首页
登录
职称英语
It was two years ago today that the hunting ban came into force, supposedly
It was two years ago today that the hunting ban came into force, supposedly
游客
2023-12-27
45
管理
问题
It was two years ago today that the hunting ban
came into force
, supposedly ending centuries of tradition. However, the law has been an unmitigated failure-not that either side is shouting about it.
It was a nightmare vision that struck fear and
loathing
into the hearts of millions. When the hunting ban became law, it was said, 16, 000 people would lose their jobs, thousands of hounds would be put down, rotting carcasses would litter the countryside, hedgerows would disappear, riders would face on-the-spot fines, law-abiding people from doctors to barristers would be dragged from their horses and carted off to prison, while dog owners would be
prosecuted
if their mutt caught a rabbit.
These were just some of the claims as desperate countryside campaigners battled to save their sport in the lead-up to the hunting ban, which Labour rammed into law using the Parliament Act on November 18, 2004.
For many, the fears were real. Others exaggerated as they fought an increasingly aggressive anti-hunting lobby which had rejected acres of independent evidence affirming that hunting is the most humane way of killing foxes. In the battle to"fight prejudice, fight the ban" , every emotive argument was deployed.
For its part, the anti-hunting brigade extravagantly claimed that the ban would put an end to the rich parading in red jackets. A senior Labour MP, Peter Bradley, admitted in this newspaper that it was, as many suspected, about "class war". He lost his seat shortly afterwards. But people in red coats did not disappear.
In fact, none of the forecasts came true. What did happen was something nobody had predicted : the spectacular revival and growth of hunting with hounds. In short, the hunting ban has been a failure.
Today, on the second anniversary of the ban’s coming into force on February 18, 2005, new figures show that participation in the sport has never been higher. It is so cheerful that two new packs have been formed, something that has not happened for centuries.
They include the seductively named Private Pack, set up by the financier Roddy Fleming in Gloucestershire. It operates on an invitation-only basis, a sort of hunting private members’ club. This can only mean one thing: like it or not, hunting is cool. Young people are taking it up, enticed by the element of
rebellion
and the mystique of what actually happens as hunts attempt to keep within the law. [br] The word "loathing" underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______.
选项
A、disgust
B、dislike
C、hatred
D、intention
答案
A
解析
根据文中第二段的内容“It was a nightmare vision that struck fear and loathing intothe hearts of millions”可知,这是一个噩梦,让几百万人们的心感到恐惧和厌恶。选项中的A项为“厌恶”符合文意。B项“不喜欢”,C项“讨厌”,D项“意向”,这三项均不符合题意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3309346.html
相关试题推荐
Becauseexcessivelyhuntinghasdepletedmanywildlifespecies,gamepreservesa
Becauseexcessivelyhuntinghasdepletedmanywildlifespecies,gamepreservesa
Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce,supposedly
Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce,supposedly
Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce,supposedly
Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce,supposedly
Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce,supposedly
Becauseexcessivelyhuntinghasdepletedmanywildlifespecies,gamepreservesa
Becauseexcessivelyhuntinghasdepletedmanywildlifespecies,preservationzon
Becauseexcessivelyhuntinghasdepletedmanywildlifespecies,gamepreservesa
随机试题
Mostpeoplewouldbe【71】bythehighqualityofmedicine【72】tomostAmericans
(1)Debatesamongcandidatesarerareinmostcountries.Buttheyhavebecome
下列情况中,能引起心交感神经活动减弱的是()A.动脉血压降低 B.血容量减少
在我国,监护制度适用于( )。A.无民事行为能力人 B.精神病人 C.限制
A.鞣质,挥发油,树脂B.松萝酸,巴尔巴地衣酸,地衣酸C.藻胶酸,粗蛋白,甘露醇
妊娠合并心脏病开始使用抗生素预防感染的合适时间是A.无论什么时候使用均可 B.
急性前壁心肌梗死最常见的心律失常是A.心房颤动 B.预激综合征 C.房室传导
下列不属于证券经纪业务技术风险的是()。A:交收失误 B:通信设施发生技术故障
房地产企业A在某城市主要经营高端住宅项目,该城市高端住宅市场竞争激烈,A地产企业
从投料开始就跟踪、监督且参加全面的质量验收并写出检验报告的是()派驻的监造检验人
最新回复
(
0
)