B
Edinburgh Zoo makes plans to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland． Representa-tives from Edinburgh Zoo have recently retumed from China, where they signed a letter ofintent(意向书) making a promise to bring giant pandas to the zoo．
It has been suggested that the breeding pair should be rented to the Royal Zoological Society ofScotland ( RZSS) for 10 years and it is hoped they would give birth to babies dunng that time． Edin-burgh Zoo would be the eighth zoo in the West to care for the species if the project goes ahead．
Zoo chiefs said that looking after the endangered animals could benefit conservation．David Windmill, chief of RZSS, said, "It is an opportunity to work on a global level with other consc'na-tionists to gain a better understanding of the giant panda, the threats they face, and what we can do to ensure their survival．"
At present, there are currendy only around l, 500 giant pandas in the wild．RZSS has been working on the project for almost a year, and hopes to have giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo by 2011, the year of the society's centenary．
Mr．Windmill said that the*project has received strong support from the UK and Scottish Gov- emments and that this must continue if the zoo is to reach an agreement with the Chinese． As part of the p．roposed agreement with the Chinese government, Edinburgh Zoo will cooperate on research pro-jects benefiting conservation in the wild．
RZSS will also provide considerable money to support giant panda conservation projects in the wild． Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China and feed almost wholly on bam- boo, which makes up 99% of the their diet．
61．What result did zoo representatives get from China?
A．A breeding pair is on loan to RZSS for ten years．
B．China promised to sell two giant pandas before 2011．
C．They sig:ned a letter of intent about giant pandas to be loaned to Edinburgh Zoo．
D．China promised to offer the money but not．the experts for research into giant pandas．
62．If Edinburgh Zoo can borrow giant pandas, what will happen?
A．RZSS will celebrate its centenarv in 2011．
B．Scotland will be the eighth country to have giant pandas．
C．RZSS will have a better understanding of living habits of giant pandas．
D．Edinburgh Zoo will be the eighth zoo to have Chinese pandas in the world．
63．The underlined part "the project" in Paragraph 4 refers to “______ ”
A．the celebration of RZSS's centenary
B．introducing giant pandas to RZSS's collection
C．the Royal Zoological Societ)r of Scotland itself
D．borrowing giant pandas from China for conservation
64．At present what seems to be the key factor for giant pandas to successfully go to Edinburgh Zoo?
A．RZSS's attitude．
B．The Chinese govemment's attitude．
C．Edinburgh Zoo's support．,
D．The Scottish government' attitude．
65．The best title for this passage would be "______"
A．Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China
B．Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant pandas
C．Scot_land supports giant panda conservation
D．Giant pandas live happily at Edinburgh Zoo

       Edinburgh Zoo makes plans to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland．Representa-tives from Edinburgh Zoo have recently retumed from China, where they signed a letter ofintent（意向书） making a promise to bring giant pandas to the zoo．

       It has been suggested that the breeding pair should be rented to the Royal Zoological Society ofScotland （ RZSS） for 10 years and it is hoped they would give birth to babies dunng that time．Edin-burgh Zoo would be the eighth zoo in the West to care for the species if the project goes ahead．

       Zoo chiefs said that looking after the endangered animals could benefit conservation．David Windmill, chief of RZSS, said, "It is an opportunity to work on a global level with other consc'na-tionists to gain a better understanding of the giant panda, the threats they face, and what we can do to ensure their survival．"

       At present, there are currendy only around l, 500 giant pandas in the wild．RZSS has been working on the project for almost a year, and hopes to have giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo by 2011, the year of the society's centenary．

       Mr．Windmill said that the*project has received strong support from the UK and Scottish Gov- emments and that this must continue if the zoo is to reach an agreement with the Chinese．As part of the p．roposed agreement with the Chinese government, Edinburgh Zoo will cooperate on research pro-jects benefiting conservation in the wild．

       RZSS will also provide considerable money to support giant panda conservation projects in the wild．Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China and feed almost wholly on bam- boo, which makes up 99% of the their diet．

1.What result did zoo representatives get from China?

       A．A breeding pair is on loan to RZSS for ten years．

       B．China promised to sell two giant pandas before 2011．

       C．They sig:ned a letter of intent about giant pandas to be loaned to Edinburgh Zoo．

       D．China promised to offer the money but not．the experts for research into giant pandas．

2.If Edinburgh Zoo can borrow giant pandas, what will happen?

       A．RZSS will celebrate its centenarv in 2011．

       B．Scotland will be the eighth country to have giant pandas．

       C．RZSS will have a better understanding of living habits of giant pandas．

       D．Edinburgh Zoo will be the eighth zoo to have Chinese pandas in the world．

3.The underlined part "the project" in Paragraph 4 refers to “                 ”

       A．the celebration of RZSS's centenary

       B．introducing giant pandas to RZSS's collection

       C．the Royal Zoological Societ）r of Scotland itself

       D．borrowing giant pandas from China for conservation

4.At present what seems to be the key factor for giant pandas to successfully go to Edinburgh Zoo?

       A．RZSS's attitude．

       B．The Chinese govemment's attitude．

       C．Edinburgh Zoo's support．,

       D．The Scottish government' attitude．

5.The best title for this passage would be "                    "

       A．Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China

       B．Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant pandas

       C．Scot_land supports giant panda conservation

       D．Giant pandas live happily at Edinburgh Zoo

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C．inform people of exchanging a lid

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听力

听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听完每段对话后你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．

1．Where does the conversation take place?

