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Unit4CloningandEthics

ListenandTalk

Leadin

ThenewsthatasheepinScotlandhasbeensuccessfullycloned1);.Whatgoodwoulditbeto

clonehumans?WhatwouldIdowithacloneofmyself?Then2)thatIcouldhavemyclone

once.

myself?Whatifthe3)hadhimselfclonedandsenttheclone(thatis,me)intodohisworkfor

him?Thisexplainsalot:

—allthosemysteriouschecksIfindinmy4)everymonth(withmysignature)butdont

rememberwriting,

—whymywifedoesntseemtonoticewhenIvebeenoutoftown,

—allthosetrafficticketsIhavetopaybutswearIneverreceivedinthefirstplace.

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atwork,

—whyIkeepgettingfinesfor5)atthelibrary,whenIonlycheckoutCDs,

—the6)tomycreditcard(theonewithmypictureonit)fromLondon,Paris,NewYork...

Icanonlyhopetheoriginalmenevergetssentencedtoprison.

Key:1.gotmewondering;2.ithitme;3.originalme;4.bankstatement;5.overduebooks;

6.unexplainedcharges

PassageA:NotNow,Dr.Miracle

2.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.

1)WhyisAntinoricalledDrMiracle?

Bypracticingthemostadvancedreproductivebiologicaltechniquestotreathispatients,hehas

workedalotofmiracles.Nowworkingoncloning,heischallengingthebiologicallimitsand

strivingforanothermiracle.

onehellofarisk?

andevenscienceasawhole,whichisrathercatastrophic.

3)Withsomanyproblemsunsolved,shouldthetechnologyofcloninghumansbeprohibitedby

thegovernmentaccordingtothepassage?Why?

puttinganendtoit,whichismoredangerous.

4)Whatstheauthorsattitudetowardcloning?

butthescienceisnotreadyforitandtheresearchstudyshouldberegulated.

5)Wouldyouliketohaveaclonedbrotherorsister?Why?

Open

3.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionwiththeinformationfromthepassage.

1.Theauthorspurposeinwri