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
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
2015-02-17
30
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.
What does the author think of the hunting campaigners’ position?
选项
A、It was unknowingly biased.
B、It was emotionally charged.
C、It was increasingly militant.
D、It was certainly powerful.
答案
B
解析
根据第四段的内容“In the battle to fight prejudice,fight the ban,every emotive ar—gument was deployed.”可知,抗议者们在“反歧视,反禁令”的斗争中,运用了一切可以动感情的手段,所以B项“充满感情的”符合题意。A项“没被察觉到的偏见”,C项“越来越好战”,D项“当然是很强大的”,这三项明显和文中第四段的内容不符合。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/rggO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI二级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI二级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
Thefirsttimecouldhavebeenchalkeduptocharmingidiosyncrasy.Thesecondseemedlikeanefforttobringsomelevitytoac
"HavingservedinthattumultuoustimeafterSept.11attacks,Icanofferyoumypersonalcommitment,clearlyandwithoutreser
Objectsinagravitationalfieldexperienceaslowingdownoftime,calledtimedilation.
ThemenuatSpyce,whichopenstodayindowntownBoston,isn’tnoticeablydifferentthanthemenusyou’dfindatahalf-dozenot
Flexibilityisanessentialcomponentofgoodcooking.Youshouldneverfeellockedintoarecipeoramenuunlessitinvolvesa
Abouttwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationisexpectedtoliveincitiesbytheyear2020and,accordingtotheUnitedNations,
Cultureisactivityofthought,andreceptivenesstobeautyandhumanefeeling.【C1】________ofinformationhavenothingtodowit
Atfirstthecompanyrefusedtopurchasetheequipment,butthisdecisionwas_________revised.
Fuji-Xeroxisoneofthemostenduringandreportedlysuccessfulalliancesbetweentwocompaniesfromdifferentcountries.Estab
ScientistshaveunlockedtheaestheticmysterybydetermininghowLeonardoDaVincipaintedher________skintones.
随机试题
A、Askthelibrariantosendittohim.B、Payalittlemoneytouseit.C、Readitinthislibrary.D、Orderitfromthepublisher.
王某从事教师工作20余年,热爱自己的教师职业,对学生富于热情,且善于了解学生的差异并充分发挥每个人的特长和优势,通过认真钻研教学技术,具备了独特的教育思想和理念,形成了成熟又独特的教学风格。这个事例属于()
运用市场法时,对于参照物差异调整的时间因素,说法正确的是()
虚劳病的基本病机为内伤发热的基本病机为
下列废气治理措施中,适用于治理二氧化硫措施的有()。
城市建筑的基础工程,采用地下连续墙施工的主要优点在于()。[2014年真题]
“最美红娘”熊玲用“打印机坏了”“网络故障"等善意的谎言,挽救了500多对即将破裂的婚姻,请谈谈这件事对行政执法的启示。
研究者们把一些微型的电子灯粘在原产于云南的猫头鹰背上,首次利用这种方法在几个月的时间里观察到完整的猫头鹰晚间活动的情况。由于这种猫头鹰只在晚上进行寻找食物的活动,因此,研究者们的这项观察研究将极大地丰富、改善有关这种猫头鹰的正常寻食习性的认识。下列哪一项是
定义学生、教师和课程的关系模式STC(SNO,SN,SA,TN,CN,G),其中的六个属性分别为学生的学号、姓名、年龄、教师的姓名、课程名以及学生的成绩,则该关系为()
组成一个计算机系统的两大部分是()。
最新回复
(
0
)