首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] The German port of Hamburg has been offered $10,500 to change
[originaltext] The German port of Hamburg has been offered $10,500 to change
游客
2023-12-25
42
管理
问题
The German port of Hamburg has been offered $10,500 to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city’s association with hamburgers. "Hamburg could promote animal welfare and court sympathy for animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor. The German chapter of PETA, which claims 750,000 members worldwide, said the organization would give Hamburg’s childcare facilities 10,000 euros worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its name. But city officials in Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city which traces its roots to the ninth century, were unmoved. "I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I don’t even want to look at nonsense like this," said Klaus May, a city government spokesman. "But that doesn’t mean we Hamburgers don’t have a sense of humor." In its letter, PETA said the name Hamburg conjured up images of "unhealthy beef patties made of pulverized dead cattle" and "millions of people fall ill each year with fatal ailments like heart disease, cancer, strokes and diabetes from eating hamburgers."
The original "hamburger steak", a dish made of ground beef, traveled west with German migrants to the United States in the 19th century. The first mention of "hamburgers" appeared on a menu in a New York restaurant in 1834. Some historians trace its origins to a minced beef sandwich once popular with sailors in Hamburg. The city name "Hamburg" comes from the old Saxon words "ham" (meaning bay) and "burg" (meaning fortress). PETA recently made a similar offer to the US town of Hamburg, New York. But their $15,000 bid was rejected.
选项
A、The original meaning of Hamburg means bay and fortress.
B、Hamburg is the third largest city in the country.
C、The origin of Hamburg traces back to the ninth century..
D、Hamburg is where hamburger steak originated.
答案
B
解析
掌握有关专有名词的信息。根据该题选项特点,对原文中涉及专有名词 Hamburg的细节信息多加注意,即可解题。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3302804.html
相关试题推荐
Onissuessuchasclimatechangeandtrade,Chinahasactedmoreresponsibletha
InternetMarketingisfittinginwiththenewchangesofconsumingideasforthe
Ihearthatheknowsfourlanguages,suchasChinese,French,GermanandJapanes
AcenturyaftertheGerman-bornscientistformulatedhisfamoustheoryofrelati
Uponcompletinghisexaminationoverthepatient,thedoctorofferedhisjudgmen
Ifbeingcardedoutsuccessfully,theplanwillcompletelychangethetrafficco
Thoughmanyexchangestudentsundergoaperiodof________uponarrivalinthehos
TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)wassetupin1988toa
TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)wassetupin1988toa
TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)wassetupin1988toa
随机试题
Itwasquitealongtime______Irealizedwhathadhappenedtotheoldman.A、afte
[originaltext]Today’slecturewe’llcenterontheprehistoricpeopleofNev
TheCuttingEdgeEconomistsandgovernmentsagreet
Harrycamein______.[br]Harrywasa______kid.thinandanxious细节题。从第二段Hewas
Spendingtimeinabookshop______.[br]Howshouldanassistantdoinagoodsh
根据预期的健康教育效果,又可以将具体目标分为认知目标、()和健康目标3类。A.整
下列( )出人境行为,将被处1000元以上5000元以下罚款;情节严重的,处5日
下列哪项因素不能剌激肾素分泌? A.肾缺血B.血浆Na+浓度降低C.交感神
在体育运动中,运动员需要不时地聚一些白色的粉末,俗称"防滑粉",那么,防滑粉的主
十进制数18.25转换为二进制数为()。A.00010010.01 B.0
最新回复
(
0
)