大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語視聽說教程第三冊(cè)高等教育出版社北京科技大學(xué)UNIT4Technology:ABlessingoraCurse?Mostoftheimportantthingsintheworldhavebeenaccomplishedbypeoplewhohavekeptontryingwhenthereseemedtobenohopeatall.UNIT-4DaleCarnegieBackgroundInformationUnitOverviewLesson1Lesson2SupplementaryReadingHomelisteningAgenda

Inthishighlydevelopedera,peoplearemakinguseoftechnologiestoimprovetheirstandardofliving.Manyproblemsaresolvedwiththeadventofsuchtechnologyascloning,surrogacyandgenetherapy.Thesebiotechnologieshavebroughtmoreoptionsthatpeoplecaneasilyaccess.Simultaneously,however,theybringaboutsomeethicalissuesonhowthesetechnologiesshouldbeusedfairlywithoutinfringingonpeople’srightsandhowtheyshouldberegulatedtomakesuretheyarenotusedillegallyandexploited.Studentswillgettoknowtheprosandconsofbiotechnologythroughreading,listeningandviewing.Variousactivitieswillinspirethestudentstotalkabouttheimpactofbiotechnologyonpeople’slifebyusingthewordsandexpressionsinthisunit.UnitOverviewBackground

InformationThefastdevelopmentofbiotechnologyhasbroughtinmoreoptionsforpeopletoimprovetheirlives.Oneofthescientificachievementsofbiotechnologyisthatpeoplemayhaveaccesstotheirgeneticinformation.Ifwe’regoingtousegeneticknowledge,shouldweuseittoimproveourselves?Doyouwanttomakebetterbabies?Doyouwanttomaketallerpeople?Fasterpeople?Strongerpeople?Peoplewithbettermemory?That’snotgoingtohappenrightaway,butitwill.Thisrevolutioninfrontofusisaspersonalasitgets,concerningourgender,ourrace,ourfamily.Buthowmuchdoyoureallywanttoknowaboutyourfuturehealth?Oneofthegreatironiesofthegeneticrevolutionisthatitteachesusaboutourflaws,ourlimits.Wenowknowthat’swhat’sgoingtohurtandthat’swhatyouareatriskof.Background

InformationAnotherquestionis:Whateverhappenedtocloning,that’snotreallyanissue,becausewedon’twanttocopy;wewanttoimprove.However,ifwecanmakepeoplebetterthanwhatnaturedesigned,whogetstobuydesignergenes?Thismayleadtothemostseriousethicaldebatethatsocietywillface:Arewegoingtotryanddothat?Willwesetanylimitsatall?Willthemarketdetermineit?Whowillhaveaccess?Willthepoorbeabletoaccessthistechnology?Willthethirdworldhaveitifthefirstworldhasittoo?Thismaybecomeabattleground.Inthisunit,studentswillhavealotofopportunitiestothinkindependentlyandexchangeideaswitheachotheronthemostcontroversialissuesofbiomedicalfieldinrecentyears.LessonOneLead-inAudiostudioVideostudioSpeakingworkshopProjectbulletinLead-inTask1Task2Task3Task1

DescribingthePictureDescribethepicturesfirstandthendiscusswhichoneyoulikebetterandwhy.Whatdopeopleinthepicturehaveintheirhands?Whatarethescientificapproaches?Whatshouldwedotobeopentonewscientificfindings?Task2ReflectingontheReading1.WhatdoestheoveruseoftheInternetleadto?ReadthroughtheSupplementaryReadingpassageonpage130,andanswerthefollowingquestions.

