The city of Rome has passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals. All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs.
This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs.
“The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Cirinna, the councilor (議員)behind the new law.
“It’s good to do whatever we can for our animals who in exchange for a little love fill our existence with their attention,” she told a Rome newspaper.
The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind.
“Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world. It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals who deserve our respect and compassion every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Last year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines and prison sentences. Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules.
The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day.
The new law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dogs’ tails to make them look lovelier. The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats. The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks.
小題1:The new law passed in Rome will ________.
A．help improve fishing environment
B．guarantee better conditions for goldfish
C．stop people from catching goldfish
D．discourage keeping goldfish at home
小題2:People in Rome believe that the civilization of a city can be judged by its ________.
A．exchanges with other cities
B．protection for ancient ruins
C．a(chǎn)wareness of animal protection
D．recognition of animal lovers
小題3:The underlined word “compassion” in Paragraph 6 is the closest in meaning to ________.
A．pityB．praiseC．supportD．popularity
小題4:People may break the law in Turin if they ________.
A．keep their dogs or cats in cars
B．feed homeless animals in car parks
C．raise their cats near ancient ruins
D．shut their dogs home all day long

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

小題1:推斷題。根據(jù)第五段“The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind.”可以推斷出禁止金魚碗后,金魚的生活條件將更好。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)第三段“The civilization of a city can be measured by this”,這里的this指的是第一段這些保護動物的措施,所以羅馬居民認為城市文明體現(xiàn)在保護動物的意識上。
小題3:詞義猜測題。compassion和前面的詞義類似,是“同情”的意思,pity也是“同情、憐憫”的意思。
小題4:推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day.”可知在Turin法律規(guī)定如果每天遛狗不到3次將會被罰款。所以在Turin把狗整天關在家里是違法的。
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