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BBC News (May 11, 2008) —Edinburgh Zoo plans to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland....
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BBC News (May 11, 2008) —Edinburgh Zoo
plans to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland. Representatives
from Edinburgh Zoo have recently returned from China. They signed a letter of
intent (
意向书) there, making a promise to bring giant pandas to the Zoo.
It has been
suggested that the pair of giant pandas should be on loan (
暂借) to the Royal
Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) for 10 years. The pair of giant pandas
would give birth to babies during that time. Edinburgh Zoo would be the eighth
zoo in the Western world 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, "Working with giant pandas means so much
more to us than introducing a new species to our collection. It is an
opportunity to work on a global level with other conservationists to gain a
better understanding of the giant pandas, the threats they face, and what we
can do to ensure their survival."
At present, there
are only around 1,500 giant pandas in the wild. RZSS has been working on the
project for almost a year, hoping to have giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo by
2009, the year of the society’s centenary (
一百周年纪念日). Mr. Windmill
said that the project has received strong support from the UK and Scottish Governments. He also said that this must continue if the Zoo is to reach an
agreement with the Chinese. As part of the agreement with the Chinese
Government, Edinburgh Zoo will work together with Chinese scientists on
research projects benefiting conservation in the wild.
RZSS will also
provide money to support giant panda conservation projects in the wild. Giant
pandas live in mountainous regions in central China and almost mainly feed on
bamboo, which makes up 99% of what they eat.
1.What
do we know from the first two paragraphs?
A. China will give a pair of giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo.
B. Representatives from Edinburgh Zoo have
been to China.
C. The Scottish Government has signed a
letter of intent with China.
D. Edinburgh Zoo is the first Western zoo
to have giant pandas.
2.According
to the text, RZSS may be ___________.
A. a company that deals with international business
B. an organization that researches
endangered animals
C. a government department in charge of
Western issues
D. an activity having something to do with
animals
3.We
can know from the text that _____________.
A.
David Windmill is Edinburgh Zoo’s chief
B. the number of giant pandas in the wild
is still unknown
C. RZSS will celebrate its centenary in
2009
D. RZSS knows the threats the giant pandas
face well
4.What’s
the main idea of the text?
A.
Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China.
B. Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant
pandas.
C. Scotland supports giant panda
conservation.
D. Giant pandas live happily in central China.
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