In March, a leopard at a zoo in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province became popular online because it looked like the “leopard officer” in the movie Zootopia. Now, two months have passed, has the “leopard officer” successfully lost weight under the help of the zoo staff?

The zoo at Panzhihua City Park had planned to help the leopard lose weight through diet management, improving its environment, and increasing exercise. However, the leopard doesn’t seem to have lost any weight at all. It still had a round belly (腹部). Compared to two months ago, the weight loss effort did not bear results.

According to zoo representative Liu Maojun, they consulted many experts on how to help the leopard lose weight, and the conclusion was that the leopard is too old to be bothered with weight loss and should just enjoy its old age. “This leopard is 16 to 17 years old, equivalent (等同的) to a human in their seventies or eighties. It eats about 1.6kg of high-quality beef every day, sometimes switching to rabbit and chicken meat. We asked many experts, and this is the standard diet. In addition, the zoo will regularly review the leopard’s health. As long as it is healthy and happy, that’s all that matters. We won’t push it,” Liu said.

Similarly, like the “leopard officer,” the previously popular “Nike bear” — a black bear which has white hair like a Nike logo on its chest — also did not show significant weight loss results. Liu explained that bears are omnivores (杂食动物) and eat corn cakes, fruits, and vegetables daily, in accordance with regulations.

“All the animals in the zoo are our old friends, having been raised for more than 10 years. We have a special relationship with them. We come to see them every day at work to ensure they are safe and happy in their old age,” Liu Maojun said.

1.What didn’t the zoo do to help the leopard lose weight?

A Adjusted the leopard’s diet.

B Improved its housing condition.

C Designed activities for it.

D Used herbal medicines.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The zoo at Panzhihua City Park had planned to help the leopard lose weight through diet management, improving its environment, and increasing exercise.”可知，动物园方面计划从喂养、改善环境及增加运动方面帮助其“瘦身”，并未提到中医调理。故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “consulted” mean?

A Argued.

B Monitored.

C Asked.

D Ignored.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“and the conclusion was that the leopard is too old to be bothered with weight loss and should just enjoy its old age.”可知，关于“豹警官”如何减肥，动物园咨询了业界很多专家，得到的结论都是，这只金钱豹年龄太大了，没必要折腾，安享晚年就好。故选C。

3.What does the zoo think of the weight loss result of “leopard officer”?

A It’s very bad.

B It’s encouraging.

C It’s disappointing.

D It’s unimportant.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段后两句“As long as it is healthy and happy, that’s all that matters. We won’t push it”可知，园方觉得只要这只金钱豹健康快乐就好，至于减肥，只能随缘，因此园方认为金钱豹减肥失败的结果并不重要。故选D。

4.What can be learned from the passage?

A Weight loss won’t bring benefits, but may cause damage to health.

B The zoo attaches great importance to animal health and is responsible.

C Animals, like humans, have special physical and psychological needs.

D Older animals need a comfortable and stable living environment.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，这一事件向我们展示了动物园对动物健康的高度重视和责任心。当“豹警官”因“发福”走红时，动物园并没有忽视，而是立即行动起来，制定了详细的减肥计划。这种积极的态度值得肯定和赞扬。减肥计划并没有如预期的那样奏效，在这一点上，动物园做出了一个明智的决定——放弃强制性的减肥措施，选择让“豹官”安度晚年。故选B。