2021届浙江省杭州二中高考英语模拟试卷
2021届浙江省杭州二中高考英语模拟试卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分7.5分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上．录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上．第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．
1．（1.5分）What happened to Rob？
A．His arm was injured
B．He cut himself．
C．He was hurt at work．
2．（1.5分）Why is the man late？
A．The road is being repaired．
B．He took a long way around．
C．His car was stuck in flood．
3．（1.5分）What can we infer from the conversation？
A．The man is new to the country．
B．The woman's mother tongue is not English．
C．The woman speaks English as well as a native speaker．
4．（1.5分）Who turned down the job？
A．The professor．
B．The consultant．
C．The accountant．
5．（1.5分）How much should the man pay for the fax machine？
A．﹩289．
B．﹩300．
C．﹩359．
第二节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将
给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．
6．（3分）（1）What are the speakers mainly discussing？
A．Natural gas．
B．Air pollution．
C．Traffic jams．
（2）What does the woman suggest doing？
A．Making use of natural gas．
B．Taking public transportation．
C．Warning people of the problem．
7．（3分）（1）Where does the conversation probably take place？
A．In a classroom．
B．On the road．
C．At a canteen．
（2）What is the man's problem？
A．He can't find his classroom．
B．He gets low grades in sociology．
C．He can't get along well with James Smith．
8．（4.5分）（1）Where most probably are the speakers？
A．In New Orleans．
B．In New York．
C．In Tokyo．
（2）What company does the man work with？
A．A trading company．
B．A newspaper．
C．A bookstore．
（3）How long did the woman stay in Tokyo last time？
A．Two years．
B．A month．
C．A week．
9．（6分）（1）Why doesn't the man choose Computer Science？
A．He isn't interested in it．
B．The teacher is strict．
C．Some assignments are dull．
（2）What subject does the woman suggest the man take？
A．English．
B．Geography．
C．History．
（3）What does the man think of Physics？
A．Boring．
B．Easy．
C．Attractive．
（4）What subjects does the man take eventually？
A．Chemistry，Maths，History and Biology．
B．Maths，English，Geography and Physics．
C．Geography，English，Biology and Physics．
10．（6分）（1）When do children attend kindergarten in Canada？
A．At age 4．
B．At age 5．
C．At age 6．
（2）How many grades are there in a junior high school？
A．4．
B．3．
C．2．
（3）How long does the school year of a university last？
A．From early June to Mid﹣May．
B．From early September to Mid﹣May．
C．From Mid﹣September to end of April．
（4）What do we know about Canadian education system？
A．It puts emphasis on students' needs．
B．The government offers free college education．
C．The students have a summer holiday and a winter holiday．
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分25.0分）第一节（共3小题；每小题7.5分，满分25.0分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
11．（7.5分）Six years ago at the age of 35，I suddenly decided I wanted to learn the cello（大提琴）．Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave，professor of musical instruction．
"You can be as good as you want to be，" Margrave said rather mysteriously．Then he entered my name in book：10 am，Tuesday．Tuesday followed Tuesday，and soon it was spring．
Thus began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream．It was a happy time．I was again becoming something new，and no longer trapped as the same person．Surely the most terrible recognition of middle life is that we are past changing．We do what we can already do．The cello was something I couldn't do．Yet each Tuesday this became less and less true．Riding home on the bus one snowy night and learning the score of Mozarts C﹣Major Quintet，I felt the page burst into music in my hands．I could by then more or less read a score，and was humming（哼唱）the cello line，when suddenly all five parts came together harmonically in my head．The fellow sitting opposite stared．I met his glance with tears，actually hearing the music in my head for the first time．Could he hear it too，perhaps？
No，he got off at the next stop．
As the years slipped by，my daughter grew up，playing the piano well．My goal was that she and I would one day perform together．I also wanted to perform in public with and for my peers，and to be secretly envied．I continued to play，to perform，but it is not the same．As good as I wanted to be，I am as good as I'm going to get．It is good enough．
（1）From the first two paragraphs，we can learn that．
A．the author went to a cello lesson every Tuesday
B．the author bought a cello after he decided to learn it
C．the author already knew some cello basics
D．Margrave was a famous but mysterious professor
（2）The author writes that "it was a happy time" in Paragraph 3 mainly because．
A．he used to feel very bored with his unchallenging life
B．it was beautiful to be able to hear the music in his mind
