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.
Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal.He works 60 hours a week.He takes care of more than100 patients a week in the hospital and at his office.He's been a doctor for ten years.
Dr.Petrella offers lots of help to his patients.But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do.
He also sings to them on television! Dr.Petrella has his own TV show.The show is in Italian, English and French.The doctor starts the show with a song and then he explains a medical problem or disease in simple language.After that, he sings another song.
Dr.Petrella makes and performs in his own show every week.The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing.His dream is to perform in Las Vegas.
His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a CD of love songs that he wrote.Dr.Petrella says, “I always love to sing.All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr.Petrella was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer.So he went to a medical school.
Some people tell Dr.Petrella he can help people more as a doctor.But Dr.Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too.“I like to make people smile.Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile.Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing.They try to make people feel good.
Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.
(1)
In his TV show, Dr.Petrella __________.
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A.
sings love songs he wrote
B.
sings about different diseases
C.
sings and explains a medical problem
(2)
_________ isn't used in his TV show.
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A.
Russian
B.
English
C.
Italian
(3)
Dr.Petrella performs in his show 10 __________.
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A.
become famous
B.
make people feel good
C.
achieve his dream
(4)
From the article, we can know Dr.Petrella is __________.
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A.
talented and proud
B.
creative but lazy
C.
kind and helpful
(5)
What’s the best title(
标题)of the article?
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A.
Medicine and Entertainment
B.
His Dream Came True
C.
A Singing Doctor
阅读理解,阅读下列内容,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Televisions were among the most talked-about things at CES 2013-he 2013 International Consumer Electronic Show(国际消费类电子产品展销会)last week in Las Vegas, Nevada.They were bigger and better with some of the highest technology(技术).Some TVs used a new technology called OLED.They were bigger, thinner and lighter, offered better colour and were brighter than traditional TVs using LED.
Ultra High Definition TVs were also popular.Most of the TVs shown on the exhibition used 4k technology.
Smart TVs this year were smarter.Many offered technology that users have a more personalized(个性化的)experience.One such TV from TCL can know who is watching with the help of new technology.Then it can offer programmes according to the user's usual interest.Another TV from Panasonic offers a similar personalized user experience.
Size also played an important part in CES 2013.TVs changed in size from big to bigger, with at least two companies-Samsung and Hisense-showing TVs that are 110 inches large on the exhibition.
The yearly CES is the biggest technology show in North America and one of the biggest in the world.
It's a meeting of the brightest minds and the top leaders from many industries and those who want to know about the future.
Digital health and fitness inventions were also big at CES 2013.There was even a fork that tells you when you are eating too fast.
The show had over 3, 200 different companies showing more than 20, 000new products in about 26 miles of exhibition space.
(1)
Which difference between OLED and LED is NOT mentioned in the passage?
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A.
Weight
B.
Colour
C.
Size
D.
Price
(2)
The writer takes TCL and Panasonic for example to tell us ________.
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A.
smart TVs were smarter at CES 2013
B.
Ultra High Definition TVs were popular at CES 2013
C.
size played an important part in CES 2013
D.
digital health and fitness inventions were big at CES 2013
(3)
In which kind of the magazine can we probably read this passage?