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A

There have been many comparisons (比较)  made between London Underground and New York Subway. They are the best known public transport systems (公共交通运输系统) in the world and each is a key part of one of the greatest cities of the world. The two systems  have many things in common(相同), including their ages and fame(名声), but there are also important differences.

The following table shows some of the similarities (类似)and differences.

(    ) 1. From the table, we can see that London Underground _______.

A. has more lines than New York Subway

B . has a longer history than New York Subway

C. has better air conditioning than New York Subway

D. isn't as convenient (方便) as New York Subway

(    ) 2. It's_______ to take an underground in London than to take a subway in New York.

A. much safer        B. more dangerous

C. as safe as        D. as dangerous

(    ) 3. London Underground and New York Subway have some similarities in_______.

A. air conditioning and hours of operations

B. longest station and frequency

C. crashes in the last 10 years and longest station

D. longest journey without changes and passengers (旅客)

B

The seven-day National Holiday was fun for many Chinese, but not for the animals in Xiangjiang Zoo in Guangzhou. Some of the animals were nervous, because too many people crowded(拥挤) into the zoo nearly every day during the holiday, according to (根据) the workers at the zoo.

Visitors took a lot of photos, hit the cages, shouted at the animals and made noise the whole day. Others gave the animals some food that they should not eat.

Many animals were scared (害怕) and didn't come out. Koalas were in the grass. A panda sat in a corner. A monkey was angry at a child and wanted to get out of the cage and nearly broke its arm. A little giraffe was ill after eating the food given by a young man.

"We hope the visitors, while enjoying the time in the zoo, think about the animals and their health," a worker from the zoo said.

"Hitting cages will scare baby animals. It can make them change color, and even die." Experts(专家)said. "Monkeys and bears can hurt their stomachs (胃) after eating too much food given by visitors. Some animals,  such as zebras will die if they eat the plastic (塑料) bags. "

The same problem happened at Beijing Zoo, yet most visitors stopped when workers in the zoo asked them to.

(    ) 4. The workers at the zoo hope _______.

A. there won't be so many people coming to the zoo

B. the visitors don't make animals angry

C. the visitors also think about animals' health

D. the experts give some advice(建议)to the visitors.

(    ) 5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. A monkey was ill after eating the food given by a young girl.

B. If a giraffe eats plastic bags, it will die.

C. A panda slept all the time because it wouldn't like to come out.

D. The same thing happened at the Beijing Zoo, but it was not as bad as that in Xiangjiang Zoo.

(    ) 6. From the passage, we know the writer_______.

A. was worried about the animals in the zoo

B. hated all the visitors very much

C. wanted to take the animals out of the zoo

D. asked the experts to stop the visitors

(    ) 7. The writer tells us not to_______ if we go to visit the zoo.

A. hit the cages of the animals     B. give food to the animals

C. shout at the animals loudly      D. do all of the above