Answer:Humanlifewashighlyrestrictedduetotheunavailabilityof

technologicalapplication.Answer:Anover-exposuretoitleadstoInternetaddiction.2.Whatwasthelifelikeinthedayswhentherewereno

computersandnomodernmeansof

transport?3.WhataretheunethicalpracticesbredbytheInternet?Answer:TheInternethasbredmanyunethicalpracticeslikehacking,spammingandphishing.Internetcrimeisontherise.4.Whattendstobeleftoutwiththeuseofmodernmeansofcommunicationsuchasonlinemessengers,emailsandcellphones?Answer:Thetendencyoftakingpainstoreachthelovedoneshasvanished.5.Whatcanweinferfromthestatement“Everythinghasbecomesoeasilyavailableduetotheadvancingtechnologythatithaslostitsvalue”?Answer:Peopletendtocherishthethingslesswhentheycome

tooeasily.Task3ExpandingYourVocabularyA.dislikeoforoppositiontoaplan,anidea,etc.B.notimportantorserious;notworthconsideringC.tofindordiscoversb./sth.D.makingyoufeeladmirationE.physicallystrong,fitandactiveF.havinglittleexperienceoftheworldReadthroughthewordsintheleft-handcolumn,andmatcheachofthemwiththeappropriatemeaningintheright-handcolumn.1.identify2.impressive3.innocent4.athletic5.resistance6.trivialAudioStudioWordBank1.overtake追上，趕上2.implant嵌入，移植3.boost推進(jìn)4.intellectual知識(shí)分子5.innovation改革，創(chuàng)新Task1Task2AudioTask1IdentifyingtheGist

.1.Whatisthefunctionofthelittlerobotsimplantedinour

brainaccordingtoDr.Kurzweil?A)Theygiveusmorepowerfulmemories.B)Theymakeusbecomehealthierthanwewere.C)Theycouldovertakethepowerofthehumanbrain.2.Howmanytimesmoretechnicalprogresswillnexthalf

centuryseeaccordingtoDr.Kurzweil’s

prediction?A)twiceB)18timesC)32timesListentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.AudioTask2CheckingtheFacts1.AleadingUSscientisthaspredictedthatcomputerswillbemore

intelligentthanhumansby2029.2.Dr.Kurzweilisaninnovatorinvariousfieldsofcomputing.3.Thingsweseeinsciencefictionmovieswillneverhappeninreality.Listentotheaudioclipagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

Repeatthesentencesafteryouhavecompletedthem.ScriptFTFAleadingUSscientisthaspredictedthatcomputerswillbeasintelligentashumansby2029.

FuturologistDrRayKurzweiltoldtheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofSciencethatinthenearfuture,machineintelligencewillovertakethepowerofthehumanbrain.

Hesaidthat

withintwodecadescomputerswillbeabletothinkquickerthanhumans.DrKurzweilpainteda

pictureofushavingtinyrobotscallednanobotsimplantedinourbraintoboostourintelligenceand

health.Hetoldreportersthatthesemicroscopicnanobotswouldworkwithourbrainstomakeus

thinkfasterandgiveusmorepowerfulmemories.Kurzweilexplainedthatwearealready“ahuman

machinecivilization”andthattheupcomingtechnology“willbeafurtherextensionofthat.”DrKurzweilwasoneof18topintellectualsaskedbytheUSNationalAcademyofEngineering

