Question

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 (兽皮)?
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 (伦理学) 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 (副产品) 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(鸵鸟)farms, the skins account for roughly 80 percent of the slaughtered (宰杀)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(屠宰场) 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.
【小题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.

【小题2】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 (区别) between them.

C．Wearing fur is generally more acceptable.

D．Wearing leather is cheaper than wearing fur.

【小题3】What is Marc Bekoff’s attitude towards sales of fur?

A．Sympathetic.

B．Careless.

C．Tolerant.

D．Opposed.

Answer 1

【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】D 

解析试题分析：本文是对West Hollywood's ban on fur products这一禁令的讨论，有人支持，有人反对。
【小题1】A 主旨大意题。本文是对West Hollywood's ban on fur products这一禁令的讨论，有人支持，有人反对。故A正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据第二部分第一句话My view is that animals do not have basic rights.说明他认为大卫没有权利可言，所以不应该和人有平等的权利。故D正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据第三部分Some say leather is  less cruel because it's a byproduct (副产品) 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.说明她认为在fur于leather之间还是有点差别的，不能混为一谈。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据最后一段第一句West Hollywood's ban is a move in the right direction.说明他认为这个禁令是一个进步，说明他是反对出售毛皮制品的。故D正确。
考点：考查社会类阅读
点评：本文是对于禁止使用皮毛制品，人们的不同反应，注意对不同人的不同的观点的对应。同样在阅读时，注意细节的掌握及提高推理能力。