2014高考英语 阅读理解系列训练（22）

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1、2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（22）及答案解析第三部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A(2012·河北普通高中教学质检改编)Inanidealworld，peoplewouldnottestmedicinesonanimals.Suchexperimentsarestressfulandsometimespainfulforanimals，andexpensiveandtimeconsumingforpeople.Yetanima

2、lexperimentationisstillneededtohelpbridgevastgapsinmedicalknowledge.Thatiswhytherearesome50to100millionanimalsusedinresearcharoundtheworldeachyear.Europe，onthewhole，hastheworld'smostrestrictivelawsonanimalexperiments.Evenso，itsscientistsusesome12millionanimalsayear，mostofthemm

3、iceandrats，formedicalresearch.Officialstatisticsshowthatjust1.1millionanimalsareusedinresearchinAmericaeachyear.Butthatismisleading.TheAmericanauthoritiesdonotthinkmiceandratsareworthcountingand，asthesearethemostcommonlaboratoryanimals，thetruefigureismuchhigher.JapanandChinaha

4、veevenlesscomprehensivedatathanAmerica.NowEuropeisreformingtherulesgoverninganimalexperimentsbyrestrictingthenumberofanimalsusedinlabs.Alternativestoanimaltesting，suchasusinghumantissueorcomputermodels，arenowstronglyrecommended.Inaddition，sharingallresearchresultsfreelyshouldh

5、elptoreducethenumberofanimalsforscientificuse.Atpresent，scientistsoftenshareonlytheresultsofsuccessfulexperiments.Iftheirfindingsdonotfitthehypothesisbeingtested，theworkneverseesthelightofday.Thispracticemeanswastingtime，money，andanimals'livesinendlesslyrepeatingthefailedexper

6、iments.Animalexperimentationhastaughthumanityagreatdealandsavedcountlesslives.Itneedstocontinue，evenifthatmeansanimalssometimessuffer.Europe'snewmeasuresshouldeventuallybothreducethenumberofanimalsusedinexperimentsandimprovethewayinwhichscientificresearchisconducted.56．Whatist

7、hemainideaofthispassage?A．Thesuccessofanimalexperimentsshouldbeensured.B．Abanontheuseofanimalsinthelabshouldbeenforced.C．Greatereffortsneedtobetakentoreducethenumberoflabanimals.D．Scientistsshouldberequiredtosharetheirresearchresultswitheachother.57．Whichofthefollowingstatemen

8、tsisTRUEaboutanimalsusedinthelab?A．Americausesonlyabout1.1mil