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1、TextA?Article1-2CHILikeAnimalsLauraA.Moretti1“Whydoyousupposeyoulikeanimalssomuch?”wasthequestionputtomeonChristmasEve.Iknewmyfamilywasexpectingmetosaysomethinglike,“Ilikeanimalsbecausethey’recleverandfuntoplaywith.”2ButinsteadIsaid,“Ilikeanimalsbecausethey’rehonest.”NTextA?Article3-4CH3“Abou
2、twhat?”oneofmybrothersasked—asifhonestyweremerelyabouttellingthetruth,andeveryoneknowsanimalscan’ttalk!Hisquestionwasmetwithheartylaughter.4“Ilikeanimalsbecausetheydon’tpretendtobesomeonethey’renot,”Icontinuedinmyreply.“Animalsdon’tfaketheirfeelings.”NTextAArticle5-6?CH5Weweresittingonsofasan
3、darm-chairsafterourdinnerandpresent-opening.Coffeewasbeingserved,soIseizedtheopportunity.6“Ilikeanimals,”Iadded,“becausetheyonlytakeoutoflifewhattheyneed.Theydon’tabusetheirenvironment,pollutetheirwaterandtheairtheybreathe.Theydon’tbuildweaponsofmassdestructionandusethemagainstothers—particul
4、arlymembersoftheirownspecies.Ilikeanimalsbecausetheyhavenouseforthosethings.”TextAArticle7-9?CH7“That’sbecausetheydon’tknowanybetter,”mysisterargued.“Theydon’tdothosethingsbecausetheydon’tknowhow.”8“Lionsdon’tgettogether,”Icounteredher,“anddecidehowtoexterminatezebras—theirverysourceoffood.Id
5、on’tthinkit’sbecausetheydon’tknowhow.Ithinkit’sbecauseit’scounter-productive.”9Theylaughed.NNTextAArticle10?CH10“Ialsolikeanimals,”Icontinued,“becausetheydon’tdwellonthingsofthepast,norusethemasexcusesforbehaviorinthepresent.Andtheydon’tplantolivesomedayinthefuture;theylivetoday,thismoment,fu
6、lly,completely,andpurely.Ilikeanimalsbecausetheylivetheirliveswithsomuchmorefreedomthanhumanslivetheirs.”TextAArticle11-13?CH11“That’sbecausetheydon’tthink,”oneofmycousinsoffered.12“Isthatthedifference?”Iwondered.“Youmeanttosaytheydon’tthinkthewaywethink.”13Theroomhadbecomestrangelyquiet.Iwas
7、amazedathowcloselymyfamilywaslistening.NTextAArticle14?CH14“Moreover,”Iadded,rememberingwhyIwasananimalrightsactivist,“animalsarethemostvictimizedlivingcreaturesonearth:morethanchildren,morethanwomen,morethanpeopleofcolor.Ourprejudiceenablesu
