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1、2003 Text 2To 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 t
2、o 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 hea
3、lth care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal. For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to u
4、se 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 sai
5、d, Dont worry, scientists will find some way of using computers. Such well-meaning people just dont understand. 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 connectio
6、n between animal research and a grandmothers hip replacement, a fathers bypass operation, a babys vaccinations, and even a pets 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
7、and cruel at worst. 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 o
8、pened 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 valu
9、e 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. 46. The author begins his article with Edmund Burkes words to _.A call on scientists to take some a
10、ctions 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 47. 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
11、 and wasteful 48. The example of the grandmotherly woman is used to show the publics _.A discontent with animal research B ignorance about medical science C indifference to epidemics D anxiety about animal rights 49. The author believes that, in face of the challenge from animal rights advocates, sc
12、ientists 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 50. 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
13、 animal research 重点词汇：paraphrase（n.v.释意）即para+phrase，para-前缀表“在旁边、辅助”，phrase即“短语；用短语表达”，故“用短语辅助表达”释意。以para-为前缀的单词还有paragraph（文章的段、节；短评）para+graph写；parameter（参数）para+meter计量、parasite（寄生虫）para+site地点。biomedical（生物医学的）bio生物+medic医疗+al形容词后缀。respond（v.回复；响应）即re+spond，re-(=back)，spond词根“请求”，于是“回复请求”响应。One
14、 of the few experiences which never pall is the experience for watching ones own interests, responds to new stimuli, and develops new thoughts.令人永不生厌的不多的几种体验之一，是观察自己的头脑，看它是如何产生新的兴趣、对新的刺激作出反应及发展新的思想。advocate（v.提倡n.倡议者；辩护人）即ad+voc+ate，ad-前缀表“加强”，voc词根意为“声音”（即voice，因为元音可任意增减替换），-ate为动词后缀（作名词后缀时表“人”）。ar
15、gument（辩论；论据，论点）为argue（v.辩论；主张）的名词形式。argument the longest distance between two points of view 争论两种观点之间的最远距离。Truth is always the strongest argument.事实永远是最强有力的论据。Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.绝不要在餐桌上争论，因为肚子不饿的人总是占上风。allegation（宣称）即al+leg+ation，al-前缀表“加强”，leg词根意为“说”（如legendleg说+end名词后缀表“物”人们都在说的东西传奇），ation名词后缀。allege为其动词形式。perplex（使困惑，使复杂化）即per+plex，per-前缀表“完全”，plex词根意为“重叠”，故“完全重叠在一起分不清了”困惑。同根词为complexcom一起+plex重叠在一起的复杂的；综合的；联合体。brochure（小册子）源自法语，词形与brother相似兄弟们每人手里拿着本小册子。immunization
