高考英语 阅读理解专项攻略八 逸闻趣事类课件.ppt

逸闻趣事以日常生活中的事情入手,描述一些鲜为人知的事。幽默故事是其主要内容。选材多来源于日常生活,给人似曾相识之感, 但随着故事的发展、展开、结束,给人以意外的感觉。逸闻趣事类文章有以下趋势: :文章简短,描述一个片断。 :多考查对事件的发生、发展和结局进行合理的推断。 :描述“***”,标新立异。 In 2001 , scientists at Texas A&M University essfully cloned a cat for the first time , but this copy cat is no mirror image of the Cat (CC) was the first cat ever 2001 , researchers at Texas A&M University created the clone from the DNA of a calico cat ( 三***)named Rainbow after a failed attempt at cloning a dog. Interestingly , Rainbow and Copy Cat are different in many 's coat is brown , and white , 's is gray and white; Rainbow is shy , is outgoing and curious. The differences in the two cats indicate that identical DNA won't necessarily create similar appearances or personalities because there are many other factors that contribute to both surface characteristics and temperament( 性情). CC has since gone on to have three healthy kittens( 小猫) via the natural method , and the research that led to her creation became the foundation for a California — based pet cloning company called ic Savings & Clone , Inc. However , the cat cloning project caused criticism from animal welfare groups , which pointed out that millions of cats are killed in shelters each year due to pet