第三节：完型填空(共20题，每小题1分)

Protecting China’s Giant Pandas

China’s giant pandas shows the achievements of the international effort to save animals that are now in danger. In television programs we often see pandas　 　26　 　funny games. Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely _27_in them. They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on __28___ holidays and have a good time there. However ,scientists are worried about the __29_____ of giant pandas. They know only about 1000 giant pandas remain ___30__today. They think the giant pandas will die out in 30 years if the present conditions are not ___31____.

It is reported that the giant pandas have a very ___32　 birthrate. About 115 pandas live in the zoo and research centers mainly in China, but during the past 10 years they 33_only 34 __34__pandas that are still alive. Survival rate for giant pandas in the wild are probably the same or lower.

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There are several reasons for the low ___35___. The main reason is ___36__male pandas can mate(交配 )with females in a very ___37__season ----- only a few days a year. When they do have babies, females often produce two pandas, but the mother is usually not able to care for ___38__of them. The newborn pandas ___39__only a few kilograms each. They are too weak to live without special care. In the zoo, scientists can help the mothers __40___for the young pandas, but those living in the wild do not get enough ___41__. It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas.

Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in recent years. Pandas in China continue to ____42__ in number. We know pandas live on bamboos. But sometimes all the bamboos in one area die. The pandas there have ___43__to eat and die of hunger.

Giant pandas now live in 13 separate ___44___ areas in China. Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wildlife Organization agreed __45___a project of protecting giant pandas in the wild. We hope it could be useful.

26．A．play　　　　　　　　　 B．make 　　　　　　　　 C．do　　　　　　　　　　　 D．act

27．A．pandas　　　　　　　 B．children　　　　　　 C．bamboos　　　　　 D．zoos

28．A．our　　　　　　　　　　 B．their　　　　　　　　　 C．your　　　　　　　　　 D．the

29．A．past　　　　　　　　　 B．now　　　　　　　　　　 C．future　　　　　　　　 D．present

30．A．live　　　　　　　　　　 B．living　　　　　　　　　 C．lively　　　　　　　　　 D．alive

31．A．changed　　　　　　 B．increased　　　　　 C．improved　　　　　 D．considered

32．A．low　　　　　　　　　　 B．proper　　　　　　　 C．high　　　　　　　　　 D．right

33．A．cloned　　　　　　　 B．produced　　　　　 C．kept　　　　　　　　　 D．created

34．A．small　　　　　　　　 B．young　　　　　　　　 C．little　　　　　　　　　　 D．adult

35．A．price　　　　　　　　　 B．speed　　　　　　　　 C．birthrate　　　　　　 D．limit

36．A．why　　　　　　　　　 B．how　　　　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　　　　 D．that

37．A．short　　　　　　　　 B．long　　　　　　　　　 C．suitable　　　　　　　 D．certain

38．A．all　　　　　　　　　　　 B．both　　　　　　　　　 C．none　　　　　　　　　 D．neither

39．A．weight　　　　　　　 B．heavy　　　　　　　　 C．weigh　　　　　　　　 D．heaviness

40．A．have　　　　　　　　　 B．raise　　　　　　　　　 C．observe　　　　　　 D．care

41．A．help　　　　　　　　　 B．food　　　　　　　　　 C．water　　　　　　　　 D．milk

42．A．reduce　　　　　　　 B．grow　　　　　　　　　 C．rise　　　　　　　　　　 D．change

43．A．something　　　　 B．nothing　　　　　　　 C．everything　　　　 D．anything

44．A．protected　　　　　 B．protecting　　　　　 C．prevented　　　　　 D．guarding

45．A．to 　　　　　　　　　　 B．with　　　　　　　　　　 C．in　　　　　　　　　　　 D．on

25. My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _____ , he could neither eat nor sleep.

　 A. as a result　　　　 B. after all　　　 C. on the other hand　　 D. however