Question

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. raise money to pay for the cloning

D. collect his dog’s stem cells

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. cloning will be of great benefit to humans

D. there are arguments about the clone technology

3.What is Onruang’s attitude towards cloning humans?

A. He is enthusiastic about it.

B. He doesn’t care about it.

C. He strongly opposes it.

D. He never thinks about it.

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：好莱坞商人Peter Onruang的宠物狗去世了，为了让它们起死回生，他决定通过干细胞来克隆它们。

1.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.可知Onruang创办网站的目的是为克隆筹集资金。故C正确。

2.That project has raised ethical (伦理的) questions about where science should draw the line.可知此段主要告诉我们关于克隆技术仍然有争论。故D正确。

3.“If I had an opportunity to clone myself, I would do it readily,” Onruang said.可知Onruang对克隆技术很有热情。故A正确。

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