36. London Zoo has kept elephants 　　　　　　.

A.　　 since last Sunday

B.　　　 for about one hundred years

C.　　　 for nearly two hundred years

D.　　 ever since it was built

35. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.　　 Traffic accidents take place easily in winter.

B.　　　 Fog and melting snow often cause car accidents.

C.　　　 The stopping distance on ice is as long as the usual one.

D.　　 In winter you should drive your car with great care.

B

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 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 animal park outside London. Its director-general (总经理), Michael Dixon, said, “We are sorry that the elephants are leaving; there have been elephants at London Zoo since 1831.”

London Zoo is not only losing its elephants. The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears 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 traveling 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 that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals.

34. In the passage the writer talks about a cup of coffee　　　　　 .

A.　　 to show how important smooth movements are

B.　　　 to ask the drivers to bring some soft drinks with them

C.　　　 to tell the drivers to be more relaxed

D.　　 to show how it can be spilled

33. According to the passage, the writer thinks that 　　　　　　.

A.　　 people should not drive in the snow

B.　　　 drivers should think more about problems in winter driving

C.　　　 people drive too fast in winter

D.　　 winter drivers should stop their cars less

32. People can 　　　　　　after reading this passage.

A.　　 find out about the weather

B.　　　 get some information on driving lessons

C.　　　 learn about better driving

D.　　 decide which is the best season for traveling

31. The writer tries to　　　　　 in this passage.

A.　　 show his dislikes about bad winter weather

B.　　　 give information about winter weather

C.　　　 ask people not to drive in winter

D.　　 advise people about safe driving in winter

29. A. didn’t　　　　　　　　 　 B. couldn’t　 C. wouldn’t　　　　　　 　 D. shouldn’t

28. A. help　　　　　　　　　 　 B. favor　　 C. respect　　　　　　　　 　 D. chain

27. A. breath　　　　　　　　 　 B. gas　　　 C. money　　　　　　　　 　 D. sight