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高中英语阅读——科普环保类
1、阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments－mostlyforentertainmentpurposes－isfairandrespectful?Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals．However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats．Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty．Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange．Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds．Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise．Thisresultsinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis．Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages．Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered．Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild．Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout．Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers．Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem．Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.【小题1】Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?
A．Dangerous．
B．Unhappy．
C．Natural．
D．Easy.
【小题2】Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.
A．remainincages
B．behavestrangely
C．attackotheranimals
D．enjoymovingaround
【小题3】Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?
A．Zoosarenotw