【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] 31-35 The German port of Hamburg has been offered ＄10,500 to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city's association with hamburgers. "Hamburg could promote animal welfare and court sympathy for animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor. The German chapter of PETA, which claims 750,000 members worldwide, said the organization would give Hamburg's childcare facilities 10,000 euros worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its name. But city officials in Hamburg, Germany's second largest city which traces its roots to the ninth century, were unmoved. "I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I don't even want to look at nonsense like this," said Klaus May, a city government spokesman. "But that doesn't mean we Hamburgers don't have a sense of humor." In its letter, PETA said the name Hamburg conjured up images of "unhealthy beef patties made of pulverized dead cattle" and "millions of people fall ill each year with fatal ailments like heart disease, cancer, strokes and diabetes from eating hamburgers." The original "hamburger steak", a dish made of ground beef, traveled west with German migrants to the United States in the 19th century. The first mention of "hamburgers" appeared on a menu in a New York restaurant in 1834. Some historians trace its origins to a minced beef sandwich once popular with sailors in Hamburg. The city name "Hamburg" comes from the old Saxon words "ham" (meaning bay) and "burg" (meaning fortress). PETA recently made a similar offer to the US town of Hamburg, New York. But their ＄15,000 bid was rejected. [分析] 事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据题干中关键词PETA和letter可定位到原文相关信息“Hamburg could... by changing its name to Veggieburg，” the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor由此可知，该协会在信中要求将城市更名。因此A项内容与原文相符，是正确答案。 [解题关键] 掌握文中涉及的重要人物的引言内容，是解题的关键。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[分析] 数字信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文The German chapter of PETA，which claims 750，000 members worldwide... 即 PETA德国分部称该组织全球有750，000名会员。由此可见，该组织在德国的会员人数并未告之。因此D项内容与原文含义相符，是正确答案。 [解题关键] 正确理解相关定语从句的内容，有助于解题。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[分析] 观点态度的找寻和判断。 关于官方态度，原文中说But city officials in Hamburg... were unmoved 官方对此不为所动，并且官方发言人进一步说“I cannot afford to waste my time with this．I don't even want to look at nonsense like this.”由此可见，官方对此事的态度是没时间浪费在此事上，甚至不愿理会这种无聊事。因此A项“不感兴趣的，冷漠的”与原文意思相符，是正确答案。 [解题关键] 将相关重要单词或词组进行简单归纳。本题原文中讲话者表达观点时，使用了unmoved，cannot afford to waste time，nonsense，将其进行简单归纳可知，与选项中 indifferent“冷漠的，冷淡的”意思相当。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[分析] 事实细节的找寻和判断。 关于Hamburg的情况，根据原文But city officials in Hamburg，Germany's second largest city which traces its roots to the ninth century... —可知，该城为德国第二大城市，因此A项内容与原文意思不符。 [解题关键] 掌握有关专有名词的信息。根据该题选项特点，对原文中涉及专有名词 Hamburg的细节信息多加注意，即可解题。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[分析] 因果关系的找寻和判断。 根据原文，PETA认为Hamburg 这个名字使人联想到“用粉碎的死牛做成的不健康的肉饼”，而且millions of people fall ill each year with fatal ailments like heart disease，cancer， strokes and diabetes from eating hamburgers 即每年成百万的人都因食汉堡包而患心脏病、癌症、中风和糖尿病等致命疾病。因此可推断，该组织认为中风是食用汉堡包的结果。由此可见，D项内容与原文意思相符，是正确答案。 [解题关键] 根据介词判断因果关系。本题相关原文中使用from 表明了其后内容是前面所列疾病的原因。