toidentifyourgreatesttechnologicalchallenges.OtherexpertsincludedGooglefounderLarryPageandthehumangenomepioneerDrCraigVenter.Kurzweilhasaveryimpressivebackgroundinscienceandinnovation.Hewasaninnovatorinvariousfieldsofcomputing,includingthetechnologybehindCDs.Healsopioneeredautomaticspeechrecognitionbymachines.Hepredictsthepaceofnewinventionswillincreasegreatlyfromnow,saying:“…thenexthalfcenturywillsee32timesmoretechnicalprogressthanthepasthalfcentury.”Thismeansscenesfromsciencefictionmovies,likeBladeRunner,TheTerminatorandI,Robot,willbecomemoreandmoreapartofoureverydaylives.ScriptVideoStudioWordBank1.override否決，推翻2.tinker小修補(bǔ)3.specify具體說明，明確規(guī)定4.geneticist遺傳學(xué)家5.hypocrite偽君子，虛偽的人6.theoretically理論上7.catalogue目錄8.modification修改，改進(jìn)9.outweigh重于，超過10.in-vitrofertilization體外授精Task1Task2VideoTask1Matching&Predicting1.Somegeneticistsbelieveparentswillbeabletoselectforgenesthat____________intelligence,memory,eventalentslikeplayingthepiano.2.Noweverybodyispouringoveritwithcomputersandtryingto_______________whatitallmeans.3.Andwedon’treallywantto____________themuntilweareveryconvincedthatthebenefitsoutweightherisks.4.Andsothechildreninrichreallymightbebeautifulandthechildrenofordinarypeoplewon’t________________thesamesortsofexpensivetechnologies.5.Willthathappenintwentyfiveyears?Itall__________howpeopledecidetohandlethetechnology.Completethefollowingstatementswiththephrasesgivenbelow.Predictwhatwillbetalkedaboutinthevideo.Thencheckyouranswersafterwatchingthevideoclip.messwithhaveaccesstodependsonfigureouthelpwithhelpwithfigureoutmesswithhaveaccesstodependsonVideoTask2BridgingtheGapWatchthispartofthevideoclipandfillintheblanks.

ImaginebeingabletooverrideMotherNatureandhand-pickthephysicalappearanceandintellectualtraitsofyourunbornchild.Well,____________________________,whatmayseemfar-fetchednowcouldbethenormforparents25yearsdowntheroad.Whatseemslike______________inthemovieGattacaisalreadyhappening.Throughin-vitrofertilization,parentscanactuallychoosetohaveagirloraboy.Intwentyfiveyears,somegeneticistsbelieve,parentswillbeabletoselectforgenesthathelpwithintelligence,memory,eventalentslikeplayingthepiano.“Thequestioniswhetherornotpeoplewanttousethetechnology_____________________.”Weposedthequestionatagatheringofpregnantmomsandfound______________________.Buthereisthething,whenweaskedthemummiesthatifitwouldbeokaytochangetheirbaby’sgeneticsto__________________,theanswerschanged.

Andthatabilityforaparenttoshapetheirchild’shealthmaybethebiggestevent25yearsfromnow.Theoreticallysciencecouldprovidegenestomakebabiessuperresistanttodiseases.Here’show,afewyearsback,scientists____________thehumangenome,it’salotlikeagiantcodebook,acatalogueofthegenesinthehumanbody.thankstomodernscience,sciencefictionforthatpurposealotofresistanceavoidadiseasemappedoutVideoTask2CheckingYourComprehensionWatchthispartofthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatphysicalandintellectualtraitscanexpectantparentschoose?Answer:Parentscouldchoosethebaby’shaircolor,eyecolor,brainpower,howathleticthey’llbe.2.Dopregnantmomsagreetochangetheirbaby’sgeneticstoavoidadisease?Answer:Yes,theydo.3.Whatpotentialethicalconcernswilltraitselectionbringabout?Answer:Ourviewofchildren,ourviewofparenthood,ourviewofourrelationshipswitheachotherwilltendtochange.4.Whoisabletoaffordthetechnologyoftraitselection?Answer:Onlyrichpeoplewillbeabletoaffordit.5.Doyouthinkitisadvisableforparentstochoosephysicalandintellectualtraitsfortheirbabies?Answer:Open.ScriptScript

ImaginebeingabletooverrideMotherNatureandhand-pickthephysicalappearanceandintellectualtraitsofyourunbornchild.Well,thankstomodernscience,whatmayseemfar-fetched

nowcouldbethenormforparentstwentyfiveyearsdowntheroad.Theyaresolovable,soinnocent,tenlittlefingers,tentinytoes,toeveryparent’seye,pureperfection.Butwhatifyoucouldtinkerwithperfection,chooseyourbaby’shaircolor,eyecolor,brain

power,howathleticthey’llbe.

