Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those interesting birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 36  I became an animal collector in the first 37  .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 38    was not the traditional “mamma” or “daddy”,39   the word “zoo”, which I would 40  over and over again with a exciting 41   until someone, in groups to 42  me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 43  a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 44 of pets, ranging from owls(鹰) to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 45the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 46  to my collection of pets.
47 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 48  , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,49  were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 50  had enough money of my own to be able to 51  my first trip and I have been going 52  ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of  53  ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 54  all those who love animals and 55 . 

Watching bison up close is fascinating, like watching a grass fire about to leap out of control. With their huge, wedge-shaped heads and silver-dollar-size brown eyes, the 2,000-pound animals are symbols of another place and time. More than 100 bison now roam the 30,000-acre American Prairie Reserve in eastern Montana — the first time they’ve inhabited that region in a century. Direct descendants of the tens of millions of bison that once populated the Western plains, they represent an epic effort: to restore a piece of America’s prairie to the national grandeur that Lewis and Clark extolled two centuries ago. During that famous expedition across the Western states to the Pacific, the two explorers encountered so many bison that they had to wait hours for one herd to pass.
In order to protect what’s here and reintroduce long-gone wildlife (something the World Wildlife Fund is helping with), the American Prairie Foundation began purchasing land from local ranchers in 2004. It now owns 30,000 acres and has grazing privileges on another 57,000. Its goal over the next 25 years is to assemble three million acres, the largest area of land devoted to wildlife management in the continental United States.
Already, herds of elk, deer, and pronghorn antelope roam the grasslands, where visitors can camp, hike, and bike. Cottonwoods and willows are thriving along streams, creating habitats for bobcats, beavers, and other animals.
Not everyone shares APF’s vision. Some residents of Phillips County (pop. 3,904) worry that the area could become a prairie Disneyland, overcrowded with tourists. But the biggest obstacle is the ranchers themselves, whose cattle compete with prairie dogs and bison for grass and space.
“People like me have no intention of selling their ranches,” says Dale Veseth, who heads the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance of 35 families in Phillips County and whose family has been ranching here since 1886. “They’ve been a labor of love through the generations.” Instead, he wants APF to pay or subsidize ranchers to raise bison. This would be far less costly for the foundation, he argues, than buying the land directly.
【小题1】If you go to the American Prairie Reserve in eastern Montana, you will see ________.

Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those interesting birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 36  I became an animal collector in the first 37  .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 38    was not the traditional “mamma” or “daddy”,39   the word “zoo”, which I would 40  over and over again with a exciting 41   until someone, in groups to 42  me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 43  a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 44 of pets, ranging from owls(鹰) to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 45the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 46  to my collection of pets.

47 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 48  , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,49  were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 50  had enough money of my own to be able to 51  my first trip and I have been going 52  ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of  53  ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 54  all those who love animals and 55 . 

1.                A．how           B．where          C．when D．whether

2.                A．region         B．field           C．place D．area

3.                A．clearness       B．emotion        C．feeling   D．affection

4.                A．except         B．but            C．except for D．but for

5.                A．recite          B．recognize       C．read D．repeat

6.                A．volume         B．noise           C．voice D．pitch

7.                A．close          B．shut           C．stop D．comfort

8.                A．grew           B．was growing     C．grow D．grown

9.                A．many          B．amount         C．number  D．much

10.               A．living          B．seeing         C．liking D．exploring

11.               A．increase        B．include         C．add  D．enrich

12.               A．later           B．further         C．then  D．farther

13.               A．servant         B．keeper         C．member   D．assistant

14.               A．who           B．they           C．of which   D．which

15.A successfully    B. gladly       C. nearly       D. luckily 

16.               A．pay            B．finance         C．allow D．provide

17.               A．normally        B．often          C．usually    D．regularly

18.               A．unhappiness     B．sorrows        C．excitement     D．disappointments

19.               A．for            B．with           C．to    D．from

20.               A．voyage         B．travel          C．journey   D．Trip

Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe

collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the

zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is __1__ I became an animal

collector in the first __2__ .The answer is that I have always been interested

in animals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able to say

with any __3__ was not the conventional“mamma”or“daddy”，__4__ the word“zoo”，

which I would __5__ over and over again with a shrill __6__ until someone,

insgroupsto __7__ me up, would take me to the zoo.When I __8__ a little older,

we lived in Greece and I had a great __9__ of pets, ranging from owls to

seahorses, and I spent all my spare time __10__ the countryside in search of

fresh specimens to __11__ to my collection of pets.__12__ on I went for a year

to the City Zoo, as a student __13__ , to get experience of the large animals,

such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,__14__ were not easy to keep at

home.When I left, I __15__ had enough money of my own to be able to __16__ my

first trip and I have been going __17__ ever since then.Though a collector's job

is not an easy one and is full of __18__ ,it is certainly a job which will

appeal __19__ all those who love animals and __20__ .

1.A.how B.where C.when D.whether

2.A.region B.field C.place D.case

3.A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection

4.A.except B.but C.except for D.but for

5.A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat

6.A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch

7.A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort

8.A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown

9.A.many B.amount C.number D.supply

10.A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring

11.A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich

12.A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently

13.A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide

14.A.who B.they C.of which D.which

15.A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully

16.A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance

17.A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often

18.A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments

19.A.for B.with C.to D.from

20.A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry going into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is  36  I became an animal collector in the first 37 .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say  38 was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”, 39  the word “zoo”, which I would  40 over and over again with a shrill  41 until someone, in order to  42  me up, would take me to the zoo.When I  43 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great  44 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time  45  the countryside in search of fresh samples to  46 my collection of pets. 47  I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 48  , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, 49 were not easy to keep at home.When I left, I  50 had enough money of my own to be able to  51  my first trip and I have been going  52 ever since then .Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of  53  ,it is certainly a job which will appeal  54  all those who love animals and  55 .
36. A.how                  B.where                     C.when                      D.whether
37.A.region                B.field                       C.place                      D.case
38.A.clearly               B.quickly                   C.feelingly                 D.proudly
39. A.except               B.but                         C.except for               D.but for
40. A.recite                B.recognize                C.read                        D.repeat
41. A.sound                B.noise                      C.voice                      D.tone
42. A.close                 B.shut                        C.stop                        D.comfort
43. A.grew                 B.was  growing         C.grow                      D.is growing
44. A.many                B.amount                   C.number                   D.supply
45. A.examining         B.expanding               C.exploiting               D.exploring
46. A.devote               B.receive                   C.add                         D.multiply
47. A.Later                 B.Thus                       C.Still                        D. Yet
48. A.agent                 B. assistant                 C.member                  D.keeper
49. A.who                  B.that                        C.as                           D.which
50. A.luckily              B.gladly                     C.nearly                     D.successfully
51. A finance              B.provide                   C.allow                      D. pay
52. A.normally           B.regularly                 C.usually                    D.often
53. A.expectations       B.sorrows                  C.excitement              D.disappointments
54. A.for                    B.with                       C.to                           D.from
55. A.voyage              B.travel                     C.journey                   D.trip