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"Just stick to science." This is a common admonition that Science receives when we publish commentaries and news stories on poli

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问题     "Just stick to science." This is a common admonition that Science receives when we publish commentaries and news stories on policies that readers disagree with. It turns out that "stick to science" is a tired-but-very-much-still-alive political talking point used to suppress scientific advice and expertise. According to a recent issue of The Washington Post, "stick to science" is what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator said in criticizing and silencing its own Scientific Advisory Board, of which two-thirds of the members were appointed by the current administration. The scientific community should not let this cycle continue because facts that have stood up to, in some cases, years of scrutiny are being suppressed in the service of politics.
    The latest go-round is one of the most egregious. On New Year’s Eve, the EPA posted four reports from its Scientific Advisory Board commenting on upcoming changes in EPA rules. Three of the four consensus reports from the administration’s own panel are highly critical of upcoming EPA rule changes.
    One of the four proposed rules addresses data transparency. The EPA Scientific Advisory Board agreed with the statement that the proposal’s push for transparency would suppress the use of relevant scientific evidence in policy-making. The Board articulated, among other criticisms, that the EPA’s proposed rule was "vague, and as a result, can be interpreted in different ways."
    The scientific community needs to step out of its labs and support evidence-based decision-making in a much more public way. The good news is that over the past few years, scientists have increasingly engaged with the public and policy-makers on all levels, from participating in local science cafes, to contacting local representatives and protesting in the international March for Science in 2017 and 2018. Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science will continue to advocate for science and its objective application to policy in the United States and around the world, but we too must do more.
    Scientists must speak up. In June 2019, Patrick Gonzalez, the principal climate change scientist, testified to Congress on the risks of climate change even after he was sent a cease-and-desist letter by the administration. That’s the kind of courage that deserves the attention of the greater scientific community. There are many more examples of folks leading federal agencies and working on science throughout the government. When their roles in promoting science to support decision-making are diminished, the scientific community needs to raise its voice in loud objection.
    The upcoming EPA public conference is an excellent opportunity for the scientific community to mobilize. All who value evidence and inductive reasoning should support the conclusions of the Scientific Advisory Board through feedback to the EPA, local representatives, scientific societies, and other science advocacy organizations. Because we need to make the science stick.
Patrick Gonzalez is mentioned in Paragraph 5 to show that________.
选项 A、scientists have a duty to stick to the science
B、politicians often sacrifice evidence for profits
C、objections to changes in EPA rules are ignored
D、science is on the decline in decision-making
答案A
解析 根据题干关键词Patrick Gonzalez定位至第五段第二句。该句提到，Patrick Gonzalez甚至在收到禁止令后，仍就气候变化的风险向国会作证。根据段落结构，Patrick Gonzalez的事例作为论据支撑本段的论点：科学家必须发声(Scientists must speak up)，其目的是坚守科学，不畏强权，故选项A为正确答案。B项意思是“政客们经常牺牲事实依据以换取利益”，原文未提及，排除。C项意思是“反对环保署规章变化的声音被人们忽视”，第五段未提及Patrick Gonzalez对于环保署的规章变化有何态度，故排除。D项意思是“科学在决策中的地位下降”，第五段最后一句只是说明“当他们在促进科学支持决策方面的作用减弱时，科学界需要大声反对”，这是呼吁其他科学家要像。Patrick Gonzalez那样具有坚守科学的勇气，但不能由该事例推出科学在决策中的地位下降，故排除。
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