The first farm animal Jack ever{{U}} (51)
{{/U}}from a stockyard was a lamb{{U}} (52) {{/U}}Hilda. aam Sanctuary, 180 acres of
vegan heaven in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.{{U}} (53) {{/U}}, Jack
was living in a school bus near a tofu factory in Pennsylvania and{{U}} (54)
{{/U}}hot dogs{{U}} (55) {{/U}}support his animal{{U}} (56) {{/U}}operation. Now, more
than a thousand animals once{{U}} (57) {{/U}}for the slaughterhouse live here and on
another Farm Sanctuary property in California. Farm Sanctuary has a $ 5.7
million budget, fed{{U}} (58) {{/U}}part by a donor club named{{U}} (59) {{/U}}his{{U}}
(60) {{/U}}Hilda. Supporters can{{U}} (61) {{/U}}or a Farm Sanctuary MasterCard. As
Farm Sanctuary has grown,{{U}} (62) {{/U}}too has its influence. Soon, due in
part{{U}} (63) {{/U}}the organization's work, veal calves and pregnant pigs in
Arizona{{U}} (64) {{/U}}be kept in cages so. tight they can't{{U}} (65) {{/U}}. Eggs
from cage-free hens have become so popular that there is a national shortage. A
law in Chicago{{U}} (66) {{/U}}the sale of foie gras. All of these
developments reflect the maturation and sophistication of Jack and others in a
network of animal activists who have more control{{U}} (67) {{/U}}America's dinner
table than{{U}} (68) {{/U}}before. The gap{{U}} (69) {{/U}}animal lovers and animal
lovers who love to eat them is exactly{{U}} (70) {{/U}}Jack, a man who eats noodles
with margarine, soy sauce and brewer's yeast would like to
close.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 此处考查的是对文章大意的理解。全文讲述的是Jack作为动物保护主义者的经历。此句中from a stockyard(牲畜围栏)也提示我们要选择rescue为答案。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项围绕name的不同形式进行考查。a lamb named Hilda意为“一只叫做Hilda的小羊”,是a lamb which was named Hilda的省略形式。
【答案解析】[解析] 最后一句话:“what Jack, a man who eats noodles with margarine, soy sauce and brewer's yeast would like to close.”从语法角度看,其结构是what引导的名词性从句做表语,意为“Jack乐于去做的事情(消除隔阂)。”