A400-poundadultmalegorilla(大猩猩)escapedfromhiscageattheBuffaloZooonMonday.Hebitafemalezookeeperbeforebeingcaught.The24-year-oldgorillacameoutofhislivingquartersthroughanunlockeddooronMondaymorning.Heranintothespacewhichwasusedbyzooworkersbutclosedtothepublic.
AkeeperwhohascaredforKogasincehearrivedin2007wasbittenonherhandandleg.Zooofficialssaiditwasanactofexcitement.“Hewasprobablyjustassurprisedcomingfacetofacewithherasshewaswithhim”BuffaloZooPresidentDonnaFernandessaid.
Thekeepertookrefuge(庇护)insidethehabitatofafemalegorillaandhernewbornbaby.Thekeeper’sdecisiontolockherselfinsidetheseparatehabitatlikelykeptherfrombeingfurtherharmed.ThekeeperhadagoodrelationshipwiththemotherwholikeKogaisawestlowlandgorillanativetoWestAfricaandtheCongoRiverBasinaccordingtoFernandes.
SeverallockeddoorspreventedKogafromrunningwildlythroughthezooandbeyond.Thepolicesentinateamtomakesuretheareawassafewhileavet(兽医)usedapipetosedate(给……服镇静剂)Koga.Thegorillawasdraggedbythezoostaffbacktohiscageoncethedrugstookhold.
Visitorstothezooweremovedindoorsandstayedthereforabout45minuteswhiletheteamwastryingtocatchthegorillaandsenditbacktohiscage.“ThatwasthescariestthingI’veeverdoneinmycareer”saidtheteam’scaptainMarkMaraschiello.“It’sa400-poundgorilla.Nobodyknewwhatharmhecoulddotous.Hecouldhavebittenmyarmoffeasily”Maraschielloadded.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Azookeeperwasinjuredwhileworkingatthezoo.
B.Azookeeperforgottolockthedoorofagorilla’scage.
C.A400-poundgorillaranwildlyinthezooafterbreakinghiscage.
D.A400-poundgorillabitazookeeperafterescapingfromhiscage.
2.AccordingtoDonnaFernandesthegorillabitthezookeeperbecause.
A.hewastooangrytoseethezookeeper
B.hewastooexcitedtoseethezookeeper
C.hedidn’twanttobesentbacktothecage
D.hewantedtofindsomedeliciousfood
3.Whatdidthezookeeperdoafterbeingbittenbythegorilla?
A.Sheaskedanothergorillatoprotecther.