首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments—mostly for entertainment purposes—is fair an
How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments—mostly for entertainment purposes—is fair an
admin
2014-10-11
124
问题
How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments—mostly for entertainment purposes—is fair and respectful?
Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain "collections" of interesting "things" rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural zones.
Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ names, diets, and natural ranges. The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’ t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs.
The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.
Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?
Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats.
How would the author describe the animals’ life in zoos?
选项
A、Dangerous.
B、Unhappy.
C、Natural.
D、Easy.
答案
B
解析
文章第四段最后一句提到:a sign of unhappiness and pain,故正确答案应为B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/8KxO777K
0
成人本科学位英语
相关试题推荐
Motherinsistedthat______.
Ifyoutake(aten-orfifteen-minutes)vacation(into)therealmofimagination(eachday),youmay(addmuchto)theexcitement
Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanew
Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdif
CharlesDickens______manywonderfulcharactersinhisnovels.
Nooneknowshowmanlearnedtomakewords.Perhapshebeganbymakingsoundslikethosemadebyanimals.Perhapshegruntedlik
ItwasabeautifulsummerdayandIwastakingawalkinthedowntownareaofMadrid.WhenIturnedastreet(56)Iheardt
You________yesterdayifyouwerereallyseriousaboutthejob.
Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.(78)Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,theb
Hegotuptotheroof______aladder.
随机试题
男,61岁,胃癌广泛转移而死亡。尸体解剖检查,心脏重200g。切片检查心肌细胞核两侧可见黄褐色细颗粒状色素,此色素是
某地区人群一段时间以来出现皮肤瘙痒、腹泻及恶心等消化道症状,你认为可能是水源受到哪种的污染
银翘散组成药物中不含有
在项目最初的决策阶段,一般不介入项目管理工作的相关单位为()。
下列现金流出的项目中不同时属于项目投资现金流量表和资本金现金流量表的是()。
某仲裁委员会仲裁某一建设工程施工合同争议案件,仲裁庭对建设工程施工合同的效力争议事项未能形成多数意见,本案中有关建设丁程施工合同效力问题应()裁决。
OneofthemostpressingchallengesthattheUnitedStates—andindeed,theworld—willfaceinthenextfewdecadesishowtoall
ThediffservapproachtoprovidingQoSinnetworksemploysasmall,well-definedsetofbuildingblocksfromwhichyoucanbuild
TheOlympicTorchSince776B.C.,whentheGreekpeopleheldtheirfirst-everOlympicGames,theGameswerehostedeveryfou
套期保值的效果和基差的变化无关,而与持仓费有关。()
最新回复
(
0
)