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    Famous people have a lot of influence on cultural trends, like it or not. However, one trend that seems harmless but is actually damaging, is the pressure on stars to have their photos taken with exotic (奇异的) animals. Famous people who are asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread or who do so while on vacation always have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy targets for the often greedy amusement parks and illegal animals centers. Kind people are naturally drawn to places that claim(声称)to offer exotic animals safety and are eager to see elephants paint, to bug baby bears or to swim with dolphins. However, it turns out that many of these business persons are breeders(饲养动物者),dealers or exhibitors that are using famous people's goodwill for their own purposes.
    Many business persons continually keep the animals just so they'll have a constant supply of young animals in order to charge money for photos. Of course, the babies are lovely but they grow fast, and within a few weeks they are too big to handle. They'll spend rest of their lives. something decades, in small and empty cages or even be killed.
    In some Asian countries, elephants are kept in camps. A few camps are working to help elephants in trouble, but the vast majority are not, and training methods are barbaric(野蛮的)and cruel. As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William has a photo taken with an elephant, the chains go back on.
    Fans, tell the stars: stay away from exotic animals photos, and the animals will be grateful.



    What does the author intend to do with this passage? ______

    A. To show how stars influence cultural trends
    B. To urge governments to look into illegal animals centers
    C. To remind people to think about how to treat wild animals kindly
    D. To persuade stars not to have photos taken with exotic animals

    According to the passage we can learn that many business persons ______ .

    A. make a great effort to provide safety for animals
    B. aim to offer good chances for people to get close to animals
    C. take advantage of star's good intentions to make profits
    D. expect there to be little competition as exotic animals are rare

    Why do many business persons continually keep young animals? ______

    A. They expect to exchange them for many at the market
    B. They intend to increase the number of endangered animals
    C. They want to make sure of having enough of them for photos
    D. They can rescue more animals and get them out of trouble

    What can be inferred from the passage? ______

    A. Stars can have photos taken with exotic animals free of charge
    B. Many people follow stars and have photos taken with exotic animals
    C. Media exposure has failed to have any effect on famous people
    D. Stars feel sympathetic and concerned about mistreated animals
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