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　　Visitors to museums have to pay “voluntary” admission fees, Boris Johnson, the mayor(市长)of London, urged yesterday．He said that encouraging visitors to set a value on museums and art galleries, which have been free since 2001, would work extremely well．Mr．Johnson held up New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art as a model．Although New York's museums are officially free, visitors are strongly encouraged to pay a recommended entry fee of ＄20．At the Met, entry is impossible without first going to the ticket desk．

　　Mr．Johnson's spokesman later admitted that free admission was a “huge draw” for London, but he said, “Having visited the Met last week, the mayor is impressed by how they maximize voluntary contributions and believes there are lessons to be learnt．” Mark Jones, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, told The Times that the museum already requested a ￡3 donation but was not as forceful as New York's institutions．He said, “I'm not in favor of anything that makes people feel they won't want to go because they feel like they will have to pay．”

　　When entrance fees to national museums were decided not to be charged here in 2001, there was a 70 percent increase in visitor numbers in the first year．Political parties have since been unwilling to suggest change, despite concerns about cost．Hugo Swire, the former Shadow Culture Secretary, was dismissed in 2007 for suggesting that “museums and galleries should have the right to charge if they wish”．

　　Some in the art community argue, however, that free entrance has done little to increase the breadth(广泛)of visitors and has caused shortfalls in the budget for the museums．In response to it, Colin Tweedy, chief executive of Arts ＆ Business, said that Britain was “leading the world” in allowing its treasures to be freely available．He said, “To return to museum charging would be a return to the dark ages．”

　　Ben Bradshaw, the Culture Secretary, said, “The mayor revealed his true intention when he suggested those who could afford it should be encouraged to contribute to the arts．I believe it is a disaster for the culture, arts and sport．” He thinks that free museums and galleries have once been one of this Government's great successes．

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　　Michael Jackson, the American pop legend, died of a cardiac arrest(心脏骤停)in a Los Angeles hospital, just weeks before he hoped to resurrect(复活)his four-decade long career with a series of sold-out shows in London．The pop superstar was taken to the University of California at Los Angeles medical centre last night, and doctors tried resuscitation(使苏醒，使复活)in the ambulance．He did not regain consciousness and was reported dead about three hours later．

　　"My brother, the legendary King of Pop, passed away on Thursday 25 June at 2：26pm, " his brother Jermaine said, "We believe he suffered a cardiac arrest at his home, however the cause of his death is unknown until the results of the autopsy(验尸)are known．The personal physician who was with him at the time attempted to resuscitated him．"

　　A spokesman for the UCLA medical centre said, "When he arrived at hospital at approximately l：14pm, a team of doctors attempted to resuscitate him for a period of more than one hour, but they were unsuccessful．" Police said they were investigating, which is the standard procedure in such cases．

　　Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long decline from his peak in the 1980s when he was music's greatest all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV．His 1982 album Thriller, which included the blockbuster hits Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller is still the best-selling album of all time, with over 50m copies sold worldwide．

　　The world famous entertainer had planned a series of 50 concerts in London from 12 July．Although in the last two decades his reputation was destroyed by charges of child molestation(骚扰)and his fantastic public behavior, all tickets were sold within hours, proving the King of Pop had enduring appeal．

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　　How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments— mostly for entertainment purposes— is fair and respectful?

　　Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals．However,most zoos remain “collections”of interesting“things”rather than protective habitats（栖息地）．Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored,lonely,and far from their natural homes．

　　Zoos claim（声称）to educate people and save endangered species（物种）,but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals' natural behavior,intelligence,or beauty．Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages,and most signs only mention the species' name,diet,and natural range（分布区）．The animals' normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don't usually take care of the animals' natural needs．

　　The animals are kept together in small spaces,with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise．This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis．A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages．Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars,and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth,a sign of unhappiness and pain．

　　Furthermore,most animals in zoos are not endangered．Captive breeding（圈养繁殖）率of endangered big cats,Asian elephants,and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild．Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out．In fact,baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers．Haven't we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?

　　Actually,we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them．Instead of supporting zoos,we should support groups that work to protect animals' natural habitats．

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