Unit 2 poems Reading课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　A

　　Do you like animals? If you do，you can go to visit the following zoos around America.

　　Denver Zoo，Colorado

　　The zoo covers 80 acres in all.It houses species from all over the world，including bears，elephants，giraffes，birds，monkeys and fish.The zoo is laid out in a large circle，with animals both inside and outside the circle.It houses 4，125 animals.

　　Riverbanks Zoo，South Carolina

　　It covers 170 acres.The zoo is the beautiful home of over 2，000 animals，including African elephants，kangaroos and koalas.Also，Riverbanks Zoo has a 70­acre botanical(植物的) garden with more than 4，200 species of native and foreign plants.

　　Zoo Miami，Florida

　　It is the largest and oldest zoo in Florida.Zoo Miami is also the only tropical(热带的) zoo in the United States.There are four main sections in the zoo: Asia，Africa，Amazon and Beyond，and Australia.Don't miss a ride on the air­conditioned monorail(单轨列车)．It is a convenient and comfortable way to move between sections.And it also provides an amazing view of the zoo.

　　Fort Worth Zoo，Texas

　　The zoo has been named as a top zoo in the nation by Family Life magazine，The LA Times，and USA Today，and it made the list of top zoos in the South by Southern Living magazine.The zoo now is home to 5，000 native and foreign animals.

　　Colorado Springs，Colorado

America's only mountainside zoo spans 140 acres and has a collection of more than 750 animals，representing nearly 150 different species.Don't miss the wildly popular giraffe­feeding activity.