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1、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”ratherthanp
2、rotectivehabitats．Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty．Zooskeepanimalsinsm
3、allspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange．Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds．Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise．Thisresult
4、sinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis．Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages．Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackan
5、dforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered．Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild．Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspecies
6、dyingout．Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers．Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem．Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshould36supportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’natur
7、alhabitats.【小题1】Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?A．Dangerous．B．Unhappy．C．Natural．D．Easy.【小题2】Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.A．remainincagesB．behavestrangelyC．attackotheranimalsD．enjoymovingaround【小题3】Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?A．Zoosarenotworththepub
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