So let's look at one of the most—frequently-cited of cloning doomsday scenarios：Someone choosing to cIone Hitler．(Ever notice how by mentioning anything in the same breath as Hitler，you can usually score a cheap win in an argument against it?①)Well，if someone did clone Hitler，what would happen? First of all，if he wasn’t raised by German-speaking parents，he wouldn’t even speak German．If he wasn’t raised in a war-shattered country，it stands to reason his politics might be different．Maybe he’d still be an angry，excitable little dude，but one could reasonably expect a Hitler-clone raised by a wealthy Jewish family to be almost wholly unidentifiable from his genetic forebear．(And would you really recognize Hitler without the mustache?)
But even cloning-critics admit，the vast majority of people with interest in“procreative clonin9”(cloning to make new people，versus cloning embryos for medical purposes)don’t want to create a Fourth Reich；they want to overcome their own infertility．But this motive still doesn’t pass muster with the critics．Human cloning is Wron9．The kind of“wrong with a capital W”that people use when they don’t have a logical leg to stand on，but feel very strongly anyway．。
What is this debate really about?At its core，it’s just about people making people through man- made，not God-made tools．That’s really the only distinction．And with all due respect to the testes and ovaries out there，which have been performing admirably for cons，it’s really tough to imagine who stands to lose by adding another doohickey to our reproductive toolkit．④Are the cloning-critics afraid people will stop having sex?Unlikely．Sex is both more fun and less expensive．(Nine out of ten scientists agree!)
So who is the anti—cloning crowd protecting?1 wish this was a rhetorical question，but I don’t know the answer．Is their protest really just general jitteriness that we’re treading on God’s territory?Isn’t it impressive enough that any two high school dropouts can use their God-given tools to do what it’s taken countless scientists huge expense and decades of research to accomplisho God’s resume has no competition．
If there is a God up there，look at the facts：He gave us huge brains，endless curiosity,and underdeveloped senses of restraint．What did He expect?[381 words]
1．The example of cloning Hitler is used to illustrate that______．
A．anyone other than a demon such as Hitler can be cloned
B．cloning is not so scary as someone might think
C．Hitler had nothing to do with cloning
D the Hitler-clone won’t resemble Hitler
2．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A．The anti-cloning crowd is protecting sex．
B．Sex will never be replaced by clonin9．
C．Cloning can help to overcome infertility．
D．Human cloning violates God’s territory．
3．Cloning-critics maintain that______．
A．procreative cloning is unnecessary for human beings
B．to overcome infertility is sound enough for cloning
C．no human cloning should be allowed
D．there will be no medical progress without human cloning
4．According to this passage，______．
A．only Go&made tools can be used to make people
B．only man-made tools can be used to make people
C．there exists an argument as to what tools should be used for human reproduction
D．cloning-critics are against having sex
5．It can be inferred from this passage that______．
A．the author is fl clone-critic
B．human cloning is against nature
C．God’s territory should not be encroached
D．natural reproduction will not be replaced by human cloning
超纲词汇
doohickey 玩意，
doomsday n．世界末
embryo胚胎，胎儿}初期的
eon n．永世
Jitteriness n．神经过敏
mustache n．胡子
Ovary n．卵巢
pass muster v．及格，符合要求
procreative 有生殖力的
rhetorical 带修辞色彩的
scenario n．剧情，情况，脚本
toolkit n．工具箱 [NextPage]
参考答案：1．B 2．A 3．C 4．C 5．D
难句透析
①Ever notice[how by mentioning anything in the same breath as Hitler，you can usually score a cheap win in an argument against it]?
【结构】这是一个省略了主语的疑问句，相当于“Do you ever notice…”。其中，方括号所标示的部分是“notice”的宾语从句。
【释义】你曾经是否注意到，在反对某件事的辩论中，当你提到这件事时用的口气和提到希特勒时用的口气相同，通常你在辩论中就能轻松取胜吗?
