Peter Onruang, a Hollywood businessman, has paid $310,000 to clone his best friend Wolfie, a lovely dog. He said, “Wolfie was more than just a pet to me.” Wolfie died two years ago, at the age of 15. But long before she and her sister Bubble passed away, Onruang had plans to bring them back to life. Onruang said, “I buried them at home. Each time I visit them, I say, ‘Hi, I’m making a new body for you.’”
Finally, Onruang found the South Korean biotechnology company RNL Bio, which can and will clone animals. Onruang collected his dogs’ stem cells (干细胞), and then he started a website MyFriendAgain.com, so he could earn and save the $310,000 that the cloning would cost.
The new dogs should look identical (完全相同的) to Wolfie and Bubble. When the cloning process is done, Onruang may end up with several clones of each dog. But Onruang admits he’s still not sure that they will be exactly the same.
Scientists cloned the first animal, a sheep named Dolly, in 1996 in Scotland. That project has raised ethical (伦理的) questions about where science should draw the line. Another question is whether such technique will lead to a day when humans could be cloned.
“If I had an opportunity to clone myself, I would do it readily,” Onruang said. “Because it’s me, I’m raising myself. I have already known exactly my strengths and weaknesses. This person is going to be the new and improved me, and will live the life I’ve always wanted to live.”
1.Onruang started the website MyFriendAgain.com in order to .
A. encourage more people to clone their pets
B. draw people’s attention to cloning
C. collect his dog’s stem cells
D. raise money to pay for the cloning
2.The purpose of the fourth paragraph is to tell us .
A. when and where scientists cloned the first sheep Dolly
B. people are in favor of the clone technology
C. there are arguments about the clone technology
D. cloning will be of great benefit to humans
3.What is Onruang’s attitude towards cloning humans?
A. He doesn’t care about it.
B. He is enthusiastic about it.
C. He strongly opposes it.
D. He never thinks about it.
1.D
2.C
3.B
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文讲的是一位叫Peter Onruang的人因为他心爱的狗死了,所以想克隆他的狗的故事。
1. started a website MyFriendAgain.com, so he could earn and save the $310,000 that the cloning would cost.”可知,他开创这个网站是为了赚31万美金去支付克隆的费用。故选D。
2.
3. I had an opportunity to clone myself, I would do it readily”可知,Onruang的观点是:如果他有机会克隆自己,那么他就会去做。故选B。
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