Though giant pandas may appear perfectly happy chewing bamboos, scientists recently discovered that they would rather have something sweeter. Scientists chose because the animals are herbivores (食草动物), which would mean that they would love sweets. However, the plant they choose, the bamboos, has a very sugar content and is therefore not considered sweet. Could this mean that pandas have their hobby for sweet things?
The pandas were given six kinds of sweet liquids that are found in fruits and vegetables. They were also given at the same time. In each of the taste tests, the animals the natural sweeter liquids and ignored the water . They ate up all the sweet liquids and the water was left untouched.
What was even more interesting is that when the scientists the water with five different man-made sweeteners, ones that humans find delicious, the pandas were not as . In these tests, they picked the water instead. The scientists believe that it could be either because pandas found them to be too or not sweet enough and that the mixture could not the pandas.
The scientists were not too by the results, since pandas in zoos have always shown a preference for treats like apples, sweet potatoes and even mooncakes. Scientists believe that the pandas may have once sweeter foods that were available in the lowland areas that they used to live in. But when human settlement in the lowland areas them to the bamboo forests in the mountains, they had no but to settle for the almost sugarless plants.
1.A. horses B. bears C. monkeys D. pandas
2.A. high B. simple C. low D. different
3.A. lost B. followed C. started D. kept
4.A. specially B. hardly C. naturally D. rarely
5.A. fruits B. water C. bamboos D. oxygen
6.A. picked B. hid C. rejected D. shared
7.A. largely B. gradually C. occasionally D. completely
8.A. mixed B. covered C. exchanged D. replaced
9.A. funny B. picky C. perfect D. interested
10.A. salty B. sweet C. sour D. hot
11.A. harm B. save C. attract D. change
12.A. Delighted B. surprised C. disappointed D. concerned
13.A. Enjoyed B.disliked C. controlled D. ignored
14.A. Encouraged B. forced C. introduced D. guided
15.A. desire B. chance C. wonder D. choice
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Though giant pandas may appear perfectly happy chewing bamboos, scientists recently discovered that they would rather have something sweeter. Scientists chose because the animals are herbivores (食草动物), which would mean that they would love sweets. However, the plant they choose, the bamboos, has a very sugar content and is therefore not considered sweet. Could this mean that pandas have their hobby for sweet things?
The pandas were given six kinds of sweet liquids that are found in fruits and vegetables. They were also given at the same time. In each of the taste tests, the animals the natural sweeter liquids and ignored the water . They ate up all the sweet liquids and the water was left untouched.
What was even more interesting is that when the scientists the water with five different man-made sweeteners, ones that humans find delicious, the pandas were not as . In these tests, they picked the water instead. The scientists believe that it could be either because pandas found them to be too or not sweet enough and that the mixture could not the pandas.
The scientists were not too by the results, since pandas in zoos have always shown a preference for treats like apples, sweet potatoes and even mooncakes. Scientists believe that the pandas may have once sweeter foods that were available in the lowland areas that they used to live in. But when human settlement in the lowland areas them to the bamboo forests in the mountains, they had no but to settle for the almost sugarless plants.
1.A. horses B. bears C. monkeys D. pandas
2.A. high B. simple C. low D. different
3.A. lost B. followed C. started D. kept
4.A. specially B. hardly C. naturally D. rarely
5.A. fruits B. water C. bamboos D. oxygen
6.A. picked B. hid C. rejected D. shared
7.A. largely B. gradually C. occasionally D. completely
8.A. mixed B. covered C. exchanged D. replaced
9.A. funny B. picky C. perfect D. interested
10.A. salty B. sweet C. sour D. hot
11.A. harm B. save C. attract D. change
12.A. Delighted B. surprised C. disappointed D. concerned
13.A. Enjoyed B.disliked C. controlled D. ignored
14.A. Encouraged B. forced C. introduced D. guided
15.A. desire B. chance C. wonder D. choice
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The giant panda，also 1. (know)as panda bear or simply panda，is a bear native 2.south central China. In the past many years，the giant panda 3. (drive)out of the lowland areas where it once lived as a result of farming，deforestation and other 4. (develop). Wild population estimates vary：one estimate shows that there are about 1，590 individuals 5.(1ive)in the wild，while a 2006 study estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000. Some reports also show that 6. number of giant pandas in the wild is on the rise.
