The Red Panda isn’t much bigger than an average 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 Red Panda has a long bushy tail that is useful in two ways. It helps them stay balanced when they are high up in the trees and it keeps them warm in cold weather. Their fur is thick and reddish brown, which may be why they’re known as the fire fox.
The Red Panda can be found in forested mountains. They’re originally from the forested mountain in the Himalayas in India, Nepal and Southern China. Bamboo is the most important part of their diet. They only eat the young leaves and shoots (嫩芽) of a bamboo plant. Red Pandas have a very low metabolic(新陈代谢的) rate in order to deal with their low energy diet and cool environmental temperatures.
They’re very shy and gentle and don’t hang around the wild too much during the day. If they feel endangered, they’ll stand on their back legs and make a hissing(嘶嘶) sound. Red Pandas are good climbers and spend most of their time living mainly in trees. Their claws are very strong and help them hold onto the branches. They sleep in an unusual way by curling up tightly and wrapping their tails around their heads while sitting on a branch. Sometimes they’ll sleep with their head beneath their chest and behind their back feet. This is the same position as an American raccoon sleeps.
【小题1】You can tell that the Red Panda is a member of the raccoon family from ____.

A.its nameB.its appearanceC.its dietD.its living place
【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Red Panda can only be found in India, Nepal and Southern China.
B.The Red Panda’s tail can help it stay balanced when it is high up in the trees.
C.The Red Panda eats the whole of the bamboo.
D.The Red Panda has high metabolic rate when the temperature is low.
【小题3】What will Red Pandas do when they are in trouble?
A.They will hang around the wild during the day.
B.They will climb into the trees.
C.They will wrap their tails around their heads.
D.They will stand on their back legs and make a hissing sound.
【小题4】The Red Panda holds onto the branches with its ____.
A.tailB.furC.back legsD.claws

When most people think of giant pandas, the pictures of the cute, black-and-white bears from China that eat bamboo will immediately jump into their mind. Scientists from Mississippi State University, however, are interested in what they leave behind: their poop(排泄物). At a recent meeting in Denver, Professor Brown at the university presented her research showing how panda poop could inspire a new way to obtain energy from plants, which are a renewable energy source. Usually, plants can be called biomass(有机燃料) when they are used as an energy source.
Burning biomass is one way to capture its energy, but Brown hopes panda poop can teach scientists something about breaking down biomass. Pandas—or at least the bacteria in their stomachs—are very good at getting energy out of bamboo. Unlike cows, which use 4 stomachs to digest large amounts of grass, a panda has only one stomach. Bamboo comes in, and poop goes out.
Every day for 14 months, Brown and her team on this project, counted the bacteria in the poop of the two pandas, YaYa and LeLe living at the Memphis Zoo. Her studies turned up 12 species of bacteria that break down biomass, including one that had never been found in pandas. Brown says that because the poop contains bacteria that break down biomass, it could also be used to break down other types of biomass.
Now the scientists hope to identify the chemicals that help with the process of breaking down biomass and then figure out how the bacteria work. If those chemicals can be made in the lab, they could be used to turn biomass—like grass or other plants—into fuel.
Brown says she doesn’t mind handling panda poop. “It’s probably the most pleasant material to work with,” she says, “My colleagues and I have been working with other poop for a long time, and we can assure you it has a fairly pleasant smell associated with it.”
【小题1】The importance of studying panda poop is _______.

A.to create a renewable energy from plants
B.to explore a new way to get energy from plants
C.to learn a lesson of energy from panda poop
D.to figure out how the bacteria work for us mankind
【小题2】The process of the panda poop project can be described as ______.
a. Identify the chemicals helpful to break down biomass.
b. Find the bacteria in panda poop which break down bamboo.
c. Reproduce the chemicals in the lab to turn biomass into energy.
d. Analyze how the bacteria in panda poop work in panda’s stomach.
A. a, b, d, c          B. a, d, c, b          C. b, a, d, c          D. b, d, a, c
【小题3】What does the author mainly want to express in the 2nd paragraph?
A.Pandas don’t digest bamboo the same way as cows.
B.Pandas are capable of getting energy using stomachs.
C.Pandas can get energy from bamboo more efficiently.
D.Scientists have learnt something new from panda poop.
【小题4】What does Professor Brown think of working with panda poop?
A.SickB.ChallengingC.InspiringD.Enjoyable

根据横线上的首字母提示或括号内的汉语提示完成句子。每空一词,请将答案写在答题卡上的规定位置。

1.In communication, a smile is usually a strong sign of a friendly and open a______________.

2.Do you have enough to c________ all your daily expenses?

3.We were a________________ to hear that she passed the test without much difficulty.

4.The scenery in Switzerland, which is beyond d____________(描述), is attractive to the tourists from the whole world.

5.This July, a group of teaching ___________(志愿者) from Tsinghua University visited the school and launched the public service program entitled “The One Class” there.

6.Read the _________________(说明) carefully before you take the pills.

7.Peking duck is usually s__________ with steamed pancakes, which is used to wrap the meat and

slices of cucumber and shallots;

8.The number of foreign students studying in China has been ___________(增长) year by year.

9.Pandas are e____________ animals. There aren’t many of them left.

10.Manatees’ favorite ________________(栖息地) is the water under the trees in mangrove swamps.

11.Did you know that tea was invented by a________________?

12.Your views on education are _________  (相似的)to mine.

13.In Paris, it’s usually c_______________ to take the underground train to most places.

14.Take a deep breath and hold it in your chest. It can ___________(有效) control your anxiety.

15.If you pay some attention, you could easily point out some improper b_________ happening around: young men refusing to give seats to the old on buses; shoppers jamming into queue instead of waiting in line; rude riders neglecting red lights, etc.

 

The Red Panda isn’t much bigger than an average 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 Red Panda has a long bushy tail that is useful in two ways. It helps them stay balanced when they are high up in the trees and it keeps them warm in cold weather. Their fur is thick and reddish brown, which may be why they’re known as the fire fox.

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

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

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

A.its name

B.its appearance

C.its diet

D.its living place

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The Red Panda can only be found in India, Nepal and Southern China.

B.The Red Panda’s tail can help it stay balanced when it is high up in the trees.

C.The Red Panda eats the whole of the bamboo.

D.The Red Panda has high metabolic rate when the temperature is low.

3.What will Red Pandas do when they are in trouble?

A.They will hang around the wild during the day.

B.They will climb into the trees.

C.They will wrap their tails around their heads.

D.They will stand on their back legs and make a hissing sound.

4.The Red Panda holds onto the branches with its ____.

A.tail

B.fur

C.back legs

D.claws

 

 

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

 

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