“Youhavespecifiedhazeleyes,darkhairandfairskin…”

WhatseemslikesciencefictioninthemovieGattacaisalreadyhappening.Throughin-vitrofertilization,parentscanactuallychoosetohaveagirloraboy.“Wecanalreadylookforthegenesthat,erh,influenceallsortsoftrivialtraits,likeoureyecolor

orhaircolor.”

Intwentyfiveyears,somegeneticistsbelieve,parentswillbeabletoselectforgenesthathelpwith

intelligence,memory,eventalentslikeplayingthepiano.

“Thequestioniswhetherornotpeoplewanttousethetechnologyforthatpurpose.”Weposedthequestionatagatheringofpregnantmomsandfoundalotofresistance.

“Ithinkonceyoustartchoosing,youknow,howyourbabyshouldlooklike,andwhatitshouldbeorwhatthesexitshouldbe.Youtaketheexcitementoutoftheunexpected…”Buthereisthething,whenweaskedthemummiesthatifitwouldbeokaytochangetheirbaby’sgeneticstoavoidadisease,theanswerschanged.VideoTask

Script

“I’llsayYes.ButagainI’mbeingahypocrite,butIthinkhealthisthemostimportantpart.”

Andthatabilityforaparenttoshapetheirchild’shealthmaybethebiggestevent25yearsfrom

now.Theoreticallysciencecouldprovidegenestomakebabiessuperresistanttodiseases.Here’show,

afewyearsback,scientistsmappedoutthehumangenome.It’salotlikeagiantcodebook,acatalogue

ofthegenesinthehumanbody.

“Wehavealltheinformation,andnoweverybodyispouringoveritwithcomputersandtryingtofigureoutwhatitallmeans.”

Noreasonexceptforethicalconcernsthatgeneticmodificationcouldchangeeverything.“Ourviewofchildren,ourviewofparenthood,ourviewofourrelationshipswitheachother,and

thereforeourviewofwhatit,whatitmeanstobehuman.Andwedon’treallywanttomesswiththem,Ithink,untilweareveryveryconvincedthatthebenefitsoutweightherisks.”

Andwhowillgetthebenefit?Intwentyfiveyears,manyworryonlyrichAmericanswillbeableto

affordgenetictinkering.

“Thereisgoingtobeagrowinggapbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.Andsothechildreninrich

reallymightbebeautifulandthechildrenofordinarypeoplewon’thaveaccesstothesamesortsof

expensivetechnologies.”Willthathappenintwentyfiveyears?Italldependsonhowpeopledecidetohandlethe

technology.VideoTask

SpeakingWorkshopExpressions&StructurestoUse1traitselection/genetictinkering2boosttheintelligenceandhealth3thankstomodernscience4varyfrompersontoperson5thebenefitsoutweightherisks6workwonders7artificialintelligence8deprivesbofsth9figureout10haveaccesstoTask1Task2SpeakingTask1SummarizingDiscusswithyourpeersandcompletethefollowingtipswiththeinformationyouhavelearnedinthevideoclip.Thenprepareanoralpresentationwiththehelpofthetips.Tips:?physicalappearance?intellectualtraits?sciencefiction?toavoidpotentialdiseases?…isacontroversialpractice?people’sopinionson…vary?…raisepeople’sdebateover…?…reachanagreementon…?…h(huán)aveaccessto…SpeakingTask1SummarizingTips:?physicalappearance?intellectualtraits?sciencefiction?toavoidpotentialdiseases?…isacontroversialpractice?people’sopinionson…vary?…raisepeople’sdebateover…?…reachanagreementon…?…h(huán)aveaccessto…SpeakingTask1SummarizingSummary:Twentyfiveyearfromnow,parentswouldbeabletoselectphysicalappearanceandintellectualtraitsoftheirunbornbabies.Whathappensonlyinsciencefictionnowwillhavebecomerealitybythen.Throughnewbiotechnology,parentscouldnotonlychoosethegenderoftheirbabiesbutalsothetraitssuchaseyecolor,haircolor,intelligence,memoryandevensomeTalentsPeople’sopinionsvarygreatlyonwhetheritisadvisabletousetraitselectiontechnology.Somethinksthejoyisdeprivedofnotknowingthegenderoftheirbabyuntilitisborniftheyselectthegenderoftheirbabies.SpeakingTask1SummarizingSummary:Otherswouldliketodesigntheirbabiessothatthenew-bornbabiesmightcarrytraitsthattheirparentsdesire.Butwhenitcomestousingthistechnologytohelpthebabiesavoidpotentialdiseases,peopletendtoreachanagreement;thatistosay,traitselectionisagreattechnologytohelptorealizethedreamofavoidingdiseases.Thetraitselectiontechnologymightleadtoaheateddebateasitcausesthechangeofpeople’sviewofchildren,parenthood,relationshipswitheachother,andthereforetheviewofwhatitmeanstobehumanButwillthatreallyhappenintwentyfiveyears?Whatwillthisbiotechnologybringabout?Whowillhaveaccesstosuchtechnology?Thesearesomequestions,theanswerstowhichareyettobediscovered.Situation1Workinsmallgroupsoffourorfive.Discusswhatyouthinkabout

