China's First Lady Peng Liyuan and her U.S. counterpart Michelle Obama on Friday jointly named a panda baby at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

    The panda cub was named "Bei Bei", which means "precious treasure" in Chinese and has similar pronunciation as the English word "baby". It was one of the two cubs born at the zoo on August 22, but the other died four days later.

    Upon their arrival at the panda house of the zoo, the two first ladies were greeted by zoo officials and kids from the Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School.

    Besides attending the naming ceremony, they also visited the cub's father Tian Tian, an 18-year-old giant panda born in Wolong of China's southwestern Sichuan Province and now lives to the National Zoo in Washington D.C.

    Peng is in town accompanying her husband, Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on his first state visit to the United States.

    She expressed the hope that more people from the younger generations of both nations would take an active part in bilateral people-to-people exchanges.

    For her part, Peng called the giant panda an "emotional link" between the two peoples.

    "I'm really glad to learn that it is so popular here in America, and I believe it would bring more fun and friendship to people of both countries, especially our kids," she said.

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1.Where did Peng Liyuan name the cub?

A In a park.

B At the White House.

C In a zoo.

D In a stadium.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段China's First Lady Peng Liyuan and her U.S. counterpart Michelle Obama on Friday jointly named a panda baby at the Smithsonian National Zoo可知。

2.What does BeiBei mean in Chinese?

A A good baby.

B Precious treasure.

C A lovely baby.

D A kind of treasure.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句The panda cub was named "Bei Bei", which means "precious treasure" in Chinese...可知。

3.When did she name the panda?

A on August 22

B on July 22

C on June 22

D on May 22

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句It was one of the two cubs born at the zoo on August 22, but the other died four days later.可知。

4.This is Xi Jinping’s_______state visit to the USA.

A first

B second

C third

D fourth

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第五段Peng is in town accompanying her husband, Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on his first state visit to the United States.可知。

5.Which of the followings is not true according to the passage?

A Another panda died on August 26.

B The panda Tian Tian was born in Sichuan.

C Peng hopes more people between two countries will join the people- people exchanges.

D The first two ladies were welcomed by a group of senior high students.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段Upon their arrival at the panda house of the zoo, the two first ladies were greeted by zoo officials and kids from the Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School.可知，迎接他们的，不是高中生，而是来自一所小学的学生。