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The science of genetics is a flourishing new industry, nourished by the fede
The science of genetics is a flourishing new industry, nourished by the fede
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2023-11-17
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The science of genetics is a flourishing new industry, nourished by the federally funded Human Genome Project. This research is aimed to【C1】______ every gene found in the human body. However, this research has also brought【C2】______some social problems.
Genetic privacy involves【C3】______ of the dignity of the individual. Is data accurate; can individuals【C4】______ their own files; can the donor correct inaccurate data; does the individual have control over which third【C5】______ are allowed to access? The American Civil Liberties Union【C6】______ that " the decision to【C7】______ genetic screening is purely personal" and it should not be "【C8】______ to control by the government. Yet patients’ records " are 【C9】______for sale," in the words of the New York Times.
Genetic【C10】______is also brought by genetics research. Scientists working with the Council for Responsible Genetics have【C11】______hundreds of cases where healthy people have been【C12】______ insurance or employment based on genetic "predictions"? However, relatively few genetic diseases are【C13】______; most tests cannot tell us if a genetic mutation will become【C14】______. Federal rules for medical privacy(including genetic information)were announced in August 2000. While providing standards for the disclosure of bio-information, the rules require that the patient only receive notice, not give【C15】______; thus, there still would not be full patient control over 【C16】______information.
Beyond the risks of discrimination and loss of privacy, society’s【C17】______ with genetic determinism has other social and political consequences. An overemphasis on the role of genes in human health 【C18】______ environmental and social factors, thus【C19】______to the image of people with " defective " genes as " damaged goods. " Economic and social resources end up being diverted into finding biomedical "solutions" while societal measures get short-changed. Although new technologies【C20】______ to offer us more " freedom," they really can threaten our civic values. [br] 【C19】
选项
A、distributing
B、contrasting
C、distracting
D、contributing
答案
D
解析
动词辨析题。句意为:过分强调基因在人类健康中的作用就会导致人们把基因有缺陷的人们看作是坏了的商品。contribute to可表示“促成某事物”,[D]为答案。[A]distributing“分配,分销”;[B]contrasting“对比”;[C]distracting“转移注意力,使分心”。
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