Question

Would you like to adopt(收养) an animal? Although this sounds very unusual, some children have done just this. The Natural Zoo has given people the chance to adopt animals by paying for all of its food for one year. One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky.

Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups(成年人) each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food. Some children sent in only a quarter because that was all the money they had. Other children sent in more money than that.

Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants. Brocky surely must be a happy tiger to know that he has so many adopted parents. Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling(令人兴奋的) for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.

1.Brocky is________.

A. an animal zoo

B. an adopted child

C. a tiger without children’s love

D. a tiger in need of adoption

2.Several hundred people give money to the zoo to help Brocky because ________.

A. its food is too expensive for one person to afford

B. people don’t want to spend too much money on Brocky

C. people don’t love Brocky enough

D. the zoo forces them to do so

3.Children will be ________ if they go to the zoo to visit the tiger Brocky.

A. frightened      B. excited and happy

C. nervous        D. surprised

4.With so many people’s money, Brocky now can _________.

A. play with many toys

B. live without being hungry

C. eat meat every day

D. have an air-conditioned room to live in

5.We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________.

A. zoos are too poor to feed the animals

B. there are too many animals in the zoo

C. many people are kind to animals

D. children love animals better than adults do

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文通过介绍人们对自然动物园中的老虎Brocky的收养的事情，表达人们对动物的关爱之情。

1.D细节理解题。由第一段的第四句“One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky.”可知，Brocky是一只需要收养的小老虎，故选D。

2.A细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句及第二段. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky. Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups(成年人) each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food.可知，食物太贵，一个人很难担负，故答案选A。

3.B细节理解题。由最后一段的倒数第一、二句Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling(令人兴奋的) for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.可知，答案选B。

4.B细节理解题。 由最后一段的第一句“Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants.”可知。故选B。

5.C归纳理解题。通过许多人对Brocky的收养，可知许多人对动物很友善。故选C。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。