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 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' efforts of artificial insemination(人工受孕）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 of great happiness to see the baby panda. We are so happy that we can breed 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 ani?mals. Nearly 1 ，600 pandas are believed to survive in China and about 180 are being raised in zoos worldwide.

(   ) 5. It was the      time for Lin Hui to give birth to a baby.

A. first    B. second C. twelfth    D. eighth

(   ) 6. After about two years,the baby panda is likely to      

A.     remain in Thailand with its mother

B.     be sent to China as a international gift

C.     breed another panda if it wishes

D.     be returned to China as contracted

(   ) 7. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that      

A.     the little panda are getting well with its mother

B.     most of the workers at the zoo come from China

C.     the baby panda is too big to be held in hands

D.     pandas are quite popular in Thailand

(   ) 8. What does the word "breed" in the fifth paragraph probably mean?

A.看管          B.抚养             C.繁殖            D.引起


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B篇讲述了大熊猫在泰国产子引起轰动的新闻故事。

5. A细节理解题通过第三段"She knows how to be a mother even though she has never been one before."可以确定Lin Hui是第一次产子。

6. D逻辑推理题通过第二段"The baby pan?da will officially belong to China but Thailand will raise it for about 24 months"可以看出大熊猫幼子两年后要归还中国。

7. D事实判断题第四段描述了泰国人民的喜悦之情，故大熊猫在泰国很受欢迎。

8. C词义猜测题产下幼子，故为"繁殖"。

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(   ) 2. A. trains    B. cars    C. planes    D. bikes

(   ) 3. A. talking    B. speaking C. whispering    D. shouting

(   ) 4. A. resting    B. meeting  C. waiting    D. dining

(   ) 5. A. lost    B. forgot     C. left    D. bought

(   ) 6. A. rode    B. arrived     C. went    D. entered

(   ) 7. A. lifted    B. drew     C. picked    D. brought

(   ) 8. A. waiting    B. sitting   C. thinking    D. wandering

(   ) 9. A. excited    B. pleased    C. annoyed    D. worried

(   ) 10. A. at first    B. at last  C. at ease    D. at once

(   ) 11. A. opened    B. reached    C. received    D. had

(   ) 12. A. thrown    B. done      C. gone    D. hidden

(   ) 13. A. quick    B. careful     C. strong    D. smart

(   ) 14. A. got      B. received      C. accepted  D. picked

(   ) 15. A. disappointed    B. surprised   C. happy    D. worried

(   ) 16. A. returned    B. shouted    C. responded    D. turned

(   ) 17. A. see        B. treat      C. have    D. use

(   ) 18. A. unless    B. if        C, when     D. until

(   ) 19. A. something    B. everything    C. anything    D. nothing

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  The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost―having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad,and saw no end to "the hard times".

  My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms,translated at interviews with immigration of?ficers ,took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule：almost all common troubles even?tually go away！Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up，and just wait a little！I believe that my life will turn out all right,even though it will not be that easy. 

(   ) 1. How did the author get to know America?

A.     From her relatives.

B.     From her mother.

C.     From books and pictures.

D.     From radio programs.

(   ) 2. Upon leaving for America the author felt      

A. confused    B. excited

C. worried    D. amazed

(   ) 3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A.     She worked as a translator.

B.     She attended a lot of job interviews.

C.     She paid telephone bills for her family.

D.     She helped her family with her English.
(   ) 4. The author believes that      

A.     her future will be free from troubles

B.     it is difficult to learn to become patient

C.     there are more good things than bad things

D.     good things will happen if one keeps trying

5. I________________________ ，because sports can make me healthier and stronger, (wild)

我热衷于体育运动，运动能使我更健康更强壮。

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(   ) 1. Where do you often find a desert according to the description of the author?

A.     Where it never rains or snow the whole year.

B.     Where no rivers flow through all the time.

C.     Where you can hardly find any plant and even signs of life.

D.     Where it seldom rains.

(   ) 2. Why does it often take quite a long time for a desert to come into being?

A.     Because the change of climates is very slow.

B.     Because the land is too large to be changed.

C.     Because most deserts come from seas.

D.     Because rocks are hard to be worn down.

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A. in the morning    B. in the afternoon

C. in the evening    D. all day and night

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A.     How Did the Desert Coming into Being?

B.     All You Should Know of the Dry Land―Desert

C.     The Life around the Mysterious Desert

D.     Desert, the Dead Place for Life

5. ―___________________________ ，you should have a good knowledge of the person previously. (friend)

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不仅要帮助残疾人找工作，还要给有需要的残疾人提供医疗服务。

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