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Zoos are under a lot of pressure these days to justify their existence. In t
Zoos are under a lot of pressure these days to justify their existence. In t
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Zoos are under a lot of pressure these days to justify their existence. In the past, collections of animals were assembled largely to entertain the public or to satisfy a private desire. There was often little understanding of the animal’s biological or behavioral needs, and even less perception of a responsibility to justify the collection in terms of science, conservation or popular education. For responsible zoos, this has changed dramatically.
By acting as a reservoir for species, zoos can act as a safety device in case the species become extinct in nature. Zoos can also provide the animals necessary to reintroduce species extinct in the wild once the threats to their survival have been controlled. A second important function of any good zoo must be the education of the visitor. Regardless of the scientific expertise (专长) of the individual, he or she can expect to learn something every time he walks through the zoo gate.
For many people, especially those living in towns, this is the closest they will come to see wild animals. Even with the high quality of the current wildlife films, there is no replacement for seeing the real thing. One must appreciate that for many people an animal simply isn’t real if they only see it on a television screen. Zoos provide an opportunity to make the emotional and rational commitment essential to the future of conservation.
Finally, it should be appreciated that zoos provide a unique opportunity for research, the results of which may be crucial to the survival of species.
Apart from the debate over whether zoos perform a valuable role in society, they are often attacked on animal welfare grounds -- that they are little more than prisons, exploiting their inhabitants for commercial purposes. Unfortunately there is a tendency to tar (玷污) all zoos with the same brush, regardless of fundamental differences in their philosophy, the quality of care given to their animals, and their contribution to science and conservation.
Nobody is arguing that zoos are perfect or that they are a substitute for the wild. But it is important to place them -- the responsible, good zoos -- in the overall context of conservation, and to recognize that they and the staff they support have a valuable role to play in the future. [br] The word "inhabitants" (in the fifth paragraph) refers to ______.
选项
A、animal welfare grounds
B、prisons
C、collections
D、areas where zoos are built
答案
C
解析
词汇题。该题问“第5段中 inhabitants 一词是什么意思?”根据该词出现的语境为"Apart from the debate over whether zoos perform a valuable role in society,they are often attacked on animal welfare grounds—that they are little more than prisons,exploiting their inhabitants for commercial purposes.”这句话的意思是:除了是否在社会上发挥了有益的作用这个问题上有争议以外,动物园在动物的饲养方面也受到攻击——也就是说,动物园几乎是监狱,为了商业利益而对它们的居民进行剥削。由此我们可以得出结论:所谓“居民”在这里指的是“动物”。由于动物园的动物是从各地经过一定时间收集起来的,因此该文章中也将它们称为"collections"。(如:第 1段第2句)。为此,我们确定[C]为答案。
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