C．Professor Margrave made learning the cello very easy for him
D．he enjoyed the feelings of growth and getting closer to his dream
（3）The purpose of the article is mainly to．
A．show the author's deep gratitude to his cello tutor
B．advise readers on how to improve their cello skills
C．encourage readers that it's never too late to pursue their dreams
D．describe the author's incredible efforts to overcome difficulties
12．（7.5分）As a child，visiting the zoo was more a punishment than a treat．I didn't find the chimps' tea parties funny，nor the bird shows entertaining．Feeding time for seals was less painful，but their performances still seemed like they belonged more in a circus．And I hated circuses，especially the animal acts﹣men teasing lions，girls balancing on elephants and monkeys playing football．I knew that every trick a circus animal did was unnatural，achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty．
Happily，circuses using wild animals are now almost extinct，and zoos have definitely evolved．When my children were young，I occasionally took them to our local zoo．The elephants were in tiny cages and the gorillas looked bored as they sat peeling bananas and staring at teasing visitors．Each cage had a sign which listed the animal's name and where it came from．But，back then，there was little information included about the environmental challenges they faced．
As a result，environmentalists and animal lovers often oppose zoos．"Animals belong in the wild，" is a common and understandable complaint．But what do the animals themselves prefer？
Generally speaking，zoo animals have a longer life．But﹣﹣you may protest﹣﹣they are not free．What？Free to be hunted and killed，free to die of hunger or thirst？Maybe sitting in a cage eating bananas isn't so bad．
Not that such conditions are acceptable in modem zoos，due to the work of BIAZA，the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums．These days every zoo requires BLAZA's approval to operate，and the association sets the standards，observes conditions in
zoos and develops animal﹣research programmes．
Consequently，today，most zoo animals are born and raised in zoos，live in large，comfortable enclosures and are cared for by well﹣trained，knowledgeable and caring zoo employees．Of course it's no substitute for living in the wild but unfortunately this isn't always possible．Meanwhile，why not visit your local zoo and decide for yourself？
（1）From Paragraph 2，we can guess that the writer believes circus animals．A．should have been placed in zoos
B．were not treated well by their trainers
C．were not as intelligent as those in zoos
D．had much shorter lives than those in the wild
（2）Which of the following statements about zoos would the writer probably agree with？
A．Zoo animals should be freed into the wild．
B．Zoos are more popular now than in the past．
C．Zoo animals are more restricted than in the past
D．Zoos now provide caring living conditions for animals．
（3）What is the best title for the text？
A．Zoos Are Improving
B．Zoos or Circuses？
C．Closing Down Circuses
D．Life of Animals
13．（10分）I live in an area where most parents would rather cut back on personal bobbies for themselves than stop paying for their children's activities．
Music lessons，horseback riding，summer camps，sports teams﹣the list goes on and on．Often，so do the costs．And even if the money is not there，some parents find a way．I know people who have borrowed from family and run up their credit cards to pay for all the stuff they believe their children just cannot miss．
"The experiences we thought kids had to have before high school has moved down to junior high and now elementary，" said William Doherty，a professor of family studies and director of the marriage and family therapy program at the University of Minnesota．"Soon，
we'll be talking about leadership opportunities for babies．"
Somehow，not offering our children every possible opportunity "feels like bad parenting，" said Wendy Mogel，a clinical psychologist．
But in an effort to give their children everything．some parents end up not just using up financial resources，but also their own emotional energy．"A lot of parents are exhausted by their own overparenting，" said Bryan Caplan，an economics professor at George Mason University．"They make so many sacrifices and are so stressed out by driving around so much that they explode at kids for changing the radio station．"
"Its easy to take a look at the more successful kids and assume that all the activities are why they are more successful，" Professor Caplan said．But research doesn't bear that out．On a recent National Public Radio program，Steven D．Levitt，a professor of economics at the University of Chicago，said he and another economist could find no evidence that that sort of parental choices could be correlated at all with academic success．
