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Zoos are under a lot of pressure these days to justify their existence. In the past, collections of animals were assembled large

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问题     Zoos are under a lot of pressure these days to justify their existence. In the past, collections of animals were assembled largely to entertain the public or to satisfy a private desire. There was often little understanding of the animal’s biological or behavioral needs, and even less perception of a responsibility to justify the collection in terms of science, conservation or popular education. For responsible zoos, this has changed dramatically.
    By acting as a reservoir for species, zoos can act as a safety device in case the species become extinct in nature. Zoos can also provide the animals necessary to reintroduce species extinct in the wild once the threats to their survival have been controlled. A second important function of any good zoo must be the education of the visitor. Regardless of the scientific expertise (专长) of the individual, he or she can expect to learn something every time he walks through the zoo gate.
    For many people, especially those living in towns, this is the closest they will come to see wild animals. Even with the high quality of the current wildlife films, there is no replacement for seeing the real thing. One must appreciate that for many people an animal simply isn’t real if they only see it on a television screen. Zoos provide an opportunity to make the emotional and rational commitment essential to the future of conservation.
    Finally, it should be appreciated that zoos provide a unique opportunity for research, the results of which may be crucial to the survival of species.
    Apart from the debate over whether zoos perform a valuable role in society, they are often attacked on animal welfare grounds -- that they are little more than prisons, exploiting their inhabitants for commercial purposes. Unfortunately there is a tendency to tar (玷污) all zoos with the same brush, regardless of fundamental differences in their philosophy, the quality of care given to their animals, and their contribution to science and conservation.
    Nobody is arguing that zoos are perfect or that they are a substitute for the wild. But it is important to place them -- the responsible, good zoos -- in the overall context of conservation, and to recognize that they and the staff they support have a valuable role to play in the future.
What important respect was ignored in collecting animals in the past?
选项 A、Zoos provided inadequate entertainment for people.
B、Zoos were not aware of a responsibility to prove their collections right in regard to its importance for science, conservation and popular education.
C、Zoos paid so much attention to the benefit their collections brought that they ignored the needs of animals.
D、Zoos didn’t bring their commercial potentialities into full play.
答案B
解析 该题问人们在过去忽视了哪个重要方面。该题既是一道作者观点题，也是细节题。根据问题中in the past的提示，我们可以知道答题直接依据在第一段第2、3句话，特别是第3句“(In the past) There was often little understanding of the animal’s biological or behavioral needs，and even less perception of a responsibility to justify the collection in terms of science，conservation or popular education．For responsible zoos，this has changed dramatically” (在过去，人们很少考虑到动物的生理和行为需要，更没有看到自己有责任来澄清动物园在科学、动物保护和大众教育方面所发挥的作用)。作者的意思是说，人们既要看到动物园较少考虑到动物的需求，也不能忽视动物园在科研、物种保护和科普教育所发挥的作用。由此，我们可以看出作者说话的侧重点在后一点，认为“人们忽视了动物园的作用”。故，我们可以确定正确答案为[B]Zoos were not aware of a responsibility to prove their collections right in regard to its importance for science，conservation and popular education．(动物园没有意识到自己有责任来证明自己在科学动物保护和大众教育等方面所起的重要作用)。
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