Unit 10 Text A Listening
First Listening
Before listening to the tape, have a quick look at the following words and phrases.
overseas
向海外
fantasy
幻想
cell
细胞
gene
基因
identical twins
同卵双生胎
Second Listening
Listen to the tape again. Then, choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. The main purpose of this listening passage is _________.
A) to give information about a new scientific discovery
B) to discuss political problems in the United States
C) to argue for cloning
D) to argue against cloning
2. Which of the following is the best definition of the verb "to clone"?
A) to be re-elected president for a second term
B) to photocopy an entire book
C) to make a genetic copy of an animal or a person
D) to transplant an organ from an animal to a human
3. According to the listening, cloning humans is _________.
A) not yet possible
B) highly controversial
C) illegal in the United States
D) both A) and B)
4. The listening concludes that most questions about cloning _________.
A) will be decided by the courts
B) are up to each individual concerned
C) have not yet been answered
D) do not really matter