Question

Last month my family, my husband and I visited the zoo in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was afraid I just couldn’t hide my excitement as it had been five years since I had been to the zoo. I was especially excited about getting to see the penguin exhibit that was completed since my last visit. I thought it would be just as magical as it was the last time.

The Tulsa Zoo is located on Mohawk Park, and covers 84 acres, making it the third largest zoo in the US. The zoo has several highlights, but I have to admit that I found myself rather disappointed. The maintenance is deeply lacking, and most of the exhibits, landscaping, etc. looked like it had not been updated or well kept. Unfortunately, their polar bear died a short time ago. The strangest attraction was the missing-in-action jaguar (美洲虎). We spent several minutes searching for the animal without any luck. In most cases the zoo was good about putting up a sign if the animal was no longer there or was moved to a different location, but it was a different case with the jaguar and likewise the kangaroo.

Almost all of the hands-on equipment in the elephant encounter was broken and no longer working. Although the zoo did put up signs as an apology, it continued to add to the feeling that the zoo is approaching death. The one exhibit that did not fail to impress was the African Penguins. Their habitat was well built. The lion, bear, and tiger were also easy to watch. A favorite among the kids was clearly the monkeys who were very active and eager to put on a show.

The Tropical Rainforest did a very good job creating a special atmosphere. The cafe served very good food and had lovely indoor and outdoor areas for eating. They are currently re-designing the Sea Lion exhibit, so the Sea Lions were not available for viewing while we were there. All things considered, the Tulsa Zoo is still the best zoo in our area, but I would only award it three out of five stars.

1.Seeing several highlights in the Tulsa Zoo, the author _________.

A. felt very excited

B. was a little frightened

C. was not satisfied with them

D. thought it was worth seeing

2.Why did the author think it was a different case with the jaguar?

A. Because the jaguar was friendly to the kangaroo and visitors.

B. Because the zoo didn’t use a sign to show if the jaguar was there.

C. Because the jaguar is very dangerous compared with other animals.

D. Because the jaguar had disappeared when the author got there.

3.What does the author think of the Tulsa Zoo in general?

A. It is a first class zoo in her area.

B. It is the best zoo in the US.

C. She thinks very poorly of it.

D. She thinks nothing of it.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要敘述的是到動(dòng)物園參觀的故事。上個(gè)月，作者一家人到位于俄克拉荷馬州的塔爾薩動(dòng)物園參觀。作者已經(jīng)有五年沒有去動(dòng)物園了，因此作者很興奮。

1.The zoo has several highlights, but I have to admit that I found myself rather disappointed.”可知，作者對(duì)動(dòng)物園里的精彩部分感到相當(dāng)失望，說明作者感到不滿意，故選C。

2.In most cases the zoo was good about putting up a sign if the animal was no longer there or was moved to a different location”可知，大多數(shù)情況下，如果動(dòng)物不在原處或遷到別處的話，動(dòng)物園會(huì)豎起一個(gè)標(biāo)志，而美洲虎的情況就不是這樣了，也就是說，動(dòng)物園不會(huì)豎起標(biāo)志來告訴游客美洲虎是否在原來的地方，故選B。

3.All things considered, the Tulsa Zoo is still the best zoo in our area...”可知，綜合考慮，作者認(rèn)為Tulsa Zoo仍然是當(dāng)?shù)刈詈玫膭?dòng)物園，故選A。

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