Using language高中英语选修8 Unit 2

Unit2Unit2UsingLanguage1.Doyouknowanythingaboutdinosaurs?2.Haveyoueverseenthefilm

JurassicPark?Thereturnofthedinosaurs?Enjoysomepicturesaboutdinosaurs.暴龙tyrannosaurus剑龙stegosaurs角龙ceratopsids翼龙pterodactyl雷龙brontosaurusDoestheauthorbelievethedinosaurscanbecloned?SkimmingThewriterofthetext______.A.isexcitedbythepossibilityofcloningfierceandextinctanimalsB.believesthatextinctanimalscanbebroughtbacktolifebycloningC.thinksitimpossibleorunsuitabletocloneextinctanimalslikedinosaursD.dreamsofdinosaursreturningtotheearthAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whyshouldn’tyoucloneanextinctanimalifthereisn’tenoughdiversityinthegroup?

Therewillnotbeenoughgeneticvariationinthegrouptobeabletoresistnewillnesses.

2.Whyisitwrongtocloneanextinctanimalifitwouldliveinazoo?Itisnotagoodideatocloneananimalthatwouldliveinazoobecauseitisnotasuitablehabitattodevelopandincreaseitsnumbers.Thezooisnotanaturalenvironmentforawildanimal.1.ThefilmJurassicParkispopularbecause_____.A.peopleareinterestedinthesubjectofcloningB.alltheactorsaredinosaursC.itwasdirectedbyascientistwhoclonesdinosaursD.itprovesveryinterestingChoosethebestanswers.2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?____Micewereclonedin1981.B.Dollythesheepwasthefirstclonedanimal.C.Thenameoftheclonedcowis“Bison”D.Chinawassuccessfulincloningmammals.3.ThereasonswhyagroupofclonedanimalsalldieofthesameillnessdoNOTinclude____.A.theyhavethesamearrangement ofgenesB.thereisn’tenoughdiversityinthe groupforittoovercomeillnessesC.theillnessisanewoneD.theirarrangementofgenescannotresistthatnewdiseaseFillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.PeopleinterestedinNotonlyfilmmakersbutalso______________._______foritsimpossibilityPerfectDNAisneeded.Thereisnotenough________inthegroup.A(n)______________wouldbeneededfortheclonedextinctanimals.ordinarypeopleReasonsdiversitysuitablehabitat__________Thechanceofdinosaursreturningtotheearthis______________.merelyadreamConclusionWecaninferfromthetextthat_____.A.scientistsareexperimentingtoclonedinosaursB.dinosaurswillneverreturntotheearthC.clonedanimalswillonlyliveinthezooD.theDNAofdinosaurscanonlysurvive10000yearPost-readingTrueorfalseaccordingtothetext.Scientistsarestillexperimentingwithcloningmammalsbecausetheythinkitcanmakemoney.Theanimalsthathavedisappearedfromtheearth,likedinosaurs,canbebroughtbacktolifethroughcloning.Ifwecancloneanyextinctanimals,weshouldletthemliveinazoo.FFFOtherswillsurviveandpassontheabilitytoresistthatdiseasetothenextgeneration.其他的将存活下来并传递其后代抵抗这种病的能力。单词讲解resistvt.抵制,抵抗resistancen.抵抗,反抗;抵抗力;耐性resistantadj.抵抗的;防……的；resistern.抵抗者resistibilityn.可抵抗性；抵抗力[常用搭配]resiststh./doingsth.抵制某事/做某事can’tresiststh./doingsth.禁不住某事/做某事resisttheenemy/temptation抵抗敌人/抵制诱惑根据汉字提示完成句子。1)Wearedeterminedtostayand______________(抵抗敌人).2)Tom________________________(忍不住开玩笑)abouthisstrangehairstyle.3)Quiteafewpeopleinpower______________________________(抵制不住金钱的诱惑)anddisobeythelaw.can’tresistthetemptationofmoneyresisttheenemycouldn’tresistplayingjokes1.ThepopularityoffilmssuchasJurassicPark,inwhichascientistclonesseveralkindsofextinctdinosaurs,proveshowtheideastruckamixtureoffearandexcitementintopeople’shearts.长难句分析在《侏罗纪公园》这部电影中,有一位科学家克隆了好几种不同的绝种恐龙。类似这样的电影很受欢迎,证明了这一想法使人们感到既兴奋又恐惧。________引导定语从句,____引导宾语从句。inwhichhow2.Fromtimetotimepeoplesuggestthatextinctanimalslikedinosaurs,canpossiblybebroughtbacktolifethroughcloning.人们时常设想灭绝的动物,例如恐龙,有可能通过克隆技术使它们复活。fromtimetotime有时,间或,偶尔,=occasionally,nowandthen。3.Diversityinagroupmeanshavinganimalswiththeirgenesarrangedindifferentways.群中的多样性指的是拥有基因排列方式不同的动物。withtheirgenesarrangedindifferentways______,indifferentways以不同的方式。作定语baseon/upon以……为基础,依据其结构为:basesth.on/upon

