19.Modern zoos are different from those built fifty years ago.At that time zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world.The animals lived in cages with iron bars.Although the zoo keepers took good care of them,many of the animals did not feel comfortable,and they often fell ill.
In modern zoos,people can see animals in more natural conditions.The animals are given more freedom in larger places so that they can live as they would in nature.Even the appearance of zoos has changed.Trees and grass grow in cages,and water flows through the places the animals live in.There are few bars; instead,there is often a deep ditch,filled with water,which surrounds a space where several sorts of animals live together as they would naturally.In an American zoo,the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with trees,some small animals and many birds,and large enough for the birds to live naturally.In a zoo in New York,with the use of special night light,people can observe certain animals that are active only at night,when most zoos are closed.Some zoos have special places for visitors to watch animals that live in the desert or under water.
Modern zoos not only show animals to visitors,but also keep and save rare animals.For this reason,fifty years from now,the grandchildren of today's visitors will be able to enjoy watching these animals.
56.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?D
A.American Zoos. B.Wild Animals.
C.Protecting Animals. D.Modern Zoos.
57.In modern zoos,A.
A.animals have more freedom
B.animals are no longer taken good care of
C.different kinds of animals are kept separately
D.visitors can walk wherever they like
58.The biggest difference between modern zoos and zoos in the past isC.
A.modern zoos are larger
B.modern zoos have more animals
C.modern zoos provide natural living conditions for animals
D.modern zoos do not have keepers
59.We can infer from the passage thatD.
A.a zoo in Now York is only open at night.
B.Americans spent more money in building zoos 50years ago
C.zoos fifty years later will be different from what they are today
D.modern zoos play an important part in protecting rare animals.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了现代动物园,人们可以在自然状态下看到的动物,不仅向游客展示动物,而且还保存和保存珍稀动物.
解答 56.D.主旨大意题.通读全文,可知文章主要讲了现代动物园,人们可以在自然状态下看到的动物,不仅向游客展示动物,而且还保存和保存珍稀动物;故选D.
57.A.细节理解题.根据第二段:The animals are given more freedom in larger places so that they can live as they would in nature可知在现代动物园动物拥有更多的自由;故选A.
58.C.推理判断题.根据第二段:The animals are given more freedom in larger places so that they can live as they would in nature可知现代动物园和动物园的最大区别是现代动物园为动物提供自然生活条件;故选C.
59.D.推理判断题.根据最后一段:Modern zoos not only show animals to visitors,but also keep and save rare animals可知现代动物园保护珍稀动物发挥重要作用;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.