江苏版《学位英语》试题五（网友回忆版）

Visitors to the zoo usually pity the animals owing to their particular emotional associations(联想).Which animals should be indeed pitied？
The first type are those clever and __21__ developed animals __22__ lively intelligence and desire for activity can __23__ no outlet behind the bars of the cage. Those animals living in a free state before __ 24__ in the zoo have a strong desire for moving about __25__，but have to mm around repeatedly in their quarters.Owing to this disappointment，foxes and wolves __26__ in places which are far too small， are among the most __27__ of all zoo animals.Another sad scene， seldom __28__ by ordinary zoo visitors，is the __29__ flying trials of swans(天鹅)at migration(迁徙) time. These creatures， like most other water birds， are generally made unable to fly by the __30__ of cutting off a tip of the wing bone. __31__ such swans in the zoo generally seem happy under __32__ care and they raise their young without any trouble， at migration time things become __33__. The birds never really __34__ that they can no longer fly， and repeatedly swim to the __35__ of the pond so that they can have the whole extent of its surface when trying to __36__ against the wind. Meanwhile， their loud flying calls can be heard as they try to __37__，and again and again the grand preparations end in __38__.I do not like seeing those __39__ water birds in the zoo.The missing tip of one wing and the still sadder picture that the bird makes when it __40__ its wings hurt me badly. What a truly sorry picture it is!

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Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food， furniture， books， bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work， they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.Shells were not the only things used as money. In China， cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands， rice was used as money. In some parts of Africa， cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money. Other animals were used as money， too.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place.Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later，other countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.

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No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA.There are almost 2，000 of them， as compared with 180 in Japan， 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. Distinguished dailies like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country. However， the Post and the Times are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain or LeMonde is in France， since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these present detailed accounts of national and international news， but many tend to limit themselves to state or cite news.Like the press in most other countries， American newspapers range from the “sensational”， which feature crime， sex and rumor， to the serious， which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. But with few exceptions American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information， for they have to compete with television.Just as American newspapers give way to all tastes， so do they also try and apply to readers for all political persuasions. A few newspapers support extremist groups on the far right and on the far left， but most daily newspapers attempt to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are essentially moderate. Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views， in order to present a balanced picture.As in other democratic countries American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible， but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once bravely uncovered political scandals (丑闻) or crimes， for instance， the Watergate Affair. The newspapers drew the attention of the public to the fears of the Vietnam War.