三、完形填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
Chengdu is well-known for giant pandas. At the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, there are many cute panda babies with round faces and soft black-and-white fur. A 50-year-old researcher named Ayala works here. Every day, he 31 the pandas' growth and writes down their daily habits. "I've spent 15 years in Chengdu," Ayala says. "And this 32 is kind of a sign of my relationship with the city."
Ayala loves staying with these pandas. To him, pandas are not just animals. They are 33 between different countries and people.
When Ayala first came to China in 2010, pandas were in great danger. Back then, very few pandas lived in the wild, so everyone felt 34 about their future. But now, the number of wild pandas has grown from 1,100 in the 1980s to about 1,900.
China does a lot to protect pandas, like 35 a big national park and giving them safe places to live. Many other countries also work together with China on panda 36. They share good ideas and scientists with each other. Experts from the US and Japan often come to 37 the work here.
Pandas also bring many 38 to Chengdu. Every year, over 10 million visitors come to the panda base. These visitors make local restaurants and shops 39, and people can buy panda-shaped cakes and many different kinds of nice gifts here.
A cute panda named Hua Hua has many fans on the internet. Her short videos are really 40 and get lots of likes, and people from all over the world love her. Her lovely dolls sell very well, too.
31. A. follows B. watches C. introduces D. predicts
32. A. time B. hobby C. job D. habit
33. A. gifts B. bridges C. tasks D. walls
34. A. worried B. curious C. excited D. careful
35. A. cleaning B. buying C. visiting D. building
36. A. care B. business C. news D. show
37. A. start B. join C. challenge D. report
38. A. rules B. plans C. benefits D. stories
39. A. bigger B. finer C. cleaner D. busier
40. A. clear B. colourful C. popular D. funny

31.B 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.D 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.D 40.C

【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文，理解文章主旨（围绕成都大熊猫基地及熊猫保护展开），再逐题分析每个空的上下文语境、词义差异及固定搭配，结合逻辑关系选出正确选项。
【解析】
31. 语境：Ayala作为研究员，日常需关注熊猫成长。选项中“watches（观察）”符合研究员对熊猫成长的关注，故选B。
32. 语境：Ayala在成都做了15年熊猫相关工作，这份“job（工作）”是他与成都关系的标志，故选C。
33. 固定搭配+语境：熊猫是连接不同国家和人的“bridges（桥梁）”，符合“bridge between...and...”的用法，故选B。
34. 语境：过去野生熊猫数量少，人们对它们的未来感到“worried（担心）”，be worried about是固定搭配，故选A。
35. 语境：中国保护熊猫的措施包括“building（建造）”国家公园，故选D。
36. 语境：多国与中国在熊猫“care（保护）”上合作，故选A。
37. 语境：美日专家来“join（加入）”当地的熊猫保护工作，故选B。
38. 语境：熊猫给成都带来诸多“benefits（好处）”，后文游客增多、商业繁荣是具体体现，故选C。
39. 语境：大量游客让当地餐馆和商店更“busier（繁忙）”，故选D。
40. 语境：花花的短视频获大量点赞，说明很“popular（受欢迎）”，故选C。
【答案】
31.B 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.D 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.D 40.C
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕熊猫保护展开，贴近生活，主要考察词汇在具体语境中的运用，需结合上下文逻辑和词义差异解题，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6