首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Ever since it was claimed that a medicine made from the Chinese three-striped box turtle could cure cancer, demand for the produ
Ever since it was claimed that a medicine made from the Chinese three-striped box turtle could cure cancer, demand for the produ
admin
2012-07-10
54
问题
Ever since it was claimed that a medicine made from the Chinese three-striped box turtle could cure cancer, demand for the product has increased, making the turtle the most expensive to be found in China’s food markets. Huge sums of money have been made selling
the medicine
. The turtle — along with a few other Cuora species — was once imported into China by the pet trade.
Exporters obtained the specimens in the food markets rather than going out to collect them in the wild. Treatment of the turtles prior to reaching the markets resulted in many of them being diseased. Packed tightly into crates, often for journeys of several weeks without food, it is little wonder that many specimens exported to western countries fared poorly when purchased as pets.
Throughout the Far East turtles and tortoises have featured in various cultures and certain religions. They have also been used for hundreds of years for food and medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is probably the greatest threat to the three-striped box and to the thousands of other turtles that are imported yearly into China. Turtles are well known for their longevity, which it is thought will be passed on to those eating them. Turtle blood, bones and shells — particularly the plastron (ventral part of the shell) — are thought to have medicinal properties and be able to cure a number of ailments. Turtle eggs are also used for food and medicine. The medicinal value of the turtles is open to question, and it is possible that herbs could produce the same effects. Any beneficial substances from the turtles could also be synthesized chemically, so as to prevent the killing of turtles.
The southern part of China has become more prosperous in recent years, and the demand for turtles has increased dramatically. Turtle dishes are served in restaurants and regarded as an expensive delicacy, even a status symbol.
As turtle supplies in China dwindled, traders started importing the animals from Vietnam. As a result, many Vietnamese turtles have now disappeared from their haunts in the wild. To satisfy growing demand, importers have now turned to sources farther afield, including Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, India, Bhutan and Indonesia.
Since biologists started studying turtles in Chinese food markets, several previously unknown and extremely rare species have been found; some are on Appendix I of CITES. At the present rate of collection such specimens, and even species not yet discovered, could soon be extinct. The three-striped box turtle is simply one among dozens of other species flooding into China, but its high value makes it a special target for collectors.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph?
选项
A、Biologists began to study new species of turtles for Chinese food markets.
B、Biologists discovered a few rare species of turtles as a result of search previously
C、Some species of turtles will soon be extinct if they are caught and killed at the present speed.
D、Turtles will soon be a target for rare collectors as dear as pearl and diamond.
答案
D
解析
是非题型选项A,B的内容在第六段第一句中有提及;选项C的内容在第六段第二句中有提及;因此D为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/r45O777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
IsEarthGettingWarmer?TheNationalAcademyofSciencesclaimedrecentlythatpeopleshouldcautionratherthanpanicabou
IsEarthGettingWarmer?TheNationalAcademyofSciencesclaimedrecentlythatpeopleshouldcautionratherthanpanicabou
IsEarthGettingWarmer?TheNationalAcademyofSciencesclaimedrecentlythatpeopleshouldcautionratherthanpanicabou
IsEarthGettingWarmer?TheNationalAcademyofSciencesclaimedrecentlythatpeopleshouldcautionratherthanpanicabou
IsEarthGettingWarmer?TheNationalAcademyofSciencesclaimedrecentlythatpeopleshouldcautionratherthanpanicabou
IsEarthGettingWarmer?TheNationalAcademyofSciencesclaimedrecentlythatpeopleshouldcautionratherthanpanicabou
InfluenzaandVaccinesThereisnospecificcureforinfluenza.Recommendedtreatmentusuallyconsistsofbedrestandincre
Printmakingisthegenerictermforanumberofprocesses,ofwhichwoodcutandengravingaretwoprimeexamples.Printsaremad
CancerandChemicalsLastyear,CaliforniagovernorGeorgeDeukmejiancalledtogethermanyofthestate’sbestscientificmi
CancerandChemicalsLastyear,CaliforniagovernorGeorgeDeukmejiancalledtogethermanyofthestate’sbestscientificmi
随机试题
A.桂枝汤B.归脾汤C.小建中汤D.当归补血汤E.补中益气汤(1996年第91,92题)劳倦内伤,气血俱乏,营卫失调,手足烦热,咽干口燥,舌淡苔白,脉细弦者,治宜选用()
A.问发病的时间与诱因B.问患者社会经历C.问配偶的患病情况D.问患者的饮食嗜好E.问素体健康状况属于问既往史的是
创业投资企业的经营范围限于( )方面。
注册安全工程师有()情形之一的,不予续期注册。
某工程组织非节奏流水施工,两个施工过程在4个施工段上的流水节拍分别为5、8、4、4天和7、2、5、3天,则该工程的流水施工工期是()天。
下列属于一般房屋建筑工程的是()。
中国共产党第十七届中央委员会第六次全体会议,于2011年10月15日至18日在北京举行。全会审议通过了()。,
查询设计器的“排序依据”选项卡对应于SQL-SELECT语句的______短语。第(11)到(12)题中使用的两个数据表:职称和职工表的结构如下:“职工”表:职工号C(4),姓名C(8),性别C(2),职称号C(4),工资N(7,2)
——______isonthewall?——Amapoftheworld.
WiththeStartofBBCWorldServiceTelevision,millionsofviewersinAsiaandAmericacannowwatchtheCorporation’snews(36
最新回复
(
0
)