2019届高三英语一轮复习专题训练卷之阅读理解(全国通用)(7)社会现象类

2019届高三英语一轮复习专题训练卷之阅读理解（全国通用）：社会现象类

1、 How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments -mostly for entertainment purposes - is fair and respectful? Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats.

Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes. Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, 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.

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 unusually and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common 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(圈养繁殖) of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in 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 competitions 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.

1.How wo uld the author describe the animals’ life in zoos?

A.Dangerous.

B.Unhappy.

C.Natural.

D.Easy.

2.In the state of zoochosis, animals _________.

A.remain in cages

B.behave strangely

C.attack other animals

D.enjoy moving around

3.What does the author try to argue in 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.

4.The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _________.

A.pointing out the faults in what zoos do

ing evidence he has collected at zoos

C.questioning the way animals are protected

D.discussing the advantages of natural habitats

答案：1.B; 2.B; 3.A; 4.A

解析：1.本文讲述的是人类对于动物的圈养问题,给动物带来了很多的伤害。建议我们不要再支持动物园的这样的做法。

推理题。根据文章第四段The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise.可知这样的动物通常在精神上和身体都受到摧残的。都很不开心。故B正确。

2.推理题。根据文章第四段A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common 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.可知这样的一些动物的情况都很反常,和在大自然里的情况完全不一样。故B正确。

3.推理题。作者主要描述了动物园圈养动物的不好的地方,建议我们不要再支持动物园这样的行为。故A正确。

4.推理题。作者在组织本文的时候,主要通过指出动物园的做法的错误来告诉我们动物园做法的不妥之处。故A正确。

2、 Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes—a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine—models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle-markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. And agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market.