HSK2 Reading Practice – Let’s go to the Zoo

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HSK 2 · Reading Practice

Let’s go to the Zoo

Vocabulary

HSK 2 动物园dòngwùyuán Tap to flip

zoo

昨天zuótiān我们wǒmen去qù动物园dòngwùyuán看kàn熊猫xióngmāo

Yesterday we went to the zoo to see pandas.

HSK 2 期qī待dài Tap to flip

to look forward to

他tā很hěn期待qīdài明天míngtiān的de生日shēngrì派对pàiduì

He is looking forward to tomorrow’s birthday party.

HSK 2 背bēi包bāo Tap to flip

backpack

她tā每天měitiān背着bēizhe背包bēibāo去qù上学shàngxué

She carries a backpack to school every day.

HSK 2 裤kù子zi Tap to flip

pants

我wǒ买了mǎile一条yìtiáo新xīn的de裤子kùzi

I bought a new pair of pants.

HSK 2 猴hóu子zi Tap to flip

monkey

树上shùshàng有yǒu很多hěnduō猴子hóuzi在zài跳来跳去tiàoláitiàoqù

There are many monkeys jumping around on the tree.

HSK 2 区qū Tap to flip

area, section

这个zhège城市chéngshì有yǒu很多hěnduō不同bùtóng的de区qū

This city has many different districts.

HSK 2 大dà象xiàng Tap to flip

elephant

大象dàxiàng是shì世界shìjiè上shàng最大zuìdà的de陆地lùdì动物dòngwù

The elephant is the largest land animal in the world.

HSK 2 鼻bí子zi Tap to flip

nose

我wǒ的de鼻子bízi有一点yǒuyìdiǎn疼téng

My nose hurts a little.

HSK 2 草cǎo Tap to flip

grass

公园gōngyuán里lǐ有yǒu很多hěnduō绿色lǜsè的de草cǎo

There is a lot of green grass in the park.

HSK 2 冰bīng淇qí淋lín Tap to flip

ice cream

夏天xiàtiān我wǒ最zuì喜欢xǐhuan吃chī冰淇淋bīngqílín

I love eating ice cream in summer.

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Reading Passage

一起去动物园
Let's go to the Zoo

小明是一个八岁的男孩。今天，他和家人一起去了动物园。他很喜欢动物，所以他非常期待这次和家人出门玩。小明准备了一个小背包，里面装了一些糖果和一瓶水。他也穿上了他最喜欢的红色衣服和蓝色裤子。

到了动物园，小明就高兴地跑去看动物。他先去了猴子区。他看到了许多猴子在树上跳来跳去，非常有意思。然后，他到了大象区。大象们正在吃饭，小明觉得大象用鼻子吃饭很奇怪。他还拿了一些草给大象，大象用长长的鼻子把草拿走，小明觉得很高兴。

看完动物园的猴子和大象后，小明觉得有点儿累了。他找了一个树，在树下休息。这时候，他看到了卖冰淇淋的车子，他跟妈妈说他也想要吃冰淇淋，可是妈妈说不可以，冰淇淋太贵也太甜。妈妈拿出小明背包里的糖果和水给小明。

下午四点，小明和家人一起离开了动物园。回家的路上，他想下次如果看到冰淇淋车，他要问爸爸不要问妈妈了。

Xiǎomíng shì yíge bāsuì de nánhái. Jīntiān, tā hé jiārén yìqǐ qùle dòngwùyuán. Tā hěn xǐhuan dòngwù, suǒyǐ tā fēicháng qīdài zhècì hé jiārén chūmén wán. Xiǎomíng zhǔnbèile yíge xiǎo bēibāo, lǐmiàn zhuāngle xiē tángguǒ hé yì píng shuǐ. Tā yě chuān shàngle tā zuì xǐhuan de hóngsè yīfu hé lánsè kùzi.

Dàole dòngwùyuán, Xiǎomíng jiù gāoxìng de pǎo qù kàn dòngwù. Tā xiān qùle hóuzi qū. Tā kàn dàole xǔduō hóuzi zài shù shàng tiào lái tiào qù, fēicháng yǒuyìsi. Ránhòu, tā dàole dàxiàng qū. Dàxiàngmen zhèngzài chīfàn, Xiǎomíng juéde dàxiàng yòng bízi chīfàn hěn qíguài. Tā hái nále yìxiē cǎo gěi dàxiàng, dàxiàng yòng chángcháng de bízi bǎ cǎo ná zǒu, Xiǎomíng juéde hěn gāoxìng.

Kàn wán dòngwùyuán de hóuzi hé dàxiàng hòu, Xiǎomíng juéde yǒudiǎnr lèi le. Tā zhǎole yíge shù, zài shùxià xiūxi. Zhè shíhou, tā kàn dàole mài bīngqílín de chēzi, tā gēn māma shuō tā yě xiǎng yào chī bīngqílín, kěshì māma shuō bù kěyǐ, bīngqílín tài guì yě tài tián. Māma náchū Xiǎomíng bēibāo lǐ de tángguǒ hé shuǐ gěi Xiǎomíng.

Xiàwǔ sìdiǎn, Xiǎomíng hé jiārén yìqǐ líkāi le dòngwùyuán. Huíjiā de lùshang, tā xiǎng xiàcì rúguǒ kàn dào bīngqílín chē, tā yào wèn bàba búyào wèn māma le.

Xiao Ming is an eight-year-old boy. Today, he went to the zoo with his family. He loves animals very much, so he was looking forward to this outing with his family. Xiao Ming prepared a small backpack, which contained some candies and a bottle of water. He also put on his favorite red shirt and blue pants.

As soon as they entered the zoo, Xiao Ming happily ran to see the animals. He first went to the monkey area. He saw many monkeys jumping around in the trees, which was very interesting. Then, he went to the elephant area. The elephants were eating, and Xiao Ming found it strange how elephants eat with their trunks. He even gave some grass to the elephants, and they took it away with their long trunks, which made Xiao Ming very happy.

After seeing the monkeys and elephants at the zoo, Xiao Ming started to feel a bit tired. He found a tree and rested under it. At this moment, he saw an ice cream truck. He told his mom that he wanted to have ice cream, but his mom said no because it was too expensive and sweet. His mom took out candies and water from Xiao Ming’s backpack and gave them to him.

At four in the afternoon, Xiao Ming and his family left the zoo together. On the way home, he thought that next time, if he sees the ice cream truck, he will ask his dad instead of asking his mom.

Comprehension Questions

Question 1 of 5

小明Xiǎomíng今天jīntiān和hé家人jiārén去了qùle哪里nǎlǐ？

Xiao Ming went to the zoo with his family today.

小明Xiǎomíng准备了zhǔnbèile什么shénme？

He prepared a backpack, candy, and water, and also wore his favorite clothes, so the answer is ‘all of them.’

小明Xiǎomíng为什么wèishénme觉得juéde大象dàxiàng很hěn奇怪qíguài？

Xiao Ming found it strange that elephants eat with their trunks.

小明Xiǎomíng累lèi的de时候shíhou没méi做zuò什么shénme？

His mom would not let him have ice cream, so that is what he did not do.

小明Xiǎomíng回家huíjiā的de时候shíhou觉得juéde怎么样zěnmeyàng？

Since he did not get to have ice cream, Xiao Ming felt a little disappointed.

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