affect human beings. 2. The implications of this knowledge are astonishing. In addition to predicting genetic predisposition towards diseases, gene therapies may provide new treatments or cures for serious disease. Millions of people already use genetically engineered drugs to treat heart disease, cancer, AIDS, and strokes (中风). But with the research that is now being conducted, we may find cures to many more diseases. In the near future, genetic experimentation will also allow parents to select the traits of their children. Genetic traits that determine height, weight, eye and hair color will be able to be controlled, and many parents are excited about this potential. 3. Many people, however, are unwilling to accept the possibilities genetic research allows. For example, one reason some women do not use the largest genetic testing for breast can