The last of three panda triplets joined its mother, Juxiao, on Dec 9. It’s the first time for the family to get together after the birth of the triplets at a zoo on July 29. Two of the baby pandas have been with their mother since Nov 21. Juxiao walked around the panda center in Guangzhou, gently feeling the three babies, they are the only living panda triplets in the world.

It was the first time that Juxiao had a chance to stay with all three of the triplets since they were born. Gentle care from the mother panda will help the three babies grow in a more healthy way. Juxiao was unable to look after the babies in recent months as she was in poor health after their birth. Workers at the zoo fed the babies in the early days. They later allowed the mother to nurse each baby in turn. On Nov 21, Juxiao began looking after two babies and seemed to be happy to be with them.

It is a little dangerous to allow Juxiao to take care of three babies. We have no experience of allowing a panda to look after three cubs. The cubs have to learn skills from their mother. Each of the three cubs now weighs more than 8 kilograms and they are in healthy condition.

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1.When was the three baby pandas born?

A On Dec 9.

B On July 29.

C On Nov 21.

D On July 21.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“It’s the first time for the family to get together after the birth of the triplets at a zoo on July 29.”可知，三胞胎的出生是在7月29日，故答案为B。

2.Why was the mother panda not able to take care of her babies in the early days?

A Because she had no chance to stay with them.

B Because she was in poor health.

C Because she didn’t like the babies.

D Because workers could look after them better.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“Juxiao was unable to look after the babies in recent months as she was in poor health after their birth.”可知，产完幼崽后，她身体不好，故答案为B。

3.The underlined word “cubs” must have the same meaning as __________.

A baby pandas

B mother pandas

C workers

D baby dogs

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段的内容可知，cubs 与上文提到的babies都是指的熊猫幼崽，故答案为A。

4.Which is right about the three baby pandas?

A They have been with their mother since Nov 21.

B They are the only living pandas in the world.

C Gentle care from the mother is good for them.

D They are not in healthy condition.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“Two of the baby pandas have been with their mother since Nov 21.”可知，在11月21日，她只是与两个孩子在一起；从“they are the only living panda triplets in the world.”可知，他们是唯一活着的三胞胎熊猫，而不是仅存的活着的熊猫；从文章最后一句“Each of the three cubs now weighs more than 8 kilograms and they are in healthy condition.”可知，他们都很健康；因此A、B、D都是错误的。而根据第二段的“Gentle care from the mother panda will help the three babies grow in a more healthy way.”可知，来自母亲的温柔照料有利于小熊猫的成长，故答案为C。

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A How to take care of baby pandas.

B We should protect the pandas.

C The mother panda could not look after her babies.

D The mother panda has a happy life with her babies.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，大熊猫菊笑在产完三胞胎后，经过一段时间的恢复，已经能照顾三个孩子，并且他们都很健康，熊猫妈妈很高兴与孩子在一起。故答案为D。