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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习科普环保类阅读理解（1）xx高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类阅读下面短文，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．H
2、owever,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats．Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavi
3、nglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty．Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange．Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoft
4、heanimals’naturalneeds．Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise．Thisresultsinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis．Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisismonamonganimalskeptin
5、smallspacesorcages．Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered．Captive
6、breeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild．Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout．Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcu
7、stomers．Haven’tweseenenoughpetitionstonamebabyanimals?Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem．Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.【小题1】Howwoul
8、dtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?A．Dangerous．B．Unhappy．C．Natural．D．Easy.【小题2】Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.A．remainincagesB．behavestrangelyC．attackotheranimalsD．enjoymovingaround【小题3】Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?A．Zo
