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1、2019-2020年高中英语阅读集练-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”ofinteres
2、ting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats．Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intell
3、igence,orbeauty．Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange．Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds．Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopp
4、ortunityformentalandphysicalexercise．Thisresultsinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis．Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisismonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages．Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitin
5、gcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered．Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild．Zoostalkalotabouttheirc
6、aptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout．Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers．Haven’tweseenenoughpetitionstonamebabyanimals?Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem．
7、Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.【小题1】Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?A．Dangerous．B．Unhappy．C．Natural．D．Easy.【小题2】Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.A．remainincagesB．behavestrangelyC．attackotheranimals
8、D．enjoymovingaround【小题3】Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?A．Zoosarenotworththepubli
