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英语阅读训练

英语阅读训练

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Indian'ssnakecharmersaretoberetrainedaswildlifeteachersunderaplantopreventtheiruniqueskillsandknowledgefrombeinglost.Thecharmers,whomakesnakesdancetothesoundofflutes（笛子）,usedtobeatraditionalfeatureofIndianlife,performingintownsandvillages,untiltheywerebannedin1972tocontrolthetradeinsnakeskins.

Thegovernmentisnowconsideringaplantotrainthesnakecharmers,astheyareknown,tovisitschoolsandzoostotellchildrenaboutforestsandwildlife.Thereisalsoaproposaltosetupa“dialasnakecharmer”servicetohelphouseholderstodealwithunwelcomeintruders.

“ForgenerationstheyhavebeenafeatureofIndianlifebutnowtheycan'tearnalivingforfearofarrest,”saidBeharDutt,aconservationistbehindtheplans,“ifapolicemandoesn’tcatchthem,animalrightsactivistsreportthem.”

Manysnakecharmershavecontinuedtoworkclandestinelysincetheban,despitethethreatofuptothreeyearsinjail.Buttheirtrademarkcloth-coveredbaskets,hungfromabamboopolecarriedacrosstheirshoulders,makethemaneasytargetforpolice.

ThefateofShishaNath,56,fromBadarpur,avillagejustoutsideofDelhi,istypicalofpractitioners（从业者）ofthedyingart.“Iusedtoearnenoughtosupportmyfamilyandsendmychildrentoschool,"hesaid."Nowit'shardtoearnevenforaday.Mychildrenwanttobesnakecharmers.It’souridentity.Welovethework.Butit’sbecomeimpossible.

NextmonthDutt’sprojecttotrain30snakecharmerswillbeginatasnakeparkinPune,westernIndia,whereexpertswillenrichtheirhome-grownskillswithsomeformalknowledge.

Morethanthelaw,though,itisthedishonestattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymanthatangersmanysnakecharmers.

"'We'redisturbedallthetimebutwhenpeoplewantasnakeremovedfromthehouse,theyrushtous,"saidPrakashNath,whowasorderedrecentlytothehomeofSoniaGandhi,theCongresspartyleader.

1.Accordingtothepassage,snakecharmerswillberetrainedaswildlifeteachersmainlybecause___.

A.schoolsneedlargenumbersofsuchteachers

B.mostofthemcannotsupporttheirfamilies

C.theirperformancesonthestreetarebanned

D.thegovernmentplanstosavethedyingart

2.Thepurposeoftheproposed"dialasnakecharmer"telephoneserviceis___.

A.togiveperformanceofsnakedancing

B.toteachhouseholdershowtocatchandkillsnakes

C.tooffercleaningservicetowealthyhouseholders

D.tohelpremoveunwantedsnakesfromthehouses

3.Theword"clandestinely"inparagraph4canbebestreplacedbytheword"___"

A.secretlyB.publiclyC.subconsciouslyD.diligently

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Snakecharmerscaneasilyberecognizedbythepoliceonthestreet.

B.Childrenofsnakecharmerswouldnotliketocontinuetheirfathers'job.

C.Snakecharmersarequiteangrywiththeattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymen.

D.Theanimalrightsactiviststakeanegativeattitudetowardssnakecharmers.

B

December06－Canada:

Forthoseofyouwhohavebeenfollowingthisstory,thethirdsuspect（嫌疑犯）intheCanadianCatMutilation（残害）casehasbeencaught.OnMarch8,afterjustunderayearofsearching,theFindMattCampaignreceivedinformationthatwouldcomfortmany.NowknownasMattewKaczorowski,21yearsold,thiscatmutilatorwaspickedupbythepolicefromthestreetsofVancouver.

InMay2001,threeyoungmentookayoungcat,named“Kensington”aftertheareaoftownfromwhereshewastaken,fromthestreettoahouse.Theybegantocruellytreatandmutilatehertodeath,videotapingtheattack.Twoofthesuspects,recognizedas21－year－oldJesseChamplainPowerand24－year－oldAnthonyRyanWennekers,werearrestedshortlyaftertheincident.Neitherhelpedthepoliceinanefforttofindthethirdsuspect,atthetimeknownonlyas“Matt.”

InMay2002,Katiesetupthe“FindMattCampaign”,withthegoalsofraisingpublicawareness（意识）aboutanimalcrueltyandhavingasmanyeyesaspossiblelookforMatt.

“Idon’tthinkMattwouldhavebeencaughthaditnotbeenforKatieWoodward’sinformation,”saidDetectiveGordonScott,oneofthearrestingofficers.

Kaczorowskifacesthechargesofanimalcruelty,theftunder$5,000andpossessionofpropertytakenbycrime,butonechargeremainsabsent:

thatofanimalcruelty.AccordingtoCanadianlaw,thiskindofcrimemustbechargedwithinsixmonths.

ThecaseisnowbeforetheCourts.

WhilefindingMattisabigstepintherightdirectionofthiscase,itisnotover.ItremainsthatKensington’sguardian（监护人）hasnotyetcomeforward.Itisimportantthatherguardianspeakouttolessenthepossibilityofthechargesbeingdropped.

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.AcatwaskilledcruellyinCanada.

B.ACanadiancatmutilatorwascaught.

C.Peoplepayattentiontoanimalprotection.

D.Nocrimescanescapefrombeingcharged.

6.Whichofthefollowingisincorrectorderaccordingtothetimewhentheeventshappened?

a.Mattwascaughtbythepolice

b.“FindMattCampaign”wassetup.

c.JesseandAnthonyweresoonarrested.

d.Threeyoungmenmutilateacattodeath.

e.Katiegottheinformationaboutthethirdsuspect.

A.b,e,a,d,cB.e,a,d,c,bC.d,c,b,e,aD.a,d,b,e,c

7.WhichoneofthechargesdoesMattcertainlyhavetoface?

A.Stealinglessthan$5,000.B.Hispossessionofproperty.

C.Thecrimeofanimalcruelty.D.Asix-monthimprisonment.

8.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.CatchingMattwaseasyforthepolice.

B.VeryfewpeoplecareaboutMatt’scase.

C.KatiestartedtheFindMattCampaigntoprotectanimals.

D.Thefinalresultofthecasedependsonthecat’sguardian.

C

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D

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Soundsmart?

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Companiescouldaddtheirinformationtooneofthestrips.Forexample,youcouldaskalibrarytoaddastriptoyourbankcard.

Barnhillhasalotofhobbies,includingdesigningwebsites.Hegottheideaattheageof9whenhesawhisfatherusingakeycardtoentertheirhotelroom.Hethought,"Thehotelsarewastingmoneywiththekeycards."So,insteadofusingahotel-issuedkeycard,guestscouldusetheircreditcards--ifthehoteladdedaspecialmagneticstrip.Atcheck-out,thestripwouldsimplyberemoved.

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