（1）What can we infer from William Doherty's argument？
A．Kids need to experience so many activities at a young age．
B．Kids should seize leadership opportunities when they were babies．
C．Kids are taking part in extracurricular activities at a much younger age．
D．Kids should take part in extracurricular activities before elementary school．
（2）Why do parents offer their children so many lessons according to Wendy Mogel？A．They want to show off their love to their children．
B．They think that is the kind of life their children want to live．
C．They want to be good parents and be responsible for their children．
D．They believe the lessons can help their children achieve academic success．
（3）What does the underlined phrase "bear that out" in the last paragraph mean？A．Prove．
B．Deny．
C．Examine．
D．Understand．
（4）What is the bad effect of offering children too many extracurricular activities？
A．The children may make no sacrifice．
B．The parents may get extremely tired．
C．The parents may ask too much of their children．
D．The children may not be successful in the future．
第二节（共1小题：每小题10分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项．
14．（10分）
Steps to write a good essay
If you ask many people，they will probably say that writing a research paper is challenging．（1）
Firstly，choose a topic that you are interested in or a topic you are curious about，which will motivate you to do the necessary research on it．Meanwhile，for helpful and reliable sources of information，the library is the best resource．Use books，published articles，journals，newspapers and magazines to research your chosen topic．（2）Color code them by topic，and use different﹣colored highlighters to mark the details so you can find each topic easily．Every time you note something down，write the bibliographical（书目的）information，including the author，the book title，page numbers used，volume number，publisher's name and date of publication．
After in﹣depth research，you can go on to write an outline．With all the notes and important information you've gathered，determine where each topic fits．（3）Finishing the outline，you can begin the first draft．（4）You can do more research if you feel like you're lacking information．This is only the first draft，so you can still make changes as you go on．
Once you reread your first draft over and over and make the necessary changes you feel you should make，it is time to write your final draft．Make sure that all the vital information is included and that your writing makes sense and has a steady and natural flow all throughout．（5）At last，read the final version as many times as you want and even ask a friend or professor to read it too．
A．Then，do the research．
B．Next，be organized with your notes．
C．Simply note which parts will be the beginning，middle and end．
D．Once the question has been answered，you can begin constructing your essay．
E．Indeed，it requires thorough research and needs a few basic tips for it to be less challenging．
F．This is the part where you put more details into the paper so people can read it and actually understand it．
G．Check the spelling and grammatical errors，and every source you used is listed in the paper's bibliography．
第三部分：英语知识用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共20个小思：每小思15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最住选项
15．（30分）For hours I had been traveling up the Nile V alley，from Luxor to Cairo，on a train jammed with Egypt's working Poor．
At 1 a．m．I reached Cairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square，the city's center．The tax （1）me off across the street from Hardee's．Just as I was about to open the restaurant door，two street （2）pounced on me with cries for（3）．In my broken Arabic I asked when they had last eaten﹣﹣about 16 hours ago，they said．
I asked them to wait while I went inside．Since I was traveling on a（4）budget
and was even（5）meals on occasion，part of me（6）the children's hunger．But mostly，the children reminded me how（7）I really was．
I ordered two hamburgers for the boys．Then （8）my remaining stinginess （小
气），I bought them one of Hardee's delicious，big chocolate chip cookies．
I brought the food out，and as they took the （9），they （10）me with
30 seconds of nonstop blessings．
After they finished，I （11）the bag and pulled out the cookie，extending it for them to take．Both boys fell（12），and then tears welled up in their eyes as they （13）this was too much．
They （14）the cookie six times．
I knelt down beside them，（15）their eyes，and amazed at what was before me：two destitute （一无所有的）boys asked（16）for what they needed，（17）to take a crumb（一点，少量）more．
On the seventh （18），after a long and silent pause，they held out their hands and took the cookie．
