Using LanguageⅡ优质课一等奖

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The writer of the text_____

A. is excited by the possibility of cloning fierce and extinct animals

B. believes that extinct animals can be brought back to life by cloning C. thinks it impossible or unsuitable to clone extinct animals like dinosaurs

D. dreams of dinosaurs returning to the earth

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Read the text and tell

whether the

following sentences are true or false.

2. The reasons why a group of cloned animals all die of the same illness do NOT include____.

A. they have the same arrangement

of genes

B. there isn’t enough diversity in the

group for it to overcome illnesses

C. the illness is a new one

D. their arrangement of genes can not resist that new disease 3. We can infer from the text that____

A. scientists are experimenting to clone dinosaurs B. dinosaurs will never return to the earth C. cloned animals will only live in the zoo D. the DNA of dinosaurs can only survive 10 000 year •

Words and phrases:

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But they are not the only ones…

So the chances of dinosaurs ever returning

to the earth is merely a dream.

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only adj. 仅有的,唯一的,最适当的

We were the only people there .

She is the only person for the job.

adv. 只有,仅

I asked it merely out of curiosity.

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It’s not merely a job, but a way of life.

The shoes alone costs ＄200.

It was just an ordinary day. (只是,仅仅是) •

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2.In fact we are a long way from being able to clone extinct animals.

…我们还有很长的路要走.

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way

n.(两点之间的)距离,时间段

She still has a long way to go before she is fully fit.

(还有很长的路要走, 还有很大的差距) △

a way to do /of doing sth. 做…的方法/手段

get into the way of doing sth.养成…的习惯

get in the way of sb. doing sth.挡…的路,防碍

go one’s way 与…同路, 对…有利

make way for sb. 给…让路/位置

by the way /in the way /on the way/ by way of

Is cloning cruel? Listen and see whether you agree with Xiao Qing or Mary.

1. Read these statements before listening.

Tick those that you hear.

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Cloning will bring dead pets to life.

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There were 627 experiments before

Dolly was successfully clone.

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Cloning may produce medicine or even organs of a human body to cure

serious illnesses.

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Dolly was “middle-aged” when she was born.

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So your grandmother would be able to start her life all over again and live to an old age.

Listen to the tape again and finish the following chart:

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give birth to

from time to time

bring…back to life

lead a natural life

be based on

It’s useless to clone an animal…