thesituationsdescribedin

eachofthefollowingscenarios.Each

groupissupposedtoselectonetopicfromthefollowing

scenarios.

Thinkaboutwhetheritisagooduseofthetechnologyandwhy.2Writedownafewnotestosummarizeyourdiscussionpoints.3Youhave15minutestodiscusswithinyourowngroup.4Onereporterfromeachgroupistoreportthediscussionresulttothe

class.Otherstudentsare

supposedtowritedownafewreasons

mentionedbyotherswhilethereportersarevoicingtheir

views.SpeakingTask2SolvingtheProblemWorkwithyourpeers

onthesituationbelowandtrytocomeupwithasolutiontotheproblemdescribed.Youareexpectedtoshareyourideasandjustifyyourselfinthisprocess.Useasmanyphrasesfromthe“Expressions&StructurestoUse”boxaspossible.SpeakingTask2SolvingtheProblemScenariosIt’sagooduseoftechnologybecauseIt’sabaduseoftechnologybecauseA)Employersselecttheirworkersonthebasisoftheirvariousqualities,suchasskillsandeducation.SomeemployersareconsideringtakingtheirDNAprofileintoaccountaswell.B)Whensomanypeoplehavecosmeticsurgerythesedays,somepeoplesuggestusinggenetherapytosavefuturegenerationssuchneed.SpeakingTask2SolvingtheProblemScenariosIt’sagooduseoftechnologybecauseIt’sabaduseoftechnologybecauseC)In2000,duringarapecaseinasmallAustraliancommunity,hundredsofthetown’smenvoluntarilyundertookDNAtesting.Thepolicewelcomedthisbecauseitenabledthemtoeliminateindividualsassuspects.Somemen,however,objectedtothetestingonthegroundsthatitwasaninvasionofprivacy.Theysawitashavingtoprovetheirinnocence.d)LifeinsurancepremiumsmightbealotcheaperforpeoplewhocanshowthattheyhaveanexcellentDNAprofile.SpeakingTask2SolvingtheProblemAlternativeSituation1.Workingroups.Supposeyourgroupmembersweretheleadersofthebioethicssocietyinauniversity.Makeasurveyonwhethersurrogatemothersshouldbegiventherighttovisitthebabiestheygivebirthto.2.Youhave15minutestodiscusswithinyourgroup.3.Selectonestudentfromeachgrouptoreporttheresultoftheirsurvey.Workonthefollowingreal-lifeprojectwithyourgroupmembersandpresentyourreportinthenextclass.Real-LifeProjectWhatdoyoufindattractiveordesirable?Ifyouhadtheopportunityduringyourlifetime,whatwouldyouchoose?●tochangetheshapeofyournose

