柏林动物园称首对德国新生大熊猫双胞胎正茁壮成长
A zoo in Berlin has said twin panda cubs born this summer are developing well.
The zoo said the two cubs each now weigh about 11lbs — quite an increase from when they were born on August 31, weighing 6.56oz and 4.8oz. Zookeepers fed the cubs by hand in the beginning — the first giant pandas born in Germany — with bottles of milk from mother Meng Meng, but they now feed on their own. The six-year-old giant panda Meng Meng came to Germany from China in 2017 together with father panda Jiao Qing. “We are very pleased with the development of the two pandas,” one zookeeper said.
There are about fewer than 2,000 of the endangered pandas to be alive in the wild today. The cubs have not yet been named or shown to the public.
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1.Where were the twin pandas born?
A In China.
B In France.
C In Britain.
D In Germany.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段A zoo in Berlin has said twin panda cubs born this summer are developing well.和第二段第三句 The six-year-old giant panda Meng Meng came to Germany from China in 2017 together with father panda Jiao Qing.可知，这对双胞胎熊猫出生在德国，故选D。
2.The underlined word “ increase ” means ______ in Chinese.
A 飞跃
B 增长
C 减少
D 超速
解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据文章第二段第一句The zoo said the two cubs each now weigh about 11lbs — quite an increase from when they were born on August 31, weighing 6.56oz and 4.8oz. 可知，熊猫幼崽体重由当初的6.56盎司和4.8盎司变成11磅，故推断increase意为“增长”，故选B。
3.How do the twin pandas eat food now?
A Jiao Qing feeds them.
B Zookeepers feed them.
C They feed themselves.
D Meng Meng feeds them.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句 Zookeepers fed the cubs by hand in the beginning — the first giant pandas born in Germany — with bottles of milk from mother Meng Meng, but they now feed on their own. 可知，动物园饲养员最初用手用装有梦梦妈妈的乳汁的奶瓶喂养幼崽，现在这对双胞胎熊猫自己吃食，故选C。
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A Pandas in the wild are in danger.
B People can see twin pandas in the zoo.
C Zookeepers are happy with Meng Meng.
D The twin pandas have two German names.
解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据文章第三段第一句There are about fewer than 2,000 of the endangered pandas to be alive in the wild today.可知，目前在野外的大熊猫中存活的大概还不到2000只，濒临灭绝，故选A。