1、Topic ReadingPandas problem憨态可掬的熊猫是中国的国宝。可它的食物竹子正在一天天减少。我们该怎么做呢？ 来源:gkstk.ComSuppose every person on Earth ate only one kind of food. And maybe that food couldnt be found in one year. If that happened, man would soon die. Luckily, man doesnt have to face that problem. But another animal may. It is t
2、he panda, one of the worlds most-loved animals.Dr Thomas Soderstrom, a scientist, has found for the first time that the (1) bamboo that pandas only eat is dying. As a result, many pandas are also dying of hunger. Scientists estimate (估计) that so far more than 140 pandas have died. This number may be
3、 almost one quarter of the worlds panda population. Between 400 and 1,000 pandas are thought to live in the mountains.Pandas were more common in many parts of Asia in the past. But now they are only in small parts of China. Can the (2) wild panda be kept?来源:gkstk.ComScientists want to find out more
4、about the animals food. They want to see whether pandas are able to change their food. Chinese scientists are trying to (3) raise more pandas in zoos. The first baby panda was born in the Beijing Zoo in the autumn of 1978.【Enrich your collection 】die v. 死亡 其现在分词形式是 dying ，也作形容词(临死的；快要灭绝的)；过去式、过去分词是
5、died；death 是名词，意为“死亡” ；dead 是形容词，意为“已死的” 。 如：来源:学优高考网 gkstkIm so sorry for your grandfathers death.Jims dog died three hours ago.The dying woman only wished to have a last look at her son.Mary was scared by the dead mouse.【Tasks for you】1. Guess the meanings of the underlined words in the passage.(1
6、) _来源:学优高考网 gkstk(2) _(3) _2. Tell the following statements are True (T) or False (F) according to the passage.(1) Mans food is getting less and less.( )来源:学优高考网 gkstk(2) A scientist has found many pandas are also dying of hunger.( )(3) Pandas only live in Asia and America.( )(4) According to the passage, we can know the wild panda cant be kept. ( )(5) In order to make pandas have enough food, scientists are trying to raise more pandas in zoos.( )Topic Reading1. (1) 竹子 (2) 野生的 (3) 饲养2. (1)-(5) FTFFT
