B

David, a French priest(牧師)of thirty-six, was sent to China by the church in 1872.He did well in the natural and social science besides his religious activities(宗教活動(dòng))。He was also very interested in the rare wild animals and plants in China.

On May 4th, 1879, after searching half a month in the western part of Baoxing, Sichuan the hunters hired(雇用)by David succeeded in bringing him a "black-and-white bear". "The bear is extremely lovely", he wrote in his diary excitedly. Meanwhile, he felt it might be a new species (物種)never discovered by scientists.

He then decided to send it to Paris for a further study. Unfortunately the poor "black-and white" bear died of Jolts(顛簸)of the mountain roads and the climatic (氣候)change. He had to send its pelt (皮毛)to the National Museum in Paris for display (展覽)。In fact, the so-called "black-and white" bear was neither a bear nor a cat. After a complete study, Milla Edwards, head of the museum, judged that it was a new species. He gave the "giant panda".

The discovery made the world excited and Baoxing was also made famous for "home of the giant panda"

60．From the passage we can see that David mainly came to China to ____.

A. learn Chinese science and history      B. look for a panda for church

C. do something on religion(宗教)       D. study the wild animals and plants in China

61．The word "rare" in this passage means ____.

A. very hard to find  B. worth no money  C. easy to find    D. running very fast

62．The first giant panda was caught ____.

A. by David, a French priest         B. quite by accident

C. with a lot of difficulty            D. after the hunters followed it for half a month

63. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. The giant panda died when it was on display.  

B. David had never seen a giant panda before.

C. Milla was sure the animal was neither a bear nor a cat.

D. The discovery made the world excited with interest

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