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
2015-04-18
23
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
根据第五段的内容“For its part,the anti-hunting brigade extravagantly claimed thatthe ban would put an end to the rich parading in red jackets.”和“But people in red coats didnot disappear”可知,人们继续游行,C项“狩猎禁令没有起作用”符合题意。A项“上流阶层赢得了战争”,B项“布雷得里得到了应得的命运”,D项“禁令不合时宜”,这三项明显和文中第五段的内容不符合。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/HNPYFFFM
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
CulturalShock"Cultureshock"mightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.
Whatisoneadvantageofestablishingbordersbetweendifferentanimalgroups?
A、She’llaccompanythemantomorrow.B、She’sgoingtoseetheexhibitlater.C、Sheisn’tinterestedintheexliibit.D、Susan’sw
Anintroductorysentenceforabriefsummaryofthepassageisprovidedbelow.CompletethesummarybyselectingtheTHREEanswe
Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?Theauthormentionsthatpublishedmusicisnotconsideredtobefolkmusicbecause
FamilyMattersThismonth,Wyomingpassedabillthatwouldgivelegalteethtothemoralobligationtosupportone’sparent
Peopleworkbecausetheyneedmoneytolive.Whataresomeotherreasonsthatpeoplework?Discussoneormoreofthesereasons.
"GroupDecisionMaking"AdvantagesofGroupDecisionMakingCommittees,taskforces,andadhocgroupsarefrequentlyassi
Inadditiontointernationalbankingand______,Panamaisalsoknownforgrowingbananas.
随机试题
严重腹型紫癜患儿应当给予( )。
下列传染病不属于乙类的是
为了研究某中药牙膏对人群牙周健康的影响,随机选取40人用该牙膏刷牙,4个月后进行临床评价,该研究方法是
对于验收不合格的材料、构配件,()应签发监理工程师通知单,书面通知承包单位限期将不合格的工程材料、构配件撤出现场。
建设单位应当自建设工程竣工验收合格之日起15日内,将建设工程竣工验收报告和()部门出具的认可文件或准许使用文件报建设行政主管部门备案。
交通信号灯有红、黄、绿三种,其中停车符号用红色,其原理是()。
红学索隐派,是指研究《红楼梦》的一个派别,义称政治索隐派。所谓索隐即透过字面探索作者隐匿在书中的真人真事。索隐派的主要手段是大作繁琐的考证,从小说的情节和人物中考索出“所隐之事,所隐之人”。根据以上定义,下列各项属于索隐派的是()。
若某人持有盗版软件,但他本人确实不知道该软件是盗版的,则(10)承担侵权责任。
下列实际吞吐量为5~7Mbit/s,最大容量为33Mbit/s的IEEE802.11标准是()。
Wecommonlythinkofsportsmanshipinconnectionwithathleticcontests,butitalsoappliestoindividualoutdoorsports.Note
最新回复
(
0
)