It was a touching moment at the National Zoo ...

It was a touching moment at the National Zoo in Washington, US: tens of thousands of people from all over the country, and even the world, came to say goodbye to one of the area’s most popular residents(居民), BaoBao—a 3-year-old panda.

BaoBao left for her new home in Chengdu, China on Feb 22. She’s the first female panda born in the US and has won the hearts of many Americans. A number of goodbye events were held, including a dumpling party and cake feedings. Information about her flight was even made available online so that people could keep learning about her journey.

It had been decided that BaoBao must return to China according to an agreement between China and the US. In fact,most pandas around the world are borrowed from China and baby pandas born abroad will be sent back before they’re four.

Being native to China and loved around the world, the cute black-and-white animals have played an important role in the country’s diplomacy (外交). This is known as“Panda Diplomacy”. Animal diplomacy dates back to the Tang Dynasty(唐朝), when Empress Wu Zetian sent a pair of pandas to the Japanese emperor. China restarted panda diplomacy in the 1950s when China sent two pandas to the Moscow Zoo. By 1982, China had given 23 pandas to nine different countries. The most famous was China’s gift of two pandas, Ling-Ling and Xing-Xing, to the US in 1972 after President Richard Nixon’s visit to China.

However, since early 1980s, China has stopped giving away pandas for free because their number is becoming smaller. For example, zoos in the US, UK and France“rent”pandas from China. The money they pay for the pandas, which are from tens of thousands to millions of US dollars, was used to protect and breed(繁育) the endangered animals.

Besides pandas, elephants and dogs have also been given as diplomatic gifts. In 1953, Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh sent Chairman Mao Zedong two Asian elephants as gifts as a symbol of the friendship between the two countries.

1.According to Paragraph 2, we can learn that ___________.

A.people ate dumplings and cakes to celebrate BaoBao’s leaving

B.some of BaoBao’s fans would travel back to China with her

C.fans of BaoBao could find out her flight information online

D.BaoBao’s everyday activities were open to her fans in the world

2.Why did BaoBao have to return to China?

A.Because her mother was in China. B.Because of serious illness.

C.Because she was already 5 years old. D.Because of the agreement.

3.Which of these countries is not mentioned to have received pandas from China as gifts?

A.Vietnam B.UK C.France D.USA

4.From Paragraphs 4 and 5, the writer is telling us ___________.

A.Zoos in the US, UK and France “rent” pandas to make much money

B.China is not giving away pandas to foreign countries for free any more

C.Ling-Ling and Xing-Xing were gifts for the US president himself

D.The money from those foreign countries was used to help build zoos

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE about panda diplomacy?

A.Wu Zetian was the first empress to give away pandas as diplomatic gifts.

B.China has been sending pandas as gifts to foreign countries for over 60 years.

C.The panda diplomacy has never been stopped in Chinese history.

D.By 1982, China had sent pandas to 23 foreign countries as diplomatic gifts.

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A man sat at an underground station in Washington, D.C., and started to play the violin. It was a cold day in January. He played six Bach（巴赫）pieces for about 45 minutes. It was rush hour and thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and the first person, a middle-aged man, noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

After a minute, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a young woman threw the money in the box and continued to walk. Then another few minutes went by and someone stood against the wall to listen to him, but the young man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

During the musician’s performance, only six people stopped and stayed for a while, twenty gave him money but continued to walk. When he finished playing, no one applauded（鼓掌）. No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing in the underground station was organized by The Washington Post（《华盛顿邮报》）as part of a social experiment. One of the conclusions from this experiment could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music, how many other things are we missing?

1.The story took place on __________.

A. a cold morning　　 B. a winter evening　　 C. a freezing weekend　　 D. a January afternoon

2.The first dollar tip for the musician was from __________.

A. a middle-aged man　　 B. a young man

C. a young woman　　 D. a small girl

3.The performance in the underground station lasted for about __________.

A. an hour　　 B. 45 minutes　　 C. 20 minutes　　 D. 6 minutes

4.When the musician was playing the violin, 26 people __________.

A. gave him cheers　　 B. introduced themselves to him

C. recognized him　　 D. gave response to his performance

5.The people going past Joshua Bell __________.

A. showed interest in his violin　　 B. seemed in their hurry

C. were on their way home　　 D. acted rudely to him

6.The purpose of this experiment was to __________.

