Cirque du Soleil(Say it:Serk du So-lay )is being accused of out-dated thinking about the dangers of AIDS. It is a modern acrobatic circus from Canada that tours in the United States and other countries.
Last April,the company fired Matthew Cusick because he was HIV positive. This was after he spent four months learning his part in an act.
A spokesman for the circus said Cusick was fired for safety reasons. They said he was a danger to others.
He disagreed.
Hundreds of people picketed a show in San Francisco. They said that firing him was not legal.
Cusick says the company knew he was HIV positive when they hired him. It was not fair to let him put so much time into learning his act, and then fire him before he performed. He says he is not a danger to others. People can only get AIDS if infected blood contacts another person's blood, or open wound. The company says what their acrobats do is very, very dangerous. They perform tricks without nets. Someone might fall and get hurt. It could be bloody. They say it is too risky to let a person with HIV take part in an act.
People who run the circus say it hurts to be accused of discrimination. Matthew Cusick says he feels hurt that he can't perform in the big blue and yellow tent.
Dozens of artists, actors, writers and entertainers got involved in protesting the firing of Matthew Cusick. Some names you might know are: the Actors' Equity Union (45,000 members ), Rosie O'Donnell, Rod McKuen, and Chad Allen. They also protested at a showing in Orange County. They said "HIV discrimination is unacceptable. "
( ) 48. Matthew Cusick__________
A. believes he was fired illegally
B. says he was not HIV positive
C. understands why he had to be fired
D. lives in San Francisco
答案：A
( ) 49. Protestors claimed it was wrong to fire Matthew Cusick merely because he was __________
A. a very good acrobat
B. not sick
C. unable to find other work
D. HIV positive
答案：D
( ) 50. Cirque du Soleil officials said their top concern was__________
A. regulations against job discrimination
B. the safety of other performers and the audiences
C. doing the right thing
D. making a lot of money
答案：B
( ) 51. Acrobats and gymnasts are in danger of hurting themselves in Cirque du Soleil perform ances because__________
A. they haven't practiced enough
B. the equipment is in need of repairs
C. they perform risky acts without nets
D. some are HIV positive
答案：C
Crocodiles(鳄鱼) lay their eggs and leave them under leaves or sand. Baby crocodiles have special sharp teeth with which to break their way out of the shells.
Crocodiles only live where it is hot. They are found in India, Australia, Africa and America.They spend most of their time lying around in the mud or the rivers. The crocodile's long powerful tail is used when the animal is swimming. It is also an excellent weapon, because it can be swung with great speed and force. One blow will knock down a man or even a big animal at once. The crocodile it very well protected against its enemies by the hard bony plates which cover most of its body, but because of the way its neck is formed, it cannot turn its head from side to side and so it can only see in front of itself. The crocodile has its teeth cleaned by the crocodile bird. For its food this bird takes the bits left in the crocodile's mouth. This helps the crocodile, which cannot clean its own teeth, for it cannot move its tongue up and down. With its rows of terrible pointed teeth it seizes its food, which
may be a fish, an animal, or even a careless human being, and then holds it below the water until it is drown to death.
The long-nosed crocodile is shy and timid and because of this, the people of West Africa where it lives, sometimes catch it for food. Many, many centuries ago there were crocodiles in England. We know this because we have found their bones buried far down in the earth on which London is built. But the Britain of today is too cold for them to live in. Crocodiles may grow to over thirty feet in length. When they lie floating in the water, they look like floating tree-trunks and it is often impossible to tell that they are there.
( ) 52. The female crocodile __________
A. buries her eggs
B. sits on her eggs
C. carries her eggs
D. eats her eggs
答案：A
( ) 53. The crocodile kills its food __________
A. over the water
B. beside the water
C. under the water
D. on the water
答案：C
( ) 54. The West Africans catch the crocodile because it is __________
A. wild and cruel
B. shy and timid
C. stupid and slow
D. slow and shy
答案：B
( ) 55. Wild crocodiles are not seen in England now because __________
A. they have all been shot
B. they are too dangerous
C. they are all hiding under the earth
D. they could not get used to the cold weather
答案：D
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