单选题 A study has been conducted on public opinion on the use of animals in research. Most—7 in 10—Swedes indicate that the use of animals in research is acceptable for medical research aimed at finding cures for diseases. Young people are most negative. The findings indicate that although most people spontaneously think of medical research when they hear the term "animal experiments", many respondents also associate it with makeup and hygiene products. 3 in 10 respondents believe that cosmetics are tested on animals in Sweden, even though this has been banned since 2004.
Among the 30% of respondents who find animal experiments to be unacceptable in medical research aimed at finding cures for disease, nearly one third respond that some animal experiments could, nevertheless, be acceptable in certain situations.
The survey shows that 7 in 10 Swedes can accept the use of animals in medical research if its aim is to acquire more knowledge about diseases and how they can be prevented and cured. This ratio is the same as that reported in a 1992 study, when attitudes of Swedes towards laboratory animals were last measured.
Vetenskap & Allmainhet (Public and Science) has conducted the study on behalf of the Swedish Research Council. The opinion survey describes how the public views the use of laboratory animals, both in general and relation to medical objectives. A sample including just over 1000 individuals representing the national Swedish population aged 16 years and older was surveyed in January 2008. Some of the questions were given only to part of the group.
单选题 Which statement is true, concerned about the study?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】文章第三段提到的30%的respondents(受访者)中有1/3在特定情况下可以接受animal experiments(动物实验),加上第一段提到的70%认同animal experiments(动物实验)的受访者,一共有80%的受访者对其表示不同程度的认可,所以本题应选B。
单选题 The study may most probably indicate that ______ towards animal use in lab.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】由第三段最后一句“This ratio is the same as that reported in a 1992 study, when attitudes of Swedes towards laboratory animals were last measured.”可知相隔十几年的两次调查的结果很相似,也就是说瑞典人对动物实验的态度十几年来保持稳定,因此本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 Vetenskap & Allmanhet carried out the study ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】由首段首句中的public opinion和倒数第一段第二句中的public views都可以看出这次调查是为了反映公众的态度,public consensus与public opinion意思相同,因此,本题的正确答案应选C。