外研版
高二年级(选修6)
Module 5
Reading practice
Steven Spielberg
斯蒂芬.斯皮尔伯格
(Steven Spielberg) “电
影奇才”作品：
《辛德勒名单》
《大白鲨》
《E.T.》
《侏罗纪公园》
Work in pairs. Read the short passage
below and discuss your answer to the
question.
Jurassic park is a Hollywood film about
living dinosaurs which have been cloned
from dinosaur DNA found in prehistoric
mosquitoes. But is it scientifically
possible to clone dinosaurs in this way, or
is this just Hollywood fiction?
Read the passage and find out how
the writer answered the question.
The writer thinks that it’s not
scientifically possible to clone dinosaurs
and the idea is only Hollywood fiction.
Choose the best main idea.
The passage is about___.
a. the story the film Jurassic Park
b. the scientific truth behind dinosaur
cloning in Jurassic Park
c. the principles of DNA and cloning
d. Why dinosaurs died out
Decide who the writer is.
The writer of the passage is probably
___.
(a) a film producer
(b) a science teacher
(c) a film critic
(d) a doctor
Into the text:
1.The story of Jurassic Park is based on
the idea that mosquitoes preserved since
prehistoric times ___.
(a) can be used to create living dinosaurs
(b) can be found in Costa Rica
(c) can be cloned
(d) contain dinosaur blood which contains
dinosaur DAN
2. In fact, dinosaurs died out before
mosquitoes existed, so___.
(a) the basic story of Jurassic Park is
fiction
(b) mosquitoes need to be older
(c) dinosaurs are at least 60 million years
old
(d) it’s possible to clone dinosaurs
3. Although preserved mosquitoes have
been found, ___.
(a)female mosquitoes cannot absorb DNA
(b)it’s not possible to confirm that the
DNA it contains is from a dinosaur
(c)no dinosaur DNA from an earlier
period has been discovered
(d)DNA breaks down after a long period
of time
4. The questions which arise from the
cloning of dinosaurs___.
(a) prove that Jurassic Park is fiction
(b) do not prove that Jurassic Park is
fiction
(c) mean we can clone them
successfully
(d) are easy for scientists to answer
5. A suitable environment where
dinosaurs might survive___.
(a) can be found in Hollywood, USA
(b) is scientifically impossible
(c) probably doesn’t exist today
(d) would be different from the
environment dinosaurs are used to
Key sentences:
1. A tropical storm hits the island,
knocking out the power supply, and an
employee destroys the security system.
2. The dinosaurs start to get out of
control.
3. As far as we know, mosquitoes that old
do not exist.
4. When life ends, DNA breaks down
and does not repair itself.
5. Even if it was possible to bring
dinosaurs back to life they probably
could not survive in the present day
environment.
Language points:
1. Accompanied by Hammond’s two
grandchildren, they are sent on a
tour through Jurassic Park in
computer-controlled cars.
accompany
1) 陪伴
She accompanied me to the doctor.
她陪我去看了医生。
The minister was accompanied by his
secretary to the hospital.
部长由他的秘书陪同到医院去。
Please accompany me on the trip to
my hometown.
请陪我去故乡走一走。
2) 伴随
Lightning usually accompanies thunder.
雷声常常伴随着闪电而来。
The text is accompanied by illustrations.
正文附有插图。
3)伴奏
Mary sang and I accompanied her on
the piano.
玛丽唱歌，我弹琴给她伴奏。
The well-known singer was
accompanied at the electronic organ by
his school teacher.
那位著名的歌唱家的小学老师用电子风
琴为他伴奏。
2. A tropical storm hits the island,
knocking out the power supply, and
an employee destroys the security
system.
knocking out摧毁
Eg. Our bombers have knocked out
the mobile launchers.
其他固定短语：
knock down 把……撞倒
knock at/on 敲
knock into 撞到……身上,把……敲进去
knock out of 把…从……中敲出来
knock off 下班，降价
knock around / about到处漫游
3. In fact, only females can absorb the
DNA of another creature.
absorb vt.
本意: 吸收(水分, 光声等), 消减(震动)
引申义: 接受（看法、知识等），吸引
（注意力 精力等）
Dry sand absorb water.
干沙吸水
Buffers absorbed most of the shock.
缓冲器大大减少震动。
Clever children absorb new
knowledge easily.
聪明的孩子容易接受新知识。
词组：
be absorbed in 专注于
The students were completely absorbed
in their reading.
学生们专心致志地读书。
4. When life ends, DNA breaks down
and does not repair itself.
【考点】
break down此处意为“分解”。另
外，break down还可意为“（机器
或车辆等）出故障；（谈判等）失
败；(身体等)垮掉”。
break down
(a) （因机械、电力等故障）停止运转,
失灵, 失效:
The telephone system has broken down.
电话系统失灵了。
We (ie Our car) broke down on the
motorway.
我们（的汽车）在高速公路上抛锚了。
(b) 失败; 崩溃; 瓦解; 垮:
Negotiations between the two sides
have broken down.
双方谈判已经破裂。
If law and order break down,
anarchy will result.
法治一垮, 就会出现无政府状态。
(c)（指某人健康状况）变得恶劣; 垮:
Her health broke down under the
pressure of work.
工作的压力把她的身体弄垮了。
(d) lose control of one’s feelings
感情失去控制:
He broke down and wept when he
heard the news.
他听到这个消息时不禁痛哭起来。
【考例】
—How about your journey to Mount
Emei?
—Everything was wonderful except that
our car ___ twice on the way. (四川
2009)
A.slowed down
B. broke down
C. got down
D. put down
【点拨】
选B。答语句意：一切都很好除了我们
的汽车在途中抛锚了两次。break
down（机器或车辆等）出故障，符合
题意。slow down 慢下来；get down记
下，写下；put down 放下，记下，均
不符合题意。
随堂练习
根据汉语提示完成下列句子，每空一词。
1. The flood-stricken area needs
_______________
a large supply of (大量供应) drinking
water.
2. He described the events of that day
____________（按先后次序）.
in
sequence
3. He works hard and makes great
achievements under
____________
pressure
（在压力下）.
4. He ______________（记录下）
made notes of
their arguments and reported to the
teacher.
5. The main reasons why the machine
broke down are ____________（如下）.
as follows
6. Please _________
(删除) the
cut out
unimportant details and limit the article
to 500 words.