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6.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 4.5 虚晃一枪 2003 TEXT 4 It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California optional. Small wonder. Americans’ life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century. Failing hips can be replaced, clinical depression controlled, cataracts removed in a 30-minute surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging population a quality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50 years ago. But not even a great health-care system can cure death—and our failure to confront that reality now threatens this greatness of ours. 36. What is implied in the first sentence? [A] Americans are better prepared for death than other people. [B] Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before. [C] Americans are over-confident of their medical technology. [D] Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy. 40. The text intends to express the idea that ______________. [A] medicine will further prolong people’s lives. [B] life beyond a certain limit is not worth living. [C] death should be accepted as a fact of life. [D] excessive demands increase the cost of health care. 2004 TEXT 4 Americans today don’t place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education – not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren’t difficult to find. * 文章开篇方式 4. 抛砖引玉 2001 TEXT1 If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them