A. observe what people usually did in the underground

B. let us know more about the importance of saving time

C. do a survey on how many people were fond of music

D. make us pay more attention to nice things around

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My friend, Victor, is a zoo keeper in the National Zoo. His work is very interesting but it is hard. Sometimes it is dangerous, too. Every morning the zoo keepers have to get up at five to prepare the food for the animals. Each kind of animal is given special food. For example, the lions must be given meat; the deer must be given grass and leaves; and the parrots must be given fruit and nuts. Sometimes some animals won't let the others eat their food. If this happens,  each of them must be fed separately(分离地) .

Every morning each cage must be washed by the zoo keepers. This can be dangerous, especially with lions and tigers. To make the work easier, the animals are locked in the sleeping compartments (隔间) while the cages are being washed. When the animals are sick, the zoo keepers must look after them. Each sick animal is kept in a separate cage and given medicine. Sometimes they must be given injections. It is not easy to inject（打针） a sick lion!

All the keepers live near the zoo. Each of them has a small house. There he lives with his family. They do not have holidays on Sundays and public holidays. Instead, each of them has a day off during the week. Each keeper has a holiday on a different day from that of the other keepers.

The most important job of the keepers is to look after the safety of the visitors. People must be prevented from doing dangerous things. Many people have been injured because they did careless things, like putting their hands into the lion's cage.

1.What kind of food must be given to the animals like tigers, lions and bears?

A．Nuts.             B．Fruit.             C．Meat.            D．Grass and leaves.

2.Some animals must be fed separately because ________.

A．they eat special food

B．they often quarrel with each other while eating

C．they always cause the zoo keepers much trouble

D．they won't let the others eat their food

3.All the zoo keepers must work________.

A．seven days a week                      B．on Saturdays

C．on special festivals                      D．on weekdays

4.The underlined word "injured" in the last paragraph(段落) means ________.

A．受伤             B．被打             C．杀害             D．抓住

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My friend, Victor, is a zoo keeper in the National Zoo. His work is very interesting but it is hard. Sometimes it is dangerous, too. Every morning the zoo keepers have to get up at five to prepare the food for the animals. Each kind of animal is given special food. For example, the lions must be given meat; the deer must be given grass and leaves; and the parrots must be given fruit and nuts. Sometimes some animals won’t let the others eat their food. If this happens,　 each of them must be fed separately (分离地).

Every morning each cage must be washed by the zoo keepers. This can be dangerous, especially with lions and tigers. To make the work easier, the animals are locked in the sleeping compartments (隔间) while the cages are being washed. When the animals are sick, the zoo keepers must look after them. Each sick animal is kept in a separate cage and given medicine. Sometimes they must be given injections. It is not easy to inject a sick lion!

All the keepers live near the zoo. Each of them has a small house. There he lives with his family. They do not have holidays on Sundays and public holidays. Instead, each of them has a day off during the week. Each keeper has a holiday on a different day from that of the other keepers.

The most important job of the keepers is to look after the safety of the visitors. People must be prevented from doing dangerous things. Many people have been injured because they did careless things, like putting their hands into the lion’s cage.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1.What kind of food must be given to the animals like tigers, lions and bears?

A. Nuts.            B. Fruit.            C. Meat.            D. Grass and leaves.

2.Some animals must be fed separately because _______.

A. they eat special food

B. they often quarrel with each other while eating

C. they always cause the zoo keepers much trouble

D. they won’t let the others eat their food

3. When an animal is sick, it must be _______.

A. taken out of the cage            B. put separately and taken good care of

C. given an injection                D. locked in a sleeping compartment

4.All the zoo keepers must work _______.

A. seven days a week                B. on Saturdays

C. on special festivals            D. on weekdays

5.The underlined word “injured” in the last paragraph (段落) means _______.

A. hurt            B. beaten        C. killed            D. caught

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My friend, Victor, is a zoo keeper in the National Zoo. His work is very interesting but it is hard. Sometimes it is dangerous, too. Every morning the zoo keepers have to get up at five to get food ready for the animals.

Each kind of animal eats special food. For example, the lions must eat meat; the giraffes will eat grass and leaves; and the parrots must have fruit and nuts. Sometimes some animals won’t let the others eat their food. If this happens, each of them must be fed separately(分离的). Every morning the zoo keepers must clean each cage. This can be dangerous, especially(尤其) with lions and tigers. To make the work easier, the keepers always lock the animals in the sleeping compartments(隔间) while they are washing the cages. When the animals are sick, the zoo keepers must look after them. Each sick animal is kept in a separate cage and given medicine. Sometimes the zoo workers have to inject(注射) the sick animals, even the lions.

