Unit3FitforlifeWeletotheunitReading课件高二英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性

Unit3FitforlifeReadingThepracticeofmedicineisanart,notatrade;acalling,notabusiness;acallinginwhichyourheartwillbeexercisedequallywithyourhead.—WilliamOsler行医是艺术而非交易，是使命而非生意。在这个使命中，你要如用脑般用心。——威廉·奥斯勒Thequotationremindsmedicalworkerstobeequippednotonlywithprofessionalskills,butalsowithamercifulheart.Theprimarygoalofmedicalworkersshouldbetheinterestofthesickratherthanfinancialbenefits.Furthermore,theyshouldcontinuetoperfecttheirskillsandhandleeverycaseprofessionally.WhatdoesthequotationfromWilliamOslermean?

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Asurgeonperformsoperations.b

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Achemistpreparesandsellsmedicinesinashop.d

Adentistspecializesinthecareofpeople’steeth.abdcWhatjobsaredescribedinthepictures?Writethelettersintheboxesabove.FreetalkWouldyouliketobeamedicalprofessor?WhyorWhynot?Whatadvancesinmedicalsciencehaveyouheardabout？Wouldyouliketobeamedicalprofessional?Whyorwhynot?Yes,Iwouldliketobeamedicalprofessional.Medicalprofessionalsoftenhaveveryspecializedcareerfields,suchasbeingadentist,surgeonorchemist.Professionalsinthesefieldshelppeoplelivehealthylivesbyhealingtheirdiseasesandevensometimessavingthemfromdeath.Forthisreason,Ibelievethatasamedicalprofessional,Icancontributetosocietyinanimportantway.WelcometotheunitPre-readingCancerNanotherapy癌症纳米疗法Brain-MachineInterfaces

大脑—机器交互界面Wirelessmedicaldevices

无线医疗设备GenomeEditing

基因组编辑…Whatadvancesinmedicalsciencehaveyouheardabout?ThefutureisinourgenesWhatdoyouknowaboutgenes?Whatdoyouknowaboutgenes?Possibleanswer:Iknowthatgenesarefoundinthecellsofalllivingthings.GenesareverysmallandcarrytheDNAinformationwhichdecideswhatwebecome.Scientistsarestudyinggenestohelppreventhealthproblemsfrombeingpassedonfromparentstotheirchildren.Theyarealsotryingtofindwaystotreatdiseasesthatarecausedbybadgenes.Pre-readinggene

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geneticsgeneticistWordsstartingwithgen...n.基因n.基因组，染色组adj.基因的n.遗传学n.遗传学家ReadingGenesplayacriticalrolein

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③____________.IntroductionPara.1:Genomeeditingbringsmanyexciting__________.Para.2:MainbodyConclusionPara.3:Para.4:Para.5:Despitethepublic⑥_________,genomeeditingisoneofthe

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____________________inthehistoryofscience.possibilitiesshapingourlivesdiseasetreatmentpreventionappropriatelyuseargumentgreatestinventionsManypeopleareconcernedabouthowto④______

genomeediting⑤_____________.Gothroughthelecture&completethechart.Global-readingA11.What’sthedefinitionofgenome?2.Whatarethefunctionsofourgenome?Thecompletesetofgenesinsideacelloralivingbeing.Detailed-reading（Para.2）Detailed-reading（Para.3）correctingdeletingreplacingtreatmentpreventionrestorevisionabnormalfundamental1.Whataretheexamplestoenhancehumanbodies?2.Whatarethequestionsraisedbythelecturer?3.Howcanwekeepthetechnologyfromrunningwild?Detailed-reading（Para.4）

increaseresistance

makepeopletaller

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tocreate“designerbabies”Detailed-reading1.Whataretheexamplestoenhancehumanbodies?selectcharacteristics（Para.4）*Shouldwerestrict...treatmentandprevention?*Shouldweprohibit...fromusing...?*Isthisagoodthing?*Whatconsequencesmightithave?2.Whatarethequestionsraisedbythelecturer?toexpresshisconcern&makeusthinkdeeplyDetailed-reading（Para.4）“todesignababy”Puttingcontrolsinplace...worktoouradvantage.3.Howcanwekeepthetechnologyfromrunningwild?Detailed-reading（Para.4）Whatisthelecturer’sattitudetowardgenomeediting?Disapproving

