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公共课英语一模拟题2020年(319) (总分-20,考试时间180分钟) 翻译题 Ive never met a human worth cloning, says cloning expert Mark Westhusin from the cramped confines of his lab at Texas AM University. Its a stupid endeavor.【F1】Thats an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone a 13-year-old dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeeded, though they have cloned two calves and expect to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy later this year—or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the reproductive system of mans best friend—dog is one of the mysteries of modern science. Westhusins experience with cloning animals leaves him vexed by all this talk of human cloning.【F2】In three years of work on the Missyplicity project, using hundreds upon hundreds of canine eggs, the AM team has produced only a dozen or so embryos carrying Missys DNA.【F3】The wastage of eggs and the many spontaneously aborted fetuses may be acceptable when youre dealing with cats or bulls, he argues, but not with humans. Cloning is incredibly inefficient, and also dangerous, he says. Even so, dog cloning is a commercial opportunity, with a nice research payoff. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusins phone at AM College of Veterinary Medicine has been ringing busily. Cost is no obstacle for customers like Missys mysterious owner, who wishes to remain unknown to protect his privacy. Hes plopped down $3.7 million so far to fund the research because he wants a twin to carry on Missys fine qualities after she dies. But he knows her clone may not have her temperament.【F4】In a statement of purpose, Missys owners and the AM team say they are both looking forward to studying the ways that her clone differs from Missy. The fate of the dog samples will depend on Westhusins work.【F5】He knows that even if he gets a dog viably pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned a