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
2018-01-31
81
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.
As a result of the ban,________.
选项
A、hunting activities have become more secretive
B、people have become more curious about hunting
C、citizens have become more confused by the law
D、the country tradition has been radically shaken
答案
B
解析
根据最后一段可知,在背叛因素的怂恿下,以及当猎人试图在法律允许的范围内活动究竞会发生什么事的神秘感,促使年轻人也在学打猎。据此可知,应该选择B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/dqLi777K
0
在职申硕(同等学力)英语
相关试题推荐
Animportantpointinthedevelopmentofagovernmentalagencyisthecodificationofitscontrollingpractices.Thestudyofla
Nowadays,acellphoneserviceisavailabletoeveryone,everywhere.Probablythousandsofpeoplehavealreadybeenusingit,but
LetushopethatthewishexpressedbytheUnitedKingdomrepresentativetoseehisstatementfollowedbysimilardeclarationsb
Ourreadersarecomfortablewithourclear,______wordsthatinformandentertainthem.
Publicspeakingfillsmostpeoplewithdread.Humiliationisthegreatestfear;serf-exposureandfailingtoappealtotheaudie
Itisfootballtimeagain.Currently,thequalifyingroundarebeingplayedtodecidewhichcountrieswillsendteamstothe201
Theindustryhaspumped_____amountsofmoneyintopoliticalcampaigns,makingitlessandlesslikelythatpoliticianswilldea
A.Pleasetellmeaboutthecoursesyoucompletedatuniversity.B.Whatwasyourgraduation’sthesison?C.Whatwasyourmajo
Everyyeartelevisionstationsreceivehundredsofcomplaintsabouttheloudnessofadvertisements.However,federalrulesforbi
A.AndI’llcallyoubacktomakereservationsB.CouldyougivemesomeinformationonyourEuropeantoursC.Ihaveoneten-dayt
随机试题
诊断急性外伤性幕上硬膜外血肿最有诊断价值的临床表现是()
某产妇,26岁,先天性心脏病,心功能Ⅱ级,现足月待产。在护理中,错误的是
爆发的定义是
1:50000地形图比例尺的分幅方法为()。
蓄水屋面具有()等优点。
应用动态控制原理进行建设工程项目投资控制时,相对于工程合同价而言,投资的计划值有()。
苏格拉底认为:“用豆子抓阄的办法来选举国家领导人是非常愚蠢的,没有人愿意用这种办法来雇佣一个舵手或者建筑师,或奏笛子的人。”苏格拉底意在说明古代雅典民主制是()。
居民委员会成员的选举方式有()。
以下程序输出的结果是#include#includemain(){charw[][10]={"ABCD","EFGH","IJKL","MNOP"},k;for(k=1;k
下列关于运算符重载的叙述中,正确的是
最新回复
(
0
)