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【題目】When I was a little kid, one of my favorite things to do was going to the zoo. I have recently heard that there are debates as to whether elephants should live in zoos or should they wander around free. My position is that elephants should live in zoos for people to see.

Many experts say that elephants have a good life living in zoos. There are 78 zoos that exhibit elephants. Most zoos are taking the necessary steps to make living conditions better for the elephants. They are doing things such as replacing hard floors with sand or dirt. This makes it easier for them to wander around. Zoos are also expanding their elephant house to give the large animals more room to go around.

Zoos also protect endangered species. According to the World Wildlife Fund, in 2014 the total population of African elephants was around 700,000, and the Asian elephant population was around 32,000. The Asian elephants are on a path to dying out. Without zoos, they all are likely to disappear within our lifetime. The National Zoo plans to spend millions of dollars on a new Asian elephant habitat. That way, they can start their own group if the Asian elephants are gone.

There are people who want zoos to empty all of their elephant displays. If they decide to do so, it would take the chance to see elephants up close away from people. That could change the public’s favorable opinion of elephants. National Zoo director John Berry says that allowing visitors to experience the elephants up close encourages people to care about endangered species. During one of my visits to the zoo, it was a very hot day. I was sweating a lot. Big Ben, the largest elephant on display, walked up to me and gently squirted(噴) my face with water from his trunk. Everyone was amazed at what he did. That was a very nice thing for Big Ben to do. I am sure that elephants are the nicest animals on earth. I wish all zoos would keep their elephant displays open to the public. I want all my friends to be able to experience what I did with Big Ben.

I feel zoos should follow all the necessary steps to keep elephants in zoos. I would raise money at my school if I thought it would help to keep elephants in zoos.

【1】According to the passage, what do we know about the Asian elephants?

A. They are living in a new habitat.

B. They are at the risk of disappearing.

C. They prefer wandering on hard floors.

D. They often squirt people’s face with water.

【2】The underlined word “displays” in Paragraph 4 means ___________.

A. products B. trades

C. habitats D. exhibitions

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards keeping elephants in the zoos?

A. Objective. B. Disapproving.

C. Supportive. D. Doubtful.

【4】Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?

CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point C: Conclusion

A. B.

C. D.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】文章介紹了大象在動(dòng)物園生活引發(fā)了人們的爭(zhēng)議，作者對(duì)此表達(dá)了自己的觀點(diǎn)，并力圖證明大象應(yīng)該生活在動(dòng)物園里。

【1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段The Asian elephants are on a path to dying out. Without zoos, they all are likely to disappear within our lifetime.(亞洲象正在走向滅絕的道路。沒(méi)有動(dòng)物園，它們很可能在我們的有生之年消失。)可知，亞洲象正在瀕臨滅絕，B項(xiàng)描述正確，故選B。

【2】D詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)后邊If they decide to do so, it would take the chance to see elephants up close away from people.（如果他們決定這樣做，人們就有機(jī)會(huì)近距離的觀看大象了），可知display是exhibition（展覽）的意思。故選D。

【3】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段My position is that elephants should live in zoos for people to see.（我的觀點(diǎn)是大象應(yīng)該生活在動(dòng)物園里供人們觀看）可知，作者的態(tài)度是支持的。故選C。

【4】A篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。文章第一段提出了作者的觀點(diǎn)My position is that elephants should live in zoos for people to see.大象就應(yīng)該生活在動(dòng)物園里供人們觀賞；在第二段中提出了論據(jù)Many experts say that elephants have a good life living in zoos.許多專家說(shuō)，大象在動(dòng)物園里過(guò)得很好；第三段Zoos also protect endangered species動(dòng)物園也保護(hù)瀕危物種，并介紹了非洲象和亞洲象的現(xiàn)狀；第四段There are people who want zoos to empty all of their elephant displays很多人希望動(dòng)物園把他們的大象都展示出來(lái)，以及展示的好處和作者的經(jīng)歷，通過(guò)這三個(gè)部分來(lái)論證大象應(yīng)該生活在動(dòng)物園。最后一個(gè)段落，作者綜述了觀點(diǎn)動(dòng)物園應(yīng)該按照所有必要的步驟來(lái)把大象放在動(dòng)物園里。也就是整篇文章以“總—分—總”的形式進(jìn)行了論述，故選A。