2003 T2

文章¶

第一段¶

To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing." One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights ruling out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement target biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.

第二段¶

For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals—no meat, no fur, no medicines. Asked if she opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research. When assured that they do, she replied, “Then I would have to say yes.” Asked what will happen when epidemics return, she said, “Don’t worry, scientists will find some way of using computers.” Such well-meaning people just don’t understand.

booth → n. 展位，货摊，摊位
street fair → 街头集市
brochure → 宣传册，手册
immunizations → 免疫，免疫接种
immune → adj. 免疫的，有免疫力的；免除的，豁免的；不受影响的
well-meaning → 好心的

第三段¶

Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way—in human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother’s hip replacement, a father’s bypass operation, a baby’s vaccinations, and even a pet’s shots. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.

communicate one's message to ... → 将某人的信息传递给、告知 ...
compassionate → adj. 表示怜阀的，有同情心/同理心的

第四段¶

Much can be done. Scientists could “adopt” middle school classes and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care. Finally, because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, the health research community should actively recruit to its cause not only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do nothing, there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.

题目¶

26¶

The author begins his article with Edmund Burke’s words to .

[A] call on scientists to take some actions

[B] criticize the misguided cause of animal rights

[C] warn of the doom of biomedical research

[D] show the triumph of the animal rights movement

先定位然后在前后找观点和主旨。
正确答案
原文当中并没有提到批评，文章是呼吁行动
并没有说警告的意思，答非所问
原文说的是假设，并没有说真的成功

27¶

Misled people tend to think that using an animal in research is .

[A] cruel but natural

[B] inhuman and unacceptable

[C] inevitable but vicious

[D] pointless and wasteful

tend to do sth. → 倾向于做某事；往往会做某事
inhuman → adj. 残忍的；野蛮的；无人性的
vicious → adj. 凶险的，会造成伤害的；严厉的，恶毒的
pointless → 没有意义的

28¶

The example of the grandmotherly woman is used to show the public’s .

[A] discontent with animal research

[B] ignorance about medical science

[C] indifference to epidemics

[D] anxiety about animal rights

discontent → 不满
ignorance → 无知，愚昧
indifference → 漠不关心
例证题要在例子（本身不是答案）的前后找观点！
内容本身正确，答非所问！
正确
文章没说漠不关心。（经典错误选项--利用例子里面的内容充当选项）
显然不对

29¶

The author believes that, in face of the challenge from animal rights advocates, scientists should .

[A] communicate more with the public

[B] employ hi-tech means in research

[C] feel no shame for their cause

[D] strive to develop new cures

employ → v. 雇用；使用，利用；忙于，从事（be employed in）
strive → v. 努力，力争；斗争，反抗

30¶

From the text we learn that Stephen Cooper is .

[A] a well-known humanist

[B] a medical practitioner

[C] an enthusiast in animal rights

[D] a supporter of animal research

humanist → 人道主义者
practitioner → n. （医学界或法律界的）从业人员，执业者；<正式>从事者，实践者

单词记忆¶

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