Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo to fly back to China, her home country.

Around 7:10 am local time, a white truck carrying the five-year-old panda slowly drove out of Ueno Zoological Gardens, before heading to Narita International Airport. The panda took a flight from the airport at 12:45 pm local time, and arrived at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Southwest China’s Sichuan province at 5:15 pm Beijing time, said the zoo. 

Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the babies they give birth to belongs. As the first panda naturally bred and raised at the zoo in nearly three decades since You You, born in 1988, Xiang Xiang got huge popularity among Japanese people after she was born. She was originally scheduled to travel back to China by the end of December 2020, but her return was postponed many times due to her popularity in Japan and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Upon her return, Xiang Xiang was sent to Bifengxia Giant Panda Base, a giant panda research and breeding facility in the city of Ya’an, Sichuan, which is known as the hometown of giant pandas. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity(成熟). “Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate(配偶) and bred in China,” Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, said.

As this year marks the 45th anniversary(周年纪念) of the conclusion of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the love for giant pandas is expected to drive more Sino-Japanese friendly exchanges, according to a spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in Japan.

1.Which question can the second paragraph answer?

A When did Xiang Xiang leave Narita International Airport?

B Who flew back to Xiang Xiang’s home country with her?

C Why Xiang Xiang flew back to her home country?

D How often did Xiang Xiang play with her friends?

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段的“The panda took a flight from the airport at 12:45 pm local time”可知，上野动物园公布的时间表显示，“香香”于当地时间21日7时左右从上野动物园出发，自东京成田机场搭乘当地时间12时45分起飞的航班离开日本回中国。故选A。

2.Why was Xiang Xiang’s return postponed?①Because she has many friends there. ②Because the Japanese don’t want her to go. ③Because the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. ④Because she loves the life in the zoo.

A ①②

B ①③

C ②③

D ①④

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“She was originally scheduled to travel back to China by the end of December 2020, but her return was postponed many times due to her popularity in Japan and the COVID-19 pandemic.”可知，因为“香香”在日本确实非常受欢迎，又由于疫情的影响，香香的回国安排已经推迟了好几次。故选C。

3.What’s the spokesperson’s attitude to Xiang Xiang’s living in Japan?

A Indifferent.

B Neutral.

C Negative.

D Positive.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段的“the love for giant pandas is expected to drive more Sino-Japanese friendly exchanges”可知，这位发言人表示，今年是《中日和平友好条约》缔结45周年，“大熊猫热”有望推动中日友好交流和互利合作。因此他对其持积极态度。故选D。

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A Two giant pandas gave birth to a baby at Ueno Zoo in Japan.

B Beloved Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang returned to China.

C Japanese welcome 50th anniversary of China’s giant pandas’ arrival.

D People in Tokyo flock to say goodbye to beloved giant panda Xiang Xiang.

解析：选B。B主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要报道了出生在日本的大熊猫“香香”启程回到中国的相关情况。故选B。