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专题08 首字母填空(二)
(一)(2022·上海徐汇·二模)
Happy is an Asian elephant. She lives at the City Zoo. Some people say the zoo doesn’t give Happy the space and social life she needs. It has restarted talks about whether zoos should still exist. Some say zoos save animals from dying out. Others argue that living in a small space is bad for an animal’s health. Here are some o____22____ from our young readers.
Grace, 8 years old
Thanks to zoos, many animal species(种类)are saved from disappearing c____23____. Last summer in China, I saw the panda at the zoo and learned about the wild life program there. Several decades ago, these cute big bears were almost wiped out in the wild. But the zoo protects them and helps them p____24____ more young pandas. Now there are many more pandas.
Yanni, 10 years old
We shouldn’t have zoos. In zoos, animals might not be given proper living conditions. Living in an unfamiliar environment and being watched by humans, animals can feel n____25____. A 2003 study of 35 species of carnivores(食肉动物)found that most zoos were too small for some of the animals to carry out their regular daily a____26____.
Shane, 10 years old
We should still have zoos for a few reasons. Zoos provide animals with food and an environment that is made to look like their n____27____ environment. Zoos also try hard to increase their population. And most zoos have educational programs that help children learn about different animals and conservation efforts.
Susie, 9 years old
Animals are kept away from their homes and put in fenced areas or cages. When they’re in zoos, they can also lose the abilities they were born with. If they were released into the wild, they wouldn’t know how to s____28____. An animal’s health is more important than our entertainment.
The Next Debate! Should the government set screen-time limits for kids?
【答案】22.(o)pinions
23.(c)ompletely
24.(p)roduce
25.(n)ervous
26.(a)ctivities
27.(n)atural
28.(s)urvive
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【导语】
本文是一只生活在城市动物园的大象引发的关于动物园是否应该继续存在的讨论。
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