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 director
Thanapath said eight-year-old female Lin Hui gave birth to a baby panda
weighing 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 both
arrived on a 10-year loan from China in 2003. The zoo workers’ effort of
artificial insemination(人工授精) worked. The baby panda will officially belong
to 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 any
officials to get close. “She holds the baby very carefully.” he said. “She
knows how to be a mother even though she has never been one before.” The baby
panda appears to be getting along well with its much larger mother.
The birth appeared on the front pages of many Thai newspapers, which carried
photos of the baby which is so tiny that it can be held in the hands of a zoo
keeper. Other pictures showed the mother Lin Hui gently holding her baby. Thanapath
said, “It is great happiness to see the baby panda.We are so happy that we can
breed(繁殖)a panda. Every worker at the zoo is proud and I
think 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 the
world’s most endangered animals. Nearly 1,600 pandas are believed to survive in
China and about 180 are being raised in zoos worldwide.
41. According to the
passage, the two pandas, Lin Hui and Chuang Chuang, ______________.
A. are
regarded as the best residents
B. arrived
in Thailand four years ago
C. had a
baby panda in the traditional way
D. are
very popular in the zoo in Thailand
42. The baby panda that
Lin Hui gave birht to ______________.
A. will be
sent to China in two years B. is her
second baby
C. weighs
about one
kilogram
D. will stay in Thailand for ten years
43. From Paragraph 3 we
learn that Lin Hui_______________.
A. doesn’t
know how to protect her baby
B. allows
people to touch her baby
C. loves
her baby very much
D. always
leaves her baby alone
44. We can infer that
Lin Hui’s giving birth_________________.
A. set a
good example to China B.
was hot news in Thailand
C. was a
result of good
luck D.
attracted the world’s attention
45. The fact that
breeding pandas is a common practice in China indicates that_________________.
A. all
pandas in the world should live in China
B. few
countries in the world want to breed pandas
C. pandas
won’t be in danger in the near future
D. China
plays a leading role in breeding pandas