动物园存在的意义是什么？是供人游乐的休闲景点、救助和保护动物的机构还是科普大众的场所？现代动物园对野生动物的生存是好还是坏？如今，动物园的环境与条件已与以往大不相同，许多动物园都称其对动物和游客有益。本期节目围绕动物园是否应该存在展开讨论。
词汇：animalconservation动物保护
Formanyofus,ourclosestencounterwithwildanimalsisatazoo.Theseplacesallowustoobservethebehavioursandcharacteristicsofamazingcreaturesfrombigcatstotinyamphibians.It'sanenjoyableandeducationalexperienceforus,butisitthebestenvironmentfortheanimals
Alongtimeago,peoplecouldonlyseewildanimalsasstuffeddeadexhibitsinamuseum.Later,liveanimalswerecapturedbyexplorers,broughthomeandputonshowtothepublicinmenageries–animalwelfarewasnotapriority.Butmodernzoosandwildlifeparkshavetransformedtheconditionsandenvironmentsforanimals,makingbiggerenclosures,removingbars,and,tosomeextent,mimickingtheirnaturalhabitats.
Somepeoplehavequestionedthecrueltyofkeepinganimalscaptiveandusingthemjustforentertainment,butzoosarekeentoshowtheyareheretohelpwildlifebyeducatingusaboutconservation.IntheUK,theintroductionofTheZooLicensingAct1981alsorequiredzoostoeducatethepublic.Well-managedzoosarenowalsoinvolvedinsupportingandfundingconservationprogrammes.
Probablythebiggestclaimfromzoostodayisthattheyhelptoprotectspeciesthatareunderthreatinthewildduetoclimatechange.RobertYoung,ChairinWildlifeConservationatSalfordUniversitysays:"Therearequitealotofdifferentspeciesaroundtheplanetwhichwewouldn'thavetodayifitwasn'tforzoos."Somezooshavecaptivebreedingprogrammeswhichhelptopreservethefutureofspeciesthatwouldotherwisefaceextinction.ActorLeonardoDiCapriorecentlypraisedChesterZoointheUKforitsconservationwork.Itbroughta"rarefishspeciesbackfromthedead"afterbreedingandreleasingaschoolofgoldenskiffiafishbackintotheirnativeriver.
Whilethedebateabouthavingzooscontinues,newopportunitiestomeetwildlifearebeingexplored,suchasusingvirtualreality,andJonCoe,azoodesigner,toldtheBBC:"TakingawalkthroughaherdofelephantsintheSerengeti,Ithink,isgoingtobepossibleprettysoon."
encounter不期而遇，偶然相遇creature动物，生物bigcat大型猫科动物amphibian两栖动物environment环境stuffed（动物）制成标本的menagerie（供私人收藏或公众观赏的）野生动物园animalwelfare动物保护wildlifepark野生动物园enclosure围场naturalhabitat自然栖息地captive圈养的conservation（动物）保护fund资助species物种inthewild在野生环境中breeding（动物）繁殖，饲养extinction灭绝goldenskiffia弗氏斯基法鳉native原地的，土生的herd兽群
1.阅读课文并回答问题。
1.Beforezoos,howdidmostpeoplegettoseeawildanimal
2.Whathavemanyzoosdonetoimprovetheenvironmentfortheiranimals
3.Howarezoostryingtohelpanimalsinthewild
4.AccordingtoRobertYoung,whatmightwenothaveifitwasn'tforzoos
5.TrueorfalseActorLeonardoDiCapriorecentlyreleasedsomeraregoldenskiffiafishbackintotheirnativeriver.
2.选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1.Whileonacountrywalk,I_______abullinafield,soIhadtorun!
stuffedherdencounterednative
2.Itwasgreattoseesomanyanimals_______whenwewentonasafari.
onthewildinthewildatthewildinawild
3.Theblackrhinoisoneofseveralanimalsthatarefacing_______.
extinctionconservationfundingmenageries
4.Elephantsare_______toAfricaandAsia.
captivestuffednativeconservation
5.Thesmellwascomingfroma_______ofcowsonthenearbyfarm.
heardherdshurdherd
1.Beforezoos,howdidmostpeoplegettoseeawildanimalAlongtimeago,peoplecouldonlyseewildanimalsasstuffeddeadexhibitsinamuseum.Lateron,liveanimalscouldbeseeninmenageries.
2.WhathavemanyzoosdonetoimprovetheenvironmentfortheiranimalsManymodernzooshavemadeenclosuresbigger,removedbars,andtosomeextent,triedtomimictheanimal'snaturalhabitats.
3.HowarezoostryingtohelpanimalsinthewildSomezooshavecaptivebreedingprogrammeswhichhelptopreservethefutureofspeciesthatwouldotherwisefaceextinction.
4.AccordingtoRobertYoung,whatmightwenothaveifitwasn'tforzoosRobertYoungsays"therearequitealotofdifferentspeciesaroundtheplanet,whichwewouldn'thavetodayifitwasn'tforzoos."
5.TrueorfalseActorLeonardoDiCapriorecentlyreleasedsomeraregoldenskiffiafishbackintotheirnativeriver.False.HerecentlypraisedChesterZooforitsworkforbreedingandreleasingaschoolofraregoldenskiffiafishbackintotheriver.
1.Whileonacountrywalk,Iencounteredabullinafield,soIhadtorun!
2.Itwasgreattoseesomanyanimalsinthewildwhenwewentonasafari.
3.Theblackrhinoisoneofseveralanimalsthatarefacingextinction.