The Red Panda isn’t much bigger than an average size house cat. At first you may

The Red Panda isn’t much bigger than anaverage size house cat. At first you may think it’s a bear because of its name.They’re actually a member of the raccoon(浣熊) family which you can tell if you look at their appearance. The RedPanda has a long bushy tail that is useful in two ways. It helps them staybalanced when they are high up in the trees and it keeps them warm in coldweather. Their fur is thick and reddish brown, which may be why they’re knownas the fire fox.

The Red Panda can be found in forestedmountains. They’re originally from the forested mountain in the Himalayas inIndia, Nepal and Southern China. Bamboo is the most important part of theirdiet. They only eat the young leaves and shoots (嫩芽) of a bamboo plant. Red Pandas have a very lowmetabolic(新陈代谢的)rate in order to deal with their low energy diet and cool environmentaltemperatures.

They’re very shy and gentle and don’t hangaround the wild too much during the day. If they feel endangered, they’ll standon their back legs and make a hissing(嘶嘶) sound. Red Pandas are good climbers and spend most of their timeliving mainly in trees. Their claws are very strong and help them hold onto thebranches. They sleep in an unusual way by curling up tightly and wrapping theirtails around their heads while sitting on a branch. Sometimes they’ll sleepwith their head beneath their chest and behind their back feet. This is thesame position as an American raccoon sleeps.

1.You can tell that the Red Panda is amember of the raccoon family from ____.

2.Which of the following is TRUE accordingto the passage?

3.What will Red Pandas do when they are introuble?

4.The Red Panda holds onto the brancheswith its ____.

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.D

【解析】略