Unit 2 Cloning
基础自主检测
Ⅰ.英译汉 1.procedure n. 程序;步骤;手续 阅读 识记 2.arbitrary adj. 任意的 Ⅱ.汉译英 1.straightforward adj. 简单的;直接的;坦率的 3.attain vt. 获得;到达(水平、年龄、状况等) 2.cast vt. 扔;投;掷 4.constitution n. 宪法;章程 5.initial adj. 最初的;开始的 6.adore vt. 崇拜;爱慕;喜爱 1.breakthrough n. 突破 2.altogether adv. 总共;完全地 3.obtain vt. 获得;赢得 4.forbid vt. 禁止;不准 3.moral adj. 道德(上)的;伦理的 4.vain adj. 虚荣的;自负的;徒劳的 高频 应用 5.compulsory adj. 必须做的;义务的;强迫的;强制的 6.owe vt. 欠(账、钱、人情等);归功于…… 7.shortly adv. 立刻;不久 8.bother vt. 打扰 vi. 操心 n. 烦扰 9.strike vt.& vi. 打;撞击;罢工 n. 罢工 10.drawback n. 缺点;不利条件 1.differ (vi.) 不同;相异→difference (n.) 不同;差异→different (adj.) 不同的 2.exact (adj.) 精确的;准确的→exactly (adv.) 精确地;准确地 3.undertake (vt.) 着手;从事;承担→ undertaking (n.) 任务;项目;事业;保证;企业 4.correction (n.) 改正;纠正;修正→correct (vt.) 改正;纠正 拓展 变形 5.object (vi.) 反对;不赞成→objection (n.) 不赞成;反对;异议 6.accumulate (vt. & vi.) 积累;聚积→accumulation (n.) 积累;聚积 7.retire (vi.) 退休;离开→retirement (n.) 退休,退职;退役→retired (adj.) 退休的;离职的 8.assumption (n.) 假定;设想→assume (vt.) 假定;设想 9.regulation (n.) 规则;规章;法规→regular (adj.) 规则的;有规律的→regulate (vt.) 控制;管理;调节 10.resist (vt.) 抵抗;对抗→resistance (n.) 抵抗力;反抗→resistant (adj.) 有抵抗力的;耐……的 11.merely (adv.) 仅;只;不过→mere (adj.) 仅仅;小的 12.decoration (n.) 装饰→decorate (v.) 装饰;布置 13.fairly (adv.) 公平地;相当地→fairness (n.) 公平→fair (adj.) 公平的;适当的;合理的 14.reasonable (adj.) 合情理的;讲道理的;公道的→unreasonable (反义词) (adj.) 不合情理的→reason (n.) 理由;原因
1.“动词+副词”构成的合成名词 ①drawback 缺点 ②breakdown 崩溃;故障 ③farewell 告别 ④feedback 反馈 ⑤set-up 计划;组织 ⑥break-up 分手;中断 2.含词根-sist的词 ①resist v. 抵抗 ②insist v. 坚持 ③persist v. 坚持 ④assist v. 协助 ⑤consist vi. 由……组成
一 动词+介/副词
1.pay off 得到好结果;取得成功;偿清 2.cast down 使失望;使沮丧
3.strike ... into one's heart 使某人对……刻骨铭心 4.bring back to life 使复生;使复活 5.owe ... to 把……归功于…… 二 其他
6.in favo(u)r of 赞成;支持
7.(be) bound to (do) ... 一定或注定(做)…… 8.from time to time 不时;偶尔 9.in vain 白费力气;枉费心机
10.in good/poor condition 状况很好/坏;情况很好/坏
1.“in+名词+of”短语
①in favour of 赞成;支持 ②in search of 寻找 ③in view of 鉴于;由于 ④in memory of 为了纪念 ⑤in honour of 为了纪念 ⑥in terms of 就……而言 2.“v.+off”短语
①pay off 偿清 ②cut off 切断 ③take off 起飞 ④turn off 关闭 ⑤put off 推迟
⑥give off 发出光/热/气体等 3.“in+名词”短语
①in vain 白费力气;枉费心机 ②in relief 如释重负地
③in short 总之;简言之 ④in trouble 陷入麻烦 ⑤in need 在困难中 ⑥in danger 在危险中 ________________________________________________
1.while 表对比关系,“然而;可是”
Cloning plants is straightforward while (然而) cloning animals is very complicated.(教材P11)
2.当now,then位于句首,谓语是come,appear等且主语为名词时,句子完全倒装 Then came (传来) the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill.(教材P11~P12)
3.The advantage is that ... “其优点是……”,that引导表语从句
The_advantage_is_that (优点是) if there is a new illness some of these animals may die, but others will survive and pass on the ability to resist that disease to the next generation.(教材P15)
4.based on ... “建立在……的基础之上”,过去分词短语作状语
