阅读理解Chinaistheonlyplaceintheworldwherepandasstillliveinthewild．Thepandassurvey(调查)countedthetotalnumberofpandaslivingintheChinesecountrysideatalmost1600－ne

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　　China is the only place in the world where pandas still live in the wild．The pandas survey(调查)counted the total number of pandas living in the Chinese countryside at almost 1600－nearly 50 percent more than 1000 to 1100 pandas found in the last survey in the late 1980s．Although the news is encouraging scientists are quick to point out that pandas which have become the universal symbol of endangered species(濒于灭绝的物种) are still threatened with extinction and need protection．

　　With pandas and many other species survival depends on staying hidden from people and predators(食肉动物) so counting them can be hard． More important than the number of pandas is how to protect them and the places they live．

　　Scientists made the panda survey sponsored(赞助)by World Wildlife Fund and the Chinese government by combining the best of 21st century technology with old-fashioned low-tech tracking(跟踪)skills．Counting pandas through the forest and up mountains using their powers of observation to note a bit of panda fur left on the bark of a tree a panda paw print in the mud or．．．panda droppings!Panda locations were entered into global positioning system(全球定位系统)instruments to create maps of habitat that should be protected．

　　Of all the clues left by the pandas researchers depended most heavily on the animals’ droppings．Pandas eat up to 80 pounds of bamboo a day and because bamboo is difficult to digest(消化) it remains the chew patterns of individual pandas even after digestion．Chinese researchers have determined that individual pandas have different average bite sizes so by measuring the average bite size of the bamboo pieces in the droppings collected survey teams were able to determine the number of pandas that produced the droppings left behind in each area．

(1)

From the sentence “More important than the number of pandas is how to protect them and the places they live” we know that ________．
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A．	the number of the pandas is not important at all
B．	it’s not necessary to count the wild pandas
C．	how to protect the pandas and the places they live is not a problem when counting the wild pandas
D．	to protect the pandas and the places they live must be well considered when counting the wild pandas

(2)

Which of the following is NOT the clue for the survey?
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A．	The fur．
B．	The paw print．
C．	The rocks．
D．	The bamboo in the droppings．

(3)

Why can the scientists determine the number of the pandas by the bamboo they have eaten?
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A．	Because every panda eats up different pounds of bamboo every day．
B．	Because every panda has a different bite size from another．
C．	Because bamboo is hard to digest．
D．	Because a panda eats up 80 pounds of bamboo every day．

(4)

The best title for the passage may be ________．
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A．	Counting the Wild Pandas
B．	How to Protect Pandas
C．	The Number of the Wild Pandas
D．	A Research on the Pandas’ Droppings

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．B;4．A;解析：(1) 句子的意思是“比大熊猫数量更为重要的是如何保护它们及它们的栖息地”，这就是说大熊猫的数量很重要，但是在调查时还要注意保护它们及它们的栖息地。 (2) 在调查大...