上海市建平中学2023-2024学年高三英语3月检测英语试题.docx

上海市建平中学2023-2024学年高三英语3月检测英语试题

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Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Animal-rightsactivistsoftencomplainthatcutebeastsgetmoresympathythanuglyones.Ifso,onewouldthinkalovelycreaturelikethemink(貂)wouldbeeasytoprotect.YetintheNetherlands,minkistheonlyanimal1canstilllegallybefarmedfortheirfur.Thatisabouttochange.OnAugust28ththegovernmentbroughtforwardtothisyearaban2mink-farmingthathadbeenscheduledtotakeeffectin2025.Thetimetablewasspedupnotbecauseminkhadbecomemoreadorable,3becausetheycancontractCOVID-19andspreadittohumans.

Dutchfarmersnormallyraisedabout2.5millionminksayear,4(make)theNetherlandstheworld’sfourth-largestproducerafterDenmark,ChinaandPoland.InApril,acoupleofminksandthefarmhandswhotendedthem5(diagnose)withCOVID-19.Genetictracingshowedthatatleasttwoworkershadprobablybeeninfectedbymink,ratherthantheotherwayaround.Theaffectedanimalsweredestroyedandstricterhygieneruleswereimposed,butbysummerthevirushadspreadtoathirdofthecountry’sfarms.

ThatwasawinfortheNetherland’sPartyfortheAnimals,whichhasfourseatsinthe150-memberparliament.In2013,6helpedpassthelawthatgaveminkfarmersuntil2025togetoutofthebusiness.Somemembersofparliamentclaimthatthecompensation7(pay)fordestroyingtheinfectedminkswashigherthanthemarketpricefortheirfur.

Furfarmerssaymodernstandardsallowminkstoberaisedhumanely,and8theyarenotabigreasonforthespreadofthevirus.Butminkstendtolivebythemselves