sth.isbasedon/upon4.Basedonwhatweknownow,youcannotcloneanimalsthathavebeenextinctlongerthan10000years.据我们现在所知,绝种一万年以上的动物不能克隆。Maythebestanimalwin!

Whichextinctanimalsareworthrestoringbymeansofcloning?Lookatthetableonpage16andlookforsomeinformationontheinternettohelpyouandchooseoneofthemtotalkwithyourpartner.DiscussionWhenyouhavebothagreedononeanimal,makealistofyourreasonsforrestoringit.Writeashortreportgivingyourreasonstopersuadeotherpeople.Youcanuseotherinformationyouacquire.Lookatthelistofthereasonsandbenefitsofbringingthedodobacktolifeonpage17.Animaltesting,alsoknownasanimalexperimentationoranimalresearch,istheuseofnon-humananimalsinexperiments.ListeningIscloningcruel?Thinkofyourpointofviewandtalkwithyourpartner.XiaoQingandRachelarediscussingwhethercloningiscrueltoanimalsornot.ListenandseewhetheryouagreewithXiaoQingorRachel.IfyouwanttospeakfluentEnglish,youneedtolistencarefullytonativespeakerssothatyoucanunderstandthem.Youmightfindthishardatfirstbutitpaysoffwhenyoucometospeak.Itwillimproveyouraccentandcorrectmistakesinyourgrammar.Meanwhileyouwillobtainalotofinformation.LearningTipSoimproveyourconfidenceandyourspeakingabilitybylisteningtonativespeakers’recordingsoverandoveragain.Repeatwhattheysayourloud.Themoreyoudothis,themoreyouwillfindyourselfbecomingcomfortablewiththesoundofthelanguage.1.Readthesestatementsbeforelistening.Tickthosethatyouhear.①Cloningwillbringdeadpetstolife.②Therewere627experimentsbeforeDollywassuccessfullycloned.③Cloningmayhelpcureseriousillnesses.④It’sadeadend.⑤Dollythesheepwas“middle-aged”whenshewasborn.⑥Soyourgrandmotherwouldbeabletostartherlifealloveragainandlivemuchlonger.2.Listentothetapeagainandthenworkwithapartnertofillinthechart.Rachel’sideasaboutcloningXiaoQing’sideasaboutcloning1crueltoanimals1scientistsaredoingawonderfuljob2makestheanimalsdounnaturalthings

2maybringpeople’s favouritepetsback tolifeMary’sideasaboutcloningXiaoQing’sideasaboutcloning4weakensthespecies4itmayprovidecuresforseriousillnesses3itisa“deadend”3problemsbecauseitisanewscience3.Whoseideasdoyouagreewith?Getreadytohaveaclassdiscussion.Thinkaboutthereasonsforyourpointofview.Useyourownideasaswellasthoseinthetext.Theexpressionsbelowmaybehelpfultoyou.That’sagoodidea.Isupport…because…Iagreewith…because…That’sagreatidea!Yourargumenthasconvincedmebecause…Yourideassoundveryencouragingtome.Icannotacceptyourargumentbecause…No,Ican’tagreewith…because…Howcanyoubelievethat?Iwouldliketoagreewithyoubut…Idon’tcareforyourideasbecause…No,thatisnotreasonablebecause…SampledialogueXIAO:Iagreewithanimalscloning.I thinkwemustbesafesoanimals areneededtotestthingsfirst.LEI:No,Ican’tagreewiththatbecauseanimalsar