●toincreaseyourheighttobeatleast180cmtall

●tohavefairhairorblueeyes

●tobeveryintelligent●tobeabletosingorplaythepianowell

●tocureaninheriteddiseasesothatyoudidnotpassitontoyour

children?ProjectBulletinWorkonthefollowingreal-lifeprojectwithyourgroupmembersandpresentyourreportinthenextclass.Real-LifeProjectWhattodo:1.Ineachcolumnlabelled‘1’ofthetablebelow,assign20pointsforthe

characteristicyourateasmostimportantwhenthinkingaboutvarious

people.

Continueuntilyoureachthecharacteristicyourateasleast

important,which

youassign1point.

2.Dothetaskagain,butthistimethinkaboutwhatthesepeoplemightchangeaboutyou.Listyouranswersinthecolumnslabelled‘2’.3.Compareyourtablewithothergroupmemberandseeinwhichaspectsyoudifferfromeachotherorresembleeachother.ProjectBulletinWorkonthefollowingreal-lifeprojectwithyourgroupmembersandpresentyourreportinthenextclass.Real-LifeProject4.Writeareportofyourcomparison,takingthefollowingquestionsinto

account:●Iswhatyou’dliketochangeaboutyourselfdifferentfromwhatyourbest

friendwouldchange?●Iswhatyou’dliketochangeaboutyourselfdifferentfromwhatyour

parentswouldchangeaboutyou?Wouldtheychangeanythingatallofthe

characteristicslisted?●Asfarasyouknow,whichofthesecharacteristicsaregenetically

determined?Markthesewitha‘G’onthelistabove.●Howhighlydidyouratethegenetically-determinedcharacteristics?ProjectBulletinWorkonthefollowingreal-lifeprojectwithyourgroupmembersandpresentyourreportinthenextclass.ProjectBulletinAlternativeProject

Designashortplayfocusingon“TheimpactofDNATestorgeneticinformation”.Theplotshould

becompleteandsomeconflictsareportrayedintheplay.Allthegroupmembersshouldplayatleastone

roleinthisplay.StudentsaresupposedtodemonstrateeitherthepositiveornegativeeffectsofDNA

testingorknowinggeneticinformationintheplay.Thegroupscouldeithervideotapetheirshortplayor

presenttheplayinclassinthenextclass.ProjectBulletinLessonTwoLead-inAudioStudioVideoStudioSpeakingWorkshopTeamworkShowLead-inTask1Task2Task1BrainstormingInthisactivity,youwillconsiderethical,economicandsocialissuesinvolvedinsupportingoropposingcloninginthefollowingcontexts.Youwillwritedownthenumberofapplicationinthechartafterdecidingonyourattitude.Compareyouranswerswithyourpeersandclarifyyourownviewsoncloning.AttitudeApplicationsofcloningtechnologyStronglyagreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStronglydisagreeTask1BrainstormingApplicationsofcloningtechnologyCducehighyieldingcropsoranimals(forexample,dairycows);2.growyourownskincellstotreatburns;3.savespeciesclosetoextinction;4.produceorgansfortransplant(usingembryonicstemcells);5.produceawholehumane.g.usingthegenesofthemotherorfatherinadonatedeggwhenthetwoparentsareinfertile;6.reproduceanimalsthathavebecomeextinct;7.produceacopyofyourselftoprovideorgansifanyofyoursshouldfail;8.produceacopyofyourselfafteryourdeathsothatyoudon’treally“die”;9.producecopiesofcertainpeople,forexampleAlbertEinstein,BritneySpears,KerryPacker,NelsonMandela.Task2ExpandingYourVocabulary1.ethicalA.hibitB.spectiveC.expectedtobeortooccur;futureorpossible4.preferenceD.therighttoenteraplace,usesth.,seesomeoneetc.5.anticipateE.tosaythatanactionisillegalornotallowed6.accessF.relatingtoprinciplesofwhatisrightandwrongReadthroughthewordsintheleft-handcolumn,andmatcheachofthemwiththeappropriatemeaningintheright-handcolumn.

