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18．Zoos divide opinion：there are those who think it is cruel （残忍的） to keep animals locked up while others believe zoos are important for the survival of endangered species．
To think that zoos imprison animals is to misunderstand what zoos are about．Without zoos many of the creatures we love and admire would no longer exist．Every single day，over one hundred animal species vanish．Scientists predict that as early as 2050 one quarter of the Earth's species will become extinct（绝种的）．
Some animals are in danger because they are hunted．Worriedly，the population of tigers has already fallen by ninety-five percent．Other species are in danger because of a lack of food．For example，there are fewer than 1300 giant pandas left in the wild．
Zoos have special breeding programs to help those animals in danger．These breeding programs are proving very successful．As Irene Shapiro from Zoo and Wildlife Support says，"the Puerto Rican Parrot has grown in numbers from just thirteen to about eighty-five and the Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey，which has almost died out twenty years ago，has been reintroduced back into the wild．"
Unfortunately，not everyone understands this important role zoos play．For example，Brian Featherstone from the Anti-Zoo Forum says，"I can't believe we take animals from the wild and put them in cages for the entertainment of the public!We should view them on film or TV in their natural environment．"
However，this misses the point．A zoo does more than display animals to the public．It ensures their survival．Without zoos you would not be able to see many of these animals on TV or anywhere else!
67．What's the writer's attitude towards zoos？C
A．He shows no opinion either for or against them．
B．He thinks that they are unnecessary and cruel．
C．He believes they play an important environmental role．
D．He expresses a desire that more of them be built．
68．The underlined word"vanish"in Paragraph 2 most probably meansB．
A．remain           B．disappear        C．become rarer         D．get killed
69．According to the passage some people do not agree with zoos because theyD．
A．are too expensive to run            
B．put animals in danger
C．do not provide enough food            
D．keep animals locked up
70．According to the writer，the most important function of the zoo is toC．
A．make a lot of money                 
B．entertain visitors
C．ensure animals'survival               
D．educate the public．

Answer 1

分析 这篇文章讲述了一个动物园更重要的作用是保护动物的生存，离开了动物园，我们将不会看到这么多的动物．

解答 CBDC
67．C  细节题．根据文章Unfortunately，not everyone understands this important role zoos play．可知，作者认为动物园在保护动物方面发挥着重要的作用．故选C
68．B  推断题．根据文章Without zoos many of the creatures we love and admire would no longer exist．Every single day，over one hundred animal species vanish．离开了动物园，我们对动物的爱和赞美将不复存在，每天，都会有一百多种动物消失．所以，vanish的意思是消失．故选B
69．D 细节题．根据文章there are those who think it is cruel to keep animals locked up 可知，一些人不认同动物园，是因为动物园将动物关起来是残酷的．故选D
70．C 细节题．根据文章最后一段A zoo does more than display animals to the public．It ensures their survival．Without zoos you would not be able to see many of these animals on TV or anywhere else!可知，动物园最大的作用是他们保护了动物的生存．故选C

点评 本篇文章不难，首先把握好作者的写作中心思想，对动物园的作用展开论述．对于细节题，学生在理解全文的基础上要对题目中关键字在文章中迅速定位，找到相对应的出处，答题比较备选答案的区别及和文章信息最相关的是哪个，即那个就为正确答案．