Readingcomprehension.LastSundaytheelephantkeeperatLondonZooJimRobsonwaskilledbyoneoftheelephantsheloved.ThiswasterribleanditcouldbeabigproblemforthefutureofLondonZooandmaybeforallofBrit

　　Readingcomprehension.

　　LastSundaytheelephantkeeperatLondonZooJimRobsonwaskilledbyoneoftheelephantsheloved.ThiswasterribleanditcouldbeabigproblemforthefutureofLondonZooandmaybeforallofBritain'scityzoos.

　　LondonZoosaidthatitwouldmoveitsthreeelephantstoawildanimalparkoutsideLondonitsdirector-generalMichaelDixonsaid“Wearesorrythattheelephantsareleaving;therehavebeenelephantsatLondonZoosince1831.”

　　OneBritishnewspapersaidthatthoughmanysmallanimalswereveryinterestingmostpeoplewantedtoseebiganimals--andmostofallelephants.

　　LondonZooisnotonlylosingitselephants.Thetigerswillalsoleavesoonandmostofthebearshavealreadygone.OutsidetheelephanthouseatLondonZooawomancalledMarysaidshehopedthezoocouldkeepbiganimals.“Thisistheonlywaytheyoungpeoplecanseeanimalswithouttravelingtoothercountries”shesaid.

　　Zoosarenotverygoodplacesforanimalsbuttheycanhelptowellkeepthem.Childrencanalsolearnalotabouttheanimalswhentheyvisitzoos.

　　AnothervisitoramancalledAlanwasveryangry.“Ifwesendthembacktothewildtheywilldie.IfyoutakeawaybiganimalspeoplewillstopvisitingLondonZoo.Itcansurviveatthemomentbutitwon'tsurvive（继续生存）inthefuture.”

　　HoweverMayRoseveardirectoroftheFederation（联合会）ofZoosbelievesthatcityzooscansurvivewithoutkeepinglargeanimals.

　　Choosethebestanswer:

　　(1)LondonZoohaskeptelephants________.

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　　A．sincelastSunday

　　B．foraboutonehundredyears

　　C．fornearlytwohundredyears

　　D．eversinceitwasbuilt

　　(2)Zoosareimportantbecause________.

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　　A．theycanmakealotofmoney

　　B．therearemanya