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2023年高考英语新热点时文阅读-大熊猫丫丫乐乐
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阅读理解
孟菲斯动物园熊猫乐乐和丫丫的情况以及野生大熊猫的生存情况。
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阅读理解
介绍了旅美大熊猫乐乐离世后中美专家的举措,以及有关大熊猫丫丫的状况介绍。
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语法填空
在看到大熊猫丫丫糟糕的状态后,在海外的中国人纷纷拍摄大熊猫在各国的生活状况的视频,以此呼吁人们要重视大熊猫的生活状况。
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语法填空
介绍了中国旅美大熊猫丫丫的相关情况。
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(2023·江苏镇江·江苏省镇江第一中学统考二模)A zoo in Memphis, Tennessee, is returning two giant pandas that had been on loan from China for 20 years, prompting celebrations by animal advocates who said the health of the animals had worsened due to neglect.
The announcement on Wednesday came after months of criticism by In Defense of Animals and other advocacy groups that have accused the zoo of providing inadequate care to the pandas, Ya Ya and Le Le. Critics called on the zoo to provide them with better food, more uncaged time and ultimately a transfer to a panda refuge.
IDA posted a video on Twitter in February that showed the pandas pacing in circles around their enclosure as proof they were suffering from “physical, mental, and emotional deprivation.” It received thousands of likes and was retweeted by singer Billie Eilish.
A spokesperson for the zoo said the decision to return the pandas to China had nothing to do with pressure from animal advocates. China requires foreign zoos that host pandas on loan to allow older animals to spend their final days on Chinese soil. At 24 and 22, respectively, Le Le and Ya Ya have exceeded the giant panda life expectancy in the wild by almost 10 years, according to the spokesperson.
Giant pandas, whose black and white faces have made them beloved around the world, are considered a vulnerable species, with much of their mountainous natural habitat in southwest China under threat from deforestation.
According to the World Wildlife Fund, about 1,800 pandas are left in the wild and another 500 in zoos around the world. With the return of Ya Ya and Le Le to China, U.S. zoos will have a total of 10 giant pandas.
1.What is the purpose of the video posted by IDA?
A.To reveal the unknown habits of the pandas.
B.To demand the relea