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“All the Wolong pandas were scared by the earthquake,” said a keeper who came along with the animals. “When the earthquake happened, the sky turned dark. Some pandas climbed up trees. This was a way to protect themselves,” he said, “even after the earthquake, some did not want to come down. Many of them lost their appetites (胃口) and six pandas ran away from their home. One is still missing.” “The earthquake ruined their lives. This is why the pandas are sad,” said the keeper. However, in Beijing, the mood of the pandas improved when they saw their favourite fresh bamboo leaves. Lang Lang, a male panda, was the first to run for food. He lay on the ground with his legs in the air, put his dinner on his belly (肚子) and ate the bamboo leaves. Others rushed to join him. Later, the pandas played together. 61. Why did the eight pandas look unhappy? A. Because the cheerful crowd frightened them. B. Because they didn’t want to live in Beijing. C. Because they were scared by the earthquake. D. Because they didn’t have bamboo leaves. 62. How long did the eight pandas stay in Beijing? A. For about three months. B. For about six months. C. For about one year. D. For about two years. 63. When the earthquake arrived, how did some of the pandas protect themselves? A. They climbed up trees. B. They ran away. C. They hid in holes. D. They stayed still. 64. When did the eight pandas become happier? A. When the keeper took them home. B. When they saw the fresh bamboo leaves. C. When the earth stopped shaking. D. When they arrived at the capital zoo. 65. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How to protect pandas when the earthquake happens. B. People should do something to make pandas happier. C. The changes of pandas’ lives caused by the Beijing Olympics. D. The reasons why the Wolong pandas were unhappy. C A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视). “You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!” One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan. Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water. The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?” “No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…” The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach. (责任编辑：admin) |