I had seen many （19）in Egypt﹣﹣the Pyramids，the Aswan High Dam，the Valley of the Kings，the treasures of King Tut．But it was this（20）outside Hardee's that left me truly awestruck，for here two little boys taught me a lesson I've long remembered：an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart．
（1）A．dropped B．threw C．got D．sent
（2）A．adults B．children C．women D．men
（3）A．souvenirs B．water C．money D．food
（4）A．free B．balanced C．tight D．loose
（5）A．skipping B．taking C．preventing D．forgetting
（6）A．brought up B．accounted for C．identified with D．lived with
（7）A．rich B．sensitive C．honest D．gentle
（8）A．demanding B．resisting C．keeping D．overcoming （9）A．cookies B．chocolate C．burgers D．chips
（10）A．shared B．showered C．confirmed D．accompanied （11）A．reached into B．held to C．looked for D．put aside （12）A．sick B．vacant C．asleep D．silent
（13）A．insisted B．declared C．decided D．accepted
（14）A．asked B．refused C．suggested D．returned
（15）A．watched out B．appealed to C．looked into D．glared at
（16）A．almost B．mainly C．rarely D．only
（17）A．unwilling B．unexpected C．unhappy D．unbelievable
（18）A．discussion B．attempt C．trial D．request
（19）A．challenges B．achievements C．wonders D．changes
（20）A．reaction B．phenomenon C．mission D．scene
非选择题部分第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分15分）第二节（共1小题：每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处域入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式．
16．（15分）Imagine staring up and seeing a high wall of rock．You take a deep breath and start climbing．You put your hands，feet and knees into small holes and cracks （1）the rock and slowly make your way to the top．As you go higher your body gets tired，but you keep climbing．You seek （2）（forget）about the pain and the fear until you reach the top．
While rock climbing is （3）extreme sport，most people use ropes and a harness （背带）to stay safe．The ropes will catch you if you fall．（4）others，like 31﹣year﹣old US climber Alex，make rock climbing even（5）（crazy）．He climbed it without ropes，a harness，or even a helmet．If he （6）（slip）and fallen，he would have died．
Not everyone （7）does rock climbing is as crazy as Alex．Many a person （8）（do）it safely，or on special indoor walls．It is a great way to build strength．According to The Huffington Post，working out the best way to climb up a wall also helps you develop your problem﹣solving skills．But Alex says most（9）（climb）do it for the same reason．"I think the sport makes you powerful，" he said．"（10）（overcome）your own fears all the time helps deal well with life's other challenges．"
第四部分写作（共两节，满分15分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）
17．（15分）假定你是李华．你的英国网友David来信说他即将参加汉语水平考试（Chinese Proficiency Test），对此他感到非常紧张．请你给他回一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1．表示安慰；
2．备考建议；
3．你的祝愿．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
第二节读后续写（满分25分）
18．（25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事．Alan and the other campers sat around the fire chewing meat chops．It would be Alan's first night in a tent，and he was excited but a little nervous．
As they ate，the conservation officer spoke．"Much of the wildlife in this area comes out only at night．So after supper，let's start a night watch．Volunteers will take turns to stay down here by the fire，away from the tents．Those who take part will get a chance to see a world that many of you never knew existed．"
Alan's stomach tightened．
"Isn't it dangerous？" someone asked．
"No，it's quite safe，" the officer said．
"There are no dangerous animals this close to Cape Town Any volunteers？"
A tough﹣looking kid with red hair muttered something about needing a good night's
sleep．Another boy spoke up．
"I'll take a shift．" The kid who'd sat next to Alan on the bus volunteered．Alan sat tight．Then one of the girls raised her hand with a giggle．Alan frowned．If a girl could do it，he could，too．He volunteered．
A few more kids raised their hands，and then the officer explained，"This is how it
works．When the rest of you go to bed，the first watcher takes his or her place by the fire．The duty of watcher is to keep the fire going gently．After thirty minutes，he or she wakes the next person．" Alan heard his voice asking．"Are you sure it's absolutely safe？" The officer looked at him．"Well，nothing is absolutely safe．Crossing the road isn't absolutely safe．But the danger is minimal．We wouldn't have taken you here otherwise．Do you still want to volunteer？"Alan nodded but felt uneasy．Sleeping in a tent with other campers had sounded OK，but the idea of being alone in the night made him tremble．
Earlier that day，the officer had challenged the campers to spot animal tracks along the river．That was fun．But beingalone in the dark was not．Alan's flashlight was already
