Ⅲ.阅读 第-节 阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分.满分30分) 阅读-列短文.从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中.选出最佳选项.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. Thai

Ⅲ.阅读(共两节，满分40分)

第—节  阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读—列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

        Thailand’s giant pandas have finally produced a baby. Chiang Mai zoo directorThanapath said eight-year-old female Lin Hui gave birth to a baby pandaweighing about 200 grams.

    The pandas, Lin Hui and Chuang Chuang, the zoo’s star residents(居民),had shown no interest in reproducing the traditional way since they botharrived on a 10-year loan from China in 2003. The zoo workers’ effort ofartificial insemination(人工授精) worked. The baby panda will officially belongto China but Thailand will raise it for about 24 months, Thanapath said.

    Thanapath said Lin Hui is very protective of her child and won’t allow anyofficials to get close. “She holds the baby very carefully.” he said. “Sheknows how to be a mother even though she has never been one before.” The babypanda appears to be getting along well with its much larger mother.

    The birth appeared on the front pages of many Thai newspapers, which carriedphotos of the baby which is so tiny that it can be held in the hands of a zookeeper. Other pictures showed the mother Lin Hui gently holding her baby. Thanapathsaid, “It is great happiness to see the baby panda.We are so happy that we canbreed（繁殖）a panda. Every worker at the zoo is proud and Ithink every Thai will be proud too.”

   Breeding pandas is a common practice in China, where dozens are born each year.But it is a rare thing outside of the country. Giant pandas are among theworld’s most endangered animals. Nearly 1,600 pandas are believed to survive inChina and about 180 are being raised in zoos worldwide.

41. According to thepassage, the two pandas, Lin Hui and Chuang Chuang, ______________.

   A. areregarded as the best residents

   B. arrivedin Thailand four years ago

   C. had ababy panda in the traditional way

   D. arevery popular in the zoo in Thailand

42. The baby panda thatLin Hui gave birht to ______________.

   A. will besent to China in two years        B. is hersecond baby

   C. weighsabout onekilogram            D. will stay in Thailand for ten years

43. From Paragraph 3 welearn that Lin Hui_______________.

   A. doesn’tknow how to protect her baby

   B. allowspeople to touch her baby

   C. lovesher baby very much

   D. alwaysleaves her baby alone

44. We can infer thatLin Hui’s giving birth_________________.

   A. set agood example to China          B.was hot news in Thailand

   C. was aresult of goodluck             D.attracted the world’s attention

45. The fact thatbreeding pandas is a common practice in China indicates that_________________.

   A. allpandas in the world should live in China

   B. fewcountries in the world want to breed pandas

   C. pandaswon’t be in danger in the near future

   D. Chinaplays a leading role in breeding pandas

试题答案

【答案】

 D

 A

 C

 B

 D

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