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Thedefendantshavealsoagreedtopayaportionofplaintiff’sattorneys’fees,and,accordingtoacourtorder,CollinsispermanentlybannedfromtreatinganimalsasdepictedinCOK’svideo.

1.COKis（）

A.devotedtoimprovingtherelationshipbetweenanimalsandmankind

B.againstcrueltorturesoveranimalsbeingkilled

C.againstkillinganyanimal

D.inchargeoffairtradeofanimals

2.AtCal-CruzHatcheries,（）.

A.ducklingsandchickswerepoisonedbeforetheyweresenttotheslaughterhouse

B.ducklingsandchickswereraisedinsomebuckets

C.theworkerstendedtogetangrysotheytossedducklingsandchicksacrosstheroom

D.ducklingsandchickswereill-treated

3.WhatwastherealreasonwhytheSantaCruzDistrictAttorney’sOfficerefusedtofilechargesagainstCal-CruzHatcheries?

A.Itwasthattherewaspublicoutcry.

B.Itwasthattheevidencewasstillnotenough.

C.Itwasthattheofficetookapartialattitudeinthismatter.

D.Thepassagehasn’ttoldusthereason.

4.AstothesettlementreachedbetweenCOKandCal-CruzHatcheries,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.BrianCollinswillbeinchargeofthewelfareofanimalsinacommercialsetting.

B.BrianCollinsopenlyapologizedtothepublicandclosedCal-CruzHatcheries

C.BrianCollinsrefusedtoassumeanyresponsibilityinthematter.

D.Cal-CruzHatcherieswillbeclosedinafewmonths.

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Doyoucareaboutwhales?

DoyoueverusetheinternetgiantYahoo!

?

ThenyoushouldknowthatYahoo!

Japanissellingwhaleanddolphinproductsonitswebsite,includingmeatfromendangeredspecies.

AlthoughYahoo!

hasbannedthesaleofwhaleproductsonallitsothersites,itsJapanesesubsidiary–Yahoo!

Japan–continuestosellwhaleproducts.ThatmeansYahoo!

–throughits34%interestinYahoo!

Japan–profitsfromtheillegalslaughterofwhales.

AccordingtoareportjustissuedbytheEnvironmentalInvestigationAgency（EIA）,inMarch2012,Yahoo!

Japanoffered249whaleproductsforsale–includingsashimi,baconandcannedwhalemeat.

TheInternationalWhalingCommissionhasbannedcommercialwhalingsince1986.YetJapancontinuestokillwhalesundertheguiseof“scientificresearch”–evenwithintheboundariesoftheSouthernOceanWhaleSanctuaryestablishedbytheIWCin1994toprotectwhales.

Eachyear,Japanissuesitself“scientificresearch”quotastokillsome1,000minke,fin,sperm,Bryde’sandseiwhalesintheAntarcticandNorthPacificoceans.Manyofthesewhaleswerehuntednearlytoextinctionandareonlynowreboundingfromcenturiesofoverhunting.

Bysellingwhaleproducts,Yahoo!

JapanishelpingJapan’seffortstoevadeinternationallawandkillwhalesforcommercialgain.

1.Yahoo!

Japan（）

A.hasnothingtodowithYahoo!

.

B.sellssmuggledwhaleproductsonitswebsite.

C.willturninsomeprofitstoYahoo!

D.isanillegalwebsite.

2.TheInternationalWhalingCommission（）

A.allowsYahoo!

Japantosellwhaleproductsonitswebsite.

B.hasannouncedcommercialwhalingtobeillegal.

C.supportswhalingforscientificresearch.

D.hasblamedYahoo!

Japanforsellingwhaleproductsonitswebsite.

3.WhatarethefatesofthewhalescaughtbytheJapanese?

A.Thewhaleswillbemadeintofoodstobesold.

B.Thewhaleswillbesenttosomeinstitutesforastudyandthenreturnedtotheocean.

C.ThewhaleswillbesoldtoYahoo!

Japan.

D.Thewhaleswillbekeptinazoo.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Yahoo!

Japansold249whaleproductsinMarch2012.

B.JapankillswhalesonlyoutsidetheSouthernOceanWhaleSanctuary.

C.Overhuntingwillcausewhalestodieout.

D.Yahoo!

Japanwillcontinuetosellwhaleproductsonitswebsiteevenafterthisexposure.

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ControversialplansissuedbytheMichiganDepartmentofNaturalResourcestokillthousandsofmuteswanshaveanimaladvocatesobjecting.

