热烈欢迎旅日大熊猫“香香”回家！

The giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday (Feb. 21, 2023) 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 left 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 to Shin Shin and Ri Ri. Xiang Xiang was popular among Japanese people after she was born. She was supposed to travel back to China by the end of December 2020. However, because of her popularity in Japan and COVID-19, they decided to postpone her return.

After her return, Xiang Xiang was sent to Bifengxia Giant Panda Base 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(繁殖成熟期). “Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species(物种), it would be amazing if it found a good mate and bred in China,” Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, said.

The love for giant pandas is expected to drive more Sino-Japanese friendly exchanges, according to a spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in Japan.

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1.How did Xiang Xiang go back to China?

A By ship.

B By train.

C By truck.

D By air.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段的“fly back to China”和第二段的“left the airport”可知，大熊猫“香香”乘坐飞机回到中国。故选D。

2.Where did Xiang Xiang arrive at first?

A Beijing.

B Tokyo.

C Chengdu.

D Ya’an.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段的“Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Southwest China’s Sichuan province”可知，大熊猫将首先到达四川成都双流国际机场，即首先到达成都。故选C。

3.What does the underlined word “postpone” mean in the passage?

A Do something earlier.

B Do something on time.

C Do something later.

D Do something right now.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据划线单词所在句的前文“She was supposed to travel back to China by the end of December 2020. However, because of her popularity in Japan and COVID-19”香香本应该在2020年11月回中国，然而由于她在日本非常受欢迎以及COVID-19疫情的爆发，导致她的回国行程被“延期”了。故选C。

4.When was Xiang Xiang born?

A In 2017.

B In 2018.

C In 2019.

D In 2020.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第一段的“The giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday(Feb. 21, 2023) morning”以及倒数第二段的“Now five years and eight months old”可知，大熊猫香香在2023年2月是5岁8个月，由此可推算她大约出生在2017年6月。故选A。

5.What is 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 welcomed China’s giant pandas’ arrival.

D Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang enjoys popularity.

解析：选B。B主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要报道了旅日五年多的大熊猫“香香”回国的相关情况。故选B。