According to an English newspaper, scientists could begin cloning human embryos in Britain in 2001. It is understood that the government has already agreed to use Frankenstein’s technology, believing the benefits are more important than ethical （倫理的）concerns .Researchers think it will be possible to grow brain tissue to cure the diseases that are likely to get worse as time passes like Alzheimer’s , and produce “spare part” organs like hearts and kidneys for transplant （移植）.
Ministers are aware that the change in the law will be as controversial as the law which legalized abortion (墮胎）more than 30 years ago. Some politicians reacted angrily , arguing that the government had already made up its mind without discussion. Church leaders and anti-abortion campaigners have long expressed their horror at the plans, arguing that even the earliest embryos are forms of human life.They believe that getting an embryo from cells is morally unacceptable . And it will also cause arguments about how far scientists should interfere with nature and lead to accusations that they  are “playing God”.
The cloning of human embryos to provide spare parts is regarded by most experts to be the most important step forward in the 21st century medicine. Scientists say treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s will be the first application of cloning. The ability to clone embryos was first achieved by scientists in Scotland in the late 1990s and now the ability to grow stem cells into tissues and organs is being developed by American researchers. Combining the two technologies will mean an end to long waits for organs from donors and problems caused by rejection (排異反應(yīng)） of transplanted tissues by the body.
Ian Wilmut, the man who cloned Dolly the sheep, has warned that British experts will go to America, where such work is legal, if the government does not permit it.
小題1:The government has decided to allow scientists to clone human embryos because they think that ____.
A．Frankenstein’s technology is advanced
B．Its advantages are more important than its disadvantages
C．Diseases like Alzheimer’s are a serious problem in their country
D．They can make a lot of money from it
小題2:The underlined word “they”in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A．MinistersB．Scientists
C．Church leadersD．Anti-abortion campaigners
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Most experts think that the cloning of human embryos is beneficial.
B．Politicians were in favour of the government’s decision.
C．It is legal for scientists to clone embryos in America now.
D．American researchers are developing the ability to grow stem cells into tissues and organs.
小題4:What’s the best title for this passage ?
A．Science of cloning.
B．Cloning and abortion
C．Cloning human embryos
D．the argument between politicians and scientists

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：文章介紹科學(xué)家在2001年將可以克隆人類的胚胎，政府同意科學(xué)家克隆人類的胚胎，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為這樣做利大于弊，這項(xiàng)技術(shù)主要可以用來克隆可治療疾病的器官，會(huì)給病人帶來好處，但是此舉受到一些政治家的反對(duì)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：It is understood that the government has already agreed to use Frankenstein’s technology, believing the benefits are more important than ethical （倫理的）concerns .可知政府同意科學(xué)家克隆人類的胚胎，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為這樣做利大于弊，選B
小題2:猜詞題：從第二段的句子：And it will also cause arguments about how far scientists should interfere with nature and lead to accusations that they  are “playing God”. 可知這將會(huì)導(dǎo)致爭論關(guān)于科學(xué)家會(huì)干涉自然有多遠(yuǎn)，并導(dǎo)致人們指責(zé)他們?cè)凇白髋系?”，所以這里的they指的是Scientists ，選B。
小題3:反選題：從第二段的句子：Some politicians reacted angrily , arguing that the government had already made up its mind without discussion.可知一些政治家的反應(yīng)很憤怒，認(rèn)為政府沒有經(jīng)過討論就下決定，選 B
小題4:標(biāo)題確定題：從第一段的句子：According to an English newspaper, scientists could begin cloning human embryos in Britain in 2001. 可知這篇文章講的是是否要克隆人類胚胎的討論，選C
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