【题目】Saving a Tiger Named Cinderella
On an icy day in February 2012, two hunters in eastern Russia discovered a limp bundle of fur lying in the snow. It was an orphaned cub(幼虎)!The cub hadn’t eaten in days, and was _______ enough for the hunters just to pick her up. Dr. Dale Miquelle, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Russia Program, said, “A healthy tiger cub, even a three-month-old one, would give you reason to _______ before you stuck your hand too close to its teeth and claws. But this cub had no _______ left in her.”
The hunters wrapped the cub in a coat and _______ her to a local wildlife inspector, Andrey Oryol. Over the following weeks, Oryol _______ the orphaned cub back to health. But now he had a new problem: What could he do with an _______ three-month-old tiger?
The cub was an Amur tiger. _______ a small number of Amur tigers remained in the wild, so scientists wanted to return _______ cubs to their natural habitat. The orphaned cub was taken to a new wildlife center. The center was designed for raising wild animals without _______ them to people. It uses hidden cameras and covered fences to keep workers out of ________. That way, the animals don’t become ________ on humans.
The cub, now named Cinderella, became the center’s first tiger. Over the next year, she grew into a big, healthy tigress. In the center, she learned to hunt. By the spring of 2013, experts agreed she was ________ to return to the wild.
They chose the perfect new ________ for their tiger princess: the Bastak Nature Reserve. During the next two years, researchers watched Cinderella’s ________. They set up cameras to snap photos. When Cinderella passed in front of one of these camera ________, it took her picture. Cinderella not only ________, but grew healthy and strong.
Then, in December 2015, the cameras ________ exciting news: Cinderella had become a mother! For the first time ever, a tiger that humans had ________ and returned to the wild had given birth to two cubs of her own.
Tigers are some of the most admired animals on our planet, but they are also ________. Thanks to the work of conservationists like Dr. Miquelle, there is new ________ for these magnificent cats.
【1】A.weakB.paleC.sleepyD.lazy
【2】A.hideB.hurtC.wonderD.pause
【3】A.mercyB.effortC.willD.fight
【4】A.deliveredB.returnedC.guidedD.reported
【5】A.taughtB.pulledC.nursedD.trained
【6】A.intelligentB.energeticC.excitedD.amazing
【7】A.AlmostB.StillC.EvenD.Only
【8】A.newly-bornB.rescuedC.woundedD.hunted
【9】A.exposingB.sendingC.offeringD.selling
【10】A.placeB.sightC.orderD.mind
【11】A.concentratedB.defensiveC.dependentD.keen
【12】A.welcomeB.interestedC.readyD.eager
【13】A.continentB.neighborhoodC.borderD.kingdom
【14】A.progressB.reactionC.appearanceD.habitat
【15】A.typesB.trapsC.shotsD.scenes
【16】A.succeededB.recoveredC.survivedD.explored
【17】A.editedB.expectedC.preparedD.revealed
【18】A.witnessedB.tradedC.raisedD.examined
【19】A.endangeredB.dominatedC.preservedD.stressed
【20】A.loveB.hopeC.homeD.help