The San Diego Zoo has been a lovely home for giant pandas since two of the black-and-white bears came to visit in 1987. This week there was snow in San Diego—well, at least for a lucky group of giant pandas.
Over 15 tons of snow was blown into the San Diego Zoo's panda area on Tuesday morning to give the endangered bears a chance to play. They would experience the snow just like living in their natural habitat.
The snow day was a first for Xiao Liwu whose name means "Little Gift." He was the sixth baby panda born to Bai Yun. Xiao Liwu was jumping on Mom, playing with her and getting used to being thrown in the snow by mama bear. Jennifer Becerra, San Diego Zoo keeper said, "He was really enjoying the snow and running around. I've never seen him so happy."
All the San Diego Zoo’s giant pandas are from China, as part of a long-term captive breeding(人工养殖) program. Four of Xiao Liwu's brothers have already been moved from California to China.
Today there are 44 giant pandas living in zoos outside of China, where the bears' only natural home is. As just 1,600 pandas are thought to be left in the wild, researchers insist that captive breeding is an important way to study and protect the endangered pandas. Not only because of the habitat loss from human activities and low reproductive rates(繁殖率), giant pandas' survival is also affected by climate change. A study showed that global warming could kill much of the bears' main food, bamboo, over the next century.
【小题1】Why was the snow blown into the San Diego Zoo's panda area?

A.To stop the bamboos from dying.
B.To give the pandas a chance to play.
C.To help the pandas live in their natural habitat.
D.To make Xiao Liwu happy.
【小题2】What’s the relationship between Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu?
A.Wife and husband.
B.Father and daughter.
C.Sister and brother.
D.Mother and son.
【小题3】What is NOT the factor that influences the giant pandas' number?
A.The loss of habitat.
B.Low reproductive rates.
C.Human research.
D.Climate change.
【小题4】Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A.Giant pandas in San Diego Zoo
B.Giant pandas in danger
C.Xiao Liwu’s happy time
D.How to protect giant pandas
【小题5】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Captive breeding is the most useful way to protect giant pandas.
B.More than 44 giant pandas live in zoos outside of China now.
C.China is the only natural home of giant pandas.
D.Xiao Liwu was afraid of being thrown in the snow by mama.

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I like travaling and I have traveled a lot around China. During the trip, I often find that a number of Chinese don’t have good pulic manners(举止). They always loudly on the phone and smoke everywhere. The worst is that they often break the rules in public. For example, when I travled in HongKong in January this year, I saw a kid eating noodles on the underground , which is against the rules. However, the kid’s mother didn’t think he did wrong. Can you believe it? Let’s improve our public manners. (Mike, Shenzhen)

     I am a 14-year-old boy from a poor village in Fuyang , Anhui Province. Like many other left-behind children(留守儿童)in China, l live with my grandparents now. my father went to work inn Shanghai several years ago. Last year, my mother went there to care for him because his health is not as good as before. They tell me to listen to my grandparents and call me about twice a month to ask about my study. I really miss my parents ans I hope I can afford to go to school in Shanghai. I think every child needs parents’ love and care. (Wu Peigen, Anhui Province)

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