专题27 大熊猫”宝力“”青宝“启程前往美国（原卷版）.docx

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专题27

大熊猫“宝力”“青宝”启程前往美国

Ⅰ.文章话题导入

Ⅱ.外刊原文阅读

Ш.阅读理解专项针对性练习

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Ⅴ.参考译文赏析

【话题·导语】

10月14日晚，大熊猫“宝力”“青宝”乘坐专车离开中国大熊猫保护研究中心都江堰基地前往成都双流国际机场，于15日搭乘专机前往美国华盛顿国家动物园，开启为期10年的旅居生活。10月14日下午，中国野生动物保护协会、中国大熊猫保护研究中心为两只大熊猫举办了欢送仪式。

【原文·外刊阅读】

2giantpandasheadedfromChinatotheNationalZooinWashingtonDC

（文章来源：ABCnews）

TheSmithsoniansNationalZooandConservationBiologyInstituteinWashington,D.C.,announcedMondaythatzookeepersareexpectingthearrivaloftwogiantpandasfromChinathisweek.

Thepandas,onemaleandonefemale,arenamedBaoLiandQingBoa,respectively,andtheyareexpectedtoarriveatthefacilityonTuesday.Bornonemonthapartin2021,theyvebeendescribedbypriorcaregiversaslively3-year-oldswhoenjoyclimbing.

BaoLiisadescendantofBaoBao,whowasborninD.C.in2013andlivedtherethrough2017.AllgiantpandasbornattheNationalZooreturntoChinaat4yearsoldaspartofabreedingprogramthathelpsprotectthelongevityofthespecies,whichiscurrentlydeemedvulnerablebytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.

Theiroffspringmaybeabletocarryontheirdiplomaticlegacy--asinthecaseofBaoLi--andinsomecasestheycanevenbereintroducedtothewild,accordingtotheNationalZoo.

Inordertopreparefortheofficialtransferofthetwogiantpandas,ChineseexpertsmadeseveraltripstoD.C.toensurethattheirsafetyandwell-beingwouldbeprovidedfor,accordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgency.ExpertsdeterminedthattheNationalZooslivingspaces,foodsources,breedingprogramandhealthmonitoringweresufficient,thestatementsaid;theyalsoensuredthatthepandaswouldhaveadequateclimbingfacilities.

OnMondayevening,theirjourneybeganwithprivatetransportfromtheChinaGiantPandaConservationResearchCentertoChengduShuangliuInternationalAirport,wheretheystartedpreparingfortheirspecialflighttotheirnewhome,accordingtoXinhua.

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