江西高校联盟2025上半年学位英语真题卷.pdfVIP

吾日三省乎吾身。为人谋而不忠乎?与朋友交而不信乎?传不习乎?——《论语》

一、ReadingComprehension(35minutes,40points)

Directions:Readthefollowing4passagesandchoosethebestanswer.

1.AmericansarenowallowedtogetaCOVID-19vaccine.ButtheprocessinAmericais

notgoingassmoothlyassomehadhoped.Manypeoplearestillfacingawaitfortheirfirst

shot.Moreover,thevaccinesarentavailabletokidsunder16yet.Thatsbecausescientists

haveonlytestedifthevaccineworksinadults.

Thegoodnewsisthattherearetwocompanies,ModernaandPfizer,makingCOVID-19

vaccines.Theyarenowrunningclinicaltrialstotesttheirvaccinesinteensandkids

volunteersaregivenatreatmentplanandthenevaluatedafter.

Clinicaltrialsaredesignedwithsafetyinmindandusuallydoneinadultsfirst.Theywork

likethis:volunteersgetplacedintooneoftwogroups.Onegroupreceivesthevaccine.The

othergroupgetsaplacebo.Thisisashotgiveninthesamewayasthevaccinebutwithno

effect.Scientistscancomparetheeffectsoftherealvaccineagainsttheplacebotoseeif

thevaccineworks.Researcherswanttoknoweverythingthatapersonexperienceswhen

theygettheshot,sotheycandetectanyharmfuleffects.Ifanythingdidhappen,thetrial

wouldstopimmediately.

Someteensareeagertovolunteerbecausetheywanttohelppeople.Maybeyourethe

rightagetobepartofaclinicaltrialfortheCOVID-19vaccine.WhynotvolunteerforA

VaccineTrial?Interestedkidsshouldreadaboutthetrialsbecauseeverytrialhasrisks.They

shouldtalktotheirdoctorandweighthebenefitsandrisks.Everyvaccinehasrareside

effectsinafewpatients.

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