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
Since 1975 advocates of humane treatment of animals have broadened their goals to oppose the use of animals for fur, leather, wo
Since 1975 advocates of humane treatment of animals have broadened their goals to oppose the use of animals for fur, leather, wo
admin
2013-09-28
35
问题
Since 1975 advocates of humane treatment of animals have broadened their goals to oppose the use of animals for fur, leather, wool, and food. They have mounted protests against all forms of hunting and the trapping of animals in the wild. And they have joined environmentalists in urging protection of natural habitats from commercial or residential development. The occasion for these added emphases was the publication in 1975 of Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals by Peter Singer, formerly a professor of philosophy at Oxford University in England. This book gave a new impetus to the animal rights movement. The post-1975 animal rights activists are far more vocal than their predecessors, and the organizations to which they belong are generally more radical. Many new organization are formed. The tactics of the activists are designed to catch the attention of the public. Since the mid-1980s there have been frequent news reports about animal right organizations picketing stores that sell furs, harassing hunters in the wild, or breaking into laboratories to free animals. Some of the more extreme organizations advocate the use of assault, armed terrorism, and death threats to make their point. Aside from making isolated attacks on people who wear fur coats or trying to prevent hunters from killing animals, most of the organizations have directed their tactics at institutions. The results of the protests and other tactics have been mixed. Companies are reducing reliance on animal testing. Medical research has been somewhat curtailed by legal restrictions and the reluctance of younger workers to use animals in research. New tests have been developed to replace the use of animals. Some well-known designers have stopped using fur. While the general public tends to agree that animals should be treated humanely, most people are unlikely to give up eating meat or wearing goods made from leather and wool. Giving up genuine fur has become less of a problem, since fibers used to make fake fur such as the Japanese invention Kanecaron can look almost identical to real fur. Some of the strongest opposition to the animal rights movement has come from hunters and their organizations. But animal rights activists have succeeded in marshaling public opinion to press for state restrictions on hunting in several parts of the nation.
What does "picket stores" in the text mean?
选项
A、Protest in front of the store.
B、Break into the store.
C、Shop in the store.
D、Close the store.
答案
A
解析
词汇题。picket意为“在门口设置纠察”,指示威抗议,阻止人们进商店买东西,所以选择A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/xLJMFFFM
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Publicofficialsandcandidatesforpublicofficeroutinelyusepublicopinionpollstokeeptrackofwhatthepeoplearethinki
Thecompanydecidedtoreducethenumberofworkers.Andtheirgroupwastargetedto______theburdenofjoblosses.
Acommonassumptionabouttheprivatesectorofeducationisthatitcatersonlytotheelite.【C1】______,recentresearchpoints
ThisbookhasbeenintheworkssolongthatIhavelost______ofmostofthesourcesfoundformebythestaffofthelibrary.
"Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowth—butmorebyaccidentthanbydesi
DoctorswholedthreestudiesshowingprescriptionpainkillerscalledCOX-2inhibitorsraisetheriskofheartattacksandstrok
Teachersneedtobeawareoftheemotional,intellectual,andphysicalchangesthatyoungadultsexperience.Andtheyalsoneed
WriteonANSWERSHEETTWOanoteofabout,50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:YouareTony/Pearl.YourfriendNellh
Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforaman【C1】______isforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomethi
1 AcenturyagointheUnitedStates,whenanindividualbroughtsuitagainstacompany,publicopiniontendedtoprotectthat
随机试题
不符合良性畸胎瘤的描述是
A、>2000mlB、>2500mlC、<1500mlD、1500mlE、500ml慢性肾炎每日入液量()
不用碘化油做对比剂的造影检查是
根据企业所得税法律制度的规定,纳税人的下列收入中,属于免税收入的是()。
投资者通过深圳证券交易所交易系统认购LOF基金份额,按照份额进行申购。()
下列关于网上银行功能的说法错误的是()。
甲股份有限公司(以下简称甲公司)为上市公司,2015年与长期股权投资和企业合并有关的资料如下:(1)2015年1月20日,甲公司与乙公司签订购买乙公司持有的丙公司(非上市公司)60%股权的合同。合同规定:以丙公司2015年6月30日评估的可辨认净
双线式供暖系统是指对每系统中每一组散热器都具有供水和回水管路的供暖系统,它包括()
社会工作者直接表达自己不同的看法、直接指出服务对象某种行为可能带来的不良的后果等,都属于心理社会模式中的( )技巧。
党的十八届五中全会鲜明地提出了创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的发展理念。提出这一发展理念的主要原因是
最新回复
(
0
)