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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.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了几个各具特色的动物园。
1．Riverbanks Zoo would most probably attract those who ________.
A．want to visit a tropical zoo
B．want a ride on a monorail
C．love both animals and plants
D．love the giraffefeeding activity
C [推理判断题。根据第二则广告中的over 2,000 animals和more than 4,200 species of native and foreign plants可知C为正确选项。]
2．Which of the following zoos has the most animals?
A．Fort Worth Zoo. B．Riverbanks Zoo.
C．Denver Zoo. D．Colorado Springs.
A [细节理解题。对比四个动物园的动物数目可知， Fort Worth Zoo，Texas有5 000种动物，是最多的。]
3．What makes Colorado Springs special?
A．Being the largest zoo in the US.
B．Being named as a top zoo in the US.
C．Having the largest number of animals.
D．Being the only mountainside zoo in the US.
D [细节理解题。根据Colorado Springs，Colorado中第一句话America's only mountainside zoo spans 140 acres可知D为正确选项。]
