一.重要短語
1. beyond our imagination 超越了我們的想象
2. on the one hand……on the other hand一方面，另一方面
3. point out指出 point at 指著,瞄準(zhǔn) point to 指向,表明
4. interfere with 干涉，防礙
5. on the way to doing sth.即將做某事
6. a real-life monster 一個(gè)現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的怪獸
7. in general 一般說來
8. scientific breakthrough 科學(xué)突破
9. concentrate on 集中，全神貫注于
10. do sth. with the intention of sth/ doing sth. 帶著…..意圖去干某事
11. show no respect for 對(duì)……一點(diǎn)不尊重
12. a 41-year-old saleswoman 一個(gè)41歲的女銷售員
13. be desperate to do sth./ for sth.不顧一切地要做某事/要得到某物
14. adopt a child 收養(yǎng)一個(gè)孩子,an adopted child一個(gè)領(lǐng)養(yǎng)的孩子
15. clone a baby 克隆一個(gè)嬰兒 a cloned baby一個(gè)克隆兒
16. be genetically related to 與……有遺傳關(guān)系
17. push ahead with義無返顧地進(jìn)行,努力推進(jìn)
18. deliver a baby be delivered of a baby 接生一個(gè)嬰兒
19. succeed in sth./doing sth 成功做了某事./
manage to do sth.設(shè)法做到/make it做到了,成功了
20. deal with the consequences處理這些后果
21. end up replacing us最終取代我們
22. use up 用光
23. comment on 就…..做評(píng)論]
24. be in complete agreement with…和……完全一致
25. on a personal note根據(jù)我個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)
26. die of heart failure死于心臟病
27. give birth to 分娩,產(chǎn)生
28. go against nature 違反/不利于自然
29. be put in place準(zhǔn)備就緒,在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢?/p>
30. next door隔壁的,相鄰的
31. figure out 想出,理解,明白,計(jì)算出,演算出
32. the other day前幾天
33. be cautious about /of 對(duì)…..謹(jǐn)慎,小心
34. involve some cost 牽涉一些費(fèi)用
35. on one’s part對(duì)某人而言,為某人所為
36. complain about 埋怨
37. follow in one’s footsteps效法某人
38. conduct a survey /an experiment進(jìn)行調(diào)查/作實(shí)驗(yàn)
39. urge sb. to do 催促,力勸某人做
40. advocate sth./doing sth. 提倡某事/干某事
41. to conclude 總之
42. seek opinions of sb.聽一聽某人的看法
43. with reference to 關(guān)于
44. in reply to 以答復(fù)
45. the majority of people 大多數(shù)人
46. the new generation of 新一代的
47. perform a test on…..對(duì)……進(jìn)行測試
48. be harmful to/ do harm to 對(duì)……有害
49. be resistant to 對(duì)……有抵抗力
50. be limited to doing 限于做某事
51. increase production profits提高生產(chǎn)利潤
52. endlessly overdevelop Earth’s resources過度開發(fā)地球資源
53. in favor of 贊同,有利于
54. from the point of view of sb. /from one’s point of view 在某人看來
55. meet one’s needs滿足某人的需要
56. spell disaster 招致災(zāi)難
57. at a fast rate以很快的速度
58. benefit mankind造福人類/benefit from 從中受益/be of benefit to有利于
59. be worthy of sth./being done/to be done
be (well)worth doing /be worthwhile doing/to to值得一做
60.be acceptable to sb. 對(duì)于某人而言是可以接受的
二.重點(diǎn)句型
1.His intention has never been to create copies of humans.
2.If I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby tomorrow.
3.While cloning human embryos is illegal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research so as to deliver a cloned human baby.
4.I think some things are best left the way they are.
5.Although it involves some cost on your part, you will definitely agree it’s worth it.
6.So far ,research has been limited to increasing production profits , rather than ensuring safety.
7.Would anyone say that economic development should be stopped in favour nature?
8It turns out that humans are not really profiting when they damage the environment.
三.單項(xiàng)選擇
1.He has a __________ attitude about spending money.
A. watchful B. careful C. cautious D. closely
2.Life should not be a journey to the grave with the ___________ of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body.
A. purpose B. hope C. thought D. intention
3.__________ for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.
A. Blaming B. Blamed C. To blame D. To be blamed
4. As we joined the big crowd I got _______from friend.
A. spared B. lost C. missed D. separated
5.To my parents’ great delight, everything ___________ well.
A. turned on B. turned in C. turned out D. turned away
6.Mrs White was glad to see the nurse _________ after her son and her daughter, and was also pleased to see children well ________ care of in the nursery.
A. looked , taken B. looking , taken C. looked, took D. looking, taking
7.She felt very nervous as so many eyes were ___________ her.
A. fixed at B. looked on C. focused on D. watched
8.He had _________________ his friends, then he rewrote the article
A. comment on B. minds for C. comments from D. thoughts at
9.Human beings will get into a dangerous situation when Earth’s resources are ________________.
A. used up B .run out C. using up D. running out of
10.Though ___________ everywhere, the special material for the medicine failed to be found.
A. sought B. having sought C. being sought D.seeking
11.You should have your attention _____________ on your studies.
A. concentrating B. fixing C. concentrated D. to be fixed
12.Dolly, a sheep, is the first __________mammal.
A. to clone B. to be cloned C. cloned D. that cloned
13.Goodbye__________,the little boy as well as his classmates left school and went home happily.
A. said B. saying C. to be said D. to say
14.This problem needs____________, or it may grow bigger.
A. pay attention to B. to pay attention
C. paying attention to D. to be paid attention
15.I suggest tom __________ his teacher __________ his plan first.
A. make; in favor of B. makes ; in favor
C. to make; in favor of D. made ; in favor with
16.With the money _____________,we had more difficulty in traveling.
A. using up B. used up C. running out of D. run out
17.To answer correctly is more important than_________________.
A. that you finish quickly B finishing quickly
C. to finish quickly D. finish quickly
18.Tthe power station keeps the villages _____________ with electricity.
A. supplied B to supply C. supplying D. having supplying
19.The beach is so beautiful that it is worthwhile, I think __________________ for a short holiday.
A. of going B. to be going C. your going D. you to go
20.___________ the internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also be breaking some homes or will cause other family problems.
A. When B. While C. If D. As
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