Last Sunday the elephant keeper at London Jim Robson, was killed by one of the elephants he loved This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the future（将来）of London Zoo—and maybe for all Britain's city zoos.
London Zoo said that it would move its three elephants to a wild（野生的）animal park outside London. Its director-general（总经理）, Michael Dixon, said "We are sorry that the elephants are leaving; there have been elephants at London Zoo since 1831 ."
One British newspaper said that though many small animals were very interesting, most people wanted to see big animals—and most of all elephants.
London Zoo is not only losing its elephants. The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears（熊）have already gone. Outside the elephant house at Zoo, a woman called Mary said she hoped the zoo keep big animals. "This is the only way the young people can see animals without traveling to other countries," said.
Zoos are not very good places for animals, but they can help to well keep them. Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos.
Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry. "If we send them back to the wild they will die. If you take away big animals, people will stop visiting London Zoo. It can survive（继续生存）at the moment, but it won't survive in the future."
However, Mary Rosevear, director of the Federation（联合会）of Zoo, believes（相信）that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals.
(1) London Zoo has kept elephants________
A. since last Sunday B. for about one hundred years
C. for nearly two hundred years D. ever since it was built
(2) Zoos are important because________
A. they can make a lot of money
B. there are many animals living in them
C. there are some big animals there
D. they can keep animals and help children learn about them
(3) The underlined word "It" in the passage refers to（指）________
A. the elephant B. London Zoo
C. the bear D. the wild animal park
(4) London Zoo might face a big problem because ________
A. the elephants in the zoo will be killed
B. the elephant may also kill other people
C. it may have fewer visitors in the future
D. no one would like to be an elephant keeper any more
(5) Which of the following is Nor true?
A. The writer hopes that big animals except elephants should be kept in London Zoo.
B. London Zoo and the public（公众）have different ideas about where to keep the big
animals.
C. Some animals in the park are still dangerous to visitors.
D. Some people think that the big animals will die if they are sent to the wild animal park.
Key:(1) — (5) CDSCA
