Panda Journey

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Many teenagers in Taiwan are anxiously counting down the days to the arrival of two giant pandas from the other side of the Straits.

A group of 17 animal experts came to Wolong Nature Reserve (卧龙自然保护区) in Sichuan Province. They picked their ideal animals and learned more about artificial breeding ( 人工繁殖 ), disease prevention and daily care last week.

'I cannot wait any longer to see the lovely animals. I've seen them many times on TV. Maybe 1 will even feed them bamboo shoots with my own hands! Isn't that exciting said Lin Heqian, a Senior student from Private Chunghsin School in Taiwan.

Chen Runsheng is the secretary — general of the China Wildlife Protection Association. He told the experts that it is a long—term wish of the mainland to be able to present a panda to

the people of Taiwan. Mainland pandas' resettlement (重新安置) and growth in Taiwan will surely bring the people happiness and fun. Chen added.

The selection of giant pandas t, be sent to Taiwan started at the end of August at the Wolong Nature Reserve.

Several zoos are still fighting to become the new home of the two pandas in Taiwan. And the pandas" home had not yet been picked. Taipei Zoo are talking about building them a home there.

The mainland announced its presentation of a pair of pandas to the island in May. But it Kerns that teenagers in Taiwan will still have to wait for half a year. That is because the new enclosure (围栏) for giant pandas in Taipei Zoo will not finished until the end of this year, according to Chen Baozhong, president of the zoo.

If everything else goes smoothly, the panda will be on the island next March.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。请将答案填写到第Ⅱ卷答题区相应位置。

1、What's the Chinese meaning here for “counting down”?

2、What did the 17 experts come to Wolong Nature Reserve for?

3、.Hasn't the pandas' home been picked?

4、What's the long-term wish of the mainland?

5、How many pandas are presented to the people of Taiwan?

Deserts(沙漠)do not stay the same size (形状).Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world’s biggest desert, Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara desert is growing fast.

Why is the Sahara growing ? In some places , People farm too much.  In other places ,animals eat all the grass. or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil(土壤) weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.

Why is it a problem? people can not grow food in the desert. people can not build houses, hospitals , or schools in the desert . so people must leave their homes .They must live somewhere else.

What can people do ? They can plant trees. They can also farm less. These things make soil stronger. maybe the Sahara will stop growing . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve (解决) it?

1.What is the main idea ?(中心思想)

2.The Sahara is growing .Which of these things is not a reason(理由)？

3.What do we know about deserts ?

4.Planting trees can   

5.Stopping growing the desert

Deserts(沙漠)do not stay the same size (形状).Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world’s biggest desert, Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara desert is growing fast.
Why is the Sahara growing ? In some places , People farm too much.  In other places ,animals eat all the grass. or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil(土壤) weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.
Why is it a problem? people can not grow food in the desert. people can not build houses, hospitals , or schools in the desert . so people must leave their homes .They must live somewhere else.
What can people do ? They can plant trees. They can also farm less. These things make soil stronger. maybe the Sahara will stop growing . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve (解决) it?
【小题1】What is the main idea ?(中心思想)

Do you like going into the forest? If you go into the forest with friends，you'd better stay with them．If you get lost，maybe the following will help you．Sit down and stay where you are．Don't try to find your friends--let them find you by staying in one place．There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you．You can shout or whistle（吹口哨）three times．Stop．Then shout or whistle three times again．Any signal（信号）given three times is a call for help．

Always keep shouting or whistling three times together．When people hear you，they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun．They will let you know that they have heard your signal．They will give you two shouts or two whistles．When a signal is given twice．it is an answer to a call for help．

If you don't think that you will get help before night comes，try to make a little house with branches（树枝）．Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass．

When you need some water，you have to leave your little branch house to look for it．Don't just walk away．Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily．When you are lost，the most important thing to do is to stay in one place．

1．If you get lost in the forest，you should _________．

A．try to find your friends as soon as possible

B．stay in one place and give signals

C．walk around the forest

2．When you hear two shouts or whistles，you know that _________．

A．someone is afraid of an animal                     B．people will come to help you

C．someone needs help

3．What's the close meaning of “make a noise for fun” in English?

A．Play a joke．         B．Make a plan．       C．Make a decision．

4．What should NOT you do if you can't get help before night comes according to the passage?

A．Make a house．     B．Walk to find some food．   C．Make a bed．

5．The main idea of the passage is _________．

A．how to travel in the forest

B．how to spend the night in the forest

C．what you should do if you are lost in the forest