Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifefor“sport.”Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatchingandonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.
Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifefor“sport.”Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatchingandonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.
Thenumberofgunnershowevergrowsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandguncarryingasawayofputtingredderbloodintheveins(血管).Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactuallydesignedtostimulate(刺激)adesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingandbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat(栖息地).Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulationbutcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?Theredoesn'tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproved.
Wildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalone.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoottheyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.Theonlyanswerthenistobringthetruthaboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeople.
Nowitistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-buildingbutweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.Ifastheywouldhaveyoubelievegun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-characterthenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.
72.Accordingtothetextmostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause___________.
A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofit B.ithelpstobuildhumancharacter
C.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlife D.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol
73.Theunderlinedword"agony"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______________.
A.form B.Condition C.pain D.