All the keepers live near the zoo. Each of them has a small house. There he lives with his family. They do not have holidays on Sundays and public(公众的) holidays. Each of them has a day off during the week. Each keeper has a holiday on a different day from that of the other keepers.

The most important job of the keepers is to look after the safety of the visitors. They must stop those people from doing dangerous things.

1.What kind of food may be for the animals like lions, tigers and bears?

A. Nuts.   B. Fruit.    C. Meat. 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Grass and leaves.

2.Some animals must eat food separately because 　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. they eat special food

B. they often quarrel with each other while eating

C. they always make trouble

D. they won’t let the others eat their food

3.All the zoo keepers must work 　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. seven days a week     B. on Saturdays

C. on special festivals     D. on weekdays

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A. The zoo keepers have to get up at five to get the food ready for all the animals.

B. The zoo keepers must clean all the cages every morning.

C. The zoo keepers must look after the animals when they are sick.

D. The zoo keepers live in a small house together near the zoo.

5.What is the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. The Zoo  B. The Zoo Keepers C. An Interesting Job D. A Dangerous Job

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It?s always hard to say goodbye to someone you love. In Washington DC, US, local (当地的) zoo-goers are sad about the news that their superstar panda Tai Shan is going to leave the National Zoo.

At a morning meeting on December 4, zoo director（主管） Steven Montfort said that the black-eared bear would be going off to China sometime over the winter, under an agreement（协议）with the Chinese government.

Tai Shan, whose name means “peaceful mountain,” was born at the DC zoo on July 9, 2005. He has been loved by zoo-goers since his first public show in December of that year.

But under the agreement that brought his mother, Mei Xiang, and father, Tian Tian, to the zoo from China, all three belong to (属于) China.

Tai Shan should have been returned to China when he was 2. But China gave him two extensions (延期) to stay at the National Zoo. Tai is old enough to breed (繁殖). So it?s time for him to come back to China and join a program to try to increase the panda population.

The National Zoo has tried to breed Mei Xiang a few times since Tai Shan was born, without success. Montfort said the zoo would try again soon in the hope of producing another baby panda. “We?re hopeful every year,” he said.

1.Where can the passage probably be taken from?

A. A dictionary.　 B. A science book.

C. A newspaper.　 D. A novel.

2. The word “zoo-goers” mean people who ______

A. live at the zoo　 B. love to visit the zoo

C. work at the zoo　 D. leave the zoo

3.According to the passage, who is going to leave the National Zoo?

A. Steven Montfort.　 B. Mei Xiang.

C. Tian Tian.　　 　　　 D. Tai Shan.

4.We can tell from the passage that ______.

A. Tai Shan and his parents belong to China

B. Tai Shan first appeared in public in 2006

C. Tai Shan’s parents will be sent to China

D. Tai Shan belongs to the US because it’s born there

5. What does the National Zoo try to do every year?

A. To make Tai Shan stay there.

B. To make Mei Xiang give birth to new babies.

C. To attract more people to visit Tai Shan.

D. To send Tai Shan and his parents back to China.

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It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man came to me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I’d read the signs: “Don’t give money to panhandlers (乞丐）.” So I shook my head and kept walking.

I wasn’t prepared for a reply, but he said, “I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!” But I kept on walking.

I couldn’t forget what happened to me that day for the rest of the week. I had money in my

pocket and it wouldn’t have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. On a very cold night, no less, I thought the worst of a fellow human being. Flying back to Anchorage, I still couldn’t help thinking of him.

I was the writer of a weekly garden column (专栏）at The Anchorage Daily News. One day, out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean’s Cafe, the soup kitchen in Anchorage, feeds

hundreds of hungry people every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their

gardens for Bean’s? Plant a row and take it down to Bean’s. Clean and simple.

We didn’t keep records back then, but the idea began to take off. People would call me when they took something in. Those who only grew flowers gave them away. Food for the spirit.

In 1995 , the Garden Writers Association of America ( GWAA) held their meeting in Anchorage and alter learning of Anchorage’s program, Plant a Row for Bean’s became Plant a Row for the Hungry. The idea was to have every member of the Garden Writers Association of America write or talk about planting a row for the hungry.

