英环保人士因福利争议辞RSPCA职务

UK Environmentalists Quit RSPCA Over Welfare Controversy

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刘立军供稿

Part I. QUESTIONS

Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Q1. What specific incidents led to the resignation of Chris Packham and Caroline Lucas from the RSPCA?

A. The RSPCA’s approval of new animal testing methods.

B. The discovery of financial mismanagement within the organization.

C. Videos showing improper treatment of pigs and cows in approved abattoirs.

D. A disagreement over the organization's stance on climate change.

Q2. What can be inferred about Chris Packham’s past actions and beliefs from the text?

A. He has been indifferent to animal welfare issues.

B. He has a history of opposing animal welfare organizations.

C. He has been known to support any practices within the animal welfare sector.

D. He has been actively involved in promoting wildlife and animal welfare.

Q3. What was Chris Packham’s primary concern regarding the RSPCA’s leadership as mentioned in the BBC interview?

A. The leadership’s prioritization of other issues over animal welfare.

B. The leadership’s failure to address the allegations of animal cruelty promptly.

C. The leadership’s lack of transparency in financial dealings.

D. The leadership’s involvement in the alleged acts of animal cruelty.

Q4. What is the main theme of the passage?

A. The internal conflicts within the RSPCA.

B. The resignation of two environmentalists from a prominent animal welfare organization.

C. The public’s reaction to the allegations of animal cruelty.

D. The challenges faced by animal welfare organizations in addressing cruelty.

Part II. TRANSCRIPT

UK Environmentalists Quit RSPCA Over Welfare Controversy

Two prominent environments men, environmentalists in Britain have been, have resigned as president and vice president for the world’s oldest animal welfare organization over allegations of cruelty at some of its approved abattoirs. (Q1) Chris Packham and Caroline Lucas quit the RSPCA after another animal campaign group released videos from abattoirs showing pigs being stunned incorrectly before slaughter and cows being prodded with an electric probe. In a BBC interview, Mister Packham accused the charity’s leadership of complete hypocrisy. (Q2) “Since I was a kid, I’ve done everything I can to improve wildlife and animal welfare. (Q3) And if I can’t make the progress as rapidly as I need to make, I can’t have my reputation damaged by people who are not putting that welfare at the forefront of their agenda.”

abattoir n. 屠宰场；屠宰厂

prod v. 戳；刺

hypocrisy n. 伪善；虚伪

Part III. KEY

Q1. C.【解析】细节题。根据“Chris Packham and Caroline Lucas quit the RSPCA after another animal campaign group released videos from abattoirs showing pigs being stunned incorrectly before slaughter and cows being prodded with an electric probe.”，可知在另一个动物运动团体发布了来自屠宰场的视频，视频中猪在屠宰前被错误地击晕，牛被电击棒戳刺，记录了屠宰场内猪和牛受到不当对待，这直接导致了Chris Packham和Caroline Lucas的辞职，因此答案为C。

Q2. D.【解析】推理题。根据“Since I was a kid, I’ve done everything I can to improve wildlife and animal welfare.”，Chris Packha在采访中提到，从小到大，他一直在尽所能改善野生动植物和动物福利。因此答案为D。

Q3. A.【解析】细节题。根据“And if I can’t make the progress as rapidly as I need to make, I can’t have my reputation damaged by people who are not putting that welfare at the forefront of their agenda.”，可知Chris Packham担心如果不能尽快取得所需的进展，他不能让他的声誉被那些没有把动物福利放在议程首位的人损害，这表明他担心的是领导层没有将动物福利放在最重要的位置，因此答案为A。

Q4. B.【解析】主旨题。整个段落主要讲述了两位著名环保人士因对RSPCA的一些批准屠宰场的虐待指控而辞去了他们的职务。因此答案为B。

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