超星 - Reading comprehension 3-B-2.xls

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Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

Animal testing is necessary to test the latest medicines.
B. Animal testing doesn't violate the animal's right because we only use them to test the latest medicine.
C. The use of animals as test subjects in scientific research has provided spectacular improvements in our understanding of human psychology.
D. Without animal testing, it is certain that much of what is known today towards the eternity of life would remain closed off to us.

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Which of the following statements is NOT the benefit of animal testing?

A. By using animals in biomedical investigations and research, scientists have been able to resolve many medical troubles that humans have been fighting for many years.
B. Researchers are able to help human beings survive by killing animals.
C. Researchers have developed vaccines by using animal testing.
D. Animal testing has been playing important roles in producing new medicines.

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Which statement about Descartes is true according to the text?

A. He is a French philosopher, mathematician and scientist.
B. He thought that animals do not have minds.
C. He said that animals are like machines created by God in order to please human beings.
D. All of the above.

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What kind of physical pains do testing animals have to suffer?

Animals are often being injected carelessly or exposed to excessive amount of poisonous substances.
B. Animals are hit or kicked.
C. Animal are not well fed and their cages are not cleaned regularly.
D. All of the above.

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According to the text, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is one of the most extreme animal-right advocate organizations because

A. it has caused more than 1,200 violent acts since 1900
B. it carried out a booming act in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near Boston
C. it has caused millions of dollars damage
D. all of the above

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