Question

The name might sound like that of a superhero, but Pooperman’s task is much more basic.

He, or she, is trying to shame the irresponsible dog owners of Lincoln into cleaning up behind their pets.

Pooperman sticks notes into dog waste that owners have failed to clean up, warning them not to do it again. The typed notes read, "Don’t leave it. You might be the one who steps in it the next time you walk this way."

While welcoming the purpose of the message, local government officers have rounded on Pooperman for producing even more rubbish.

They say they would prefer it if people told them when there was a problem rather than adding to the rubbish problem. The city of Lincoln government’s environmental officer, Tony Garner, said, "The public can help instead by observing dog owners to make sure they clean up after their pets, perhaps asking them to remove the waste if they try to leave it."

"If this doesn’t work we can take action — people can tell us who the owner is, give us a description of the owner and the dog, or simply tell us when and where they allow their dog to produce the waste."

"We can then focus our patrols(巡逻) and take action against irresponsible owners."

Sue Grace, a dog owner from Birchwood, Lincs, said, "I always clean up after my dog. It’s very irresponsible if you don’t."

"There’s nothing worse than stepping in dog waste or dragging your long lead through it, but I don’t know that putting notes on it is the answer."

"It’s good that the local government is fighting against dog waste, though it might take one or two prosecutions(起诉) to make any difference."

1.What does Pooperman try to do?

A.To have irresponsible dog owners remove dog waste.

B.To advise the local government to protect the environment.

C.To praise responsible dog owners for protecting the environment.

D.To remind the local government to deal with the dog waste problem.

2.What does the underlined part "rounded on" in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Punished. B.Blamed.

C.Laughed at. D.Worried about.

3.According to the environmental officer, the public can    .

A.punish irresponsible dog owners when necessary

B.report irresponsible dog owners to the police if possible

C.force irresponsible dog owners to clean up dog waste in some way

D.request irresponsible dog owners to clean up dog waste then and there

4.The dog owner Sue Grace believes that    .

A.the local dog owners are irresponsible

B.Pooperman is responsible and doing an effective job

C.the law may play a role in fighting against dog waste

D.the local government’s fighting against dog waste is successful

Skydive Greene County

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇社会现象类的文章，主要介绍了美国环境保护部门对于公共场合动物排泄物的处理方式等内容。

1. or she, is trying to shame the irresponsible dog owners of Lincoln into cleaning up behind their pets来看，Pooperman主要是督促那些不负责任的狗主人收拾宠物留下的排泄物，故选A。

2. welcoming the purpose of the message, local government officers have rounded on Pooperman for producing even more rubbish和后文来看，尽管 Pooperman的出发点是好的，但是政府仍然责怪他们导致动物产生的垃圾变得更多了，故选B。

3. "The public can help instead by observing dog owners to make sure they clean up after their pets, perhaps asking them to remove the waste if they try to leave it."可知，人们可以让狗主人跟在宠物后面当场清理垃圾，故选D。

4. good that the local government is fighting against dog waste, though it might take one or two prosecutions(起诉) to make any difference."可以判断狗主人也认为政府的法律会起到一定的作用，故选C。

考点：考查社会现象类阅读