首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] About 20,000 whales have been slaughtered since a ban on comm
[originaltext] About 20,000 whales have been slaughtered since a ban on comm
游客
2024-05-06
7
管理
问题
About 20,000 whales have been slaughtered since a ban on commercial whaling was introduced in 1986 and the death toll is rising each year. Norway and Japan killed over 1,000 whales in 1999 and they plan to kill even more. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has failed to stop the killing and a compromise deal may relax the ban allowing coastal whaling condemning many thousands more whales to a cruel death. In 1994, the IWC created a whale refuge in Antarctic waters and many believed the battle to save the whales had been won. But Japan has ignored the refuge and along with Norway continues to defy the whaling ban. As the environmental concerns increase whaling is no longer the issue it was or deserves to be. With little public awareness of the increasing whale slaughter, there has been no pressure to stop it. Consequently, the political will to confront the whalers and enforce the whaling ban has slipped away. Commercial whaling has ruined whale populations worldwide, pushing the entire species to the brink of extinction. There is still great scientific uncertainty about the size and status of remaining whale populations. Whales are facing increasing threats to their survival including increasing toxic pollution, massive over-fishing, boat collisions, habitat loss, ozone exhaustion and climate change. They need to be protected, not hunted. Commercial whaling is surprisingly cruel and unnecessary. It is morally indefensible. It should be condemned to history, to a time when sadly we knew no better!
选项
A、The impact of commercial whaling.
B、Why Japan and Norway continue to hunt whales.
C、The inaction of the IWC.
D、The immorality of commercial whaling.
答案
A
解析
What is the passage mainly about?
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3586708.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Whalewatchingisagrowingecotourismindustryaroundthew
[originaltext]Ourtopictodayisaboutfleasthatplagueallofuswhohave
[originaltext]W:Goodeveningandwelcometotonight’sprogram.Ourguestisth
[originaltext]W:Goodeveningandwelcometotonight’sprogram.Ourguestisth
[originaltext]W:Goodeveningandwelcometotonight’sprogram.Ourguestisth
[originaltext]M:Goodmorning.W:Goodmorning.Pleasecomeinandhaveaseat.
[originaltext]M:Goodmorning.W:Goodmorning.Pleasecomeinandhaveaseat.
[originaltext]M:Iguesswe’llhaveahotsummeragain.W:Iknow.Lastsummer
[originaltext]M:Iguesswe’llhaveahotsummeragain.W:Iknow.Lastsummer
[originaltext]M:Iguesswe’llhaveahotsummeragain.W:Iknow.Lastsummer
随机试题
[originaltext]TheConsumerPricesIndexfellto1.5%inMaycomparedwith1
Astheplanecircledovertheairport,everyonesensedthatsomethingwaswrong.
【B1】[br]【B4】[originaltext]Tensofthousandsofthepoorestpart-timestud
女性,17岁。心慌多汗半年。近1个月出现多饮、多尿就诊。体检:明显消瘦,双眼略突
缺口分析和久期分析采用的都是()敏感性分析。A.汇率 B.利率 C.商
药物服法叙述不正确的是A:驱虫药空腹服用B:安神药睡前服用C:南瓜子研粉冷开
Thechangeinthatvillagewasmiraculou
下列属于审计服务内在价值的根本的是()。A.独立性 B.客观性 C.全面性
银行对个人贷款市场进行营销的全过程为( )。A.市场环境分析—市场细分—市场选
老年期记忆力下降是由于()。A.记忆加工过程的速度变慢 B.工作记忆容量变大
最新回复
(
0
)