二、完形填空
先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Pandas are super stars in the animal world. If a panda is born 1 a panda is ill, the whole world will know it. Why? One of the 2 is that they are cute. Another reason is that there are not many pandas left. We all know that pandas live in China. In the 1980s, the number of pandas 3 to about 1,000.
But here's good news. The number of pandas is becoming larger in China now. 4 did China do for pandas? Let's have a look.
Pandas 5 bamboo. An adult panda needs 20 to 40 kg of bamboo every day. Now China has over 60 panda reserves (保护区). People 6 lots of bamboo trees there. Baby pandas are usually 15 to 17 cm long, and that is as long as a pencil! When they are born, they can't see anything. They can open their 7 six to eight weeks later. So people need to look after them well in the labs. When they are old enough, people send 8 to the wild. But people try not to trouble other pandas' lives. When people are 9 to wild pandas, they usually dress up as pandas.
China also welcomes some international organizations (组织) if they are interested in studying pandas. China also sends pandas to other countries as 10 "ambassadors (大使)". All of these help to save pandas.
()1. A. and B. but
C. or D. so
()2. A. plans B. reasons
C. thoughts D. changes
()3. A. dropped B. passed
C. stayed D. left
()4. A. When B. Why
C. What D. How
()5. A. hold on B. work on
C. put on D. feed on
()6. A. cut B. plant
C. sell D. watch
()7. A. eyes B. mouths
C. hands D. arms
()8. A. him B. her
C. them D. us
()9. A. important B. free
C. easy D. close
()10. A. wise B. similar
C. special D. common

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.C

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕熊猫的知名度及中国保护熊猫的举措展开），再结合上下文逻辑、词汇词义、固定搭配逐一分析每个空：1. 需选表选择的连词；2. 对应前文的“Why”需选“原因”相关名词；3. 表数量下降的动词搭配；4. 疑问词在句中作do的宾语；5. 表“以…为食”的短语；6. 保护区内种植竹子的动词；7. 对应前文“看不见”的身体部位；8. 指代复数熊猫宝宝的代词；9. 表“靠近”的固定搭配；10. 修饰“大使”的形容词。
【解析】1. 考查连词：句意为“如果一只熊猫出生或生病，全世界都会知道”，表选择关系用or，选C；2. 考查名词：前文提问“Why”，此处对应“原因”，reasons符合，选B；3. 考查动词：drop to表示“下降到”，符合1980年代熊猫数量降到约1000的语境，选A；4. 考查疑问词：句中do缺少宾语，需用what指代“做的事”，选C；5. 考查动词短语：feed on意为“以……为食”，符合熊猫吃竹子的习性，选D；6. 考查动词：保护区内“种植”竹子，plant符合语境，选B；7. 考查名词：前文提到熊猫出生时看不见，此处指“睁开眼睛”，eyes正确，选A；8. 考查代词：指代前文的baby pandas（复数），用them，选C；9. 考查形容词：be close to是固定搭配，意为“靠近”，符合靠近野生熊猫的语境，选D；10. 考查形容词：句意为“作为特别的大使”，special符合，选C。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.C
【知识点】完形填空、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本文是关于熊猫保护的完形填空，侧重考查基础词汇、短语及语境逻辑的运用，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固相关知识，解题时需紧扣上下文语境和词汇常用搭配。
【难度系数】0.6