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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“
2、things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats．Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intel
3、ligence,orbeauty．Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange．Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds．Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandli
4、ttleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise．Thisresultsinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis．Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages．Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedhead
5、movementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered．Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild．Z
6、oostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout．Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers．Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputa
7、nendtothereasonspeoplekillthem．Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.【小题1】Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?A．Dangerous．B．Unhappy．C．Natural．D．Easy.【小题2】Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.A．remainincages
8、B．behavestrangelyC．attackotheranimalsD．enjoymovingaround【小题3】Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?A．Zoosarenotworththepublicsupp
