1 . Giant pandas are from China and they live only in a small part of China. There aren’t many giant pandas living in the wild. You can see some giant pandas in the zoo.
Lots of people love giant pandas because they look very cute. They have soft fur(软毛). They are white with black legs. They have black fur around their eyes. Their ears are black, too. They have short tails.
Giant pandas are large animals and they have sharp paws(爪子). In fact, giant pandas are dangerous animals. Remember: don’t come too close to them.
1题判断正误（T/F）；2题完成句子； 3、4题回答问题； 5题将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
1. There are many giant pandas living in the wild.
2. We can’t see many giant pandas in the wild, but we can see some giant pandas
3. What colour are the giant pandas’ ear?
4. Are giant pandas dangerous animals?
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2 . My name is Mimi, and I’m twelve years old. I’m in Class Three, Grade One. I’m not happy today (今天). I can’t find（不能找到) my little dog. His name is Cody. He is in (穿着) a red hat today. He is two years old. He is my good friend. If you find him, please call me. My telephone number is 823-4345. Thank you very much!
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3 . Many countries have different ideas about different animals, but when we talk about pigs, we may have the same idea of them---the pigs are ugly, lazy and stupid(蠢的).
Just look at the idioms(习语) in Chinese. We have “Boiling a dead pig, ” and “A big looking in the mirrors still a pig.” And in English, they have “eating like a pig” and “sweating like a pig,” None(没有一个)of them are good.
In fact, there are some good things about pigs. And maybe now is the best time to clear(澄清)their names.
First, pigs are not stupid. Their EQ is like dogs and chimpanzees(黑猩猩). They can remember things for a long time. And some pigs can learn things from people.
Second, pigs are very clean animals. On farms, they live in dirty places, so they are very dirty. In the wild(野外). Pigs are very clean.
Third, pigs are very friendly animals. Some people keep them as pets. Of course, people keep the small kind, not the big kind. Small pigs are very cute.
There are cute pigs in cartoons, too. Peppa Pig, for example, a UK cartoon, becomes popular in many countries. The four pigs in the cartoon teach children love, friendship and family. In China, we have McDull(麦兜), a pig who works hard to realize（实现）his dreams.
1. What do people think of pigs?They think pigs are lazy,
2. How many idiom are there in the passage?
3. Why does the writer think that pigs are not stupid?
Because pigs can
4. What kind of pigs do people keep as pets?
They keep
5. What does Peppa Pig teach children?
It teaches children
Two thousand years ago, when Rome started to conquer（征服）the world, the army needed much more than soldiers and weapons. It needed food. The Romans did not have our modern means of transportation. They did not have our modern fridges. Providing enough fresh food to the army was a serious business. Soldiers that were not fed would run away.
How did the Romans keep their soldiers from running away? How did they provide enough food to their army without modern means of transportation of fridges? The Romans travelled with the cattle（牛群）, or "food on the hoof". The cattle provided fresh meat, milk, butter, and cheese. Large European herding dogs, called mastiffs, were used to help drive the cattle.
The Romans conquered the town of Rottweil in A.D.74. Rottweil is located in present day Germany. Some of the Romans remained（留下）in Rottweil with their mastiffs after the army left. Local farmers started to raise their own herding dogs with the mastiffs. They developed a smaller, quicker dog than the mastiff. They developed a dog that was equally good at guarding and herding. Today, this kind of dog is known as the Rottweiler.
Over the centuries, Rottweil became a market town. Farmer used Rottweilers when they drove their cattle to town to sell. On the way into town, the dogs helped herd and control the cattle. On the return trip home, the dogs helped guard（守护）money. Some dogs carried the money, as well as other supplies（用品）, in special packs.
Over time, Rottweilers became known as the butcher dogs of Rottweil. This was because many butchers（屠户）in Rottweil began to raise the dogs. The butchers used the dogs to help drive the cattle they had bought in the countryside back to their stores. They used the dogs to guard their stores and money. They even used the dogs to pull carts with meat that was for sale.
1. What was a serious business for the Romans 2000 years ago?2. Why did the Romans travel with the cattle?
3. Where is the town of Rottweil now?
4. The Rottweiler is as big as the mastiff, isn't it?
5. How did the dogs, Rottweilers, help farmers on the return trip home?
6. Do you think a Rottweiler is a good pet? Why or why not?
