Feeding pandas can cause big problems
The other day, two tourists in China were banned (禁止) from visiting giant pandas all their lives. ___1___ Over the past four months, a total of 19 people have been banned from Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for similar reasons. ___2___
Food from tourists may make pandas sick. Giant pandas eat about 20 kilos of bamboo and bamboo shoots a day. To make sure that the pandas’ diet is healthy, their food sources (来源) are watched. ___3___ Even common foods like carrots can carry bacteria (细菌). Humans also carry bacteria, and they can put pandas’ health at risk.
___4___ Tourists’ behaviours may mess up their habits and even scare them. Imagine being in the middle of a meal and people start shouting or throwing things at you. In these cases, some pandas may feel scared. ___5___ It’s important to keep in mind that these animals need special care with their food and their living environment.
A. Bamboo is giant pandas’ favourite food.
B. So, why shouldn’t tourists feed pandas?
C. It is because they fed bamboo to pandas.
D. The food provided to pandas is also strictly checked.
E. Then they become angry and even hurt the zookeepers.
F Giant pandas spend about 10 to 16 hours of their days eating.
1.1.
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解析:选C。前文提到两名游客被终身禁止参观大熊猫,接下来应该解释原因。C选项直接说明了原因,即他们给大熊猫喂食了竹子,符合逻辑。故选C。
2.2.
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解析:选B。前文提到有19人因类似原因被禁止参观,接下来应该解释为什么游客不应该给大熊猫喂食。B选项提出了这个问题,为下文提供了过渡。故选B。
3.3.
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解析:选D。前文提到大熊猫的食物来源受到监控,D选项进一步说明提供给大熊猫的食物也经过严格检查,符合上下文逻辑。故选D。
4.4.
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解析:选F。根据下文“Tourists’ behaviours may mess up their habits and even scare them.”(游客的行为可能会扰乱他们的生活习惯,甚至吓到他们。)可知此处介绍大熊猫的规律作息。F选项“大熊猫每天大约有10到16个小时在吃东西。”符合题意。故选F。
5.5.
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解析:选E。根据上文“In these cases, some pandas may feel scared.”(在这种情况下,一些大熊猫可能会感到害怕。)可知这样做的后果。E选项“然后它们会变得愤怒,甚至伤害饲养员。”符合题意。故选E。