第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modem age. There are species（物种）that are 36 every day. The white-naped crane is a typical example. So scientists are trying their best to 37 the species from going out of existence.
Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helping endangered cranes with their 38 . Emma, a female crane, has been in their 39 since she arrived in 2004.
Born at an international crane foundation, Emma was 40 by human caretakers. This led to an unexpected 41 , though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had 42 taken herlf as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. She 43 to live with male cranes, and even had a 44 for killing some of them, which made it 45 for her to become a mother.
46 , the two zookeepers didn’t want to e the extinction（灭绝）of this precious species. With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a 47 of artificial breeding（人工繁殖）and natural reproduction. This 48 Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.
The two keepers are proud of their productive work. But before they can be 49 , more efforts must be
made, becau the population of the crane in the wild is on the 50 , and many other species appear headed toward extinction. 51 , not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts, feelings, and most importantly, equal rights to survive.
How can we 52 the ever-widening gap that parates us from other animals? Chris and Tim offered us the 53 : human beings took it for granted that their 54 held all the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better 55 .
36. A. growing B. migrating C. competing D. disappearing
庄稼一枝花
37. A. ban B. save C. split D. remove
38. A. abortion B. recreation C. reproduction D. administration
40. A. found B. chon C. raid D. ized
41. A. bonus B. conquence C. victory D. sacrifice
变通作文
42. A. never B. always C. unluckily D. cheerfully
43. A. liked B. refud C. decided D. hesitated
44. A. gift B. skill C. concern D. reputation
45. A. illegal B. inspiring C. important D. impossible
46. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Instead蔡邕传
47. A. combination B. collection C. strategy D. system
48. A. forced B. forbade C. taught D. enabled
49. A. defeated B. grateful C. assured D. tolerant
音乐基础乐理知识50. A. it B. ri C. agenda D. decline
51. A. In contrast B. After all C. By the way D. On the contrary儿童学数学
52. A. leave B. bridge C. open D. identify
53. A. cour B. excu C. answer D. reward
54. A. brains B. behaviors C. rvices D. projects
55. A. guide B. treat C. example D. companion
答案：书声琅琅的意思>嫦娥古诗的意思
36-40 DBCAC
41-45 BABDD
46-50 CADCD
51-55 BBCAA
精讲精析
一、总论
1）话题分类：环境保护
2）体裁：说明文
3）难易程度：中等
4）文化背景知识：white-naped crane-白枕鹤
体形与丹顶鹤相似，略小于丹顶鹤，而大于白头鹤。上体为石板灰色。尾羽为暗灰色，末端具有宽阔的黑色横斑。取食时主要用喙啄食，或用喙先拨开表层土壤，然后啄食埋藏在下面的种子和根茎，边走边啄食。该鸟为稀有的笼养观赏鸟类，主要繁殖在黑龙江、吉林等省或更北的广大地区，冬天部分迁徙到江苏、安徽、江西等省的湿地越冬。白枕鹤为中国国家二级保护珍禽。
5）试题来源
二、短语部分：
老虎地图三、词汇部分
