London’s Chinese community(社区)dates back to the 18th century, when a small number of Chinese sailors moved to the city to work in Limhouse, east London．As time went on, other Chinese people came to this area and Limhouse began to be known as “Chinatown”．However, London’s Chinese community remained very small for many years：at the start of the 20th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain．
After the Second World War, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London．As Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war, they settled(定居)in a different area－a part of central London near Leicester Square．This area is now what Londoners call Chinatown．
At first, the new immigrants(移民)found it difficult to get jobs．In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese restaurant opened in London．Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful! Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and take-aways started opening in every part of the city．Instead of too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cooks, managers or waiters．Most of them enjoyed their lives and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas．
As time went by, London’s Chinese community became more and more successful．The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard．And most went on to get highly paid jobs．Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive outskirts．Chinatown, however, is still as lively as ever．
(1)
When did the first Chinese immigrants come to London?
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A．
In the 1950s．
B．
More than 200 years ago．
C．
After the Second World War．
D．
At the start of the 20th century．
(2)
Why did many Chinese immigrants come to London in 1950s?
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A．
Because it was easy for them to get jobs there．
B．
Because Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war．
C．
Because many British people enjoyed Chinese food．
D．
Because their children could study there and get highly paid jobs．
(3)
In the 1950s, Chinese immigrants came to London and worked as ________．
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A．
sailors
B．
farmers
C．
sailors and farmers
D．
restaurant workers
(4)
Where is London’s Chinatown now?
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A．
In the east of London．
B．
In Limhouse．
C．
Not far from Leicester Square．
D．
Outside the city．
(5)
According to this passage, if people live in the outskirts of a city, they live ________．
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．
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