TheDNRwantstoreducethecurrentpopulationofapproximately15,500birdstolessthan2,000by2030throughtheuseofeggandnestdestruction,orbyshootingtheminthehead.TheDNRisjustifyingitsplansbyclaimingthatthenon-nativemuteswansarecausingproblemswithaggressiontowardshumans,thatthey’reeatingtoomuchandthatthey’repushingoutnativebirds,suchastrumpeterswans.

Oneresident,KarenStamper,thedeputytreasurerforsoutheastMichigan’sCommerceTownship,pointsoutthatthey’vebeenaroundsincethe1800sandbelievestheDNRisblowingthingsoutofproportionwithoutanyevidence.Shealsothinksmoneymaybeamotivatingfactor.

“Theideathattheyaredestroyingthemuteswans（tosave）thetrumpeterswanisabsurd,”shesaid.“（Muteswans）areatrophybirdforhuntersandwillbringinaheftylicensefeeonceestablished.”

1.Besidesshootingthem,whatotherwaysdoestheDNRsuggesttoreducethenumberofthemuteswans?

A.Itsuggestsdestroyingtheirfoods.

B.Itsuggestsintroducingtheirnaturalenemies.

C.Itsuggestsdestroyingtheireggs.

D.Itsuggestsdestroyingtheireggsandnestles.

2.WhatisanexcusefortheDNR’sdestroyingthemuteswans?

A.TheyareinvasivespeciesandmaybringsomeunknownvirusestothestateofMichigan.

B.Theyareinvasivespeciesandeatalotofcrops.

C.Theyareinvasivespeciesandarecompetingforthelivingspacewithsomenativebirds.

D.Theyarenotsotamedasthetrumpeterswansandoftenhurtpeople.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinmeaningto‘blowingthingsoutofproportion’?

（Paragraph3）

A.exaggeratingsomething

B.boastingsomething

C.causingsomethingtoexplode

D.blowingsomethingaway

4.WhatistheattitudeofKarenStamper?

A.Shesupportstheideaofdestroyingthemuteswanstosavethetrumpeterswans.

B.Sheisagainsttheideaofdestroyingthemuteswanstosavethetrumpeterswans.

C.Sheisindifferenttotheideaofdestroyingthemuteswanstosavethetrumpeterswans.

D.SherefusestobelievethattheDNRwillgetsomeprofitsbydestroyingthemuteswans.

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9QUITO,Ecuador（AP）—LonesomeGeorge‘sinabilitytoreproducemadehimaglobalsymbolofeffortstohaltthedisappearanceofspecies.Andwhilehiskinddiedwithhim,thatdoesn’tmeanthefamedgianttortoiseleavesnoheirapparent.

TheGalapagosIslandshaveanothercentenarian（n.百岁或逾百岁以上的人）whofillsashellprettywell.He’sDiego,aprolific（adj.多产的）,bossy,macho（adj.大男子气概的）reptile（n.爬行动物）.

UnlikeLonesomeGeorge,whodiedJune24,Diegosymbolizesnotadyingbreedbutoneresurrected（adj.复兴的）.

Havingsired（vt.做…的父亲；

生产）hundredsofoffspring,DiegohasbeencentraltobringingtheEspanolaIslandtypeoftortoisebackfromnearextinction,rangersatGalapagosNationalParksay.

DiegowaspluckedfromEspanolabyexpeditionerssometimebetween1900and1930andwoundupintheSanDiegoZooinCalifornia,saidtheheadofthepark’sconservationprogram,WashingtonTapia.

WhentheU.S.zooreturnedhimtotheGalapagosin1975,theonlyotherknownlivingmembersofhisspeciesweretwomalesand12females.

Diegoandtheotherswereplacedinacorral（n.畜栏；

环形车阵）atthepark’sbreedingcenteronSantaCruz,themainislandintheisolatedarchipelago（n.群岛）whoseuniquefloraandfauna（动植物群）helpedinspireCharlesDarwin’sworkonevolution.

Diegowassodominantandaggressive,bullyingothermaleswithbitesandshoves,thathehadtobemovedeightyearslatertohisownpen（n.围栏）,withfiveofthefemales.

“Diegoisveryterritorial,includingwithhumans,”saidhiskeeper,FaustoLlerena.“Heoncebitme,andtwoweeksagohetried（again）tobiteme.Whenyouenterhispen,Diegocomesnearandhisintentionsaren’tfriendly.”

1.LonesomeGeorge（）

A.diedinhisoldage

B.wasunabletorepro