[　　]

A．At home.

B．At the doctor's.

C．In a chemist's.

2．Whet will the man do first?

[　　]

A．To arrange for a trip.

B．To move into a new house.

C．To make a house.

3．Whet did the man offer to do?

[　　]

A．Bring her to town.

B．Take the box of bricks down.

C．Carry the heavy boo.

4．Who will go to Canada?

[　　]

A．The man and Ken.

B．The woman's brother.

C．The women.

5．Where was the woman born?

[　　]

A．In the United States.

B．In Australia.

C．In Britain.

听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．

听第6段材料，回答6～8题．

6．Where did the conversation take place?

[　　]

A．At the women's house.

B．In the kitchen.

C．At a department store.

7．How did the woman find out about the shelf?

[　　]

A．One of her friends has one.

B．She bough one from her friend before.

C．She read about it in an advertisement.

8．How much is the price for it going to be?

[　　]

A．$ 15.50.

B．$ 12.50.

C．Not mentioned in the dialogue.

听第7段材料，回答9～11题．

9．Who are the two students?

[　　]

A．A new student and an old student.

B．Students learning Spanish.

C．Students learning English.

10．When is the conversation probably taking place?

[　　]

A．On the first day of the woman's arrival.

B．In the first class of the training course.

C．During the break between classes.

11．Where are they probably going first?

[　　]

A．To Room 110.

B．To Room 310.

C．To Room 290.

听第8段材料，回答12～14题．

12．Who is Fred?

[　　]

A．The women's husband.

B．The man's brother.

C．The woman's brother.

13．What will Fred's farm probably be like next year?

[　　]

A．It will be completely destroyed.

B．It will be larger.

C．It will be more beautiful.

14．What did the woman once do on the farm?

[　　]

A．Milking a cow.

B．Ploughing a field.

C．Helping to get in the harvest of crops.

听第9段材料，回答15～17题．

15．Where is the conversation taking place?

[　　]

A．In a second-hand clothes shop.

B．At the police station.

C．At a lost-property office.

16．What can we learn about the woman from the conversation?

[　　]

A．She doesn't believe the man.

B．She can't do her job well.

C．She is too busy to talk to the man.

17．Which coat did the man mention in the dialogue?

[　　]

A．A white raincoat with a wide belt.

B．A long grey coat with black buttons.

C．A brown overcoat with silk lining.

听第10段材料，回答18～20题．

18．Where is the speaker?

[　　]

A．In an art evening.

B．On an exhibition of paintings.

C．In a TV program about art.

19．What is Dr. Wilson busy doing now?

[　　]

A．Taking photographs for a newspaper.

B．Teaching painting for university students.

C．Writing a book about art.

20．What can we expect in Dr. Wilson's talk?

[　　]

A．Lifestyle in Italy in the 19th century.

B．19th century painters and present-day art.

C．Her experiences in European countries.

 B

Edinburgh Zoo makes plans to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland． Representa-tives from Edinburgh Zoo have recently retumed from China, where they signed a letter ofintent(意向书) making a promise to bring giant pandas to the zoo．

It has been suggested that the breeding pair should be rented to the Royal Zoological Society ofScotland ( RZSS) for 10 years and it is hoped they would give birth to babies dunng that time． Edin-burgh Zoo would be the eighth zoo in the West to care for the species if the project goes ahead．

Zoo chiefs said that looking after the endangered animals could benefit conservation．David Windmill, chief of RZSS, said, "It is an opportunity to work on a global level with other consc'na-tionists to gain a better understanding of the giant panda, the threats they face, and what we can do to ensure their survival．"

At present, there are currendy only around l, 500 giant pandas in the wild．RZSS has been working on the project for almost a year, and hopes to have giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo by 2011, the year of the society's centenary．

Mr．Windmill said that the*project has received strong support from the UK and Scottish Gov- emments and that this must continue if the zoo is to reach an agreement with the Chinese． As part of the p．roposed agreement with the Chinese government, Edinburgh Zoo will cooperate on research pro-jects benefiting conservation in the wild．

RZSS will also provide considerable money to support giant panda conservation projects in the wild． Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China and feed almost wholly on bam- boo, which makes up 99% of the their diet．

61．What result did zoo representatives get from China?

A．A breeding pair is on loan to RZSS for ten years．

B．China promised to sell two giant pandas before 2011．

C．They sig:ned a letter of intent about giant pandas to be loaned to Edinburgh Zoo．

D．China promised to offer the money but not．the experts for research into giant pandas．

62．If Edinburgh Zoo can borrow giant pandas, what will happen?

A．RZSS will celebrate its centenarv in 2011．

B．Scotland will be the eighth country to have giant pandas．

C．RZSS will have a better understanding of living habits of giant pandas．

D．Edinburgh Zoo will be the eighth zoo to have Chinese pandas in the world．

63．The underlined part "the project" in Paragraph 4 refers to “______ ”

A．the celebration of RZSS's centenary

B．introducing giant pandas to RZSS's collection

C．the Royal Zoological Societ)r of Scotland itself

D．borrowing giant pandas from China for conservation

64．At present what seems to be the key factor for giant pandas to successfully go to Edinburgh Zoo?

A．RZSS's attitude．

B．The Chinese govemment's attitude．

C．Edinburgh Zoo's support．,

D．The Scottish government' attitude．

65．The best title for this passage would be "______"

A．Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China

B．Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant pandas

C．Scot_land supports giant panda conservation

D．Giant pandas live happily at Edinburgh Zoo