（By CCTV correspondent Vanessa Duffy 04/28/2013 08:36）
It’s been eight days since a 7.0-magnitude strong earthquake hit China’s Lushan Ya’an Sichuan Province.How the earthquake has affected one of Sichuan Province’s special residents（居民）—pandas.How are the animals living? And do they have enough food to eat?
There are more than 80 pandas living here at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Base（繁育基地）.The quake was felt strongly in Chengdu.Fortunately，all of the pandas here were out on the grounds when the earthquake hit，so they were very safe.
Several days have passed and the earthquake seems to have made no negative（不利的） impact on the pandas.These two baby pandas Chengshuang and Chengdui are playfighting with each other and climbing trees.When they climbed too high，the breeders have to rescue them from the trees.
The quake zone is not only the home of these pandas，it’s also the source of their food.Fortunately，enough bamboo(竹子) has been stored away in five bamboo storehouses for the pandas，so there are no worries about food supplies.
Wu Kongju，Breeder，Chengdu Panda Breeding Base，said，“When the Wenchuan earthquake happened on May 12，2008，we were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.But we’ve been able to handle this earthquake event more smoothly.There are no problems with the food supply.”
小题1:When did the 7.0-magnitude earthquake happen in Lushan Sichuan Province?| A．On April 28，2013 | | B．On May 12，2008 | | C．On April 20，2013 | | D．On May 20，2013 |
小题2:The underlined word “ rescue” in this passage means ______ in Chinese.小题3:How did the Panda Breeding Base deal with the food supply after the earthquake in Wenchan in 2008?| A．They built 5 bamboo storehouses to store food for pandas. | | B．They were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo. | | C．They handled this earthquake more smoothly. | | D．They let pandas out on the grounds. |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A |
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了在四川省芦山和雅安发生大地震后，对于成都大熊猫繁育基地的大熊猫的救助情况。
小题1:根据（By CCTV correspondent Vanessa Duffy 04/28/2013 08:36）
It’s been eight days since a 7.0-magnitude strong earthquake hit China’s Lushan Ya’an Sichuan Province.计算可知，选C。
小题2:根据them from the trees.及前文他们爬到了树上，可知饲养员想救他们，故选D。
小题3:根据Fortunately，enough bamboo(竹子) has been stored away in five bamboo storehouses for the pandas，so there are no worries about food supplies.描述，可知选A。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。对于有关数字的问题，要认真分析，并进行必要的计算。 |
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试题【（By CCTV correspondent Vanessa Duffy 04/28/2013 08:36）It’s been eight days since】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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Miss Brown would never forget the night when she met a robber(抢劫者) many years ago.
That evening, she went to a birthday party which 1 until two o’clock in the morning. Miss Brown walked in the 2 street alone. Suddenly from the back of the dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning，lady.” the man said in a low voice, “I don’t think you wish to 3 here!” “What do you want?” “Your earrings. Take them 4 !”
Miss Brown suddenly had a 5 idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(衣领)of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly 6 them on the ground.
“Take them and let me go,” she said. The robber thought that the girl didn’t like the earrings at all, only trying to 7 the necklace. The earrings would cost 8 , so he said, “Give me your necklace.”
“Oh, sir. It doesn’t cost much. Please let me wear it.”
“I am not that 9 . Quick!”
With shaking 10 , Miss Brown took off her necklace. As soon as the robber left, she picket up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.
The earrings cost 2000 pounds and the necklace which the robber had taken away cost only six pounds.
| 小题1: | | A．ended | B．stayed | C．stopped | D．lasted |
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| 小题2: | | A．busy | B．quiet | C．noisy | D．wide |
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| 小题3: | | A．die | B．escape | C．fight | D．sleep |
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| 小题5: | | A．funny | B．safe | C．brave | D．great |
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| 小题6: | | A．handed | B．threw | C．passed | D．put |
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| 小题8: | | A．cheap | B．expensive | C．more | D．less |
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| 小题9: | | A．afraid | B．angry | C．silly | D．bad |
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| 小题10: | | A．hands | B．feet | C．head | D．body |
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A young woman 1 alone through the country. It was getting dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road ,holding her hand out as if she needed a lift .
“I can’t leave her out in this weather”, the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the 2 .
“Do you want a lift?” she asked, the old woman nodded (点头) and 3 the car. After a while she said to the old woman, “Have you 4 for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again, “Bad weather for the time 5 year.” She said. The old woman nodded. Although the driver tried some more, the lady said 6 except for a nod of the head or something else.
Then the young woman saw the lady’s hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly she knew the lady was a 7 ! She stopped the car. “I can’t see that mirror 8 ,” she said, “Would you mind cleaning it for me?” The lady nodded and opened the door.
As soon as the lady was out of the car, the young woman drove off quickly.