fading to a dim glow because he had used it too often．Looking around，Alan thought he saw a large bird swooping（俯冲）and wondered if it was an owl．He had seen small paw prints in the sand by the river．Was the owl hunting for the creature that had made them？Paragraph 1
Then Alan heard something making a noise in the darkness．_____________ Paragraph 2
The next morning，the officer asked for reports．____________
2020年浙江省杭州二中高考英语模拟试卷（6月份）
参考答案与试题解析
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分7.5分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上．录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上．第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．
1．（1.5分）What happened to Rob？
A．His arm was injured
B．He cut himself．
C．He was hurt at work．
【解答】A
2．（1.5分）Why is the man late？
A．The road is being repaired．
B．He took a long way around．
C．His car was stuck in flood．
【解答】B
3．（1.5分）What can we infer from the conversation？
A．The man is new to the country．
B．The woman's mother tongue is not English．
C．The woman speaks English as well as a native speaker．
【解答】B
4．（1.5分）Who turned down the job？
A．The professor．
B．The consultant．
C．The accountant．
【解答】C
5．（1.5分）How much should the man pay for the fax machine？
A．﹩289．
B．﹩300．
C．﹩359．
【解答】A
第二节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．
6．（3分）（1）What are the speakers mainly discussing？
A．Natural gas．
B．Air pollution．
C．Traffic jams．
（2）What does the woman suggest doing？
A．Making use of natural gas．
B．Taking public transportation．
C．Warning people of the problem．
【解答】BA
7．（3分）（1）Where does the conversation probably take place？
A．In a classroom．
B．On the road．
C．At a canteen．
（2）What is the man's problem？
A．He can't find his classroom．
B．He gets low grades in sociology．
C．He can't get along well with James Smith．
【解答】BA
8．（4.5分）（1）Where most probably are the speakers？
A．In New Orleans．
B．In New York．
C．In Tokyo．
（2）What company does the man work with？
A．A trading company．
B．A newspaper．
C．A bookstore．
（3）How long did the woman stay in Tokyo last time？
A．Two years．
B．A month．
C．A week．
【解答】B AC
9．（6分）（1）Why doesn't the man choose Computer Science？
A．He isn't interested in it．
B．The teacher is strict．
C．Some assignments are dull．
（2）What subject does the woman suggest the man take？
A．English．
B．Geography．
C．History．
（3）What does the man think of Physics？
A．Boring．
B．Easy．
C．Attractive．
（4）What subjects does the man take eventually？
A．Chemistry，Maths，History and Biology．
B．Maths，English，Geography and Physics．
C．Geography，English，Biology and Physics．
【解答】CBCB
10．（6分）（1）When do children attend kindergarten in Canada？
A．At age 4．
B．At age 5．
C．At age 6．
（2）How many grades are there in a junior high school？
A．4．
B．3．
C．2．
（3）How long does the school year of a university last？
A．From early June to Mid﹣May．
B．From early September to Mid﹣May．
C．From Mid﹣September to end of April．
（4）What do we know about Canadian education system？
A．It puts emphasis on students' needs．
B．The government offers free college education．
C．The students have a summer holiday and a winter holiday．
【解答】BCCA
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分25.0分）第一节（共3小题；每小题7.5分，满分25.0分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
11．（7.5分）Six years ago at the age of 35，I suddenly decided I wanted to learn the cello（大提琴）．Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave，professor of musical instruction．
"You can be as good as you want to be，" Margrave said rather mysteriously．Then he entered my name in book：10 am，Tuesday．Tuesday followed Tuesday，and soon it was spring．
Thus began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream．It was a happy time．I was again becoming something new，and no longer trapped as the same person．Surely the most terrible recognition of middle life is that we are past changing．We do what we can already do．The cello was something I couldn't do．Yet each Tuesday this became less and less true．Riding home on the bus one snowy night and learning the score of Mozarts C﹣Major Quintet，I felt the page burst into music in my hands．I could by then more or less read a score，and was humming（哼唱）the cello line，when suddenly all five parts came together harmonically in my head．The fellow sitting opposite stared．I met his glance with tears，actually hearing the music in my head for the first time．Could he hear it too，perhaps？
No，he got off at the next stop．
As the years slipped by，my daughter grew up，playing the piano well．My goal was that she and I would one day perform together．I also wanted to perform in public with and for my peers，and to be secretly envied．I continued to play，to perform，but it is not the same．As good as I wanted to be，I am as good as I'm going to get．It is good enough．
（1）From the first two paragraphs，we can learn that A．
A．the author went to a cello lesson every Tuesday
