2019年中考英語備考名師精品資料――閱讀理解
firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world. without zoos, most people would never see a real bear or tiger.
secondly, zoos look after the animals very well. the animals are always given food and cleaned regularly(定期). in the wild(荒野), it is not always possible for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry. but animals kept in zoos never go hungry.
thirdly, zoos protect the animals they look after. they offer them safe places to live in. in the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct(滅絕). but zoos give these animals a chance to live. without zoos, there would be fewer kinds of animals in the world.
maria smith
zoos are unnatural
in maria’s letter, she says that zoos are good for animals. i am afraid that zoos are not good for animals, and they are only good for people.
it is unnatural(非自然的) and unfair(不公平的) to keep wild animals in cages that are too small for them. in the wild, these animals would travel freely. in zoos, they can’t do this. this is why the bears and tigers look so sad.
most cages are not very clean either. it is true that zoos give the animals food regularly, but this is not natural. wild animals are used to looking for their own food. we should treat(對待) animals in the same way that we treat other people－with respect(尊重).
would anyone be happy if you don’t let him go outside his home? would maria like to have lots of people standing outside her house looking at her? no, she wouldn’t. any animals don’t like it either.
philip black
1. maria and philip have quite different ideas on keeping animals in zoos.
2. in maria’s opinion(觀點), a real bear or tiger can only be seen in zoos.
3. maria thinks that animals live better in zoos than in the wild.
4. according to philip, if cages are big and clean enough, tigers and bears will look happy.
5. maria and philip are discussing how to make animals in zoos happy.