Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail. Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.
Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild. “The ecosystem down there can’t handle this non-native species(物种). It’s destroying the environment. It’s them or us,” says Michael Massimi, an expert in this field.
The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades, but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s, the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.
Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana. He says it’s not easy to convince people that people that nutria fur is green, but he has no doubt about it. Hunters bring in more than 300,000 nutria tails a year, so part of Mouton’s job these days is trying to promote fur.
Then there’s Righteous Fur and its unusual fashions. Model Paige Morgan says,“To give people a guilt-free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them – I think that’s going to be a massive thing, at least here in New York.” Designer Jennifer Anderson
admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable. She’s trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
28. What is the purpose of the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn?
ATo promote guilt-free fur.BTo expand the fashion market.CTo introduce a new brand.DTo celebrate a winter holiday.29. Why are scientists concerned about nutria?
ANutria damage the ecosystem seriously.BNutria are an endangered species.CNutria hurt local cat-sized animals.DNutria are illegally hunted.30. What does the underlined word "collapsed" in paragraph 5 probably mean?
ABoomed.BBecame mature.CRemained stable.DCrashed.31. What can we infer about wearing fur in New York according to Morgan?
AIt's formal.BIt's risky,CIt's harmful.DIt's traditional.
23 第(1)小题正确答案及相关解析
正确答案：A
23 第(2)小题正确答案及相关解析
正确答案：A
23 第(3)小题正确答案及相关解析
正确答案：D
23 第(4)小题正确答案及相关解析
正确答案：B
D
I have a special place in my heart for libraries. I have for as long as I can remember. I was always an enthusiastic reader, sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child. Stories were like air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties, I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library,
My first job was working at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years old. It was a dream job and I did everything from shelving books to reading to the children for story time.
As I grew older and became a mother, the library took on a new place and an added meaning in my life. I had several children, and books were our main source (来历) of entertainment. It was a big deal for us to load up and go to the local library, where my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them.
I always read, using different voices, as though I were acting out the stories with my voice and they loved it! It was a special time to bond with my children and it filled them with the wonderment of books.
Now, I see my children taking their children to the library and I love that the excitement of going to the library lives on from generation to generation.
As a novelist, I've found a new relationship with libraries. I encourage readers to go to their local library when they can't afford to purchase a book. I see libraries as a safe haven (避风港)for readers and writers, a bridge that helps put together a reader with a book. Libraries, in their own way, help fight book piracy (盗版行为) and I think all writers should support libraries in a significant way when they can. Encourage readers to use the library. Share library announcements on your social media. Frequent them and talk about them when you can.
32. Which word best describes the author's relationship with books as a child?
ACooperative.BUneasy.CInseparable.DCasual.
33. What does the underlined phrase "an added meaning" in paragraph 3 refer to?
APleasure from working in the library.BJoy of reading passed on in the family.c. Wonderment from acting out the stories.CA closer bond developed with the readers.
