2. 外语
  3. Using animals in circuses is an unnecessary and inhumane practice that’s harmful to both the animals and the public. Unlike the

Using animals in circuses is an unnecessary and inhumane practice that’s harmful to both the animals and the public. Unlike the

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问题     Using animals in circuses is an unnecessary and inhumane practice that’s harmful to both the animals and the public. Unlike the human performers who (47)______ to work in circuses, exotic animals are (48)______ to take part in the show. They are involuntary actors in a degrading, unnatural spectacle.
    While many people associate the circus with "safe, wholesome, family fun"—an association pro-rooted aggressively by the circus PR(公共关系) machine-the truth is much darker. Government inspection reports (49)______ ongoing mistreatment of animals in circuses, as well as failures to provide the basic minimal standards of care required by law. Animals (50)______ in circuses have been injured and killed, and have injured and killed humans.
    Circuses that exploit animals make lofty claims about their "educational" value and their (51)______ to "conservation." But the real message that these circuses send to children is that it’s (52)______ to abuse animals for amusement and profit.
    And the conservation claims made by many circuses are merely veiled attempts to (53)______ the exploitation of animals for commercial gain. Endangered animals born in circus "conservation" programs have never been released into the wild—they are (54)______, instead, to life in captivity.
    API’s circus campaign aims to end the exploitation of "performing" animals by educating both the public and key decision-makers about how animals suffer under the big top, and by pushing for (55)______ and policy changes that help stop circus cruelty. We are also (56)______ in groundbreaking litigation(起诉) against Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus for its mistreatment of elephants.

                  Word Bank:
A) contributions                 I) forced
B) prove                         J) doomed
C) justify                       K) sure
D) legislation                   L) reveal
E) participated                  M) show
F) involved                      N) acceptable
G) used                          O) choose
H) needed
选项
答案O
解析 在文中提到：和人类表演者不一样，外来的动物被迫参加表演；它们是不体面的和不自然的表演中的非自愿演员。这就说明人类表演者是“情愿(choose)”在马戏团里工作的。
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