Question

    When we see a person in deep sorrow， our immediate reaction is to lend a hand． Not to do so would be a moral failure． But what if we see an animal in deep sorrow， does the same logic apply？

This question was raised following the "rescue" of a group of penguins from an icy gully in Antarctica． It was filmed for the BBC wildlife series Dynasties．

The film crew was alarmed when they saw that a group of penguins had fallen into a gully and been trapped with their young． The crew dug a shallow ramp so that a few of the penguins could save themselves．

The case has taken the international media by storm． Viewers watching this episode let out a sigh of relief on social media． "I'm so glad． I understand not getting directly involved， but a helping hand isn't intervening right？" viewer Kathryn Shaw tweeted．

However， others think that human intervention is unnatural． It's an unwritten rule among documentary filmmakers that they are there to observe， not to intervene， according to CBS News． For example， in another episode of Dynasties， David the chimpanzee， was left to die after he was filmed being beaten up by other chimps．

"Tragedy is a part of life． You can't have sunshine throughout your life． To have done anything else would only make matters worse and distort （扭曲）the truth，" said the show's creator David Attenborough，according to The Times．

In this case， however， Mike Gunton， the executive producer of the series， said that this was a one-off situation． "There were no animals going to suffer by intervening． It wasn't dangerous． You weren't touching the animals and it was just felt by doing this…they had the opportunity to not have to keep slipping down the slope，" he told the BBC．

Such cases are familiar to Paul Nicklen， wildlife photographer for National Geographic．

"I have a practical view when it comes to the natural rhythm （节律）of life，" he told Metro． "If it's ever a dangerous situation， no matter how gut-wrenching， you stay out of the way． Even when you are watching a male polar bear eat the young．"

But he said that he would help animals if he saw no real gain or disruption （扰乱） to the ecosystem．

Indeed， there will always be two sides to the coin， and human beings will forever be conflicted in such circumstances． "There's no rule book in those situations． You can only respond to the facts that are right there in front of you，" Will Lawson， the show's director， told Daily Mail．

1.The case has taken the international media by storm because ______ ．

A. people all over the world prefer documentaries of Antarctica

B. people were very curious about how the penguins died

C. what the film crew did upset people all over the world

D. it has caused a heated discussion on human intervention in wildlife

2.The underlined word "gut-wrenching" in Paragraph 9 probably means ______ ．

A. highly embarrassing B. slightly worrying

C. very comforting D. extremely upsetting

3.From this essay， we can learn that human intervention ______ ．

A. is a topic rarely mentioned by international media

B. once resulted in chimpanzee's death directly

C. is usually not expected in making documentary films

D. surely breaks the natural rhythm of life

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。短文主要对在南极洲冰冷的沟壑"拯救"一群企鹅，引起了国际媒体的强烈反响，引发了人们对野生动物干预的激烈讨论．

1.细节理解题。由第五段“However， others think that human intervention is unnatural． It's an unwritten rule among documentary filmmakers that they are there to observe， not to intervene， according to CBS News”． 可知，然而，也有人认为人类的介入是不自然的。据哥伦比亚广播公司新闻报道，在纪录片摄制者中，这是一个不成文的规则，他们只是在那里观察，而不是干预。该案件引起了国际媒体的强烈反响，因为它引发了人们对野生动物干预的激烈讨论。故D选项正确。

2.词义猜测题．由第9段“If it's ever a dangerous situation， no matter gut-wrenching， you stay out of the way．”并结合下句的例子 Even when you are watching a male polar bear eat the young．如果这是一个危险的情况，无论多么痛苦，你都不能阻止。所以第9段下划线的“gut-wrenching”一词可能指的是 extremely upsetting“极度令人难过的”。故D选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由短文倒数第三段"I have a practical view when it comes to the natural rhythm （节律）of life，" he told Metro． "If it's ever a dangerous situation， no matter how gut-wrenching， you stay out of the way． Even when you are watching a male polar bear eat the young．"可知，说到生活的自然节奏，我有一个实际的观点。他告诉Metro。“如果这是一个危险的情况，无论多么痛苦，你都不能阻止。甚至当你看着一只雄性北极熊吃掉自己的幼崽”。所以通过所说的内容可以推测出，制作纪录片时通常不会进行人为干预。故C选项正确。