The lovely red pandas
新素养 人与自然:动物与植物 难度:★★★★★ 建议用时:10分钟
同学们,你们知道一种有着红棕色皮毛、还擅长爬树的可爱动物吗?让我们从汤姆的分享中寻找答案!
To: animal-lovers@magazine.com
From: tom@school.net
Subject: My favourite animal
Hi! I'm Tom. I want to share about my favourite animal, the red panda. Red pandas are lovely creatures mainly living in the mountain forests of the Himalayas and some parts of China. Red pandas have beautiful reddish-brown coats which make them look very unique. Their tails are long and have alternating light and dark rings like watching how they move gracefully in the trees. They are very good at climbing and can easily jump from one branch to another. They are mainly active during the early morning and late afternoon. They love to eat bamboo shoots, but they also eat fruits, nuts and small insects sometimes. In the wild, they face some threats such as habitat loss and poaching. There are special conservation areas set up to protect them.
I hope more people can learn about and love red pandas!
Tom
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creature /ˈkriːtʃə(r)/ n. 动物 Himalayas /ˌhɪməˈleɪəz/ /hɪˈmɑːljəz/ n. 喜马拉雅山脉
reddish-brown /ˈredɪʃ braʊn/ adj. 红褐色的 alternating /ˈɔːltəneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɔːltərneɪtɪŋ/ adj. 交替的
gracefully /ˈɡreɪsfəli/ adv. 优雅地
conservation /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 保护
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1. Tom's favourite animal is .
2. The red pandas have coats.
3. Their tails have and .
4. Besides bamboo shoots, they also eat .
5. [开放表达题] What's your favourite animal and why?

1. the red panda
2. reddish-brown
3. alternating light; dark rings
解析：由“Their tails are long and have alternating light and dark rings.”可知，他们的尾巴有深浅相间的环纹。
4. fruits, nuts and small insects.
5. My favourite animal is the panda. It's so cute with black-and-white fur. Also, it eats bamboo. I think it is really interesting.（本小题答案不唯一）