Testul 1

Eti la Cercul de tiine i faci o cercetare despre drepturile animalelor. i oferim dou texte suport care s te ajute s
aprofundezi aceast tem i s-i poi forma o opinie.
La final, alegi s foloseti ca surs de documentare cele dou texte de mai jos.
Citete textele A i B i apoi rspunde cerinelor propuse.
Cerinele I - VI urmresc ce i ct ai neles din textele citite, iar cele de la VII la X felul n care foloseti aceeai
informaie, n scop propriu (acela de a te pregti pentru activitatea de la Cercul de tiine).
Drepturile animalelor
TEXT A
Foarte multe animale sunt folosite n cercetrile tiinifice i medicale. In aceste experimente sunt folosite, adesea, metode
crude de testare. Experimentele pe animale sunt att crude, ct i inutile, iar oamenii nu au niciun drept n a supune nite
animale nevinovate la o asemenea tortur. Chiar unii oameni de tiin sunt de prere c medicamentele nu ar trebui s fie
testate pe animale. n primul rnd, pentru c organismul acestora este diferit de al oamenilor i reacioneaz diferit la
substanele chimice. Rezultatele obinute n urma unor teste pe animale nu sunt de ncredere.
Exist numeroase cazuri care evideniaz faptul c oamenii i animalele nu sunt att de similari nct experimentele pe
acestea din urm s aib rezultate folositoare. De exemplu: morfina (substan cu rol calmant) are capacitatea de a calma
oamenii, dar nu i pisicile; (...) penicilina poate s omoare porcuorii de Guineea i hamsterii, iar aspirina este otrvitoare
pentru pisici. Dac cercettorii s-ar fi bazat pe experimentele pe animale, astzi nu ne-am fi putut trata cu penicilin (...).
Nu doar c rezultatele obinute din experimentele pe animale sunt irelevante, dar aceste teste supun animalele unor
suferine inutile. Lista celor mai comune teste pe animale include testul de sensibilitate a ochilor, LD50, i testele de
toxicitate pentru piele. Aceste teste sunt folosite n industria cosmetic general i n industria produselor casnice.
(adaptat dup http://www.zooland.ro/Experimentele_pe_animale-4592.html)
TEXT B
Universal Declaration of Animal Rights Article 1
AII animals are born equal and they have the same rights to existence.
Article 2
a) Every animal has the right to be respected.
b) Man cannot assume the right to exterminate other animals or to exploit them. He should use his conscience for the
service of the animals.
c) Every animal has the right to consideration, good treatment and the protection of man.
Article 3
a) No animal should be submitted to bad treatment or cruel actions.
b) If the death of an animal is necessary, this should be sudden and without fear orpain. (...)
Article 7
Working animals must only work for a limited period and must not be worked to exhaustion. They must have adequate
food and rest.
Article 8
Experiments on animals that cause physical and mental pain, are incompatible with animal rights, even if it is for medical,
scientific, commercial or any other kind of experiment.
Article 14
Animal rights must be defended by law as are human rights.
(adapted after http://jose.kersten.free.fr/aap/pages/uk/UDAR_uk.html)
I. ncercuiete rspunsul potrivit pentru a arta crui text i corespunde fiecare afirmaie. (8 puncte)
1. Textul este preluat de pe Internet.
a) textul A;
b) textul B;
c) ambele texte;
d) niciunul.
2. Textul susine experimentele pe animale.
a) textul A;
b) textul B;
c) ambele texte;
d) niciunul.
3. Textul prezint articole de lege.
a) textul A;
b) textul B;
c) ambele texte;
d) niciunul.
4. Textul prezint prerea unei singure persoane.
a) textul A;
b) textul B;
c) ambele texte;
d) niciunul.
II ncercuiete varianta de rspuns corespunztoare informaiilor din cele dou texte. (8 puncte)
1. Experimentele pe animale sunt considerate:
a) benefice pentru om;
b) crude i inutile;
c) brutale, dar benefice;
d) irelevante, dar necesare.
2. n opinia oamenilor de tiin, animalele nu ar trebui:
a) iubite;
b) respectate;
c) protejate.
d) s fie cobai pentru testarea medicamentelor.
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3. According to the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights, working animals:

a) should work all the time;
b) do not need much rest;
c) do not need a lot of food;
d) should work for a limited period.
4. The Universal Declaration of Animal Rights, wants to:
a)
protect humans against animals;
b)
encourage scientific experiments on animals;
c)
protect animals against bad treatment;
d)
overwork animals.
III Transcrie, din fiecare document, cte dou cuvinte/ sintagme care se refer la experimentele pe animale.
(8 puncte)
TEXT A
TEXT B
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IV ncercuiete adevrat (A)/ fals (F) sau true (T)/ false (F), justificnd alegerea cu secvene din text.
1. Medicamentele ar trebui s fie testate pe animale.

(16 puncte)
A/ F

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2. Tratamentul cu penicilin nu ar fi existat astzi, dac cercettorii s-ar fi bazat doar pe experimentele pe animale.
A/ F
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3. Experiments should not be done on animals.
T/ F
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4. Man must respect animals.
T/ F
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Subliniaz varianta corect de rspuns, motivnd alegerea pe baza informaiilor din text. (6 puncte)
n primul paragraf al textului A, autorul susine/ nu susine experimentele pe animale prin faptul c...
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V Continue the sentence using the information given by the text. (6 puncte)
Because working animals are more active, they should have adequate...
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Potrivit informaiilor din cele dou texte, animalele trebuie protejate. Identific dou drepturi ale animalelor pe care
le gseti n textul B i care sunt nclcate n textul A.
(8 puncte)
1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
VI Formuleaz, n 3-5 rnduri, ideea comun celor dou texte, referitoare la drepturile animalelor.
(8 puncte)
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VII Explic, n 3-5 rnduri, ce idee comun celor dou texte poate fi susinut cu ajutorul secvenei: Every animal has
the right to be respected.
(8 puncte)
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VIII Prezint, n 10-15 rnduri, argumentele cele mai puternice pentru care consideri c drepturile animalelor
trebuie aprate precum cele ale oamenilor, valorificnd informaiile din textele A i B. (14 puncte)