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1、Unit2CloningⅠ.阅读理解AEverypetownerloveshispet.Thereisnoargumenthere.Butwhenweaskedourreaderswhethertheywouldclonetheirbelovedanimals,theresponsesweresplitalmostdownthemiddle.Ofthe228readerswhoansweredit,108wouldclone,111wouldnotandnineweighedeachsidewithoutofferinganopinion.Clearly,fromreaders?res
2、ponse,thisisanissuethatreachesdeeplyintoboththejoyandeventualsadnessofowningapet.Itspeaks,aswell,topeople?swidelydifferingexpectationsoverthedevelopingscientificprocedure.Mostoftherespondentswhofavouredtheideastronglybelieveditwouldproduceatleastaclosecopyoftheoriginal;manyfelttheprocesswouldact
3、uallyreturnanexactcopy.Thoseontheotherside,however,heldlittlehopethataclonecouldnevertrulyrecreateapet,andmanysimplydidn?twishtogoagainstthenaturallawoflifeanddeath.Bothsidesexpressedequallovefortheiranimals.Morethanafewrespondentsowned“thedog/catintheworld”.Theythoughtoftheirpetsastheir“bestfri
4、end”,“amemberofthefamily”,“thelightofmylife”.Theytoldmovingstoriesofpets?heroism,intelligenceandselflessdevotion.Littlewonderedthelossissodisturbing,andthecloningissoattractive.“Peoplebecomeveryclosetotheiranimals,andthelosscanbejustashardtobearaswhenafriendorfamilymemberdies,”saysGaryKowalski,a
5、uthorofGoodbye,Friend:healingwisdomforanyonewhohaseverlostapet.“Forme,cloningfeelslikeanattempttoturndeathaway…It?sunderstandable.Deathisalwayspainful.It?sdifficulttodealwith.It?shardtoaccept.”Butwouldcloningreducetheblow?Thisquestionseemedtobeattheheartofthisproblem.1.Sofarasthecloningofpetsisc
6、oncerned,arecentsurveyshowsthat,ofallpetowners, . A.alotmoreofthemareforitB.alotmoreofthemareagainstitC.veryfewofthemarewillingtotelltheiropinionsD.abouthalfofthemareforitandtheotherhalfagainstit2.Whiletalkingabouttheresponsesfromthereaders,theexpression“eventualsadnessofowningapet”refersto
7、 . A.thetroublesonehastodealwithinkeepingapetB.thehighcostofowningapetC.thedeathofone?spetD.thedangersinvolvedinthecloningofapet3.FromwhatGaryKowalskisays,wecanknowthathe . A.hasneverthoughtabouttheproblemofcloningB.isin
