As China’s national treasure，giant pandas are deeply loved by people．Almost all of pandas live in Sichuan Province in Southwest China．Pandas there are well—protected，especially baby pandas．Before the birth of a baby panda，the mother panda will find a cave and make it into a den with bamboo．The mother panda will give birth to the baby panda in September and later the den will become a room for the young baby．The mother panda will try her best to keep the den quite clean．For the first three weeks，the mother will hold her baby．After two weeks the colors(white and black) on the baby panda’s body will be clear．However，the baby won’t be able to go out alone until it is 3 months old．

A young panda starts to eat soft bamboo shoots by the time it is about six months old. Pandas’ food is mainly made up of bamboo．As time goes by，the little panda will go out for food with its mother．By this time，the baby is much bigger．The next spring，the little panda is really free from its mother and begins to live its own life．Usually pandas live to be 12—14 years old．In fact，it is hard to keep a young panda alive before it is old enough to live by itself．Nowadays the number of giant pandas is smaller than 1，000．

1．What does the underlined word“den”mean in the passage?

A．A kind of food for animals．    B．A baby panda．

C．A tool for fighting．           D．A hidden home for animals．

2．When do mother pandas usually give birth to baby pandas?

A．In August．    B．In September．C．In winter．D．In spring．

3．Baby pandas are         when they call get soft bamboo shoots．

A．about 6 months old    B．less than 4 months old

C．about 3 months old    D．1ess than 3 months old

4．In order to teach the baby panda how to find food，the mother panda will        

A．keep the den quite clean and stay with the baby all the time．

B．hold her baby for the first four weeks

C．give the baby soft bamboo before winter

D．go out for food with the baby when it grows bigger

5．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Giant pandas are a national treasure in China．

B．Many baby pandas die when they are young．

C．Soon the number of giant pandas in China will be large．

D．Most mother pandas don’t feed and raise their babies themselves．

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　　It was almost two. A cold wind had come up over the lake. As a black cloud moved across the sun, Walt, a small boy, looked up. “I smell a storm(暴风雨),” he thought.

　　Shortly, a man of forty, had gone into town. He had said he would be back before two. He had told Walt to watch the boats and the shop. There were no people around. They had all gone out on the lake to fish.

　　So Walt went to work on one of the boats. From there he could hear the telephone if it rang. And he could watch the door.

　　It was after two when the stranger came. Walt saw him stop by the shop. The stranger looked in for a minute. Then he went down to the boats. He was a big man in a coat.

　　Walt called to him, “Do you want something, sir?”

　　The stranger looked at Walt and said, “No, thanks.” Then the stranger moved slowly away. As he went on, he looked at the boats one by one.

　　Walt sat there with his eyes on the back of the stranger's coat. He thought, “I can smell something as I smell that storm. I hope Shortly comes back soon.”

1．The story happened ________.

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A．on the lake at night

B．by the lake in the afternoon

C．along the river in spring

D．near the river in summer

2．Walt stayed because ________.

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A．there were no people around

B．Shortly had gone shopping

C．people went fishing on the lake

D．Shortly had asked him to watch the boats and the shop

3．What do you think of Walt?

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4．Which of the following is true?

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A．The stranger came to see Walt.

B．Shortly came back on time.

C．Walt worked far away from the shop.

D．Some people lived around the shop.

5．At the end of the story Walt thought ________.

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A．the stranger would not came back again

B．Shortly would not return soon

C．trouble might happen around the shop

D．Shortly would lose his life in the storm