“熊脸识别”，让国宝也“刷脸”
Having trouble telling one panda from another? A facial recognition app will make it easy for you. The app is 1. d by the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Pandas. The image analysis research began in 2017 and up to now the research centre has 2. c about 120,000 images and 10,000 video clips of giant pandas. Close to 10,000 panda pictures have been studied and marked. Using these pictures and facial information, researchers are 3. a to carry out automatic facial recognition to tell the 4. d between pandas, the centre said. Panda researchers hope AI 5. t will also help them study more about pandas in both reserves and the wild.
“The app will help us 6. g more precise information on the population, distribution, ages, gender ratio, deaths of wild pandas, who live in deep mountains and are 7. h to find and mark,” said a researcher.
“It will certainly 8. h us improve efficiency in protecting animals,” Chen said.
China has carried out four scientific field research projects of giant pandas in the wild.
The giant panda was discovered 150 years ago and named in the city of Ya’an, Sichuan. It 9. r one of the world’s rarest species in terms of quantity. The number of pandas kept by humans was 757 globally as of November last year. Fewer than 2,000 pandas live in the wild, 10. m in the provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
With modern science, the giant pandas are believed to be well studied and protected.

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1. developed/designed 句意:这款应用由中国大熊猫保护研究中心开发/设计。根据“The app is ... by China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Pandas.”和首字母可知，这款应用应是由中国大熊猫保护研究中心开发或设计的，且由“by”可知，是被动语态，is 后加过去分词。develop“开发”，过去分词是 developed;design“设计”，过去分词是 designed。故填 developed/designed。
2. collected 句意:图像分析研究始于 2017 年，到目前为止，研究中心已经收集了大约 12 万张大熊猫的图像和 1 万段视频片段。根据“up to now the research centre has ... about 120,000 images and 10,000 video clips of giant pandas”和首字母可知，研究中心应是收集图像和视频，且由“up to now”可知，是现在完成时，has 后加动词过去分词。collect“收集”，过去分词是 collected。故填 collected。
3. able 句意:该中心表示，利用这些图片和面部信息，研究人员能够进行自动面部识别，以区分大熊猫之间的差异。根据“Using these pictures and facial information, researchers are ... to carry out automatic facial recognition to tell the ... between pandas”和首字母可知，利用图片和面部信息，研究人员能够进行自动面部识别，be able to do“能够做某事”，固定短语。故填 able。
4. differences 句意:该中心表示，利用这些图片和面部信息，研究人员能够进行自动面部识别，以区分大熊猫之间的差异。根据“carry out automatic facial recognition to tell the ... between pandas”和首字母可知，自动面部识别的目的是区分大熊猫之间的差异，difference“差别”，可数名词，用复数表示泛指。故填 differences。
5. technology 句意:大熊猫研究员希望人工智能技术也能帮助他们更多地了解保护区内和野生的大熊猫。根据“AI ... will also help them study more about pandas”和首字母可知，人工智能技术有助于他们的研究。technology“技术”，不可数名词。故填 technology。
6. gather 句意:这款应用程序将帮助我们收集有关野生大熊猫的数量、分布、年龄、性别比例、死亡等更精确的信息。根据“The app will help us ... more precise information”和首字母可知，这款应用程序有助于收集大熊猫的信息。gather“收集”，will 后加动词原形，构成一般将来时。故填 gather。
7. hard 句意:这些野生大熊猫生活在深山中，很难找到和标记。根据“who live in deep mountains”和首字母可知，大熊猫生活在深山中，所以很难找到和标记它们，hard“困难的”，形容词作表语。故填 hard。
8. help 句意:这肯定会帮助我们提高保护动物的效率。根据上文可知，这款应用程序有助于收集大熊猫的信息，能标记到生活在深山中的大熊猫。所以推知应是能帮助提高保护大熊猫的效率。certainly“无疑、确定”，副词修饰动词 help。故填 help。
9. remains 句意:就数量而言，它仍然是世界上最稀有的物种之一。根据“The number of pandas kept by humans was 757 globally as of November last year. Fewer than 2,000 pandas live in the wild.”和首字母可知，大熊猫至今仍然是世界上最稀有的物种之一，且该句是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，动词用第三人称单数形式。remain“仍然是、保持不变”，第三人称单数形式是 remains。故填 remains。
10. mostly/mainly 句意:只有不到 2000 只野生大熊猫，大部分生活在四川和陕西。根据“Fewer than 2,000 pandas live in the wild ... in the provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi.”和首字母可知，大部分的野生大熊猫生活在四川和陕西，且此处是副词修饰整个句子。mostly/mainly“大部分”，副词。故填 mostly/mainly。

一、根据首字母提示，补全短文。
二、结合文章内容，用英语写一篇不少于50词的社交媒体帖子，介绍大熊猫面部识别应用程序。

Introducing the Giant Panda Facial Recognition App!
Struggling to tell one panda from another? This innovative app, developed by the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Pandas, uses advanced AI technology to identify individual pandas through facial recognition. With over 120,000 images and 10,000 video clips analyzed, this app helps researchers gather precise data on panda populations, distribution, ages, and more. It's a game-changer for conservation efforts, especially for wild pandas in remote areas. Let's celebrate this step forward in protecting these beloved rare species!
可以整合文章内容，介绍开发机构、功能(识别熊猫、收集数据)、帮助保护效率提升，以及 AI 技术的作用。最后还可以呈现社交帖子的话题功能。