24. --- What are the greatest ____ ?--- A gia...

24. --- What are the greatest ____ ?

--- A giant panda.

attraction               B. attractions                C. attractive                  D. Attract

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Two young giant-panda twins born in the United States have returned home to China, but are struggling to adapt to the language and food.

The 3-year-old sisters, Mei Lun and Mei Huan, were the first surviving panda twins to be born in the United States, and were returned to China from Zoo Atlanta on Nov. 5. But the pair still understand English better than Chinese, and prefer American biscuits to Chinese bread.

A zoo-keeper said that his main concern is that the pair are so addicted to American biscuits that everything they eat—from bamboos to apples—has to be mixed with biscuits. They even want to snack on (零食) biscuits when drinking water.

The zoo-keeper is trying to wean them off their biscuit habit, gradually replacing the American food with Chinese bread. Mei Huan is adapting, but Mei Lun doesn't want to touch the unfamiliar bread.

Mei Lun is the livelier of the two, often jumping onto the roof and hanging upside down from a rail, but her slightly younger sister Mei Huan is calmer, preferring to sit still, observe her new environment and occasionally snack on bamboo.

A language barrier is also reported. While the pair respond to their own names, and

understand some English phrases such as "come here," they don't understand the Sichuan dialect of Chinese.

The news caused some laughter on Chinese social media, with some users commenting that the pandas would soon get used to Sichuan's famously spicy cuisine.

1.Based on the passage, which statement do you think is right?

A. The panda twins can fit in well in Sichuan.

B. The panda twins are only fond of Sichuan food and dishes.

C. The panda twins have been used to the new environment very quickly.

D. It's hard for the panda twins to get used to the new environment soon.

2.What does the underlined part "wean them off" in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. help them get rid of.　　 B. help them form.

C. help them strengthen.　　 D. help them keep.

3.From the passage we learn that of the two sisters, ________.

A. Mei Huan mainly eats bamboo

B. Mei Lun is living a more active life

C. Mei Huan is not smarter than Mei Lun

D. Mei Lun is as quiet as her younger sister

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Ten giant pandas are heading to the Shanghai Expo, _________ they will go on year-long display.

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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。

Giant pandas are black and white bears that live in temperate-zone bamboo forests in central China. Among the best recognized but 1.( rare) animals in the world, they have come to symbolize endangered wildlife and 2.(conserve) efforts.

The giant panda is listed3.endangered in the World Conservation Union's (IUCN's) Red List of Threatened Animals. It is one of the most critically endangered 4.( species) in the world. There are about 1,000 5.(leave) in the wild. About 140 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world, mostly in China. Scientists are not sure how long giant pandas live in the wild, 6. they are sure it is shorter than lifespans in zoos. Chinese scientists 7.( report) zoo pandas as old as 35 so far.

8.( current) , the Chinese government in conjunction with the WWF are doing all 9. is possible to save the giant panda. This includes further research 10. how to continually increase their numbers.

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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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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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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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Good news for giant panda lovers: The cute and cuddly creature has just been brought back from the brink of extinction.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) downgraded the species from “endangered” to “vulnerable” as the union released its updated Red List on Sept 4 at Hawaii.

The downgrade came after IUCN data suggested that there were 1,864 giant pandas in the wild in China in 2014 — their population has grown by 17 percent in the decade leading up to 2014.

Chinese conservation efforts, including forest protection and reforestation, are considered to be the driving force behind the animal’s resurgence.

“It’s all about restoring the habitats,” Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the IUCN Red List, told the BBC.

The number of panda reserves in China has also jumped to 67, from 13 in 1992. Nearly two-thirds of all wild pandas live in these reserves, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

“Just by restoring the panda’s habitat, that’s given them back their space and made food available to them,” Hilton-Taylor said.

A loss of habitats, on the contrary, was what caused the number of pandas to drop to just over 1,200 in the 1980s, Hilton-Taylor added.

Apart from giant pandas, the Tibetan Antelope has also moved from “endangered” to “near threatened”. According to a statement from IUCN, the animal’s numbers dwindled severely — dropping from around 1 million to an estimated 65,000-72,500 in the 1980s and early 1990s — due to commercial poaching. Rigorous(严格的) protection has since been enforced to protect the beasts and the population is now likely to be between 100,000 and 150,000.

Despite the improved statuses, wild animals like the giant panda and the Tibetan Antelope still face great challenges. The IUCN warned, for example, that ongoing threats from climate change could eliminate more than 35 percent of the panda’s bamboo habitat in the next 80 years, which would reverse the species recent gains.

1.What does the underlined word in pagagraph 1 mean?

A. dangerous and threatened.            B. safe and sound.

C. weak and easily hurt.                D. normal and common.

2.Which of the following can account for pandas’ living improvement?

A. Better climate.                        B. More built reserves.

C. Well restored habitats.                D. Aroused public awareness.

3.The passage is written in order to ________.

A. convince            B. inform            C. argue            D advocate

4.What does the last paragraph imply?

A. The climate will influence the threatened species.

B. We humans still have a long way to go to protect the endangered species.

C. Pandas will go extinct for lack of abundant food.

D. Habitats for giant pandas will decrease sharply.

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