Paws and passion讓貓不再流浪

江海連

Meowzart發起了一場涵蓋中國280余所高校的有關流浪貓的比賽，此項活動有望提高流浪貓被領養的概率，展現了學生團體在動物救助中的積極作用。

主題語境：人與動物 篇幅：345詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1 A unique cat competition happened from Jan 21 to Feb 21， featuring stray cats frommore than 280 universities across China.

2 This event was organized by Meowzart， one of China's largest animal welfare plat?forms for college students. Using a mini?program on a Chinese social media platform，people can view profiles of the cat candidates from each university. The profiles includepictures and detailed information about the cats， such as their ages， breeds， personalities，and even highlight moments on social media.

3 On the Meowzart mini?program， there areprofiles of over 18，312 cats from more than 340university cat care communities. It is hoped thatthe increased attention on these newfound felinecelebrities will boost their chances of adoption.Across China， young people are actively involvedin rescuing and adopting stray cats in their own unique ways. Almost every university hasstudent?led associations dedicated to protecting stray cats on campus. These organizationsnot only provide food for the cats but also facilitate their adoption.

4 Meng Yan， the founder of Meowzart， emphasizes that student communities play a significant role in the rescue of stray cats. However， these young people face numerouschallenges. As students， they often struggle with financial problems and lack the means tosustain their organizations beyond fund?raising efforts. Their limited experience and re?sources also put them at a disadvantage when dealing with schools and negotiating withthose responsible for severe cases of cat abuse. Some students even face misunderstandingfrom others who perceive them as neglecting their studies.

5 Meng hopes that her platform can unite young cat enthusiasts. Since its establish?ment in 2021， Meowzart has been working to establish connections with university commu?nities. By assisting them in raising cat and encouraging the creation of cat?related works，the platform gradually builds trust among its members. The platform now provides guid?ance for students and operates a mini?program that allows student communities to easilyshare adoption information. All of these initiatives encourage students to promote“starcats”on their campuses， create merchandise for charitable sales， and organize activities tofully unleash their potential for rescuing stray cats.

Reading Check

Detail

1. What kind of information is included in the cats profiles on the?Meowzart mini?program？

A. Their weight. B. Their living habits.

C. Their personalities. D. Their favorite food.

Detail

2. What is the purpose of the cat competition organized by Meowzart？

A. To provide entertainment for the university students.

B. To increase the adoption rates of stray cats.

C. To raise funds for student?led cat associations.

D. To create a cat profile database for research purposes.

Vocabulary

3. What does the underlined word“facilitate”in paragraph 3 mean？

A. Encourage. B. Prevent.

C. Organize. D. Ignore.

Detail

4. What does Meowzart encourage students to do for stray cats？

A. To create merchandise for profitable sales.

B. To focus on their studies rather than caring for cats.

C. To make full use of their potential for rescuing cats.

D. To discourage the adoption of stray cats.

Language Study

Ⅰ. 日積月累

unique adj. 獨特的

feature v. 以……為特色

profile n. 簡介

candidate n. 候選人

breed n. 品種

mini?program n. 小程序

feline adj. 貓科動物的

boost v. 使增長

adoption n. 收養

emphasize v. 強調

sustain v. 維持

fund?raising n. 籌款活動

negotiate v. 談判

abuse n. 虐待

charitable adj. 慈善的

potential n. 潛力

limited experience 有限的經驗

be involved in 參與到

dedicate to 致力于

play a significant role in 在……中發揮重要作用

Ⅱ. 語法填空

Every year on May 21， Campus Cat Day 1.?________ （celebrate）. 2.?________ （devote）members of university stray cat communities express their creativity by crafting variousartworks inspired by these charming felines， 3.?________ they then share on Meowzart.The platform will select the most outstanding pieces for 4.?________ （recognize）. In 2023，students from over 200 universities across China and individuals from all walks of lifecreated over 40，000 works in 5.?________ （vary） artistic fields， including photography，video production， creative design， meme crafting， painting， writing， dance 6.?________ music. Nearly 4000 works were chosen as finalists， 7.?________ （result） in 20 universitysocieties being honored with the Best Society Award.

8.?________ the help of Meowzart， student communities collaborate with professionalveterinarians to develop educational materials about 9.?________ （rescue） and caring forcats. For example， the cat society at Xinyang Normal University 10.?________ Henan Prov?ince wrote about the basics of the Trap?Neuter?Return （TNR） method. TNR is a globallyrecognized， humane， and effective approach for managing the population of stray cats.