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第四部分：完型填空 1 Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made of concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean. Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. although the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive; they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill. In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats. The animals are given more freedom in large areas so that they can live more comfortably as they would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow through the areas that animals live in. 2 For the first time in our marriage, I had decided to spend my holiday alone, without my wife. We had not quarreled . My common sense told me that all habits – even good ones – should be broken from time to time. Doing everything together with my wife had become very much of a habit with me. So I had gone off to Italy on my own to spend three weeks at a hotel at the seaside. I had hoped it would be nice and warm. But actually it was 35 in the shade, hot enough to roast an ox. I walked about in shorts, my bald head covered with a handkerchief, sweating and thirsty. And all the time I had to think of my wife, who had gone to the mountains of North Wales and was doubtless enjoying herself very much. Why had I, with my sensitive English skin, gone to Italy of all places? At night, I was kept awake by two bands playing like mad in the bar downstairs. 3 Most people have heard of Shakespeare (莎士比亚) and are somewhat familiar with his plays, but few know much about his life. In fact, little is known for certain about his early