【ApairofgiantpandasfromsouthwestChina’sSichuanProvincearrivedattheirnewhomeinBelgium’sPairiDaizazoosome60kmsouthwestofdowntownBrusselsataround15:00localtime(1400GMT)onFebruary232014.About2500peo】
ApairofgiantpandasfromsouthwestChina’sSichuanProvincearrivedattheirnewhomeinBelgium’sPairiDaizazoosome60kmsouthwestofdowntownBrusselsataround15:00localtime(1400GMT)onFebruary232014.
About2500peoplemanyofthemexcitedchildrenwavingnationalflagsofChinaandBelgiumaswellaspanda-decoratedflagsorwearingcostumeofPandagreetedthepandasalongtheroadtothezoo.
Visitorstodaycanonlyobservethepandasthroughaclosed-circuittelevisionsysteminthereception.
OfficialssaidtheywantedthepandasfullyadaptedtotheirnewhomebeforemakingpublicdebutinApril.
ThepandasXingHuithemaleandHaoHaothefemaleareboth4yearsoldandareonleasefromabreedingcenterinsouthwestChina’sSichuanProvince.
Theleasetermis15yearsaccordingtoofficialswiththeChinaConservationandResearchCenterforGiantPandastheworld’slargestresearchbaseforthespecies.
“It’sagoodthingforBelgium.”NicoleDuflotagrandmothercomingtothezoowithherhusbandandhergrandsontoldXinhua“Wecan’tseethePandatodaybutit’sagreatthingforustocomehere.”
ThePandaswillbelivinginapandahallof5300squaremeterswithinthezoo.
“IhopeXingHuiandHaoHaowillenhancefriendshipbetweenBelgiumandChina.”LiaoLiqiangtheChineseambassadortoBelgiumsaidduringaninterviewwithXinhua.
1.WhatwasthemainpurposeofChinaleasingpandastoBelgium?
A.WeweresupposedtomakemoneyfromBelgium.
B.WemeanttoimprovetherelationshipbetweenChinaandBelgium.
C.WeexpectedtoamusetheBelgianchildren.
D.Wewantedtomakethepandasadapttotheenvironmentabroad.
2.Theunderlinedword“debut”probablymeans___________.
A.firstappearance B.ceremony C.announcement D.argument
3.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementisright?
A.XingHuiandHaoHaowillliveinthecitycentreofBrussels.
B.XingHuiandHaoHaowereverypopularwiththeeldersinBelgium.
C.XingHuiandHaoHaowillcomebacktoChinain2029.
D.XingHuiandHaoHaowerebornin2008inSichuanProvince.
4.Onthefirstdayofthepandas’ar