March 16 is National Panda Day in the United States. Last year, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, used the day to celebrate the 50th anniversary (周年) of the first two giant pandas coming into its care. The celebration would last six months.
In 1972, the US president (总统) Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, made a historic visit to China. On her second day in the country, Pat went to the Beijing Zoo to see pandas. At a dinner before they left China, Zhou Enlai told Pat that China would give away two pandas to the US. (A) This surprised her and made her very happy. The pandas, Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing arrived at the National Zoo on April 16, 1972. They lived there for more than 20 years, and died in the 1990s.
A new panda couple, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, arrived at the zoo in 2000. They still live at the zoo with their child, Xiao Qiji. The couple’s other three children, Tai Shan, Bao Bao and Bei Bei were returned to China.
Usually, the workers of the zoo visit their Chinese partners several times a year to share information about pandas. Chinese experts also go to the US. During Covid-19, (B) they communicated with each other through messages and video calls. It has been as good as it always is, as they have had a good relationship for many years. They hope the program will last at least 50 more years.
2. 请将文中(B)处划线句子 they communicated with each other through messages and video calls. 翻译成汉语。
3. 列举文中提及的仍然生活在美国的熊猫。
4. 根据短文内容填空。
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Mike loves cats very much. He wants to buy a pet cat and he joins a chat group named Happy Cat Shop (7). Now he is talking with the shopkeeper, Lily.
Happy Cat Shop (7)
Mike: Good morning, Lily! Could you tell me more details about cats?
Lily: Good morning, Mike! Definitely! Cats provide friendship, fun and entertainment for people of all ages.
Mike: It is said cats are independent.
Lily: Yes. But they still have basic care requirements. They need regular meals, exercise, entertainment and vet (善医) care.
Mike: I see. What should I consider before I decide to own a cat?
Lily: There are a number of things to consider: the reasons why you want a cat, the amount of time you can spend caring for your cat, the cost of feeding and caring for a cat, your lifestyle, and arrangements for your cat when you travel.
Mike: Thanks. I’ll think it over. Any other tips for choosing a cat?
Lily: You have many choices when choosing a cat: a kitten or an adult, long-haired or short-haired, male or female. Remember that the type of cat you desire may not suit your lifestyle, family or environment.
Mike: What are the differences between a kitten and an adult cat?
Lily:
Lily: As you can see, kittens are lovely, but they require a lot of attention and more protection. They need regular exercise, playtime and training. Sometimes they may play with your furniture (家具).
Mike: Kittens are So cute! But I only have time after work. How about adult cats?
Lily: Adult cats:
➢are usually not as destructive to furniture as kittens.
➢are just as likely to make friends with you as kittens.
Mike: Great! Before I buy one, will it be carefully checked for health problems?
Lily: Sure. Before they are sold, all cats will be regularly checked by a vet.
1. Before buying a cat, Mike has to think about things EXCEPT ________.| A．the places he plans to stay with cats | B．the reasons why he wants to buy cats |
| C．the cost of food and other care for cats | D．the amount of time he spends with cats |
| A．Strange. | B．Thankful. | C．Harmful. | D．Cruel. |
4. What type of cat will Mike most probably buy?
The giant panda Hua Hua, a national darling, attracted 264,000 visitors to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, which was the second most popular place during the May Day in 2023.
He Hua (also called Hua Hua) will soon be three years old. She has won the hearts of the visitors because she is sweet-tempered (性格温顺的) and unable to climb trees. What’s more, she is different from other giant pandas because of her white fur. For the reasons above, some of the visitors went to see her several times to stay with Hua Hua a little longer, some of them even expressed the wish of taking care of her if possible.
As more and more people become interested in pandas, the giant panda craze has swept across the world. During the May Day, visitors were crazy to buy things related to pandas. The sales have let the media call it “giant panda economy”. The last giant panda to cause a rush (引起追捧热潮) was the mascot (吉祥物) for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Bing DwenDwen, which was created according to the image of a giant panda. More than 1.4million toy mascots were sold during the games.
Behind the “giant panda craze” is also Chinese government’s help with better development of the giant panda habitats (栖息地). So the wild population of giant pandas in China has increased from 1,114 in the 1970s to 1,864 now.
1. Is He Hua 3 years old now?2. Why is He Hua so popular among the visitors?
3. According to the passage, what causes the “giant panda craze”?
4. If you have a chance to take care of Hua Hua, will you accept it? Why or why not?
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There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephants and the Indian elephants. The main
One elephant has two ivories. They can be as long as 2
Do you know that the elephant has one of the
5 . Pandas look cute with their black-and-white fur (毛皮). But the color is not just for looking good!
Wild pandas live
Pandas eat bamboo. They can never store enough fat
6 . Winter is hard for most animals. So some birds and animals fly to the south.
The groundhog (土拨鼠), however, deals with winter differently. As soon as it feels the weather turning cold, it starts to dig a hole at least five feet underground. There it makes a comfortable home with leaves and grass. It spends the cold winter months in its underground bed and it won’t wake up until spring.
The groundhog doesn’t eat at all during the winter. Instead, it eats as much and as often as it can during the summer. As winter comes, the groundhog becomes so fat that it can hardly move. When it starts to feel sleepy, it goes back to the home and falls into a deep sleep. Its breathing almost stops, its heart slows to about four beats a minute and its body temperature falls to just above 0℃ during the sleep. When it wakes up in spring, its weight (重量) is only half of what it was in the fall. By February or March, it’s ready to leave its hole.
