Question

阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

A

Years ago, as we know, zoos kept animals in cages. Cages made it easy for visitors to see the animals, but a small cage is not a good place for an animal to live in.

Today animals live in open areas. There are usually plants and a little lake around, like the animals' habitats. Visitors usually stay in the bus to see the animals outside.

Zoos help to protect all kinds of animals. They protect animals in the zoo as well as animals in the wild. How do they do this? Zoos tell people how animals live in the wild and how to help protect their environment.

The number of many kinds of plants and animals is becoming smaller and smaller. Mammoths, which are related with Asia elephants, are now extinct（已灭绝的.Scientists say that 74 different kinds of living things are disappearing a day!

Zoos are working together to help animals-our friends.

1.In the past, zoos kept animals in cages so that people can ________.

A. protect them         B. see them better

C. feed them            D. save them

2.Today, zoos keep animals ________ .

A. in open areas         B. in bigger cages

C. in smaller cages     D. in the buses

3.To protect animals, zoos ________.

A. are trying to keep all kinds of animals

B. are trying to free the animals

C. tell people more about animals

D. want people to feed the animals

4. A mammoth is a kind of ________ that has gone extinct.

A. plant                B. bird

C. animal               D. tree

5. An animal or a plant that is going extinct________ .

A. has more and more living members

B. comes into this world soon

C. becomes very dangerous

D. has fewer and fewer living member

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：动物园有助于保护各种动物。动物园的人向人们做宣传：动物生活在野外，如何帮助保护它们的环境。许多种类的植物和动物的数量正变得越来越小。动物园正在共同努力帮助动物们成为我们的的朋友。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Cages made it easy for visitors to see the animals,”可知，动物园把动物关在笼子里更方便人们观看动物。故答案为B。

.2.A 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Today animals live in open areas.”可知，今天的动物生活在开放的领域。故答案为A。

3.C 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Zoos tell people how animals live in the wild and how to help protect their environment.”可知，动物园的人向人们做宣传：动物生活在野外，如何帮助保护它们的环境。故答案为C。

4.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Mammoths, which are related with Asia elephants, are now extinct（已灭绝的.” 猛犸象与亚洲大象现在已灭绝。可知猛犸象是一种动物。答案为C。

5.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“The number of many kinds of plants and animals is becoming smaller and smaller.” 许多种类的植物和动物的数量正变得越来越小。可知，即将灭绝的动植物生活成员会越来越少。答案为D。

考点：环保类短文阅读。