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The world's oldest human-raised giant panda died, according to her keepers in Fuzhou, southeast China.

Basi was 37 years old when she died. She outlived all her panda friends, reaching the equivalent(相等) of more than a hundred in human years.

Giant pandas are regarded as symbols of China and are highly protected. But they are no longer endangered, following decades of protecting work.

She was named after a valley which she was rescued from. Basi had lived at the panda facility since she was four or five.

State television broadcast live from the centre on Thursday as it held a public memorial in her honour. “With a heavy heart, we sadly announce today that giant panda star Basi died at 8:50 am at the age of 37,” an official from the Straits Giant Panda Research and Exchange Centre(SGPREC) in Fuzhou said. The official said the bear had inspired the mascot for the first Asian Games in 1990. “She was an angel of friendship both at home and abroad.”

1.Fuzhou lies in _______ of China.

A southwest

B southeast

C northeast

D northwest

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段The world's oldest human raised giant panda has died, according to her keepers in Fuzhou, southeast China.可知福州在中国东南部，故选B。

2.The underlined word “outlived” means ______ in Chinese.

A 与……住在一起

B 与……交朋友

C 比……活得长

D 比……活得短

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第一段中的oldest和第二段中的reaching the equivalent of more than a hundred in human years可知巴斯是世界上最老的熊猫，其年龄相当于人类的一百多岁可知她应该活得比其他熊猫长，故选C。

3.Basi lives in the panda facility for ______.

A 4 or 5 years

B 32 or 33 years

C 36 or 37 years

D more than 100 years

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Basi is 37 years old when she died.和第四段第二句Basi had lived at the panda facility since she was four or five. 可知巴斯去世时37岁，其四五岁还是就住在熊猫馆了，因此在熊猫馆生活了三十二三年，故选B。

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A There were many pandas in the past.

B Basi got her name from where she was born.

C Basi was raised by a man over 100 years old.

D There were more pandas through the protecting work.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第三段Giant pandas are regarded as symbols of China and are highly protected. But they are no longer endangered, following decades of protecting work.可知过去大熊猫处于濒危状态，经过几十年的保护工作已经不再濒危，因此可推断出以前大熊猫很少，经过保护工作后大熊猫的数量变多了，故选D。

5.How did the SGPREC official feel when he announced Basi’s death?

A Happy.

B Excited.

C Worried.

D Sad.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句With a heavy heart, we sadly announce today that giant panda star Basi died at 8:50 am at the age of 37可知海峡大熊猫研究交流中心的官员在宣布巴斯的死讯时是悲伤的，故选D。