Pandas are like the superstars of the animal world. If a panda is born, 1 a panda gets sick, the whole world will know it.
Why? Because they are cute. But the bigger 2 is that there are not many left. In the 1980s, the number 3 to just 1,114.
But here's some good news. The number of pandas is becoming larger and larger. According to the IUCN (世界自然保护联盟), the latest research shows there are about 1,900 pandas in the wild in China. 4 has China done it? Let's take a look.
Eating well
Pandas sometimes eat small animals and fish, but bamboo 5 99 per cent of their diet. And these guys are big eaters! A panda needs 10 to 18 kg of bamboo a day.
In 1958, China set up the first panda reserve. Now there are 67 of them. People have planted lots of bamboo there so that pandas can have enough fresh food.
Remembering to be gentle (温和的)
Baby pandas are only 15 cm long—that is as long as a pencil! They can't see anything when they are born, and only open their 6 six to eight weeks after birth. So researchers (研究人员) need to 7 them well in labs.
When pandas grow big enough, researchers 8 them to the wild. But researchers try not to trouble other pandas' lives. When they get close to wild pandas, they dress up like pandas.
Saying hello to the world
China has also welcomed international organizations (组织) wishing to 9 pandas. The most famous visit was in 1980 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Its logo is the panda, so it makes the panda 10 worldwide.
China also sends pandas to other countries as special "ambassadors (大使)". The money that foreign zoos pay also helps with our work to save pandas.
() 1. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
() 2. A. excuse
B. reason
C. matter
D. choice
() 3. A. dropped
B. passed
C. stayed
D. left
() 4. A. How
B. Why
C. When
D. Where
() 5. A. takes in
B. takes off
C. takes after
D. takes up
() 6. A. eyes
B. mouths
C. hands
D. arms
() 7. A. look for
B. look at
C. look after
D. look down
() 8. A. show
B. give
C. pass
D. return
() 9. A. keep
B. raise
C. study
D. feed
() 10. A. brave
B. popular
C. excellent
D. lively

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

【分析】
本题为英语完形填空题，需结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配逐一分析选项。解题思路：先通读全文把握文章主旨（熊猫保护），再针对每个空格，分析句子逻辑关系、词汇用法，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最恰当答案。
【解析】
1. 空格前“a panda is born”和后“a panda gets sick”是两种并列的可能情况，需用表选择的连词，or符合，选C；A表并列、B表转折、D表结果，均不符合语境。
2. 句意为“更大的原因是熊猫数量不多了”，reason（原因）符合句意，选B；A借口、C事情、D选择，均不合适。
3. 固定搭配drop to表示“下降到”，句意为“数量下降到1114”，选A；B经过、C停留、D离开，均不符合。
4. 后文讲中国保护熊猫的方法，此处问“中国是怎么做到的”，用How，选A；B为什么、C何时、D何地，均不符合。
5. 固定搭配take up表示“占据（比例）”，句意为“竹子占它们饮食的99%”，选D；A吸收、B起飞、C长得像，均不合适。
6. 前文说熊猫出生看不见，六周后睁开眼睛，eyes符合，选A；B嘴、C手、D胳膊，均不符合。
7. 句意为“研究人员需要在实验室照顾它们”，look after（照顾）符合，选C；A寻找、B看、D向下看，均不合适。
8. 句意为“熊猫长大足够大时，研究人员把它们放回野外”，return（返回）符合，选D；A展示、B给、C通过，均不符合。
9. 句意为“欢迎想研究熊猫的国际组织”，study（研究）符合，选C；A保持、B饲养、D喂养，均不合适。
10. 句意为“它的标志是熊猫，让熊猫在全球受欢迎”，popular（受欢迎的）符合，选B；A勇敢的、C优秀的、D活泼的，均不符合。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.B
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕熊猫保护展开，考查学生对上下文语境的理解及常用词汇、固定搭配的运用，贴近生活实际，兼具知识性与趣味性，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6