六、完形填空。
Giant pandas are like the superstars of the animal world. If a panda is born, a panda gets sick, the whole world will know it.
Why? Yes, they are cute. But the bigger reason is that there are not many . In the 1980s, their number to just about 1,110.
But here's some good news. The number of pandas is becoming larger and larger. There are about 2,000 pandas in the wild in China now.
does China do it? Let's take a look.
Eating well
Pandas sometimes eat small animals and fish, but bamboo is their favourite . And these guys are big eaters! A panda needs 10—38 kg of a day.
China set up the first panda reserve more than 50 years ago. Now there are more reserves. People plant lots of bamboo there provide pandas with enough fresh food.
Remembering to be gentle
Baby pandas are only 15 cm long—that is as as a pencil! They can't see when they are born, and only open their six to eight weeks after birth. So researchers need to them well in labs. When pandas grow big enough, researchers them to the wild. But researchers try not to trouble other pandas' lives. When they get close to wild pandas, they dress up a panda.
Saying hello to the world
China has also welcomed international organizations(国际组织) to study pandas. The most famous visit was 1979 by the World Wildlife Fund(WWF). Its logo is the panda, so it makes the panda all over the world.
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. leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left
()3. A. passed B. dropped C. stayed D. went
()4. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
()5. A. drink B. food C. toy D. friend
()6. A. animals B. fish C. vegetables D. bamboo
()7. A. so that B. because C. in order to D. because of
()8. A. small B. smaller C. smallest D. less small
()9. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
()10. A. eyes B. mouths C. hands D. arms
()11. A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look down
()12. A. get B. hope C. wish D. take
()13. A. to B. with C. about D. like
()14. A. on B. in C. at D. of
()15. A. lively B. brave C. popular D. excellent

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. C

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕大熊猫的现状及中国保护大熊猫的措施展开），再结合上下文逻辑关系、语法规则（如连词、介词、形容词原级、动词短语等）、固定搭配逐一分析每个空，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】1. 考查连词：句意为“如果熊猫出生或生病，全世界都会知晓”，此处表选择关系，用or，选C。
2. 考查固定用法：“there are not many left”意为“剩下的不多”，left作后置定语，选D。
3. 考查动词辨析：drop to意为“下降到”，符合“数量降至约1110”的语境，选B。
4. 考查疑问词：下文介绍中国保护大熊猫的方法，此处问“中国是怎么做到的”，用How，选A。
5. 考查名词：竹子是熊猫最喜欢的食物，food符合语境，选B。
6. 考查名词：前文提及竹子是熊猫的食物，此处指熊猫每天需10-38公斤竹子，选D。
7. 考查短语：in order to后接动词原形表目的，意为“为了”，符合“种竹子为熊猫提供充足新鲜食物”的目的，选C。
8. 考查形容词原级：as+形容词原级+as表示“和……一样……”，此处指熊猫宝宝和铅笔一样小，用small，选A。
9. 考查代词：否定句中用anything，意为“任何东西”，指熊猫宝宝出生时看不见任何东西，选D。
10. 考查名词：睁开眼睛，eyes符合语境，选A。
11. 考查动词短语：look after意为“照顾”，指研究人员在实验室照料熊猫宝宝，选C。
12. 考查动词：take...to...意为“把……带到……”，指熊猫长大后被放归野外，选D。
13. 考查介词：dress up like意为“打扮成”，指研究人员扮成熊猫接近野生熊猫，选D。
14. 考查介词：年份前用介词in，选B。
15. 考查形容词：WWF的标志是熊猫，让熊猫在全球受欢迎，popular符合语境，选C。
【答案】C D B A B D C A D A C D D B C
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、连词用法、固定搭配、形容词原级、介词用法
【点评】本文围绕大熊猫保护展开，贴近环保热点，考查初中阶段基础词汇、语法及上下文逻辑理解，是典型的初中英语完形填空题型，需学生结合语境分析选项。
【难度系数】0.6