As more and more people started working with the program, many companies gave free seed to customers and had the logo (商标）seen in public.

Garden editor Joan Jackson raised more than 30,000 pounds of　 fruits and vegetables her first year, and showed the public how the program could really work. Texas fruit farms gave away food to their local food bank alter hearing about Plant a Row. Today the program continues to grow.

I am shocked that millions of Americans are threatened by hunger. If every gardener in

America - and we’re seventy million strong - plants one row for the hungry, we can make a difference in the number of neighbors who don’t have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty (愧 疚) about walking past a hungry man I could have helped.

1.Did the writer give money to the hungry man?

2.How did the writer feel alter flying back to Anchorage?

3.What did the writer try to get his readers to do?

4.What did the GWAA do for the “Plant a Row” program?

5.What is the purpose of the program?

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It was a cold winter afternoon before Christmas. My parents and I sat on the bench in Washington, D.C. Union Station, waiting for the train. Inside the waiting hall were many people.

A boy sat nearby. His worn jacket, pale face, dirty hands all seemed to tell me that he was homeless.

“He must be cold and hungry. Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself.

Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple walked towards him.

“Excuse me,” the man bent down. “My wife and I bought two meal boxes but one was enough for us. We hate to waste good food. Can you help us out and put this to use?” he handed the boy a meal box.

The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care. Suddenly he stopped. In the direction to which he looked, I saw an old man in rags in a worn sweater, worn trousers and open shoes, entering the hall.

Putting the meal box aside, the boy stood and helped the old to his seat. He took off his jacket and covered it on the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished eating. I hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?” He placed the still-warm meal box in the old man’s hands without waiting for an answer.

“Sure, son, but if only you share that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age. ”

We were all touched. Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza. Mum and dad went up to those rags, “Excuse me…”

I rushed into a KFC and took out my pocket money. It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever thought possible.

1.Who gave the boy a meal box?

A. The young man.　　　　 B. The old man.

C. The young woman.　 　 D. Mum and Dad.

2.Why didn’t the boy have the meal?

A. He was not hungry.

B. He wanted to help the old man.

C. He didn’t like the food.

D. He saw a sandwich in the meal box.

3.What did the writer most probably do at the end of the story?

A. He bought some food for the homeless.

B. He told his story to the people in the KFC.

C. He gave his pocket money to the homeless.

D. He asked the other passengers to help the homeless.

4.The underlined words “in rags” means________.

A.用破衣服的　 　 B.衣衫褴褛的

C.衣着华丽的　　　 D.衣着整洁的

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A Poor Boy 　 B.A Worn Jacket

C.A Big Pizza　　 D. A Warm Meal Box

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It was a cold winter afternoon before Christmas. My parents and I sat on the bench in Washington, D.C.’Union Station, waiting for the train. Inside the waiting hall were many people.

A boy sat nearby. His worn jacket, pale face, dirty hands all seemed to tell me that he was homeless.

“He must be cold and hungry. Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself.

Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple walked towards him.

“Excuse me,” the man bent down. “My wife and I bought two meal boxes but one was enough for us. We hate to waste good food. Can you help us out and put this to use?” he handed the boy a meal box.

The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care. Suddenly he stopped. In the direction to which he looked, I saw an old man in rags-in a worn sweater, worn trousers and open shoes, entering the hall.

Putting the meal box aside, the boy stood and helped the old to his seat. He took off his jacket and covered it on the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished eating. I hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?” He placed the still-warm meal box in the old man’s hands without waiting for an answer.

“Sure, son, but if only you share that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age. ”

We were all touched. Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza. Mum and dad went up to those rags, “Excuse me…”

I rushed into a KFC and took out my pocket money. It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever thought possible.

1.Who gave the boy a meal box?

A. The young woman.               B. The old man.

C. The young man.  　　             D. Mum and Dad.

2.Why didn’t the boy have the meal?

A. He was not hungry.

B. He wanted to help the old man.

C. He didn’t like the food.

D. He saw a sandwich in the meal box.

3.What did the writer most probably do at the end of the story?

A. He bought some food for the homeless.

B. He told his story to the people in the KFC.

C. He gave his pocket money to the homeless.

D. He asked the other passengers to help the homeless.

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