When she got to the next village she 9 . She found that the old lady had left a 10 behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath(呼吸). Inside the bag was a gun!
| 小题1: | | A．has driven | B．had driven | C．was driving | D．drove |
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| 小题3: | | A．took in | B．got off | C．got into | D．went to |
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| 小题4: | | A．lain | B．kept | C．sat | D．waited |
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| 小题6: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题8: | | A．quickly | B．clearly | C．carefully | D．slowly |
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| 小题9: | | A．feared | B．slept | C．stood | D．stopped |
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| 小题10: | | A．shoe | B．box | C．handbag | D．watch |
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In the summer of 1980 a Spanish tourist, Gaspar Carner, went to Great Britain on holiday. When he was travelling in Scotland, he decided to visit Loch Ness, the famous lake where people say there is a monster. But while he was going across the lake in a boat, his bag fell into the water. In the bag were his passport, car keys, pen, and all his money. Loch Ness is 150 meters deep, so he didn’t expect to see the bag again!
Fourteen years later, in 1994, some scientists decided to explore the lake. They looked for the Loch Ness monster. Suddenly one of them saw something black in the water. They carefully went nearer. They thought the black thing was the monster. They went nearer and nearer. It was a bag. They took the bag out of the lake. They found that the photo on the passport was still clear. One of the scientists knew Gaspar Carner. So the bag was returned to him.
小题1:Carner visited Loch Ness _____.| A．on business | B．on holiday | C．for exploring | D．for money |
小题2:Why is the lake famous? Because _____| A．it’s very deep. | B．there’s a bag in it. | | C．there may be a monster | D．it’s in Scotland |
小题3:What’s in Carner’s bag? _____.| A．A monster | B．Something black | C．Photo | D．Many useful things |
小题4:How did the explorers know the bag was Carner’s? _____.| A．One of the explorers knew Carner | | B．Carner recognized (认出) the bag | | C．Carner was very famous | | D．They expected it was the monster |
小题5:Why didn’t Carner expect to see the bag again? | A．There was nothing important in his bag. | | B．He didn’t like his bag. | | C．The monster ate his bag. | | D．He thought Loch Ness was so deep that his bag couldn’t be found. |
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In the middle of a dark forest, there lives an owl(猫头鹰). All the animals know that he is the wisest(聪明的) among all of them. So they often go to him and tell him their troubles. Then the owl always teaches them what they should do.
One day, a little bird goes up to the owl. She is crying. “what’s wrong with you?” asks the owl.
“I’m not happy at all. I don’t want to be a bird,” the bird says.
“Why don’t you want to be a bird?” asks the owl.
“I am so small, weak and useless,” she cries. “I want to be big and strong like the lion. He is very important, but I am not”
Then the owl whispers(耳语) something in her ear. At once the bird dries her tears and goes away. One week later, the bird came back. “Oh, thank you very much. You are a very wise owl,” she says to the owl. “I am very happy now. Every day, I sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for(监视) lions and tigers. When they come near, I shout at the top of my voice. Then my friend all run and hide. They are very thankful to me. I am useful and important now”
The wise owl smiles and says, “No one in this world is useless.”
小题1:The animals in the forest visit the owl because_____________| A．they are all afraid of him | | B．the owl can help them when they don’t feel well | | C．the owl can tell them what they should do when they have some problems. | | D．they are wiser than the owl. |
小题2:The little bird is not happy because______________| A．the lion often beats her | | B．she thinks she is too small, weak and useless | | C．she wants to kill the lion | | D．she is very important. |
小题3:The owl tells the bird_______________| A．that she is stronger than the lions and the tigers | | B．that she must be happy | | C．that she must run and hide | | D．to sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers |
小题4:The underlined word “tears” means “_______” in Chinese.小题5:From the story we know ______________.| A．the bird’s friends are very thankful to her because she drives the tigers and lions away(赶走) | | B．the lions and tigers run away when they hear the bird’s voice | | C．the bird thinks that she is useful and important now | | D．the owl is useless. |
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A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half 1 of her car. He was a helpful man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2 . ” “That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of 3 with it. I think it’s stuck（卡住）. ” “Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He 4_ into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready. ” And he began to_ 5 hard. For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 6 in the face. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it 7 stuck. ” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?” 8 of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 9 . It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s any way we can get it out of the car. ” “Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it 10 !”
| 小题2: | | A．heavy | B．strong | C．dear | D．new |
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| 小题3: | | A．trouble | B．questions | C．matter | D．accidents |
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| 小题4: | | A．got | B．stepped | C．came | D．walked |
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| 小题5: | | A．pull | B．carry | C．push | D．take |
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| 小题6: | | A．white | B．tired | C．red | D．hurt |
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| 小题7: | | A．goes | B．falls | C．grows | D．seems |
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| 小题8: | | A．Every | B．All | C．Either | D．Both |
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| 小题9: | | A．ready | B．right | C．clever | D．sure |
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