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课件网) Unit 3 Fit for life Reading (II) 1. _____ is known to all, genome editing brings many exciting possibilities to the world. Genes play 2. ____ critical role in shaping our lives. Our personal genome carries all the information 3. _____ (need) to make us grow and develop. Also it contains information 4. _____ helps determine our lifespan and 5. _____ (affect) our chances of contracting certain diseases. By correcting, adding, deleting or replacing specific parts of the genetic material, 6. _____ (gene) hope to apply the technology of genome editing to help with 7. _____ disease treatment and prevention. 8. _____, questions arise about how to use genome editing 9. _____ (appropriate). 10. _____ the public argument, genome editing is one of the greatest innovations in the history of science. As a needed that affects geneticists both However appropriately Despite Lead-in Complete the passage with proper words or the correct forms of the words in brackets It also contains information that helps determine our lifespan and affects our chances of contracting certain diseases. (page 30, lines 10–11) 影响 affect v. 1. 不幸的家庭环境可能会影响孩子的成长。 An unhappy home environment can affect a child’s growth. 2. At the sight of the moving scene, all the people present were affected to tears. 3. He affected not to see me. Practice = moved = pretended 1. Unfortunately, he contracted cancer at a very young age. 不幸的是，他年纪轻轻就得了癌症。 2. The economy has contracted by 2.5% since last year. 自去年起，经济已经萎缩了2.5个百分点。 3. She has contracted to work 20 hours a week. 她已签订每周工作20小时的合同。 She has signed a seven-year contract with a Hollywood studio. 她与好莱坞的一家制片厂签订了七年的合同。 contract v. 得（病）；收缩；订立…的合同 contract n. 契约，合同 Practice 2. Geneticists have been trying to identify which genes relate to which diseases, as they believe genome editing is an effective means of disease treatment and prevention. (page 30, line 14–16) Scientists are trying to identify the relationship between genes and personality. 科学家正在试图找到基因与个性之间的联系。 identify with sb I believe that most readers will identify with the author. 我相信大多数读者会与作者产生共鸣。 identify v. 找到，发现 identity n. 身份；特征 identification n. 鉴定 与某人产生共鸣；谅解；同情 Practice Such means are/such a means is unpleasant. 这样的方式令人不快。 by means of He came first in the writing competition by means of hard work. 通过勤奋努力，他获得了写作比赛的第一名。 by no means She is by no means a bad girl. 她绝不是一个坏女孩。 means n. 方式，方法 Practice 借助，依靠 决不 3. Soon we may be able to use such treatments to restore a blind person’s vision or give someone who was born deaf an excellent sense of hearing. (page 31, line 19–20) The operation restored his sight. 手术使他恢复了视力。 The palace is closed for restoration. 王宫因整修而停止开放。 restore v. 恢复（某种 ... ...
