考研英語真題閱讀理解試題及名師解析(十五)

第頁共頁考研英語真題閱讀理解試題及名師解析(十五)考研英語真題閱讀理解試題及名師解析(十五)Forexle,agrandmotherlywomanstaffingananimalrightsboothatarecentstreetfairwasdistributingabrochurethatencouragedreadersnottouseanythingthatesfromorisanimals—nomeat,nofur,nomedicines,Askedifsheopposedimmunizations,shewantedtoknowifvaccinesefromanimalresearch.Whenassuredthattheydo,shereplied,“ThenIwouldhavetosayyes?！盇skedwhatwillhappenwhenepidemicsreturn,shesaid,“Don’tworry,scientistswillfindsomewayofusingputers?！盨uchwell-meaningpeoplejustdon'tunderstand。Scientistsmustmunicatetheirmessagetothepublicinapassionate,understandableway—inhumanterms,notinthelanguageofmolecularbiology.Weneedtomakecleartheconnectionbetweenanimalresearchandagrandmother'shipreplacement,afather'sbypassoperation,ababy'svaccinations,andevenapet'sshots.Tothosewhoareunawarethatanimalresearchwasneededtoproducethesetreatments,aswellasnewtreatmentsandvaccines,animalresearchseemswastefulatbestandcruelatworst。Muchcanbedone.Scientistscould“adopt”middleschoolclassesandpresenttheirownresearch.Theyshouldbequicktorespondtoletterstotheeditor,lestanimalrightsmisinformationgounchallengedandacquireadeceptiveappearanceoftruth.Researchinstitutionscouldbeopenedtotours,toshowthatlaboratoryanimalsreceivehumanecare.Finally,becausetheultimatestakeholdersarepatients,thehealthresearchmunityshouldactivelyrecruittoitscausenotonlywell-knownpersonalitiessuchasStephenCooper,whohasmadecourageousstatementsaboutthevalueofanimalresearch,butallwhoreceivemedicaltreatment.Ifgoodpeopledonothingthereisarealpossibilitythatanuninformedcitizenrywillextinguishthepreciousembersofmedicalprogress。26.TheauthorbeginshisarticlewithEdmundBurke'swordsto[A]callonscientiststotakesomeactions。[B]criticizethemisguidedcauseofanimalrights。[C]warnofthedoomofbiomedicalresearch。[D]showthetriumphoftheanimalrightsmovement。[A]cruelbutnatural。[B]inhumanandunacceptable。[C]inevitablebutvicious。[D]pointlessandwasteful。28.Theexleofthegrandmotherlywomanisusedtoshowthepublic’s[A]discontentwithanimalresearch。[B]ignoranceaboutmedicalscience。[C]indifferencetoepidemics。[D]anxietyaboutanimalrights。29.Theauthorbelievesthat,infaceofthechallengefromanimalrightsadvocates,scientistsshould[A]municatemorewiththepublic。[B]employhi-techmeansinresearch。[C]feelnoshamefortheircause。[D]strivetodevelopnewcures。30.FromthetextwelearnthatStephenCooperis[A]awell-knownhumanist。[B]amedicalpractitioner。[C]anenthusiastinanimalrights。[D]asupporterofanimalresearch。名師解析26.TheauthorbeginshisarticlewithEdmundBurke’swordsto作者在開篇引用EdmundBurke的話是為了[A]callonscientiststotakesomeactions.呼吁科學家采取行動。[B]criticizethemisguidedcauseofanimalrights.批評被誤導的動物權利事業(yè)。[C]warnofthedoomofbiomedicalresearch.警告生物醫(yī)學研究的厄運。[D]showthetriumphoftheanimalrightsmovement.展示動物權利運動的成功?！敬鸢浮緼【考點】作者意圖題?！痉治鯺p】從第一段我們可以看到EdmundBurke所說的話的意思就是“一個被誤導的事業(yè)假如要成功，它唯一需要的是好人無所作為”。然后作者緊接著寫道“如今就有這樣的一個事業(yè)：動物權利保護，他們試圖阻止生物醫(yī)學使用動物”。隨后出現(xiàn)關鍵句“科學家們需要采取行動回應這些鼓吹者”。這實際上就是一個呼吁，所以答案應該是[A]。被誤導的人通常會認為使用動物進展研究是[A]cruelbutnatural.殘忍但是很普通的。[B]inhumanandunacceptable.不人道而且難以承受的。[C]inevitablebutvicious.不可防止但是邪惡的。[D]pointlessandwasteful.無意義而且是浪費的?！敬鸢浮緽【考點】推斷題。28.Theexleofthegrandmotherlywomanisusedtoshowthepublic’s老太太的例子被用來說明公眾[A]discontentwithanimalresearch.對動物研究的不滿。[B]ignoranceaboutmedicalscience.對醫(yī)學的無知。[C]indifferencetoepidemics.對流行病的冷漠。[D]anxietyaboutanimalrights.對動物權益的憂慮?！敬鸢浮緽【考點】作者意圖題。【分析^p】這個例子說的'是一位老太太向大家散發(fā)傳單，號召大家不要用任何來自于動物或在動物身上試驗過的東西。當問及是否反對使用疫苗時，老太大說，假設疫苗也來于動物，那么就不應使用疫苗，流行病自有科學家們用計算機來解決。可見老太太對科學的無知。而她的這種無知是很普遍的。作者在第二段最后一句話感慨“這些好心人壓根兒就不明白”，所以答案為[B]。[A]說的是公眾對動物試驗的不滿。但是，老太太的例子不僅僅是為了說明這一點。這個論據(jù)反映的是什么論點呢？從全文來看，作者的目的不是為了寫公眾有多憤怒，而在于指出公眾不滿的根——對醫(yī)學研究不理解，然后呼喚科學家們針對這個根采取行動。所以老太太的例子反映的是公眾的無知。29.Theauthorbelievesthat,infaceofthechallengefromanimalrightsadvocates,scientistsshould作者認為，科學家在面臨動物權利保護鼓吹者的挑戰(zhàn)時，應該[A]municatemorewiththepublic.更多地與公眾交流。[B]employhi-techmeansinresearch.在研究中采用高科技手段。[C]feelnoshamefortheircause.對自己的事業(yè)不感