A private group of scientists has announced plans to make an exact copy of a human being. An American member of the team says he and the others will soon begin a serious effort to clone humans. Panos Zavos says the team hopes to manufacture the world’s first cloned baby within the next two years.
In recent years, scientists have produced exact genetic copies of sheep and a few other animals. They created these clones from a single cell of an adult animal.
Three years ago, another American doctor, Richard Seed, announced plans to clone a human being. However, there is no evidence that he has been successful.
Doctor Zavos says the new international group plans to offer human cloning only to women who are currently not able to become pregnant or produce children. He says the aim is to assist people who want to have their own biological child.
The technology would be similar to that used to clone animals. It would involve cleaning genetic material from a woman’s egg. Doctors then would place genetic material from the woman’s husband into the egg before putting it into the woman’s uterus(子宫).
Doctor Zavos says his group plans to do the work in a country near the Mediterranean Sea. He did not name the country. He says an Italian reproductive expert, Sevorino Antinori, is leading the team. Doctor Antinori has led the efforts to help many older women become pregnant. He is known for establishing pregnancies in women as old as sixty.
Many medical experts and other groups are opposed to the idea of cloning humans. Several countries ban or restrict work on human cloning. Several doctors criticize the announcement by Doctor Zavos. They say doctors do not know if cloning humans is possible or safe. They say it would be irresponsible to attempt to clone a human being. That is because the chances of success are too small and the risks are too great.
1.The underlined word “manufacture” in the first paragraph means “_________”.
A.produce B.oppose C.attempt D.experiment
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.In theory, scientists are unlikely to clone humans.
B.Richard Seed has fallen behind other scientists in cloning humans.
C.Cloning human beings is good for men.
D.People have different ideas about cloning humans.
3.How do many medical experts and other groups like the idea of cloning humans?
A.They are in favour of the idea.
B.They are against the idea.
C.They have an optimistic attitude to the idea.
D.They think it is none of their business.
1.A
2.D
3.B
【解析】
试题分析:本文是关于克隆人的话题的讨论,有人支持也有人反对,在文章中对于克隆人的优点和缺点都做了详细地说明。
1.A 推理题。根据第一段最后一句Panos Zavos says the team hopes to manufacture the world’s first cloned baby within the next two years.说明他们希望在未来的1,2年里制造出世界上第一个克隆的婴儿,故该词是指A项。
2.D 推理题。文章3,4,5段中很多科学家都支持克隆人的行为,但是在文章倒数最后一段Many medical experts and other groups are opposed to the idea of cloning humans说明很多人也反对这样的行为,故D项说法是正确的。
3.B 根据文章最后一段第二行Several countries ban or restrict work on human cloning.说明很多国家都禁止克隆人,所以说这样做是违法的,故B正确。
考点:考查新闻报告类短文阅读
点评:本文讨论的是克隆人的话题,从题目设置的角度看,本题侧重对学生把握文章中心段落和各段落的中心句的能力的考查,所以遇到这类题后,要注意把握好文章结构,了解文章中心意思,找到各段落中心句。不要让文中的一些生词影响了注意力。
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