B.DoubtfulC.Neutral(中立的)D.SupportivePara.5:“Despite...excitement...”Para.1:“...fullofexcitementabout…”Detailed-reading（Para.5）TheNewsreportbelowisaboutthediscoveryofgeneticmarkersthataretiedtolifespans.Completethenewsreportwiththecorrectformsofthewordsandphrasesintheboxbelow.B1pace means identify wrestlewithcell fundamental affect withoutdoubtThisweek,ateamofscientistsbasedinSwitzerlandannouncedthediscoveryofsixteengeneticmarkersthatrelatetohumanlifespans.(1)_________________,thediscoveryisanimportantfindinginthefieldofgenetics.withoutdoubtForyears,scientistshavebeenworkingto(2)__________specificgeneticmarkersthatareconnectedwithalonglifespan.Untilrecently,onlytwosuchmarkerswereknowntothescientificcommunity.Genesplayacriticalroleinoverallhealth.Every(3)_____inthehumanbodycontainsgeneticinformation.Everythingfromtheageingprocesstothedevelopmentofdeadlydiseases,suchascancer,istiedtoanindividual’sgeneticmake-up.identifycellpace means identify wrestlewithcell fundamental affect withoutdoubtHowever,scientistshavelongbeen(4)_________________thequestionaboutwhichgeneticmarkersindicateashortorlonglifespan.Thediscoverybytheresearchteammayquickenthe(5)______ofthestudyongenesandhumanlifespans,andeventuallyhelpanswerthisquestion.Scientistssaythatlocatingthesesixteengeneticmarkerswillgreatlyimprovetheirunderstandingofhowgenes(6)________lifespans.pacewrestlingwithaffectpace means identify wrestlewithcell fundamental affect withoutdoubtThesegeneticmarkersmayeventuallyfunctionasa(7)________oftargetingthe

specificgenesconnectedwithlifespans.Thiscouldsignificantlyenhancepeople’schancesoflivingtoaripeoldages.Accordingtosomescientists,itcouldmakea(8)_______________changetothefutureofhumanlife.fundamentalmeanspace means identify wrestlewithcell fundamental affect withoutdoubtThelecturetranscriptusesanumberofwordsrelatedto“gene”.Lookattheexamples,thinkofmorewordfamilieswithasimilarpatternandfillinthetablebelow.B2SuffixesMeaningsWords-(t)ics/(o)logythestudyofthesubjectgenetics-(t)ic/-alrelatedtoGenetic-ist/-ianapersonwhostudiesasubjectgeneticiststatistics,economics,linguistics,sociology,climatologyeconomic,linguistic,mathematical,political,musicalphysicist,mathematician,statistician,politician,musicianInpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.A31Howdoesthelecturerfeelaboutgenomeediting?Findevidencefromthelecturetranscripttosupportyouropinion.Thelecturerfeelsveryexcitedaboutgenomeediting.Hedescribesitasthemost“game-changing”amongthemanywonderfulscientificdevelopmentsand“oneofthegreatestinventionsinthehistoryofscience”.However,thelecturerisalsoconcernedthatthistechnologymightnotbeusedappropriately.Helistsafewmoralissuesbeforewarningthatweneedtoputappropriatecontrolsinplacetopreventgenomeeditingfromrunningwildandmakesureitwillworktoouradvantage.2.Thelecturermentionsthatonedaywewillbeabletocreate“designerbabies”.Whatdoyouthinkof“designerbabies”?PossibleanswerIdonotthinkweshoulddesignbabiesunlessitisbecauseofseriousphysicalormentalhealthyconcerns.Thereisnoneedtodesignababyifitsparentsareperfectlyhealthy.Naturalgeneselectionensuresdiversityamongourspecies,soif“designerbabies”becomethenorm,thediversitylevelwilldrop.Overtime,thiscouldleadtothemajorityofpeoplebeingbornwithsimilarintelligencelevels,similarphysicalfeaturesandperhaps,evensimilarpersonalities.Humanscouldevolveinto“superbeings”,whichsomepeoplemaybelievetobegoodforus,butinterferingwithournaturalevolutioncouldresultindisaster.Idonotthinkweshouldtakethechance.3.Whatcontrolscanweputinplacetomakesurethatgenomeeditingwillworktoouradvantage?PossibleanswerGovernmentsaroundtheworldshouldworktogethertomakelawsandregulationsaboutwhengenomeeditingcanandcannotbeused.First,theselawsandregulationsshouldcovervariousaspectsofgenomeediting,suchasethicalissuesandsecurity,andtheymanyhavetobeintroducedatmultiplelevels-global,nationalandevenregional.Second,genomeeditingequipmentneedstobestrictlycontrolledsothatitdoesnotgetintothewronghands.Finally,governments,scientists,stakeholdersandthepublicneedtoworktogethertoenforceap