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To much of the world, bullfighting has always been distinctly Iberian. But these days, parts of the southern France are laying c

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问题     To much of the world, bullfighting has always been distinctly Iberian. But these days, parts of the southern France are laying claim to the ancient rite. From the Cote Basque to the arenas of Aries and Beziers, the traditions of the corrida have spread to towns where bullfighting has long been banned, and been embraced with such enthusiasm you’d think the sport had been born there. The rising passion for blood and sand has been denounced by animal-rights activists. Last month someone set off a bomb near the bullring in Carcassonne, 100 miles southeast of Toulouse. Yet France’s impassioned aficionados fiercely defend their right to these moral rituals. Bullfighting, they insist, is part of their indigenous heritage, an expression of a shared regional culture that should be protected.
    The rest of the Continent should take note. The paradox of an ever-more-united Europe is that as borders between member states become less important, so do the nations themselves—and regional identities assert themselves. It’s easy to forget that most European nation-states were created as we know them only during the 19th century, after a long succession of bloody conflicts. "If the chances of war had been a little different, all the regions sharing the corrida might have been together," argues Jean Michel Mariou, a stalwart fan of bullfighting. On both side of the Pyrenees there are Basques, there are Catalans, there are common cultures, he says. "The corrida is only one expression of it. "
    Bullfighting isn’t the only cultural tradition that has begun to transcend borders, of course. To name but one other: the Celtic revival, built largely around musical affinities that encompass the coast of Ireland, Scotland and Cornwall, Brittany and Normandy. But while bagpipes may stir the blood, they don’t spill it. And the violence of bullfighting appalls many people who don’t feel they share in the culture of the corrida.
    "The concept of lasting local tradition doesn’t mean anything anymore," says Josyane Wuerelle, coordinator of the Federation de Liasions Anti-Corrida in Agde, just south of Montpellier. Bullfighting is about attracting tourists, not honoring local history, she argues. Robert Marge doesn’t see it that way, of course. He recently declined an invitation to organize a bullfighting in Paris’s enormous Stade de France. "We didn’t want to sell our souls by bringing the corrida to a region where it doesn’t exist," he explains. But he has also got the sense to know that some traditions don’t travel well.
What is the best title for this passage?
选项 A、Fight over Bullfight
B、Culture or Violence?
C、Bullfight and Tourism
D、Passion for Blood and Sand
答案A
解析 最适合本文的题目是什么?[A]关于斗牛运动的斗争[B]文化还是暴力?[C]斗牛运动和旅游业[D]人们对碧血黄沙的热爱本篇文章谈论的中心话题是斗牛运动。对于这种运动，文中存在两种相互冲突的观点，一种是动物权益保护积极分子的极力反对，一种是斗牛运动的狂热者将斗牛作为一种传统文化极力推广。所以，我们将四个选择项进行比较，[A]“关于斗牛运动的斗争”作为文章题目最合适。[B]“文化还是暴力?”虽然清楚地表明出两种观点，但没有限制在斗牛运动上，不太准确。
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