So years ago, when science and technology was less developed, people often waited for the first groundhog to stick its head out above ground as it showed that spring was coming. This gave rise to a number of stories. One of them is about a groundhog called Phil. This animal could forecast (预测) the weather. Phil stuck his head out above ground and looked around every February 2nd. If he saw his shadow (影子), it meant that there would be an extended (延长的) winter of six weeks. If the weather was cloudy and he didn’t see his shadow, it meant spring would be early.
1. What can we know about the groundhog’s home during the winter?| A．It’s usually in trees. | B．There are leaves and grass in it. |
| C．Its bed is five feet long. | D．The groundhog digs it in summer. |
| A．It breathes more quickly. | B．Its body temperature goes up. |
| C．It becomes much thinner. | D．Its heart beats faster and faster. |
| A．It was easier for them to catch it. | B．There was much food in its home. |
| C．It would bring good luck to see a groundhog. | D．It was a sign that the winter was over. |
①The groundhog hibernates (冬眠).
②The groundhog leaves its hole next year.
③The groundhog digs a hole as its home.
④The groundhog eats as much and as often as it can in the summer.
| A．①③④② | B．③①②④ | C．④③①② | D．③④①② |
| A．Groundhogs are the laziest in summer. |
| B．Groundhogs eat much during the winter. |
| C．Groundhogs do exercise in winter. |
| D．Groundhogs can be spring forecasters. |
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Saharan silver ants (银蚁) are the world’s fastest ants. Unlike other living things in the
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The silver ants have six legs. They move in a special way so that they won’t die. When they move, the ants use the front and back legs on one side and the middle on the
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8 . Childhood is always full of love and fun. But sometimes there are growing pains. We grow a little bit every day. What about animal babies? Are they close to their parents? What problems do they face?
Go to the kindergarten
Emperor penguin dads take care of their babies when they are eggs. As the babies grow, their dads and moms leave them in groups and go fishing. It’s like sending them to the kindergarten. There, the babies eat, learn and play together. An adult penguin looks after them.
Happy with Mom
These baby polar bears have a very good mom. She teaches them everything, including how to walk, swim and hunt. The babies will stay with their mom for two and a half years. They travel around and share their food.▲
Life is not easy for baby butterflies. Their parents leave them when they are caterpillars inside eggs. Later, they turn in top up as. Then, they try their best to get out and turn into beautiful butterflies. No one helps them. They are strong enough to do it on their own.
Hard from the start
On the day of their birth, the barnacle geese face a test of life and death. They have to jump from high cliffs. This is because their parents build their nests up high to keep them safe. Luckily the baby geese are light, so they don’t usually die when they hit the ground. But it is still dangerous.
1. Who take(s) care of the emperor penguins when they are eggs?| A．Their moms. | B．Their dads. | C．Their brothers. | D．The kindergarten. |
| A．Twenty months. | B．Twenty-five months. | C．Thirty months. | D．Forty months. |
| A．Lonely kids | B．The caterpillars | C．The pupas | D．The butterflies |
| A．They build their nests in a high place. |
| B．The baby geese have to jump from high cliffs. |
| C．The baby geese don’t usually die when they falloff the cliffs. |
| D．It is always safe for baby geese to live on the cliffs. |
| A．Different baby animals’ childhood. | B．Many animals are living hard. |
| C．The growing pains in childhood. | D．A lonely and funny childhood. |
For many years blind people used guide dogs to help them. Then someone
Trainers agree that only some dogs can
Hearing dogs must listen for all kinds of
Hearing dogs also
| A．have | B．has | C．to have | D．having |
| A．to use | B．used | C．use | D．using |
| A．train | B．be training | C．trained | D．be trained |
| A．friend | B．friends | C．friendliness | D．friendly |
| A．a | B．an | C．the | D．/ |
| A．neither | B．either | C．too | D．also |
| A．sounds | B．sound | C．sounded | D．sounding |
| A．for | B．by | C．at | D．in |
| A．but | B．so | C．and | D．or |
| A．Their | B．They | C．Them | D．Theirs |
| A．to | B．for | C．with | D．of |
| A．helped | B．had helped | C．helps | D．help |
| A．couldn’t | B．can not | C．not can | D．not could |
| A．stop | B．to stop | C．stopping | D．stopped |
| A．good | B．well | C．better | D．the best |
10 . 你们学校开展关于“我最喜爱的动物”的征文活动。请以“My favourite animal”为题，根据下面的表格，写一篇80词左右的短文进行投稿。
Animal | lion |
Living place | Africa |
Food | big and small animals; birds |
Reasons why they are in danger | 1. hunt (捕猎) them for their fur in the past; 2. fewer living places; 3. die of illness |
How to protect them | 1. fight with the people who hunt them; 2. set up nature reserves |
| 谋篇布局 1.人称：第一、三人称 2.时态：一般现在时、一般过去时 |
| 好词 1. in danger 处在危险中 2. kill ... for ...为了……而猎杀…… 3. in the past 在过去 4. die of 死于 5. fight with 与……斗争 6. set up 建立；创立 |
| 好句 1. Now they are in danger. 它们现在处于危险中。 2. Animals are our friends. We should do things to protect them. 动物是我们的朋友。我们应该做一些事情去保护它们。 |
My favourite animal
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