AudioStudioWordBank1.diagnosis診斷2.potentially潛在地3.implication含意；暗示4.address設(shè)法解決，處理，

對(duì)付5.wardoff防止，避免6.haveastake下賭注Task1Task2__________AudioTask1IdentifyingtheGist

1.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A)Geneticinformationmakesearlierdiagnosisofdiseasespossible.B)Geneticknowledgewillfuelthecreationofpowerfulnewmedicines.C)Thecontributionandpotentialproblemsofgeneticinformation.2.Howcangeneticinformationbeusedinanunfairorhurtfulway?A)Developingaparticulardisease.B)Avoidinganincreasedrisk.C)Denyinghealthinsurance.Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.1.ThescientistswholaunchedtheHumanGenomeProjectbelievedinthepowerof____________________________________toallowearlierdiagnosisofdiseasesthaneverbeforepossible.2.Butitwasalsoclearthatgeneticinformationcouldpotentiallybeused______________________________.3.Thegoalwasto_________________________________andtopromptsolutions.4.Butwillwereallywantthatinformation?Howwillitbeused?Whowill_______________________________?5.Thechallengeofaddressingtheseissuesisnot_____________________.AudioTask2CheckingtheFactsScriptListentotheaudioclipagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Repeatthesentencesafteryouhavecompletedthem.reservedforscientists.haveaccesstoourgeneticinformationanticipateproblemsthatmightariseinwaysthatarehurtfulorunfairgeneticinformationtotransformhealthcareAudioTask2CheckingtheFactsScript

ThescientistswholaunchedtheHumanGenomeProjectbelievedinthepowerofgenetic

informationtotransformhealthcaretoallowearlierdiagnosisofdiseasesthaneverbeforeandto

fuelthecreationofpowerfulnewmedicines.

Butitwasalsoclearthatgeneticinformationcouldpotentiallybeusedinwaysthatarehurtful

orunfair—forexampledenyinghealthinsurancebecauseofanincreasedriskfordevelopinga

particulardisease.

Awareofthedangerandhopingtowarditoff,thefoundersoftheHumanGenomeProject

createdaprogramtoexploretheethical,legal,andsocialimplicationsofnewgeneticknowledge.

Thegoalwastoanticipateproblemsthatmightariseandtopromptsolutions.

Forexample,inthefuture,doctorswilllikelybeabletogiveeachofusa“geneticreportcard”

thatwillspelloutourriskofdevelopingavarietyofdifferentdiseases.Butwillwereallywantthat

information?Howwillitbeused?Whowillhaveaccesstoourgeneticinformation?Howwillit

affectourlives,ourfamilies,andourcommunities?

Thechallengeofaddressingtheseissuesisnotreservedforscientists.Weallhaveastakein

makingsurethateveryonewillbenefitfromgeneticresearchandnooneisharmed.VideoStudioWordBank1.fertility生育能力2.trait顯著的特點(diǎn)，特性3.intrigue激起??的興趣4.cosmetic

裝飾性的5.dysfunction功能紊亂6.freckle雀斑7.oversight負(fù)責(zé)，照管8.PGD(pre-implantationgeneticdiagnosis)預(yù)注入基因診斷9.buryone’sheadinthesandit不正視現(xiàn)實(shí)，回避問題★genetic遺傳的★eliminate排除，消除Task1Task2Task3VideoTask1Matching&Predicting1.Ithinkit’sveryimportantthatwenot______________

__________________andpretendtheseadvances

arenothappening.2.ButDr.Steinbergsaysusingtechnologyforcosmetic

reasonsshouldn’t______people_______.3.Buthe’sright__________.We’reheadedthatway.4.Isthisreallygoingto__________________________?5.Ithinkthiswill_________tobeoneofthebiggestissuesinthenext

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