Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those interesting birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is 36 I became an animal collector in the first 37.The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my parents,the first word I was able to say with any 38 was not the traditional“mamma”or“daddy”,39 the word“zoo”,which I would 40 over and over again with a exciting 41 until someone,in groups to 42 me up,would take me to the zoo.When I 43 a little older,we lived in Greece and I had a great 44 of pets,ranging from owls(鹰)to seahorses,and I spent all my spare time 45the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 46 to my collection of pets.
47 on I went for a year to the City Zoo,as a student 48,to get experience of the large animals,such as lions,bears,bison and ostriches,49 were not easy to keep at home.When I left,I 50 had enough money of my own to be able to 51 my first trip and I have been going 52 ever since then.Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of 53,it is certainly a job which will appeal 54 all those who love animals and 55.
【小题1】A.how B.where C.when D.whether
【小题2】A.region B.field C.place D.area
【小题3】A.clearness B.emotion C.feeling D.affection
【小题4】A.except B.but C.except for D.but for
【小题5】A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat
【小题6】A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch
【小题7】A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort
【小题8】A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown
【小题9】A.many B.amount C.number D.much
【小题10】A.living B.seeing C.liking D.exploring
【小题11】A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich
【小题12】A.later B.further C.then D.farther
【小题13】A.servant B.keeper C.member D.assistant
【小题14】A.who B.they C.of which D.which
【小题15】A successfully B.gladly C.nearly D.luckily
【小题16】A.pay B.finance C.allow D.provide
【小题17】A.normally B.often C.usually D.regularly
【小题18】A.unhappiness B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments
【小题19】A.fo rB.with C.to D.from
【小题20】A.voyage B.travel C.journey D.Trip
答案
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】D
【小题6】C
【小题7】B
【小题8】A
【小题9】C
【小题10】D
【小题11】C
【小题12】A
【小题13】D
【小题14】D
【小题15】A
【小题16】B
【小题17】D
【小题18】D
【小题19】C
【小题20】B
解析
这篇文章讲述了作者对从小对动物的喜爱，和一些相关的经历。
【小题1】A根据下一句及随后的内容，作者讲的是怎样成为动物爱好者的(从小就喜欢动物)，应当选择A.how。
【小题2】C in the first place是固定短语,意思是“首先”。此句意思是：别人经常问到的问题之一，是当初我是如何爱上动物的。
【小题3】A这句话的意思是：作者在呀呀学语之时,最早发清楚的音是“zoo”(动物园),而不是“妈妈”,“爸爸”,因此,应选clarity“清晰”。填入其他选项emotion(感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection(友爱)不合逻辑。
【小题4】B but在此处连接另一个句子(it was the word“zoo”,“it was”被省略)，表示转折，意为“而是”，Except,except for,but for的用法接近，表示“除了……”。
【小题5】D根据后面的over and over again,应选“repeat”
【小题6】C小孩想去动物园,便不停地发出尖叫声,故选“voice”。A shrill voice与scream的意思接近。volume(音量);noise(噪音);pitch(音调)均不合要求。
【小题7】B shut sb.up是指让某人住口，为了让孩子停止尖叫，只好带他去动物园。
【小题8】A根据后面主句的时态，此处只能用一般过去时。
【小题9】C a great many后直接跟可数名词的复数形式;a great/large amount of后跟不可数名词;只有a great/large number of后可以跟可数名词的复数形式。
【小题10】D living后必须接介词in，意为“居住”;cultivating耕种;reclaiming开垦;只有exploring有探察的意思。
【小题11】C add to相当于increase，增加。其余选项后面都不接to。
【小题12】A later on为固定短语，“后来”。
【小题13】D attendant仆人;助手keeper可理解为“饲养员”，但是a student keeper容易被误解为“收留学生的人”作者一边上学，一边在动物园里打工，只能当助手。
【小题14】D which在此引导定语从句，修饰前面列出的动物。
【小题15】A因为钱是在动物园打工挣的，选successfully更能体现其含义。
【小题16】B finance my first trip意为“支付我的旅行费用”;pay后应接介词for;其他选项的意思相差甚远。
【小题17】D此句为现在完成进行时态,选regularly比较贴切。
【小题18】D此句是由though引导的让步状语从句，应与主句意思相对立。选项中，sorrows和disappointments与主句的appeal to相对立，但sorrows的分量太重。
【小题19】C appeal to为成语，意思是“吸引”。
【小题201】B excursion短途旅行;journey(从一地到另一地的)长距离，具体的旅途;travel旅行，旅游，海外旅行;trip旅行，远足。