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
考研
It was two years ago today that the hunting ban came into force, supposedly ending centuries of tradition. However, the law has
It was two years ago today that the hunting ban came into force, supposedly ending centuries of tradition. However, the law has
admin
2019-06-20
21
问题
It was two years ago today that the hunting ban came into force, supposedly ending centuries of tradition. However, the law has been an unmitigated failure—not that either side is shouting about it.
It was a nightmare vision that struck fear and loathing into the hearts of millions. When the hunting ban became law, it was said, 16,000 people would lose their jobs, thousands of hounds would be put down, rotting carcasses would litter the countryside, hedgerows would disappear, riders would face on-the-spot fines, law-abiding people from doctors to barristers would be dragged from their horses and carted off to prison, while dog owners would be prosecuted if their mutt caught a rabbit.
These were just some of the claims as desperate countryside campaigners battled to save their sport in the lead—up to the hunting ban, which Labour rammed into law using the Parliament Act on November 18, 2004.
For many, the fears were real. Others exaggerated as they fought an increasingly aggressive anti-hunting lobby which had rejected acres of independent evidence affirming that hunting is the most humane way of killing foxes. In the battle to "fight prejudice, fight the ban" , every emotive argument was deployed.
For its part, the anti-hunting brigade extravagantly claimed that the ban would put an end to the rich parading in red jackets. A senior Labour MP, Peter Bradley, admitted in this newspaper that it was, as many suspected, about " class war". He lost his seat shortly afterwards. But people in red coats did not disappear.
In fact, none of the forecasts came true. What did happen was something nobody had predicted: the spectacular revival and growth of hunting with hounds. In short, the hunting ban has been a failure.
Today, on the second anniversary of the ban’s coming into force on February 18, 2005, new figures show that participation in the sport has never been higher. It is so cheerful that two new packs have been formed, something that has not happened for centuries.
They include the seductively named Private Pack, set up by the financier Roddy Fleming in Gloucestershire. It operates on an invitation-only basis, a sort of hunting private members’ club. This can only mean one thing: like it or not, hunting is cool. Young people are taking it up, enticed by the element of rebellion and the mystique of what actually happens as hunts attempt to keep within the law.
By saying "people in red coats did not disappear," the author implied that______.
选项
A、the upper class won the "war"
B、Bradley deserved his fate
C、the hunting ban did not work
D、the hunting ban was untimely
答案
C
解析
根据第五段的描述“anti-hunting brigade extravagantly claimed that the ban would put an end to the rich parading in red jackets.”可以推断C为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bhGi777K
0
在职申硕(同等学力)英语
相关试题推荐
ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,oldissuddenlyin.Therea-sonisobvious:thegrayingofAmeric
WhenLiamMcGeedepartedaspresidentofBankofAmericainAugust,hisexplanationwassurprisinglystraightup.Ratherthancl
WhenLiamMcGeedepartedaspresidentofBankofAmericainAugust,hisexplanationwassurprisinglystraightup.Ratherthancl
WhenLiamMcGeedepartedaspresidentofBankofAmericainAugust,hisexplanationwassurprisinglystraightup.Ratherthancl
boundneglectconcernedA.theyonceagainaddresstheneedsofthosewithwhomtheyshouldbeprimarily(62)___B.theybecome
Students(completing)acourseincomputerscienceandtechnologycan(lookforwardto)(find)awide(range)ofjobs.
WhenIwasakid,Ineverknewwhatmyparents—oranyoneelse—didforaliving.AsfarasIcouldtell,allgrownupshadmysteri
Ihaveaninfatuation(迷恋)withautumn.Thecolorsoftheseason,andthesmells,havealwaysthrilledme.Ihavealwaysfoundjoy
Beingamanhasalwaysbeendangerous.Thereareabout105malesbornforevery100females,butthisratiodropstonearLdance
Jobsharingreferstothesituationinwhichtwopeopledividetheresponsibilityofonefull-timejob.Thetwopeoplewillingly
随机试题
放映下一张幻灯片的快捷键有()
男性,45岁,腹胀呕吐已半年,多于午后发作,吐出隔夜食物,吐量较大,吐后舒服,由于长期呕吐除脱水外还会造成
我国旅游业的转折阶段是在()。
根据香农公式,以下关系正确的有()。
关于内隐记忆和外显记忆表述错误的是
[*]
黄金面具已于上月重新回到公众视线,不过最初工作人员仓促地进行修复工作,尝试使用利器去除胶状物,致使面具表面出现一些轻微划痕。(albeit)
DescribingthefirsttimeshelaideyesonMabel,thehawkthatwouldformthecenterofherlifeforoverfiveyears,HelenMac
A、Tostudyitsgeography.B、Tohelpatanarchaeologicaldig.C、Totakeavacationwithfriends.D、Todoresearchforaphysics
A、Eighteenmonths.B、Sixmonths.C、Twelvemonths.D、Fifteenmonths.A[听力原文]Howlonghasthewomanbeen.inAustralia?信息明示题。女士说
最新回复
(
0
)