Zoos divide opinion ： there are those who think it is cruel to keep animals locked up while others believe zoos are essential for the survival of endangered species.
To argue that zoos imprison animals is to misunderstand what zoos are about. Without zoos many of the creatures we love and admire would no longer exist. Every single day，over one hundred animal species vanish. Scientists predict that as early as 2050 one quarter of the Earth’s species will become extinct.
Some animals are in danger because they are hunted. Alarmingly, the population of tigers has already fallen by ninety-five percent. Other species are in danger because of a lack of food. For example, there are fewer than 1300 giant pandas left in the wild.
Zoos have special breeding programmes to help those animals at risk. These breeding programmes are proving extremely successful. As Irene Shapiro from Zoo and Wildlife Support says, “the Puerto Rican Parrot has grown in numbers from just thirteen to about eighty-five and the Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey, which has almost ceased to exist twenty years ago, has been reintroduced back into the wild. ”
Unfortunately, not everyone understands this important role zoos play. For example, Brian Featherstone from the Anti-Zoo Forum says, “I can’t believe we take animals from the wild and put them in cages for the entertainment of the public! We should view them on film or TV in their natural environment.，’
However, this misses the point. A zoo does more than display animals to the public. It ensures their survival. Without zoos you would not be able to see many of these animals on TV or anywhere else!
小題1:What’s the writer’s attitude towards zoos?
A．He shows no opinion either for or against them.
B．He thinks that they are unnecessary and cruel.
C．He believes they play an important environmental role.
D．He expresses a desire that more of them be built.
小題2:The underlined word “vanish” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _____.
A．remainB．disappearC．become rarerD．get killed
小題3:According to the passage the world’s tiger population _____.
A．will rise by 5% next yearB．is relatively stable
C．is 95% smaller than in the pastD．has fallen to 95%
小題4:According to the passage some people do not agree with zoos because they _____
A．a(chǎn)re too expensive to runB．put animals in danger
C．do not provide enough food D．keep animals locked up
小題5:According to the writer ，the most important function of the zoo is to _____.
A．make a lot of moneyB．entertain visitors
C．ensure animals’ survivalD．educate the public

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章講述了一個動物園更重要的作用是保護動物的生存，離開了動物園，我們將不會看到這么多的動物。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Unfortunately, not everyone understands this important role zoos play.可知，作者認為動物園在保護動物方面發(fā)揮著重要的作用。故選C
小題2:推斷題。根據(jù)文章Without zoos many of the creatures we love and admire would no longer exist. Every single day，over one hundred animal species vanish.離開了動物園，我們對動物的愛和贊美將不復(fù)存在，每天，都會有一百多種動物消失。所以，vanish的意思是消失。故選B
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Alarmingly, the population of tigers has already fallen by ninety-five percent.可知，令人驚訝的是，老虎的數(shù)量已經(jīng)下降了百分之九十五。 選C
小題4:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章there are those who think it is cruel to keep animals locked up 可知，一些人不認同動物園，是因為動物園將動物關(guān)起來是殘酷的。故選D
小題5:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段A zoo does more than display animals to the public. It ensures their survival. Without zoos you would not be able to see many of these animals on TV or anywhere else!可知，動物園最大的作用是他們保護了動物的生存。故選C
點評：文章不難，首先把握好作者的寫作中心思想，對動物園的作用展開論述。對于細節(jié)題，學(xué)生在理解全文的基礎(chǔ)上要對題目中關(guān)鍵字在文章中迅速定位，找到相對應(yīng)的出處，答題比較備選答案的區(qū)別及和文章信息最相關(guān)的是哪個，即那個就為正確答案。
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