The West first learned of the giant panda on March 11，1869，7. the French missionary(传教士)Armand David received a panda skin from a hunter. In 1936，Ruth Harkness became the first Westerner 8. (bring)a live giant panda named Su Lin to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. To protect the pandas，in 2012，Earthwatch Institute，a global nonprofit that teams volunteers with scientists to conduct important 9. (science)research，launched a program called“On the Trail of Giant Panda”. This program，based in the Wolong National Nature Reserve，allows volunteers to work up close with pandas cared for in captivity (圈养)，and help them 10. (gradual)adapt to life in the wild.
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The giant panda 1.(love) by people throughout the world. Chinese scientists 2.(recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby. She was a very 3.(care) mother. For 25 days, she never left her baby, not even to find something 4.(eat)! She would not let any other pandas come near. She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean. Any smell might attract natural 5.(enemy) that would try to eat the little comforting pats. The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does.6.it cried, she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats. The mother continued to care for the young panda 7.more than two years. By that time, the panda no longer needed8.(it) mother for food. However, it stayed with her and learned about the ways of the forest. Then, after two and a half years, the mother 9.(drive) the young panda away. It was time for her to have a new baby10.it was also time for the young panda to be independent.
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24. --- What are the greatest ____ ?
--- A giant panda.
attraction B. attractions C. attractive D. Attract
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The exhibition _____ such endangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them．
A． exploits B． features
C． demonstrates D． inspects
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The exhibition _____ such endangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them．
A． exploits B． features
C． demonstrates D． inspects
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A pair of giant pandas from southwest China’s Sichuan Province arrived at their new home in Belgium’s Pairi Daiza zoo, some 60km southwest of downtown Brussels, at around 15:00 local time (1400GMT) on February 23, 2014.
About 2,500 people, many of them excited children waving national flags of China and Belgium as well as panda-decorated flags or wearing costume of Panda greeted the pandas along the road to the zoo.
Visitors today can only observe the pandas through a closed-circuit television system in the reception.
Officials said they wanted the pandas fully adapted to their new home before making public debut in April.
The pandas, Xing Hui, the male and Hao Hao, the female, are both 4 years old and are on lease from a breeding center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
The lease term is 15 years, according to officials with the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas, the world’s largest research base for the species.
“It’s a good thing for Belgium.” Nicole Duflot, a grandmother coming to the zoo with her husband and her grandson told Xinhua, “We can’t see the Panda today but it’s a great thing for us to come here.”
The Pandas will be living in a panda hall of 5,300 square meters within the zoo.
“I hope Xing Hui and Hao Hao will enhance friendship between Belgium and China.” Liao Liqiang, the Chinese ambassador to Belgium, said during an interview with Xinhua.
1.What was the main purpose of China leasing pandas to Belgium?
A. We were supposed to make money from Belgium.
B. We meant to improve the relationship between China and Belgium.
C. We expected to amuse the Belgian children.
D. We wanted to make the pandas adapt to the environment abroad.
2.The underlined word “debut” probably means ___________.
A. first appearance B. ceremony C. announcement D. argument
3.According to the passage, which statement is right?
A. Xing Hui and Hao Hao will live in the city centre of Brussels.
B. Xing Hui and Hao Hao were very popular with the elders in Belgium.
C. Xing Hui and Hao Hao will come back to China in 2029.
D. Xing Hui and Hao Hao were born in 2008 in Sichuan Province.
4.On the first day of the pandas’ arrival, visitors could ___________.
A. gently feel the pandas along the road to the zoo
B. get into the panda hall of 5,300 square meters
C. take pictures with the pandas freely
D. watch the pandas through the TV system in the zoo
5.From the passage, we can predict that______________.
A. Belgium’s Pairi Daiza Zoo will make much money soon
B. Xing Hui and Hao Hao will be very well treated in their new home
C. Belgium’s Pairi Daiza Zoo will serve the Chinese visitors with free admission
D. pandas will be best-sellers in Belgium
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The two giant pandas living at Ouwehands Dierenpark in the Dutch city of Rhenen staged a charming debut(初次登台) for hundreds of long- awaited admirers on Tuesday afternoon.
