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阅读理解 　　Many years ago,lots of zoos kept many kinds of animals in small cages．Small cages made it easy for people to see the animals,but a small cage is not a good place for an animal to live in．Today zoos keep animals in different kinds of cages．The cages are very big and open．They usually have plants and a little lake．The cages look like the animals' habitats(栖息地)． 　　Zoos help to protect animals in the wild．How do they do this?Zoos teach people how animals live in the wild．Zoos want people to protect the animals' wild habitats． 　　Many plants and animals are going extinct．Mammoths(猛犸象),which are related(有关的)with Asian elephants,are now extinct．There are no mammoths in the world today．Scientists say that seventy-four different kinds of living things go extinct every day! 　　Zoos are working together to stop animals from going extinct． (1) People kept animals in small cages years ago to ________． [　　] A． protect them B． feed them C． save them D． see them better (2) Today zoos keep animals ________． [　　] A． in smaller cages B． in bigger cages C． in big rooms D． in the wild (3) To protect animals,zoos ________． [　　] A． want people to feed the animals B． teach people more about animals C． are trying to keep all the animals D． are trying to free the animals． (4) A mammoth is a kind of ________ that has been extinct． [　　] A． elephant B． tiger C． bear D． fish (5) “An animal or a plant is extinct”means it ________． [　　] A． becomes very dangerous B． can't be found in the world any more C． is becoming more and more D． has fewer and fewer friends

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．B;4．A;5．B;
解析：

(1)	由短文第一段第二句可知人们在很久以前将动物饲养在小笼子里是为了人们更好地观看。
(2)	由短文第一段倒数第三句可知现在动物在更大的笼子里。
(3)	由短文第二段可知动物园为了保护动物，教人们很多有关动物的知识。
(4)	由短文第三段可知。猛犸象与亚洲象有联系。
(5)	由短文第三段可知“一种动物或植物消失”意味着“它将再也不会在世界上被发现”。