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There are over 60 zoos in England. We have collected hundreds of reviews, checked the zoo websites, researched several zoorelated resources and visited many of them by ourselves to give you this selection: 10 best zoos in England.
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Chester Zoo
Among top 15 zoos in the world, it is one of the mostvisited and largest zoos in England.
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Whipsnade Zoo
With more than 2,500 animals, it is one of the few UK zoos with elephants.
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Marwell Wildlife
Full of African and Australian animals, there is surely a lot to see within very large grounds.
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Howletts Wild Animal Park
It was set up as a private zoo at first and opened to the public later. The place looks very natural and you can get very close to the animals there.
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Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
With Britain’s largest number of African elephants, it offers truly African experiences.
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Colchester Zoo
With 270＋species, it is very childfriendly and offers lots of handson activities.
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Twycross Zoo
It holds what is supposed to be the world’s largest collection of apes (猿). There are also rare leopard species.
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Bristol Zoo Gardens
This is a 175yearold zoo with rare animals like fruit bats (果蝠)．
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Paignton Zoo
As home to a collection of around 2,000 animals and 1,600 plant species, it is one of the first places in England combining zoological and botanical (植物的) gardens.
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London Zoo
As one of the ldest zoos in the world, it is well worth a visit.
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语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章向我们介绍了英国最好的10家动物园。
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1．Marwell Wildlife would attract those who want to ______.
A．know more about elephants
B．visit the oldest zoo in England
C．see some rare animal species
D．watch African and Australian animals
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据Marwell Wildlife中介绍的“Full of African and Australian animals”可知，这家动物园有很多来自非洲和澳大利亚的动物，故答案选D。
2．Among the 10 zoos, the best one for children is ________.
A．Howletts Wild Animal Park
B．Colchester Zoo
C．Twycross Zoo
D．London Zoo
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据Colchester Zoo中介绍的“it is very childfriendly and offers lots of handson activities”可知，这家动物园最适合孩子，故答案选B。
3．What is the feature of Paignton Zoo?
A．It has both animal and plant species.
B．It has the largest number of animals.
C．Tourists can get close to the animals there.
D．It holds the world’s largest collection of plant species.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据Paignton Zoo的简介可知这家动物园除了动物还有1 600多种植物，并且是英国首家动植物园之一，故答案选A 。
4．The passage is meant to ________.
A．compare 10 zoos
B．attract kids to zoos
C．introduce 10 popular zoos
D．show the history of 10 zoos
解析：选C 目的意图题。根据文章首段内容可知，本文主要介绍了英国最好的10家动物园，故答案选C。
