Ban Fur? Then Why Not Leather?
Much to the displeasure of some local businesses, the City Council in West Hollywood, California, voted without opposition last week to ban the sale of fur products. Should laws be involved in this issue? Is it unfair to ban sales of fur, but not sales of leather and hides (獸皮)?
Animals Do Not Have Rights
By Tibor R. Machan
My view is that animals do not have basic rights. It is a matter of ethics (倫理學(xué)) and not of the laws of human societies. If animals had such rights as human beings do, they would have to be held responsible for killing fellow animals in the wild. That way of thinking about animals makes a category mistake. Using animals, including their fur or organs, to improve people's lives is acceptable.
A Small Step Against Cruelty
By Kate Carter
Both fur and leather are the skins of dead animals. Why should we think that the lovable furry ones deserve more of a life than the less pleasing ones? Some say leather is  less cruel because it's a byproduct (副產(chǎn)品) of the meat industry. But this isn't really true. Some cheap leather may be a byproduct of the meat industry, but often it's the other way round. In South Africa, where there is a developing market for ostrich(鴕鳥)farms, the skins account for roughly 80 percent of the slaughtered (宰殺)birds' value, a mere 20 percent of which comes from the meat.
"Who" Are You Wearing?
By Marc Bekoff
West Hollywood's ban is a move in the right direction. However, we must work to ban the sales of leather and hides, too. Furs come from animals who are attacked to become clothing, while some leather and hides come from slaughterhouse(屠宰場(chǎng)) animals. We must remember that when people choose to wear fur, leather and hides, they are wearing formering conscious beings. So it's a matter of who they are wearing, not what they are wearing because these animals must be referred to as who and not what or that.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．West Hollywood's ban on fur products.
B．Differences between fur and leather sales.
C．The government's role in protecting animals.
D．The ecological imbalance in West Hollywood.
小題2:Tibor R. Machan seems to believe that         .
A．laws should be passed to protect animals
B．humans are respornsible for killing animals
C．it is not reasonable to use animals to improve life
D．a(chǎn)nimals and humans aren't supposed to share equal rights
小題3:What is Kate Carter's opinion about wearing fur and wearing leather?
A．Both are decided by the meat industry.
B．There is little distinction (區(qū)別) between them.
C．Wearing fur is generally more acceptable.
D．Wearing leather is cheaper than wearing fur.
小題4:What is Marc Bekoff’s attitude towards sales of fur?
A．Sympathetic.B．Careless.C．Tolerant.D．Opposed.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D 
文章是關(guān)于人們對(duì)West Hollywood禁止羽毛產(chǎn)品這個(gè)禁令的討論。
小題1:A 主旨大意題。文章是關(guān)于人們對(duì)West Hollywood禁止羽毛產(chǎn)品這個(gè)禁令的討論。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)他的論點(diǎn)My view is that animals do not have basic rights.可知D正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)本部分的Both fur and leather are the skins of dead animals. Why should we think that the lovable furry ones deserve more of a life than the less pleasing ones?可知他認(rèn)為wearing fur and wearing leather之間的差異是很小的。B正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)本部分However, we must work to ban the sales of leather and hides, too.可知他是持反對(duì)態(tài)度的，他認(rèn)為皮制品也應(yīng)該被禁止。故D正確。
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Fake information or rumors spread through the Internet, especially on micro blogs, have harmed social order and residents’ daily lives, he said at a news briefing in Beijing.
Before the crackdown, six people who allegedly fabricated (偽造) rumors about “military vehicles entering Beijing” had been detained and 16 websites closed for disseminating fake online information, according to police authorities.
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“Internet companies should take legal responsibility when operating their websites. They should not become a hotbed for rumors and provide opportunities for fake information,” Zhao said, adding they will launch similar crackdowns to close illegal website companies and punish those responsible.
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B．People who have harmed social order will face criminal punishment.
C．The Internet Society of China called on micro-bloggers to prevent the spread of online rumors.
D．Three main Internet companies in the country promised to launch more crackdowns to close illegal websites.
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