Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe
collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the
zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is __1__ I became an animal
collector in the first __2__ .The answer is that I have always been interested
in animals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able to say
with any __3__ was not the conventional“mamma”or“daddy”，__4__ the word“zoo”，
which I would __5__ over and over again with a shrill __6__ until someone,
insgroupsto __7__ me up, would take me to the zoo.When I __8__ a little older,
we lived in Greece and I had a great __9__ of pets, ranging from owls to
seahorses, and I spent all my spare time __10__ the countryside in search of
fresh specimens to __11__ to my collection of pets.__12__ on I went for a year
to the City Zoo, as a student __13__ , to get experience of the large animals,
such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,__14__ were not easy to keep at
home.When I left, I __15__ had enough money of my own to be able to __16__ my
first trip and I have been going __17__ ever since then.Though a collector's job
is not an easy one and is full of __18__ ,it is certainly a job which will
appeal __19__ all those who love animals and __20__ .
1.A.how B.where C.when D.whether
2.A.region B.field C.place D.case
3.A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection
4.A.except B.but C.except for D.but for
5.A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat
6.A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch
7.A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort
8.A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown
9.A.many B.amount C.number D.supply
10.A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring
11.A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich
12.A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently
13.A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide
14.A.who B.they C.of which D.which
15.A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully
16.A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance
17.A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often
18.A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments
19.A.for B.with C.to D.from
20.A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip
：
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. C
20. B
1根據(jù)下一句及隨后的內(nèi)容，作者講的是怎樣成為動物愛好者的(從小就喜歡動物)，應(yīng)當(dāng)選擇A.how。
2.in the first place是固定短語，意思是“首先”。此句意思是：別人經(jīng)常問到的問題之一，是當(dāng)初我是如何愛上動物的。
3.這句話的意思是：作者在呀呀學(xué)語之時，最早發(fā)清楚的音是“zoo”(動物園),而不是“媽媽”，“爸爸”，因此，應(yīng)選clarity“清晰”。填入其他選項emotion (感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection(友愛)不合邏輯。
4.but在此處連接另一個句子(it was the word“zoo”，“it was”被省略)，表示轉(zhuǎn)折，意為“而是”，Except,except for,but
for的用法接近，表示“除了……”。從意思上，邏輯上，都應(yīng)當(dāng)選but。
5.根據(jù)后面的over and over again,應(yīng)選“repeat”
6.小孩想去動物園，便不停地發(fā)出尖叫聲，故選“voice”。A shrill
voice與scream的意思接近。volume(音量)；noise(噪音)；pitch(音調(diào))均不合要求。
7.shut sb.up是指讓某人住口，為了讓孩子停止尖叫，只好帶他去動物園。
8.根據(jù)后面主句的時態(tài)，此處只能用一般過去時。
9.a great many后直接跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式；a great / large amount of后跟不可數(shù)名詞；只有a great /large number of后可以跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式。
10.living后必須接介詞in，意為“居住”；cultivating耕種；reclaiming開墾；只有exploring有探察的意思。
11.add to相當(dāng)于increase，增加。其余選項后面都不接to。
12.later on為固定短語，“后來”。
13.attendant仆人；keeper可理解為“飼養(yǎng)員”，但是a student
keeper容易被誤解為“收留學(xué)生的人”；aide有“助手”之義。作者一邊上學(xué)，一邊在動物園里打工，只能當(dāng)助手。
14.which在此引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾前面列出的動物。
15.因為錢是在動物園打工掙的，選successfully更能體現(xiàn)其含義。
16.finance my first trip意為“支付我的旅行費用”；pay后應(yīng)接介詞for；其他選項的意思相差甚遠(yuǎn)。
17.此句為現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時態(tài)，選regularly比較貼切。
18.此句是由though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句，應(yīng)與主句意思相對立。選項中，sorrows和disappointments與主句的appeal to相對立，但sorrows的分量太重。
19.appeal to為成語，意思是“吸引”。
20.excursion短途旅行；journey(從一地到另一地的)長距離，具體的旅途；travel旅行，旅游，海外旅行；trip旅行，遠(yuǎn)足。
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Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize② American schools,” he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”
Notes:
①    respectfully  adv. 尊敬地，謙恭地
②    criticize  vt. 批評，責(zé)備
Choose the best answers according to the above:
小題1:This year       __ teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.
A．twenty-three hundredB．thirteen hundred
C．over three thousandD．less than two thousand
小題2:The whole exchange programme is mainly to        __.
A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America
B．send students in America to travel in Germany
C．let students learn something about other countries
D．have teenagers learn new languages
小題3:What is particular in America schools is that        __.
A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.
B．there are a lot of outside activities
C．students usually take fourteen subjects in all
D．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car
小題4:After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought        __.
A．a(chǎn) better education should include something good from both American and Germany
B．German schools trained students to be better citizens
C．American schools were not as good as German schools
D．the easy life in the American school was more helpful to students

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