②”Maybe he’d still be an angry，excitable little dude，but 2’one could reasonably expect a Hitler-clone[raised by a wealthy Jewish family]tO be almost wholly unidentifiable from his genetic forebear．
【结构】本句是由“but”连接的两个分句组成的并列句。在第二个分句中，方括号所标示的过去分词短语用做“Hitler-clone”的定语。
【释义】或许，他依然是一个狂暴的、喜怒无常的小丑，但是人们也可期望这个克隆希特勒生长于殷实的犹太人家庭，几乎与被克隆的希特勒长得一模一样，无法区分。
③But this motive still doesn’t pass muster with the critics．Human cloning is Wron9．The kind of“wrong with a capital W”[-that people use(when they don’t have a logical leg tO stand on，but feel very strongly anyway)]．
【结构】句中的pass muster：及格，符合要求。方括号所标示的部分是“The kind of‘wrong with a capital W”的定语从句；圆括号所标示的部分是其中的时间状语从句。
【释义】但是，对于这种克隆动机，克隆的批评者仍不认可。(他们认为)克隆本身就是错误的。他们这么说时使用的是第一个字母大写的“Wron9”。当人们没有逻辑根据而又强烈感觉某一件事错时，所用的就是第一个字母大写的“Wron9”。
④And with all due respect to the testes and ovaries out there，[which have been performing admirably for eons3， it’S really tough[tO imagine(who stands tO lose by adding another doohickey tO our reproductive toolkit)]．
【结构】方括号所标示的“which”引导的非限制性定语从句修饰“the testes and ovaries”。“it”是形式主语，代替方括号所标示的动词不定式短语。圆括号所标示的部分是“tO imagine”的宾语从句。
【释义】 自古以来都是由睾丸和卵巢承担人类的生息繁衍，尽职尽责，人类对它们一直给予了应有的敬畏。在人类的生殖工具箱中增添一个新玩意，会引发什么后果，确实难以想象。
③Isn’t it impressive enough[that any two high school dropouts can use their God—given tools tO do(what it’s taken countless scientists huge expense and decades of research tO accomplish)]?
【结构】“it”是形式主语，真正的主语是方括号所标示的主语从句。圆括号所标示的部分是“tO d0”的宾语从句。这是一个无需回答的问句，其答案不言自明。
【释义】任何两名中学辍学学生利用上帝所赋予他们的工具就能完成需要无数科学家花费巨大代价，经过数十年研究才能完成的事。难道说，这还不够发人深省吗?
全文翻译
现在我们来设想一下人们最经常挂在嘴边的克隆末日场景之一：有人选择克隆希特勒。(你曾经是否注意到，在反对某件事的辩论中，当你提到这件事时用的口气和提到希特勒时用的口气相同，通常你在辩论中就能轻松取胜吗?)好，如果确实有人克隆了希特勒，那又怎么样?首先，如果他并不是由说德语的双亲抚养，他就连德语都不会说。如果他并不是在战火纷飞的国家长大，很明显他的政治思想会不一样。或许，他依然是一个狂暴的、喜怒无常的小丑，但是人们也可期望这个克隆希特勒生长于殷实的犹太人家庭，几乎与被克隆的希特勒长得一模一样，无法区分。②(那你就真的可以认出没有胡子的希特勒?)
但是就连克隆的批评者也承认，绝大部分对“有性克隆”(克隆产生新的生命个体，而不是出于医学研究目的克隆胚胎)饶有兴趣的人都不想创造第四帝国；他们不过是希望借此来弥补不能生育的缺陷。但是，对于这种克隆动机，克隆的批评者仍不认可。(他们认为)克隆本身就是错误的。他们这么说时使用的是第一个字母大写的“Wrong”。当人们没有逻辑根据而又强烈感觉某一件事错时，所用的就是第一个字母大写的“Wrong”。③
这场辩论的重点问题是什么呢?根本在于，新人是人造出来的，而不是通过上帝赐予的工具创造出来的。这确实是唯一的区别所在。自古以来都是由睾丸和卵巢承担人类的生息繁衍，尽职尽责，人类对它们一直给予了应有的敬畏。在人类的生殖工具箱中增添一个新玩意，会引发什么后果，确实难以想象。④克隆的评论者会不会害怕人们停止性交呢?不大可能。性交不仅带给人们愉悦，而且价格也不贵。(十之八九的科学家都会表示同意!)
那反对克隆的人群保护的是谁呢?我希望这是个反问句，但我不知道答案。难道他们的反对意见真的只是对我们践踏上帝领域行为的过分敏感?任何两名中学辍学学生利用上帝所赋予他们的工具就能完成需要无数科学家花费巨大代价、经过数十年研究才能完成的事。难道说，这还不够发人深省吗?上帝的履历中没有竞争两字。
如果天上真有上帝，看看如下事实：他赋予我们无限的脑力，无穷的好奇心，未全面发展的克制意识。他要求我们做什么?
