十月联考MBA英语阅读练习及答案:Edmund Burke 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. 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 opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research. When assured that they do, she replied, "Then 1 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. Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable wayin 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. 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. 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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 4. 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 5. 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 参考答案：ABBAD 十月联考MBA英语阅读练习及答案:Edmund Burke的延伸阅读——MBA复习如何高效利用时间 1.复习要有计划性。 除了一张学校安排的课表外，还应有一份自己安排的课余的时间表，结合实际情况，制定每周课余时间的学习课表，做到什么时间该做什么心中有数，才不会造成顾此失彼。这种计划性的安排应与相关科目的教学保持一致性，但千万不能被相关科目的频繁考试打乱阵脚。被动的应付平时的小测验，也就无计划性可言。 2.复习要有的放矢。 这里的"矢"一指考试说明规定的相关知识点，二指自己的薄弱科目或某科目的薄弱环节。复习时可先进行系统的单元练习，第一轮结束后就应着重整套题，整份试卷的练习。训练后注重错误的搜集和分析。 3.复习要有系统性。 应理清本学科的基本知识体系，并努力构建相应的解题思路和技巧的网络。回过头来重新系统复习具有典型意义的例题，易错题，抓住这些题目的切入点，归纳这些题目的命题立意和命题手段，概括解题的基本思路，是行之有效的复习方法。 |
