北京中考英语任务型阅读专项训练.docxVIP

任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Panda Life in the US Pandas are not just a national treasure in China, but beloved around the world. On March 16, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, started a six-month celebration. This year is the 50th anniversary of the arrival of two giant pandas. The first pandas from China in the US, Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing arrived at the zoo on April 16, 1972. In that year, China and the US established diplomatic (建立外交的) relations. China gifted the US these two pandas to show our goodwill. Over the past 50 years, eight pandas have lived at the zoo. From meals t