Zoos started a long time ago．The first zoo belonged to the kings and the queens（女王）．The poor men couldn't have zoos．

Later, zoos are for everyone．But ,sometimes the animals are not cared for（關(guān)心）．They are kept in small cages in the small zoos．

Now some zoos are different．The animals live in the large, open park．People watch them from cars and buses．These zoos are better for the animals．And they are still fun for people．

Do you like zoos? Have you come to some large, open zoos for a look?

Its really good for people to watch the wild animals．But if you go to the large, open zoos, be careful not to be too near to the wild animal~ They are very dangerous．

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1．The first zoo started                ．

A．many years ago                         B．not long ago

C．a(chǎn)bout 5 years ago                      D．by the kings and the queens

2．Long time ago, only                could have zoos because zoos could cost（花費(fèi)）much money．

A．the old              B．the rich             C．the poor            D．farmer

3．In small zoos animals are kept                 ．

A．in the open air                          B．in the houses

C．in the small cages                      D．in the large, open parks

4．Today some zoos are                from before．

A．old                 B．small                C．strange            D．different

5．We can guess（猜想）animals in the cages are             ．

A．very glad                B．not very glad      C．well cared for          D．very fat

Welcome to the City Zoo. There are many 1 in the zoo. Let’s see the koalas first. Koalas are 2 Australia. They are quiet, 3 and cute. Children like them very much. The kangaroos(袋鼠) are also from 4. They are quiet and interesting, 5 they are not friendly.
The giraffes come from Africa. They have 6 necks(脖子). They like to eat leaves. The lions are also from Africa. They are brave but a little 7. Many people don’t like 8. We also have pandas. They are from China. They are very cute and friendly, but they are very shy. So please be 9.
You 10 see many other animals in the zoo. Have fun and enjoy yourself here!

Indian boy Piscine Patel is troubled by his first name. It sounds like a rude word, and his classmates laughed at him. He decides to change his name to “Pi”.
But Pi’s name problems are nothing compared to what is waiting for him.
Pi’s father owns a zoo. He decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, set sail across the Pacific. One day, a huge storm hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family has sunk with the ship. He is the only person still alive.
He finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed and Pi is left alone with the tiger.
As the tiger becomes hungrier, Pi starts to fish to feed him. Otherwise, he himself will become the food.
The boy and the tiger develop an amazing relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest.
The ship company finds Pi and asks what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi then tells another story in which there is no tiger, but some other shocking details(細(xì)節(jié)).
Is there really another story? If so, which one is the truth? Maybe you will have your own answer after watching The Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the latest 3D movie from American Chinese director Ang Lee.
【小題1】What’s the first trouble of the Indian boy Piscine Patel?

Last winter vacation, our class went to Xiangshan for a trip.Though the weather was a little cold, it was sunny.

At six in the morning we met at the school gate.We took a bus there.On the bus, our monitor told us an interesting story.The story was about an interesting man.Then three girls in our class sang songs.We were very happy.

At about seven thirty we got there.It was a beautiful mountain.There were many visitors.Then we started to climb the mountain.The boys had a climbing race(比賽).Li Ming won the first prize.He got a blue hat.At about nine o’clock we met a famous singer.Qi Hui and Ma Yan even got his autographs.They were very excited.

We had lunch in the mountain.We brought food from home and ate together.

After lunch we went to the zoo, because the was a new member(成員) in the zoo.It was a cheetah(獵豹).It came from Africa.

Finally, we took the bus back to school.Although we were tired, we really had fun.

1.How was the weather on that day?

A．It was warm and sunny.

B．It was hot and sunny.

C．It was cold, but sunny.

D．It was cold and cloudy.

2.They went to the mountain       .

A．by bike           B．by bus            C．on foot           D．by car

3.It took them about       to get to he mountain.

A．one and a half hours

B．a(chǎn)n hour

C．forty minutes

D．half an hour

4.They had lunch       .

A．a(chǎn)t home

B．a(chǎn)t school

C．in a restaurant

D．in the mountain

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．They were quiet on the bus.

B．Two students got the singer’s autographs.

C．They bought food in the mountain.

D．The cheetah came from America.

Indian boy Piscine Patel is troubled by his first name. It sounds like a rude word, and his classmates laughed at him. He decides to change his name to “Pi”.

But Pi’s name problems are nothing compared to what is waiting for him.

Pi’s father owns a zoo. He decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, set sail across the Pacific. One day, a huge storm hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family has sunk with the ship. He is the only person still alive.

He finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed and Pi is left alone with the tiger.

As the tiger becomes hungrier, Pi starts to fish to feed him. Otherwise, he himself will become the food.

The boy and the tiger develop an amazing relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest.

The ship company finds Pi and asks what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi then tells another story in which there is no tiger, but some other shocking details(細(xì)節(jié)).

Is there really another story? If so, which one is the truth? Maybe you will have your own answer after watching The Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the latest 3D movie from American Chinese director Ang Lee.

1.What’s the first trouble of the Indian boy Piscine Patel?

A．His classmates laughed at his name.

B．His family set sail across the Pacific to Canada.

C．A huge storm hits the ship with his family.

D．The tiger nearly killed him on the lifeboat.

2.Why are all the other animals on the lifeboat killed? Because     .

A．they are hunted by others

B．they are eaten by the tiger

C．they are sunk under the sea

D．they are killed and cooked by Pi

3.The passage mainly tells us     .

A．how Pi’s lifeboat sank in the sea

B．how the tiger ran away from the sea to the forest

C．what happened to Pi on the lifeboat with a tiger

D．what happened to the animals in Pi’s father’s zoo

4.Which would be true according to the passage?

A．The tiger was killed at last.

B．Pi was saved by another ship.

C．The ship company believed Pi’s tiger story

D．Pi told two stories in the movie.