What is the major topic of this speech? [br] [originaltext] Norway and Japan

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问题 What is the major topic of this speech? [br]  
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 sanctuary in Antarctic waters and many believed the battle to save the whales had been won. But Japan has ignored the sanctuary and along with Norway continues to defy the whaling ban. As environmental concerns increase, whaling is no longer the issue once was or deserves to be. Consequently, the political will to confront the whalers and enforce the whaling ban has slipped away. Commercial whaling has devastated 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, entanglement in fishing nets, boat collisions, habitat loss, ozone depletion and climate change. They need to be protected, not hunted.(14)Commercial whaling is appallingly 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、less serious
B、more serious
C、more objective
D、less objective

答案 A

解析 语义理解题。根据句(12)可知,国际捕鲸委员会建立了鲸鱼保护区,那时很多人认为保护鲸鱼的战役已经打赢了。但是日本和挪威总是无视这条规定。另外随着人们对环境问题的日益关注,捕鲸活动不再得到应有的重视。所以政治家们对捕鲸的行为也越来越放松了,即没那么严肃了。可知A是正确答案。
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