Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 1 I became an animal collector in the first 2 .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 3 was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,4 the word “zoo”, which I would 5 over and over again with a shrill 6 until someone, ins groups to 7 me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 8 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 9 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 10 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 11 to my collection of pets.12 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 13 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,14 were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 15 had enough money of my own to be able to 16 my first trip and I have been going 17 ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of 18 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 19 all those who love animals and 20 .

　　1. A.how B.where C.when D.whether

　　2. A.region B.field C.place D.case

　　3. A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection

　　4. A.except B.but C.except for D.but for

　　5. A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat

　　6. A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch

　　7. A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort

　　8. A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown

　　9. A.many B.amount C.number D.supply

　　10. A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring

　　11. A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich

　　12. A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently

　　13. A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide

　　14. A.who B.they C.of which D.which

　　15. A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully

　　16. A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance

　　17. A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often

　　18. A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments

　　19. A.for B.with C.to D.from

　　20. A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip

　　答案及解析

　　1.【答案】A

　　【解析】根據下一句及隨后的內容，作者講的是怎樣成為動物愛好者的(從小就喜歡動物)，應當選擇A.how。

　　2.【答案】C

　　【解析】in the first place是固定短語,意思是“首先”。此句意思是：別人經常問到的問題之一，是當初我是如何愛上動物的。

　　3.【答案】A

　　【解析】這句話的意思是：作者在呀呀學語之時,最早發清楚的音是“zoo”(動物園),而不是“媽媽”,“爸爸”,因此,應選clarity“清晰”。填入其他選項emotion (感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection(友愛)不合邏輯。

　　4.【答案】B

　　【解析】but在此處連接另一個句子(it was the word“zoo”,“it was”被省略)，表示轉折，意為“而是”，Except, except for, but for的用法接近，表示“除了……”。

　　例如：

　　We go there every day except Sunday.

　　He answered all the questions except for the last one.

　　For a year the dam remained complete but for the generators.

　　從意思上，邏輯上，都應當選but。