Question

It?s always hard to say goodbye to someone you love. In Washington DC, US, local (当地的) zoo-goers are sad about the news that their superstar panda Tai Shan is going to leave the National Zoo.

At a morning meeting on December 4, zoo director（主管） Steven Montfort said that the black-eared bear would be going off to China sometime over the winter, under an agreement（协议）with the Chinese government.

Tai Shan, whose name means “peaceful mountain,” was born at the DC zoo on July 9, 2005. He has been loved by zoo-goers since his first public show in December of that year.

But under the agreement that brought his mother, Mei Xiang, and father, Tian Tian, to the zoo from China, all three belong to (属于) China.

Tai Shan should have been returned to China when he was 2. But China gave him two extensions (延期) to stay at the National Zoo. Tai is old enough to breed (繁殖). So it?s time for him to come back to China and join a program to try to increase the panda population.

The National Zoo has tried to breed Mei Xiang a few times since Tai Shan was born, without success. Montfort said the zoo would try again soon in the hope of producing another baby panda. “We?re hopeful every year,” he said.

1.Where can the passage probably be taken from?

A. A dictionary. B. A science book.

C. A newspaper. D. A novel.

2. The word “zoo-goers” mean people who ______

A. live at the zoo B. love to visit the zoo

C. work at the zoo D. leave the zoo

3.According to the passage, who is going to leave the National Zoo?

A. Steven Montfort. B. Mei Xiang.

C. Tian Tian. D. Tai Shan.

4.We can tell from the passage that ______.

A. Tai Shan and his parents belong to China

B. Tai Shan first appeared in public in 2006

C. Tai Shan’s parents will be sent to China

D. Tai Shan belongs to the US because it’s born there

5. What does the National Zoo try to do every year?

A. To make Tai Shan stay there.

B. To make Mei Xiang give birth to new babies.

C. To attract more people to visit Tai Shan.

D. To send Tai Shan and his parents back to China.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了熊猫“泰山”将回国， 美国民众依依不舍。

1.推理判断题。根据短文的大意熊猫“泰山”将回国， 美国民众依依不舍可知是来自报纸的新闻，故选C。

2. Washington DC, US, local (当地的) zoo-goers are sad about the news that their superstar panda Tai Shan is going to leave the National Zoo.可知是指当地经常去动物园的人因为熊猫泰山要离开而感到悲伤，对比选项故选B

3. Washington DC, US, local (当地的) zoo-goers are sad about the news that their superstar panda Tai Shan is going to leave the National Zoo.可知泰山将要离开国家动物园，故选D。

4.But under the agreement that brought his mother, Mei Xiang, and father, Tian Tian, to the zoo from China, all three belong to (属于) China.故选A.

5.最后一段描述可知国家动物园每年都希望梅香受孕繁殖，故选B。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。