【正文】 “things” rather than protective habitats (棲息地 ). Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural bones. Zoos claim (聲稱 ) to educate people and save endangered species(物種 ), 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 17 頁 共 28 頁 but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and natural range(分布區(qū) ). The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs. The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and selfdestructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is mon among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain. Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding(圈養(yǎng)繁殖 )of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted n their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough petitions to name baby animals? Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats. 64. How would the author describe the animals’ life in zoos? 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 18 頁 共 28 頁 A. Dangerous. B. Unhappy. C. Natural. D. Easy. 65. In the state of zoochosis, animals _________. A. remain in cages B. behave strangely C. attack other animals D. enjoy moving around 66. What does the author try to argue n the passage? A. Zoos are not worth the public support. B. Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals. C. Zoos should treat animals as human beings. D. Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment. 67. The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _____. A. pointing out the faults in what zoos do B. using evidence he has collected at zoos C. questioning the way animals are protected D. discussing the advantages of natural habitats 68. Although he argues against zoos, the author would still agree that _______. 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 19 頁 共 28 頁 A. zoos have to keep animals in small cages B. most animals in zoos are endangered species C. some endangered animals are reproduced in zoos D. it’s acceptable to keep animals away from their habitats D Language as a System of Symbols Of all systems of symbols(符號 ), language is the most highly developed. It has been pointed out that human beings, by agreement, can make anything stand for anything. Human beings have agreed, in the course of centuries of mutual(相互的 )dependency, to let the various noises that they can produce with their lungs, throats, tongues, teeth, and lips systematically stand for certain happenings in their nervous systems. We call that system of agreements language. There is no necessary connection between the symbol and that which it stands for. Just as social positions can be symbolized by feathers worn on the head, by gold on the watch chain, or by a thousand other things according to the culture we live in, so the fact of being hungry can be symbolized by a thousand different noises according to the culture we live in. However obvious these facts may appear at first glance, they are actually not so obvious as they seem except when we take special pains to think about the subject. Symbols and the things they stand for are independent of each 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 20 頁 共 28 頁 other, yet we all have a way of feeling as if, and sometimes acting as if, there were necessary connections. For example, there are people who feel that foreign languages are unreasonable by nature。 to leave 31. — Why did you leave that position? — I _________ a better position at IBM. A. offer B. offered C. am offered D. was offered 32. The prize of the game show is ＄ 30,000 and an all expenses __________ vacation to China. A. paying B. paid C. to be paid D. being paid 33. I’d like to arrive 20 minutes early _______ I can have time for a cup of tea. 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 9 頁 共 28 頁 A. as soon as B. as a result C. in case D. so that 34. I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise ___