62  Its national symbols, the Silver Fern (銀蕨) and the kiwi (幾維鳥), express the mystery and magic in this “Land of the Long White Cloud”.

        63  Strong and easy to grow, it can be seen to reflect the spirit of survival of the Europeans who first arrived in the late 17th century. The fern is found on everything from the country’s national emblem (國徽) to newspapers and sportswear.

        64  Unlike most birds, the kiwi cannot fly, only comes out at night, and has feathers like hair. It also depends on its sense of smell rather than sight.

       Perhaps because of these strange qualities, the kiwi has been enthusiastically(熱情地) accepted by its people. For New Zealanders, the kiwi is a treasure.   65

 

A. If the Silver Fern is New Zealand’s special plant, then the kiwi is its most precious animal.

B. You may not know about the history of New Zealand.

C. A small island nation located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, New Zealand is home to many plants and animals which can’t be found elsewhere in the world.

D. It even gives them an international identity -- New Zealanders are known as “Kiwis” across the world.

E. There are about 190 different kinds of fern found in New Zealand but the 8-metre Silver Fern is its tallest and most famous.

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A．A breeding pair is on loan to RZSS for ten years．
B．China promised to sell two giant pandas before 2011．
C．They sig:ned a letter of intent about giant pandas to be loaned to Edinburgh Zoo．
D．China promised to offer the money but not．the experts for research into giant pandas．
62．If Edinburgh Zoo can borrow giant pandas, what will happen?
A．RZSS will celebrate its centenarv in 2011．
B．Scotland will be the eighth country to have giant pandas．
C．RZSS will have a better understanding of living habits of giant pandas．
D．Edinburgh Zoo will be the eighth zoo to have Chinese pandas in the world．
63．The underlined part "the project" in Paragraph 4 refers to “______ ”
A．the celebration of RZSS's centenary
B．introducing giant pandas to RZSS's collection
C．the Royal Zoological Societ)r of Scotland itself
D．borrowing giant pandas from China for conservation
64．At present what seems to be the key factor for giant pandas to successfully go to Edinburgh Zoo?
A．RZSS's attitude．
B．The Chinese govemment's attitude．
C．Edinburgh Zoo's support．,
D．The Scottish government' attitude．
65．The best title for this passage would be "______"
A．Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China
B．Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant pandas
C．Scot_land supports giant panda conservation
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It has been suggested that the breeding pair should be rented to the Royal Zoological Society ofScotland ( RZSS) for 10 years and it is hoped they would give birth to babies dunng that time． Edin-burgh Zoo would be the eighth zoo in the West to care for the species if the project goes ahead．

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RZSS will also provide considerable money to support giant panda conservation projects in the wild． Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China and feed almost wholly on bam- boo, which makes up 99% of the their diet．

61．What result did zoo representatives get from China?

A．A breeding pair is on loan to RZSS for ten years．

B．China promised to sell two giant pandas before 2011．

C．They sig:ned a letter of intent about giant pandas to be loaned to Edinburgh Zoo．

D．China promised to offer the money but not．the experts for research into giant pandas．

62．If Edinburgh Zoo can borrow giant pandas, what will happen?

A．RZSS will celebrate its centenarv in 2011．

B．Scotland will be the eighth country to have giant pandas．

C．RZSS will have a better understanding of living habits of giant pandas．

D．Edinburgh Zoo will be the eighth zoo to have Chinese pandas in the world．

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A．the celebration of RZSS's centenary

B．introducing giant pandas to RZSS's collection

C．the Royal Zoological Societ)r of Scotland itself

D．borrowing giant pandas from China for conservation

64．At present what seems to be the key factor for giant pandas to successfully go to Edinburgh Zoo?

A．RZSS's attitude．

B．The Chinese govemment's attitude．

C．Edinburgh Zoo's support．,

D．The Scottish government' attitude．

65．The best title for this passage would be "______"

A．Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China

B．Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant pandas

C．Scot_land supports giant panda conservation

D．Giant pandas live happily at Edinburgh Zoo

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B. Many traffic accidents happened that night.

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D. Some airplanes fell down to the ground at night.

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