Unit3ScienceandnatureTheECapprovesthesaleofclonedyoungintothefoodchain克隆动物早已不再“犹抱琵琶半遮面”。为了保护克隆的福利，欧盟委员会这次走得更远……TheEuropeanCommissionhaspublishedareportapprovingtherightofmemberstatestosellclonedanimals'youngandtheirproductsintothefoodchain.Thecommissionsaidabanwouldnotbeproperintermsofprotectinganimals'welfareandpublichealth.Itaddedthataclonetraceablesystemwouldbeneeded，becausefoodfromtheclones'young“cannotbedistinguishedfromfoodfromotheranimals”．ThemovecouldcauseabigchangefortheFoodStandardsAgency(FSA)whichatpresentforbidsthesaleoffoodfromtheclones'youngwithoutalicense.StevenInnes，afarmer，wasfoundtohavedonesolastyearandwaspunished.Withthecommission'sproposal，Mr.Inneswouldn'thavebeenpunished.IndeedallfarmersintheUKwouldbeabletobuymaterialsfromclonesandselltheirproductsintothefoodchain.GeorgeLyonsaid，“It'sclearthattheFSAisoutoflinewiththerestofthememberstatesinhowitexplainsthepresentrulesand，ofcourse，underthesenewrules，itstillisoutofline.Sohopefullytheywillcometotheirsensesandseetheydohavetomoveonthissubject.”[阅读障碍词]1．approvev．同意，批准2．clonevt.克隆3．foodchainn.食物链4．traceableadj.可追踪的5．outofline(withsb./sth.)与……不同/不一致6．presentadj.目前的，现在的[诱思导读]阅读短文，回答下列问题。1．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?[答案]ThesaleofclonedyounghasbeenmadelegalbytheEC.2．Whyisabanonsellingclonedanimalsnotsuitableforthepresentsituation?[答案]Consideringclonedanimalshaveappeared,thereisapossibilitythatpeoplesellthemandgetfoodfromthem.Ifthereisaban,somepeoplemaysellthemillegallyandthenit'slikelytopreventanimals'welfareandpublichealth.SectionⅠReading(Ⅰ)(Welcometotheunit&Reading)Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.tissueA．n.忧虑，焦虑，不安()2.intentionB．vt.&vi.收割(庄稼)n.收获；收成()3.anxietyC．n.医师；内科医生()4.adoptD．n.(生物的)组织；纸巾()5.physicianE．vt.使改变外观或性质；使改变形态()6.consequenceF．n.意图，目的；企图()7.harvestG．n.结果，后果()8.transformH．vt.收养，领养；采用，采纳[答案]1－4DFAH5－8CGBEⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A．戏弄，摆弄B．义无反顾地进行C．供出售D．一般而言E．导致；造成F．全神贯注于()1.Iwishyou'dconcentrateonwhatI'msaying.()2.Therewasacameraforsaleinthewindow.()3.Ingeneral，employersdolittletohelpthesingleworkingmother.()4.Youshouldn'ttoywithgreatissues.()5.ThegovernmentofChinaintendstopushaheadwithitsspaceproject.()6.Thispolicyhasledtoadramaticincreaseinourprisonpopulation.[答案]1－6FCDABETheperfectcopyScientistshaveannouncedthattheyhavecloned(克隆)thefirsthumanembryo(胚胎)①.Thishascausedmuchdebateroundtheworld.Ontheonehand，somescientistspointoutthatifyoucloneanembryo,youcanproducevaluablehumantissues－suchasboneorlungtissue(组织)－thatcouldbeusedtosavehumanlives②.Ontheotherhand，manypeople，includingsomescientists③，disagreeandareafraidthat,ifmankindtoyswith(戏弄)natureinthisway，wemaybeonourwaytoproducingareallife(现实生活中的)Frankenstein'smonster(怪物)．完美的复制品科学家宣布他们已经克隆出了第一例人类胚胎。这引起了世界范围的争论。一方面，一些科学家指出如果克隆人类胚胎，你就可以制造出宝贵的人体组织——如骨组织或肺组织——它们可以用来拯救人类的生命。另一方面，包括一些科学家在内的许多人持不同意见，他们担心人类如果如此戏弄自然，可能将制造出一个现实生活中的弗兰肯斯坦怪物。[助读讲解]①that引导宾语从句，作announced的宾语。②第一个that引导宾语从句，而在宾语从句中又含有i...
