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A 400-pound adult male gorilla (大猩猩) escaped from his cage at the Buffalo Zoo on Monday. He bit a female zookeeper before being caught. The 24-year-old gorilla came out of his living quarters through an unlocked door on Monday morning. He ran into the space which was used by zoo workers but closed to the public.
A keeper who has cared for Koga since he arrived in 2007 was bitten on her hand and leg. Zoo officials said it was an act of excitement. “He was probably just as surprised coming face to face with her as she was with him,” Buffalo Zoo President Donna Fernandes said.
The keeper took refuge (庇护) inside the habitat of a female gorilla and her newborn baby. The keeper’s decision to lock herself inside the separate habitat likely kept her from being further harmed. The keeper had a good relationship with the mother who, like Koga, is a west lowland gorilla, native to West Africa and the Congo River Basin, according to Fernandes.
Several locked doors prevented Koga from running wildly through the zoo and beyond. The police sent in a team to make sure the area was safe while a vet (兽医) used a pipe to sedate (给……服镇静剂) Koga. The gorilla was dragged by the zoo staff back to his cage once the drugs took hold.
Visitors to the zoo were moved indoors and stayed there for about 45 minutes while the team was trying to catch the gorilla and send it back to his cage. “That was the scariest thing I’ve ever done in my career,” said the team’s captain Mark Maraschiello. “It’s a 400-pound gorilla. Nobody knew what harm he could do to us. He could have bitten my arm off easily,” Maraschiello added.
【小题1】What is the main idea of this passage?

A．A zoo keeper was injured while working at the zoo.

B．A zoo keeper forgot to lock the door of a gorilla’s cage.

C．A 400-pound gorilla ran wildly in the zoo after breaking his cage.

D．A 400-pound gorilla bit a zoo keeper after escaping from his cage.

【小题2】According to Donna Fernandes, the gorilla bit the zoo keeper because .

A．he was too angry to see the zoo keeper

B．he was too excited to see the zoo keeper

C．he didn’t want to be sent back to the cage

D．he wanted to find some delicious food

【小题3】What did the zoo keeper do after being bitten by the gorilla?

A．She asked another gorilla to protect her.

B．She tried her best to comfort him.

C．She locked herself in a cage of another gorilla.

D．She called the police and asked them to rescue her.

【小题4】According to the last paragraph, how did Mark Maraschiello feel when he was trying to catch the gorilla?

A．Excited.	B．Calm.
C．Angry.	D．Frightened.

答案：【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】D

试题分析：文中主要讲的是一个体重400磅的大猩猩在逃脱它的笼子后咬伤了一个饲养员。
【小题1】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文中主要讲的是一个体重400磅的大猩猩在逃脱它的笼子后咬伤了一个饲养员。故选D。
【小题2】细节理解题。由Zoo officials said it was an act of excitement. “He was probably just as surprised coming face to face with her as she was with him”可知，大猩猩太兴奋了而没有看到饲养员。故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。由The keeper took refuge (庇护) inside the habitat of a female gorilla and her newborn baby.可知，这位饲养员把自己关在另一个大猩猩的栖息地笼子里寻求庇护。故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。“That was the scariest thing I’ve ever done in my career,” said the team’s captain Mark Maraschiello.可知，Mark Maraschiello试图抓住大猩猩时感到恐惧。故选D。
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