Based_on (建立在……基础之上) what we know now, you can not clone animals that have been extinct longer than 10,000 years.(教材P15)
单句语法填空
1.It is a way of ________ (make) an exact copy of another animal or plant. 答案:making
2.The fact is ________ these are both examples of natural clones. 答案:that
3.But at last the determination and patience of the scientists paid ________ in 1996 with a breakthrough.
答案:off
4.The fact ________ she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging. 答案:that
5.Cloning scientists were cast ________ to find ________ Dolly's illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animal.
答案:down; that
6.Newspapers wrote of evil leaders hoping to clone themselves ________ (attain) their ambitions.
答案:to attain
7.Dolly's death, like her birth, was bound ________ (raise) worries. 答案:to raise
8.The initial requirement is ________ you need perfect DNA. 答案:that
9.All efforts of cloning an animal will be ________ vain if there is not enough diversity in the group to overcome illnesses.
答案:in
10.Diversity in a group means having animals with their genes ________ (arrange) in different ways.
答案:arranged
考点步步冲关
1 undertake vt.着手;从事;承担;保证;答应 It is a difficult task to undertake.(P11) 它是一项很难完成的任务。
undertake sth. 着手/从事/承担某事 undertake to do sth. 保证/答应做某事 undertake that ... 保证……
undertake responsibility/a task 承担责任/任务 即时练1
单句语法填空
①The police are said ________ (undertake) detailed investigations into the case at present.
②Cooking, traditionally ________ (undertake) by mothers, has been often taken over by fathers nowadays.
③Whether or not the construction of the bridge ________ (undertake) by our company remains to be seen.
答案:①to be undertaking ②undertaken ③will be undertaken 2 objection n.不赞成;反对;异议
On the other hand, Dolly's appearance raised a storm of objections and had a great impact on the media and public imagination.(P12)
另一方面,多莉的出现引起了一阵强烈的反对,对媒体和公众的想象力也产生了极大的影响。
(1)raise an objection to sth. 对某事提出异议
make/take/have an objection to (doing) sth. 反对(做)某事 (2)object n. 物体;目标 vi. 反对;不赞成 object to sb./sth. 反对某人/某事 object to doing sth. 反对做某事 object that ... 反对……
(3)objective adj. 真实的;客观的;无偏见的
[名师点津] (1)object to中的to为介词,后接名词、代词或动名词。
(2)object表示“反对”,为不及物动词,接宾语需加介词to;oppose表示“反对”,为及物动词,接宾语不需加介词to。be opposed to ... 表示“反对……,和……相反”。
即时练2 单句语法填空
①I have no objection ________ your going, but you must promise to come back before ten.
②As long as you can guarantee safety and low cost, we haven't any slightest ________ (object).
③Do you have any objection to ________ (change) your working hours?
④The journalist had many pictures of the woman secretly taken even though she objected to ________ (photograph).
⑤I find it difficult to be ________ (object) where you're concerned.