B．the author bought a cello after he decided to learn it
C．the author already knew some cello basics
D．Margrave was a famous but mysterious professor
（2）The author writes that "it was a happy time" in Paragraph 3 mainly because D．A．he used to feel very bored with his unchallenging life
B．it was beautiful to be able to hear the music in his mind
C．Professor Margrave made learning the cello very easy for him
D．he enjoyed the feelings of growth and getting closer to his dream
（3）The purpose of the article is mainly to C．
A．show the author's deep gratitude to his cello tutor
B．advise readers on how to improve their cello skills
C．encourage readers that it's never too late to pursue their dreams
D．describe the author's incredible efforts to overcome difficulties
【解答】（1）A．细节理解题．根据第二段的"．Then he entered my name in his book：10 am，Tuesday．Tuesday followed Tuesday，and soon it was spring．"然后他把我的名字写在书上：星期二，上午10点，星期二又是一个周二，很快就到了春天．可知，作者每个星期二去上大提琴课．故选A．
（2）D．细节理解题．根据第三段的"Riding home on the bus one snowy night and learning the score of Mozart's C﹣Major Quintet，I felt the page burst into music in my hands．"在一个下雪的夜晚，我坐在公共汽车上，学习着莫扎特的C大调五重奏的乐谱，我感到手中的那一页突然变成了音乐．可知，作者在学大提琴已经有很大的进步，离他的梦想越来越近．故选D．
（3）C．写作意图题．本文主要讲的是35岁的时候我突然决定我要学习大提琴，就这样开始了我的旅程从无知进入梦想，随着岁月的流逝，我的女儿长大了，钢琴弹得很好．我的目标是有一天她和我一起表演．可知实现梦想从来都不迟．故选C．
12．（7.5分）As a child，visiting the zoo was more a punishment than a treat．I didn't find the chimps' tea parties funny，nor the bird shows entertaining．Feeding time for seals was less painful，but their performances still seemed like they belonged more in a circus．And I hated circuses，especially the animal acts﹣men teasing lions，girls balancing on elephants and monkeys playing football．I knew that every trick a circus animal did was unnatural，achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty．
Happily，circuses using wild animals are now almost extinct，and zoos have definitely evolved．When my children were young，I occasionally took them to our local zoo．The elephants were in tiny cages and the gorillas looked bored as they sat peeling bananas and staring at teasing visitors．Each cage had a sign which listed the animal's name and where it came from．But，back then，there was little information included about the environmental challenges they faced．
As a result，environmentalists and animal lovers often oppose zoos．"Animals belong in the wild，" is a common and understandable complaint．But what do the animals themselves prefer？
Generally speaking，zoo animals have a longer life．But﹣﹣you may protest﹣﹣they are not free．What？Free to be hunted and killed，free to die of hunger or thirst？Maybe sitting in a cage eating bananas isn't so bad．
Not that such conditions are acceptable in modem zoos，due to the work of BIAZA，the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums．These days every zoo requires BLAZA's approval to operate，and the association sets the standards，observes conditions in zoos and develops animal﹣research programmes．
Consequently，today，most zoo animals are born and raised in zoos，live in large，comfortable enclosures and are cared for by well﹣trained，knowledgeable and caring zoo employees．Of course it's no substitute for living in the wild but unfortunately this isn't always possible．Meanwhile，why not visit your local zoo and decide for yourself？
（1）From Paragraph 2，we can guess that the writer believes circus animals B．
A．should have been placed in zoos
B．were not treated well by their trainers
C．were not as intelligent as those in zoos
D．had much shorter lives than those in the wild
（2）Which of the following statements about zoos would the writer probably agree with？D A．Zoo animals should be freed into the wild．
B．Zoos are more popular now than in the past．
C．Zoo animals are more restricted than in the past
D．Zoos now provide caring living conditions for animals．
（3）What is the best title for the text？A
A．Zoos Are Improving
B．Zoos or Circuses？
C．Closing Down Circuses
D．Life of Animals
【解答】（1）B．细节理解题．根据第二段最后一句话"I knew that every trick a circus animal did was unnatural，achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty我知道马戏团动物的每一个伎俩都是不自然的，通过严格的训练和非常残酷的方式实现的"；可知作者知道马戏团里的动物都经过了严格的甚至可能残忍的训练，因此答案选B．
（2）D．推理判断题．由最后一段的第一句话" Consequently，today，most zoo animals are born and raised in zoos，live in large，comfortable enclosures and are cared for by well ﹣trained，knowledgeable and caring zoo employees．"因此，今天，大多数动物园动物都是在动物园出生和饲养的，生活在大型，舒适的环境中，并由训练有素，知识渊博，关怀动物园员工照顾．可知现在大部分动物在动物园里受到了很好的训练，条件得到了很大的改善，因此答案选D．
（3）A．标题归纳题．通过全文内容可知本文主要讲了现在的动物园已经不同于往日，现在的动物园条件改善了很多，动物能被良好地照顾并且能够舒适地生活，所以"A．Zoos Are Improving"作为题目最合适．因此答案选A．
13．（10分）I live in an area where most parents would rather cut back on personal bobbies for themselves than stop paying for their children's activities．