5.We think we know pandas.They are rare animals that live in the forests of China.They spend their days eating bamboo.They don't reproduce very often.But did you know that pandas quite like meat?Did you know they can climb trees and swim?Pandas are actually a lot more mysterious than people think,researchers say.Let's find out some more about them.
①Pandas eat meat
While ninety-nine percent of the panda's diet is bamboo,it also eats rice,carrots,apples and sweet potatoes.Pandas sometimes eat rodents(啮齿动物),deer,insects,honey,egg and fish.In 2009,scientists studied the panda genome(基因组).They found a gene(基因) that means pandas probably can't taste flesh.But they also found genes for digesting(消化) meat.This may explain why they don't seek meat out that often.However,when the opportunity presents itself,pandas will happily eat meat.
②Pandas climb and swim
Pandas are good climbers.Even panda cubs(幼兽) can climb trees.They can also swim,though they spend most of their time on land.Pandas don't often show these two abilities.Instead,they spend most of their time resting and eating.Unlike other bear species,pandas do not hibernate(冬眠) during the winter months.
③Pandas attack
Pandas are a passive animal.When they are frightened,they will try to escape an area immediately or they will climb the nearest tree.But when they are annoyed,they can become dangerous,lowering their heads and staring at their opponents(对手).They may use their paws(手掌) and mouths to attack.
④Pandas locate each other by smell
Pandas have an unusual breeding(繁殖) system.Females are fertile(可以繁殖的) for just one or two days a year.This means it's difficult for a female panda to become pregnant(怀孕).Yet during this important period,males and females show a great talent for finding each other,so much that females appear to get pregnant in the wild at almost every opportunity.Researchers have found that this success comes down to their sense of smell.Pandas leave"scent posts"(气味布告) throughout the forest by urinating(小便) on trees.Those posts give information about their owners,including their identity,sex and age.When other pandas pass they can get an idea of which other of their species have been the same way.
28.Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT about pandas according to the article?A
A.Pandas never eat meat.
B.Baby pandas know how to swim.
C.Pandas are still endangered animals.
D.Bamboo makes up of most of pandas'diet.
29.According to the article,pandas may attack people when they are.B
A.afraid
B.angry
C.excited
D.hurt
30.According to the article,pandas don't give birth often becauseA.
A.female pandas can only get pregnant on just one or two days in a year
B.male pandas have great difficulty finding female pandas
C.many pandas don't have the right gene to give birth
D.female pandas don't like the smell of male pandas
31.What does the article mainly tell us?C
A.Why pandas are an endangered species.
B.Efforts by Chinese scientists to save endangered animals.
C.Some interesting facts people don't know about pandas.
D.A discovery about how pandas give birth.
分析 这篇短文主要是告诉我们关于熊猫一些有趣的事实.
解答 28.A,细节理解题,根据文章第一点写的Pandas eat meat可知,熊猫是吃肉的,故答案为A.
29.B,细节理解题,根据句子But when they are annoyed,they can become dangerous,lowering their heads and staring at their opponents(对手).They may use their paws(手掌) and mouths to attack.可知,当熊猫生气时,它们就会攻击人,故答案为B.
30.A,细节理解题,根据句子Females are fertile(可以繁殖的) for just one or two days a year可知,雌性熊猫一年只有一两天能怀孕,这也是它们为什么不经常生熊猫宝宝的原因,故答案为A.
31.C,写作意图题,根据第一段Pandas are actually a lot more mysterious than people think,researchers say.Let's find out some more about them可知,这篇短文主要是告诉我们关于熊猫一些有趣的事实,故答案为C.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.