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课时检测训练8必修第二册
UNIT 2 WILDLIFE PROTECTION
对应答案P44
I,阅读理解
but he has no doubt about it.Hunters bring in
A
more than 300,000 nutria tails a year.so part of
(2023·河南豫北名枚全真模拟)When you
Mouton's job these days is trying to promote fur.
were trying to figure out what to buy for the
Then there's Righteous Fur and its unusual
environmentalist on your holiday list,fur probably
fashion.Model Paige Morgan says."To give
didn't cross your mind.But some ecologists and
people a guilt-free option that they can wear
fashion(enthusiasts are trying to bring back
without someone throwing paint on them-I think
the market for fur made from nutria(海狸鼠).
that's going to be a massive thing,at least here in
Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and
New York."Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it
Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into
took her a while to come around to the opinion that
clothes in different styles."It sounds crazy to talk
using nutria fur for her creations is morally
about guilt-free fur-unless you understand that
acceptable.She is trying to come up with a label to
the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every
attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
year,"says Cree MeCree,project director of
1.What is the purpose of the fashion shows in
Righteous Fur.
New Orleans and Brooklyn?
Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that
A.To promote guilt-free fur.
they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail.Some of the
B.To expand the fashion market.
fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in
C.To introduce a new brand.
Brooklyn last month.
D.To celebrate a winter holiday.
Nutria were brought there from Argentina by
2.Why are scientists concerned about nutria?
fur farmers and let go into the wild."The
A.Nutria damage the ecosystem seriously.
ecosystem down there can't handle this non-native
B.Nutria are an endangered species.
species().It's destroying the environment.
C.Nutria hurt local cat-sized animals.
It's them or us,says Michael Massimi,an expert
D.Nutria are illegall