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M5 Unit3 Science versus nature
一. 重点短语
先进的技术                    advanced technologies
引起争论（引起关注）          cause much debate
一方面，另一方面              on one hand, on the other hand
克隆人类胚胎                   clone human embryos
生产出宝贵的组织和器官         produce valuable tissues and organs
用这种方式干涉自然             interfere with nature in this way
在……的路上(快要)              be on one’s way to doing
因为他们杰出的科学突破而受表扬 be praised for their wonderful scientific breakthrough
对人类不尊重                   show no respect for human
迫不及待地想要个自己的孩子     be desperate to have a child of one’s own
加紧研究                       push ahead with research
降生一个的人类婴儿             give birth to/ deliver a baby
精力集中在克隆动物             focus one’s efforts on cloning animals
完全同意                       in complete agreement with
挑战道德的问题                 challenge questions of morality
根据我个人的观点               on a personal note
弄清这些科技术语的含义         make out the meaning of these scientific terms
耗尽地球的资源                 use up Earth’s resources
由于人们漫不经心,自然资源遭到了严重破坏.
Our natural resources have been seriously affected by our carelessness.
人们通过农业,捕捞,打猎和旅游在没完没了地度过开发地球资源。
People endlessly overdevelop Earth’s resources through agriculture, fishing, hunting and tourism.
人们正在接近难以理解人和自然的关系的重要一刻。
We’re moving towards an important point of understanding in our relationship with nature.
在此过程中,他们以飞快的速度在消耗自然资源。
In doing so, they are using up natural resources at a fast rate.
世界上的发展中国家和发达国家必须携手合作,确保自己的人民能够享受和富庶的生活。
The developing and developed countries of the world need to work together to ensure that people enjoy healthy and productive lives.
食物必须在健康,自然系统中生产。
Food has to be produced in a healthy, natural system.
找出对任何人,任何食物都可以接受的解决方案,这是人类的责任。
It’s human’s responsibility to find solutions that are acceptable for everyone and everything.

二． 练习
I’ve just heard a warning ________ the radio that a storm may be _______ its way.
on, on          B. over, in          C. on, above           D. from, on
He was blind but he was treated as a(n) __________ child.
ordinary        B. common          C. normal            D. average
To our joy, there are so many _______ in science and technology all over the world in recent years.
discovery       B. breakthroughs       C. findings           D. invention
I began reading with the _______ of finishing the book, but I never did.
interview       B. intention           C. application         D. consideration
She was delivered ________ a girl.
at             B. in                 C. of                D. with
The book was boring. It was _________ to me.
benefit         B. benefited           C. of little benefit      D. of much benefit
Do you know how many students took part in the sports meet?
About 400 __________.
all together      B. after all            C. in total             D. at total
This is the first draft of the book, please feel perfectly free to ________ on it.
cope           B. comment           C. complain           D. confirm
You must tell us, if you know the truth_______.
after all        B. first all             C. in all              D. at all
The matter ________ your study surely requires ________ carefully.
relating to, dealing with
related to, being dealt with
related to, deal with
relating to, having deal with
The Olympic Games, ________ in 776B.C, did not include women players until 1912.
first playing      B. to be first played     C. first played       D. to be first playing
The murder was brought in, with his hands ________ behind.
tied             B. tying              C. having been tied   D. being tied
_______ up in the village as a child, Mr. Gao offers ________ fifty thousand yuan to the primary school to help build a classroom building.
Brought, to contribute                   B. Having been brought, contributing
C.  Having brought, to contribute             D. To be brought, contributing
14. My father is an engineer by ____________.
   A. profession         B. job                C. occupation        D. status
15. They experimented ________ the new medicine __________ animals.
   A. with, on           B. on, to              C. with, to           D. by, on
16. On the long journey, Peter ______ a most interesting guide. We all had a wonderful time.
   A. praised            B. behaved            C. proved           D. conducted
17. The problem he put forward at the meeting was __________.
   Which one of the following is WORONG?
   A. worth thinking over                       B. worthy to consider
   C. worthy of being thought over               D. worthy of consideration
18. I will lend you the book _______ I can remember who has borrowed it.
if only            B. only if             C. even if           D. as of
19. Some people do not ________ normally when they are worried.
   A. believe            B. conduct            C. behave           D. react
20. He is a ________ investor who studied the market before buying.
   A. careless            B. hasty              C. cautious          D. impatient
21. Few people know the great scientist’s name, though mankind ________ from his great discovery for some time already.
   A. have been benefiting                    B. has been benefiting
   C. have benefit                           D. has benefit
22. Copper _______ electricity better than materials do.
   A. guides           B. leads              C. conducts        D. perform
23. When the thief _______ to enter the room, a cough frightened him away.
   A. sought           B. risked             C. imagined        D. need
24. Energy drinks are not allowed _______ Australia but are brought in from New Zealand.
   A. to make          B. to be made         C. to have been made D. to be making
25. Finding information in today’s world is easy. The ________ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.
   A. ability            B. competition        C. challenge        D. knowledge
26. ------ How about eight o’ clock outside the cinema?
   ------ That _________ me fine.
fits             B. meets              C. satisfies         D. suits
------- Can you persuade him out of the foolish ideas?
------ ________ is no point in doing so.  ------ He will never change his mind.
It             B. This                C. That            D. There
He has a lot fun ________ the games online.
to play         B. to be played         C. playing          D. played
They sat in a car that “falls” from a tall tower and they screamed their _______ down to a safe landing.
road           B. way                C. track           D. path
------_________ doesn’t always happen as we expected.
------ Really！So we mustn’t take the impossible things as our aims in case that we might be disappointed in future.
Anything       B. Everything           C. Nothing        D. Something
You are really very kind. I’ll never forget the _______ you have done to me.
favor          B. deed                 C. help           D. kind
Will all these ________ the proposal raise their hands?
in relation to    B. in need of             C. in honour of    D. in favor of
The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people _______ to eat more fruit and vegetable.
persuade       B. will persuade          C. be persuade     D. are persuaded
When he left ________ college, he got a job as ________ reporter in a newspaper office.
不填，a       B. 不填, the             C. a, the          D. the, the
------Will you go to Li Ping’s birthday party?
------ No, ___________ invited to.
if             B. until                 C. when           D. even though
At times, worrying is a normal, _________ response to a difficult event or situation－ a loved one being injured in an accident, for example.
inevitable      B. effective              C. individual       D. unfavorable
Although we thought it over, we couldn’t __________.
A. come to a conclusion                        B. come to a stop
C. come for it                                D. come into being
------Tom graduated from college at a very young age.
------ Oh, he _______ have been a very smart boy then.
A, could           B. should               C. might         D. must
答案：1-5 ACBBC    6-10 CCBDA    11-15 CAAAA
      16-20 CCBCC  21-25 BCABC   26-30 DDCBB
      31-35 ADDBD  36-38 AAD