In the end the police decided not to ban the ...

In the end the police decided not to ban the ______.

A. parade                                      B. distribution

C. march                                       D. import

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In the end the police decided not to ban the ______.

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Ban Fur? Then Why Not Leather?

Much to the displeasure of some local businesses, the City Council in West Hollywood, California, voted without opposition last week to ban the sale of fur products. Should laws be involved in this issue? Is it unfair to ban sales of fur, but not sales of leather and hides (兽皮)?

Animals Do Not Have Rights

By Tibor R. Machan

My view is that animals do not have basic rights. It is a matter of ethics (伦理学) and not of the laws of human societies. If animals had such rights as human beings do, they would have to be held responsible for killing fellow animals in the wild. That way of thinking about animals makes a category mistake. Using animals, including their fur or organs, to improve people's lives is acceptable.

A Small Step Against Cruelty

By Kate Carter

Both fur and leather are the skins of dead animals. Why should we think that the lovable furry ones deserve more of a life than the less pleasing ones? Some say leather is  less cruel because it's a byproduct (副产品) of the meat industry. But this isn't really true. Some cheap leather may be a byproduct of the meat industry, but often it's the other way round. In South Africa, where there is a developing market for ostrich(鸵鸟)farms, the skins account for roughly 80 percent of the slaughtered (宰杀)birds' value, a mere 20 percent of which comes from the meat.

"Who" Are You Wearing?

By Marc Bekoff

West Hollywood's ban is a move in the right direction. However, we must work to ban the sales of leather and hides, too. Furs come from animals who are attacked to become clothing, while some leather and hides come from slaughterhouse(屠宰场) animals. We must remember that when people choose to wear fur, leather and hides, they are wearing formering conscious beings. So it's a matter of who they are wearing, not what they are wearing because these animals must be referred to as who and not what or that.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. West Hollywood's ban on fur products.

B. Differences between fur and leather sales.

C. The government's role in protecting animals.

D. The ecological imbalance in West Hollywood.

2.Tibor R. Machan seems to believe that________.

A. laws should be passed to protect animals

B. humans are respornsible for killing animals

C. it is not reasonable to use animals to improve life

D. animals and humans aren't supposed to share equal rights

3.What is Kate Carter's opinion about wearing fur and wearing leather?

A. Both are decided by the meat industry.

B. There is little distinction (区别) between them.

C. Wearing fur is generally more acceptable.

D. Wearing leather is cheaper than wearing fur.

4.What is Marc Bekoff’s attitude towards sales of fur?

A. Sympathetic.       B. Careless.         C. Tolerant.         D. Opposed.

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The Professor in the end decided to give the prize to____he believed had a good sense of English.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man decide to buy in the end?

A. A computer.　　 B. A bike.　　 C. A TV.

2.How much money will the woman give the man?

A. $300.　　 B. $400.　　 C. $500.

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In order to help the police ，the witness described what he had seen very carefully not to ______ any detail.

A. act out  B. leave out    C. pick out D. put out

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The Town Council decided not to 　　　in the financing of the new swimming pool, but to leave the fund-raising entirely private enterprise.

A. participate　　 B. share

C. play　　 D. produce

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It’s not the first movie to show the end of the world. But in the latest box office hit 2012 it is neither aliens nor a killer disease that threaten the human race, but climate change.

Some say the film lacks good dialogue and its science is questionable， others believe German director Roland Emmerich makes up for these flaws in special effects. An earthquake destroys the White House and Yellow stone  National Park ends up in flames．

Emmerich borrows from the old Mayan(玛雅人的) story which says, that the world will end in 2012．He is being criticized for fuelling Internet rumors(传闻) about doomsday(世界末日)

“There is no factual basis for these claims,’’ NASA said on its website. “Credible(可信赖的) scientists worldwide know of no threat connected with 2012,’’ it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, ” they added．

According to the UK’s Daily Telegraph, it was first thought that the disaster would happen in May 2003. When the world continued, supporters picked the last day of the Mayan calendar．

“Every culture has a myth(传说) of destruction(毁灭), just as they have a myth of creation. These myths |of destruction tend to surface(重新出现) during times of crisis(危机), ” Michael A. Ryan, an assistant profess of history，speaking to Purdue University News. Ryan studies apocalyptic(像世界末日的) themes from the Middle Ages at the US university. “Today’s current economic climate is a state of crisis for many people who are worried whether they can afford to feed themselves,”he added.

1.What led to the end of the world according to the film 2012?

A. Aliens．  B. The human race．  C．Climate change． D．A killer disease．

2.What does the underlined word “fuelling’’ in the third paragraph refer to?

A. Making sth. stronger．．    B. Putting gas into a car．

C. Producing power or heat．  D．Burning

3.Which of the following statements about the film 2012 is TRUE according to the text?

A．A big fire destroys Yellow-stone National Park．

B．All scientists in the world know of no threat connected with 2012．

C.  The old Mayan story says that the world will end in

D．Every culture has a myth of destruction rather than creation

4.Why do the rumors about doomsday come about now and then?

A．Because during times of crisis, people tend to worry about their future．

B．Because aliens often threaten the human race．

C．Because killer diseases happen at times．

D.  Because the old Mayan story says that the world will

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Not until the stadium of Bird’s nest was completed in the end ____back to their normal position.

A. did our hearts got       B. did our hearts get   C. our hearts went      D. our hearts did get

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It was not until the end of last year _____ the economy in our country began to develop rapidly.

A．when            B．that              C．which            D．in which

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