Long long ago, there was a poor family. The mother had a son. The son often went to steal(偷) things. Every time he brought something home, his mother was happy. Once he brought her some money. She did not ask him how and when he got it. She just said, “That’s very good.”
Many years passed, the little boy grew up and became a full?time thief. One day the police caught him and took him to the court(法庭). The judge(法官) said that he must die for his crimes (罪). But before dying, he could have one last wish. The son asked for his mother. He said that he wanted to see her tongue(舌头). The mother came and stuck out(伸出) her tongue. Then the son bit(咬) his mother’s tongue, and it began to bleed(流血) immediately(立刻). Everyone was surprised. They wanted to know why he had hurt his mother.
The son answered, “My mother did not tell me that it is wrong to steal. And so I am here now.” The judge then decided that the son should not die. The son later became a good man, and lived to an old age.
(1)
The mother thought what her son did was ______.
A.good B.wrong C.bad D.glad
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(2)
When the little boy became a young man, he ______.
Last Sunday the elephant keeper at London Zoo, Jim Robson, was killed by one of the elephants he loved.This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the future(将来)of London Zoo-and maybe for all of Britain's city zoos.
London Zoo said that it would move its three elephants to a wild(野生的)animal park outside London.Its director-general(总经理), Michael Dioxn, said,“We are sorry that the elephants are leaving; there have been elephants at Lon-don Zoo since 1831.”
One British newspaper said that though many small animals were very interesting, most people wanted to see big animals-and most of all elephants.
London Zoo is not only losing its elephants.The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears(熊)have already gone.Outside the elephant house at London Zoo, a woman called Mary said she hoped the zoo could keep big animals.“This is the only way the young people can see animals without travelling to other countries,”she said.
Zoos are not very good places for animals, but they can help to well keep them.Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos.
Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry.“If we send them back to the wild they will die.If you take away big animals, people will stop visiting London Zoo.It can survive(继续生存)at the moment, but it won't survive in the future.”
However, Mary Rosevear, directory of the Federation(联合会)of Zoos, believes(相信)that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals.
(1)
London Zoo has kept elephants ________.
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A.
since last Sunday
B.
for about one hundred years
C.
for nearly two hundred years
D.
ever since it was built
(2)
Zoos are important because ________.
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A.
they can make a lot of money
B.
there are many animals living in them
C.
there are some big animals there
D.
they can keep animals and help children learn about them
(3)
The underlined word“it”in the passage refers to(指)________.
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A.
the elephant
B.
London Zoo
C.
the bear
D.
the wild animal park
(4)
London Zoo might face a big problem because ________.
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A.
the elephants in the zoo will be killed
B.
the elephants may also kill other people
C.
it may have fewer visitors in the future
D.
no one would like to be an elephant keeper any more
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.
The writer hopes that big animals except elephants should be kept in London Zoo.
B.
London Zoo and the public(公众)have different ideas about where to keep the big animals.
C.
Some animals in the park are still dangerous to visitors.
D.
Some people think that the big animals will die if they are sent to the wild animal park.