2014年5月雅思模拟训练题及答案(第一套)_第5页

　　1. Where can people in your country get information about genetic research?

　　I suppose, like in most countries, if you want information about anything, the place to look would be on the Internet. You start your search there and see where it takes you. Genetic research is not the kind of thing that you might find at the comer store in any neighborhood.

　　genetic research基因研究

　　2. How do people in your country feel about genetic research?

　　Well, I don't know so much about this topic, because I am not a scientist or anything, but I suppose that there are pros and cons to this subject. Sometimes when I think of this, I am a little scared and think about mad scientists and Dr. Frankenstein and that kind of stuff. I have heard that there are some good possibilities in this type of research, but off the top of my head the only thing that I can think of is stem cell research. But even that is a bit controversial.

　　Dr. Frankenstein科学怪人 controversial有争议的

　　3. Should this research be funded by governments or private companies? Why?

　　Well, whoever wants to fund this kind of research should be able to do so at their own discretion. If governments have the money and support from their constituents then they could invest in this research. Now, of course, private companies also have money and could invest in this research, and I should see of no law that would prevent them from doing so.

　　at their own discretion由他们自己决定 constituent选民