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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.
According to the first paragraph, the wording of "Just stick to science"________.
选项 A、advances more policies to support scientific research
B、makes great contribution to the development of science
C、stops scientists proposing useful ideas on policy-making
D、becomes a political tool to restrain the professional advice
答案D
解析 根据题于信息定位到第一段。该段以《科学》杂志的案例引入：发表与读者意见不同的政策评论和新闻故事时经常收到这种告诫，说明“遵照科学”是一个虽然令人厌倦但仍然活跃的政治论据，用来压制科学建议和专业知识。并且，根据报道，美国环境保护署署长在斥责科学顾问委员会，压制他们的意见时，说的就是“遵照科学”。由此可知，“Just stick to science”这种说法已成为一种工具，用来打压和限制相反观点，并非真的想遵照科学，故答案为D项。选项A意思是“推进更多支持科研的政策”，B项意思是“对科学发展做出了巨大贡献”，原文中并未提及这两项，故排除。C项意思是“阻止科学家为政策制定献计献策”，从原文描述中可以看出，并非科学家受到阻止无法提出意见，而是政策制定者不采纳他们的意见，故排除。
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