After six weeks since their arrival on April 12, Wu Wen, the female giant panda made tentative steps into her outdoor enclosure(围场). She threw herself at the first bamboo plant. she saw and started to chew. Xing Ya, the male, sat on a rock to enjoy the early summer sunshine. Wu Wen and Xing Ya, both three-and-a-half-year old, will stay at Ouwehands for 15 years. Native to south central China, they belong to a species which counts only 1,864 individuals.
" Both are in perfect health and adapt well to their new home, " said Zhang Hongwen, chief economist of China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration."I am glad to see that Wu Wen and Xing Ya are so popular in the Netherlands. Their stay will surely promote Sino-Dutch cooperation relating to the protection of forest and biodiversity.
Martijn van Dam, Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Sad, "From today on, Dutch children will get to know Wu Wen and Xing Ya.They can get inspired by all the beautiful and powerful things nature has offered.
China has succeeded in stopping the decline of the number of pandas. China also makes efforts to maintain the natural habitat of the giant pandas. We would also like to contribute to that."
He stressed, "Wu Wen and Xing Ya underline these good developments. Let this be a sign of hope that with joint forces we can protect our nature worldwide, and let this be the beginning of a wave of inspiration for the new generation."
1.What did Wu Wen do after she went outdoors?
A.She walked step by step.
B.She threw herself on a rock.
C.She enjoyed the sunshine.
D.She ate a bamboo plant.
2.What did Zhang Hongwen say about the two pandas?
A.They belong to an endangered species.
B.People in the Netherlands love them.
C.They inspire young children to protect nature.
D.Hundreds of people have been scared by them.
3.What does the underlined word"that" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Stopping the increase of panda numbers.
B.Welcoming pandas to the Netherlands.
C.Protecting pandas and their habitat.
D.Learning more about the nature of pandas.
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Two giant pandas meet the public in the Netherlands.
B.Giant pandas adapt to the lite in foreign countries easy.
C.Giant pandas are becoming fewer and fewer.
D.How China protects giant pandas.
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While traveling in Sichuan, you can’t miss ______ people call “The National
Treasure” ―Giant Panda.
A．that B．it C．what D．which
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The discovery of an ancient giant panda skull has confirmed its bamboo diet dates back more than 2 million years and may have played a key part in its survival.
A Chinese-US research team reports its results today following studies on a fossil skull found in south China’s Cuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2001.
The six fossils unearthed in Jinyin Cave are dated between 2.4 and 2 million years ago, according to the report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an influential US journal.
Jin Changzhu, of the chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and lead author of the paper, said the smaller fossil skull indicates the giant pandas were about a third smaller than today’s pandas.
Researchers knew the panda reached its maximum size about 500,000 years ago, when it peaked ,and then gradually became smaller.
Jin, a paleontologist (古生物学者) at the Institute of Vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology (古人类学) attached to the CAS, said the size variation was a basic rule of evolution.
“A species tends to grow bigger when it reaches the peak of its population , but becomes smaller when numbers decline,” he said.
The dental remains of the skull, which is the oldest giant panda skull ever found, are similar to today’s pandas, indicating the type of teeth that could munch (津津有味地嚼)mountains of bamboo. A panda can eat up to 40kg of bamboo per day.
Paleoanthropologist Russell Ciochon, the US co-author at the University of lowa, said the panda’s focus on bamboo could have helped it survive all these years.
“Once an animal begins to rely on a common and stable food source, such as bamboo, it tends to evolve a larger body size,” he said. “As individuals of the evolving species grow bigger, they have a better chance not to be eaten by predators (肉食动物) due to their larger body size.”
1.According to the research of the CAS , there were most pandas in the world .
A. 2 million years ago
B. between 2.4 and 2 million years ago
C. 500,000 years ago
D. Nowadays
2.The underlined word “variation” in para 6 means .
A. fall B. change C. increase D. decrease
3.From the passage, we can learn .
A. pandas began to eat bamboo 2 million years ago
B. a species tends to grow smaller when numbers decline
C. the giant pandas were about a third the size of today’s pandas
D. pandas’ bamboo has played an important role in its development
4.The passage mainly tells us that .
A. pandas are endangered
B. pandas had a long history
C. pandas had bamboo to beat predators
D. today’s Pandas are similar to the oldest ones
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