天津市南开区2015高考英语阅读理解选练（7）及答案阅读理解。'阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AZoosdivideopinion：therearethosewhothinkitiscrueltokeepanimalslockedupwhileothersbelievezoosareessentialforthesurvivalofendangeredspecies.Toarguethatzoosimprisonanimalsistomisunderstandwhatzoosareabout.Withoutzoosmanyofthecreaturesweloveandadmirewouldnolongerexist.Everysingleday，overonehundredanimalspeciesvanish.Scientistspredictthatasearlyas2050onequarteroftheEarth’sspecieswillbecomeextinct.Someanimalsareindangerbecausetheyarehunted.Alarmingly,thepopulationoftigershasalreadyfallenbyninety-fivepercent.Otherspeciesareindangerbecauseofalackoffood.Forexample,therearefewerthan1300giantpandasleftinthewild.Zooshavespecialbreedingprogrammestohelpthoseanimalsatrisk.Thesebreedingprogrammesareprovingextremelysuccessful.AsIreneShapirofromZooandWildlifeSupportsays,“thePuertoRicanParrothasgrowninnumbersfromjustthirteentoabouteighty-fiveandtheGoldenLionTamarinMonkey,whichhasalmostceasedtoexisttwentyyearsago,hasbeenreintroducedbackintothewild.”Unfortunately,noteveryoneunderstandsthisimportantrolezoosplay.Forexample,BrianFeatherstonefromtheAnti-ZooForumsays,“Ican’tbelievewetakeanimalsfromthewildandputthemincagesfortheentertainmentofthepublic!WeshouldviewthemonfilmorTVintheirnaturalenvironment.，’However,thismissesthepoint.Azoodoesmorethandisplayanimalstothepublic.Itensurestheirsurvival.WithoutzoosyouwouldnotbeabletoseemanyoftheseanimalsonTVoranywhereelse!26.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardszoos?A.Heshowsnoopinioneitherfororagainstthem.B.Hethinksthattheyareunnecessaryandcruel.C.Hebelievestheyplayanimportantenvironmentalrole.D.Heexpressesadesirethatmoreofthembebuilt.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。最后一段作者说，动物园保证了动物的幸存，没有动物园你将不可能在电视上或者其他任何地方看到许多动物。由此可见，作者认为动物园扮演着一个重要的环境角色。故选C。27.Theunderlinedword“vanish”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_____.A.remainB.disappearC.becomerarerD.getkilled【答案】B【解析】词义猜测题。A。保持，留下B。消失C.变得更稀罕D.被杀下一句说，科学家预言早在2050年四分之一的地球物种将会灭绝。因此，每一天都会有100多个动物物种消失。故选B。28.Accordingtothepassagetheworl