第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文、掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The poachers-illegal hunters-had finally
found a buyer for their stolen goods.A meeting was 3 6 ,and when the buyer asked to see the goods, they
brought out a small duffel bag and un-zippedh.Inside was a 37 one-year-old baby gorilla.The poachers had likely killed
the little female's parents and 3 8 her in the forests of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa.Then they took her across the border into
Rwanda, 39 to sell her as a pet.
But the buyer didn't bring
40 ;he brought the police.The Rwandan authorities 41 the young gorilla to
the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project.The vets(兽医)there realized that she had
not been given 42 food or water, but they were much more worried about
something else."Baby
gorillas simply don't 43 without their mother's constant body
contact," says vet Chris Whittier.If they didn't quickly establish a 44 relationship with
the baby gorilla, which her caretakers named Dunia, she 45 not
survive.
Dunia needed contact, but she
resisted 46 at first, shying away from people who reached for
her.Three
caretakers worked in shifts, taking 47 holding her, carrying her
around on their backs, and cradling her while she slept.48 she became stronger,a month
after she was res-cued her 49 revealed the psychological
stress she carried inside-much of her hair fell out. That was a delayed
50 to the combined traumatic experiences of losing her parents and being
kept-with a poor diet-by the poachers.
After six months ofloving care that
included around-the-clock attention,a good diet, and a 5 1
home at the project's headquarters, Dunia was looking and acting like a
52 ,happy young gorilla should. "Dunia is sort of a shy show-off," says Whittier. "Her 53
lsgrowing and she's becoming more independent, but when she is 54
,the first thing she does is run back to her 55 ,just like she would to
her mother."
36.A.attended
B.held C.arranged D.delayed
37.A.energetic
B.terrified
C.dangerous D.fierce
38.A.freed B.followed
C.tricked D.caught
39.A.intending
B.pretending
C.remembering
D.wondering
40.A.luck B.benefit
C.profit D.money
41.A.introduced
B.persuaded
C.presented D.rushed
42.A,local B.delicious
C.enough D.fresh
43.A.complain
B.develop
C.survive D.grow
44.A.social B.physical
C.mental D.special
45.A.would
B.should
C.might D.must
46.A.eating
B.attention
C.rescue D.love
47.A.turns B.efforts
C.time D.advice
48.A.If B.As C.Although D.Because
49.A.health
B.mind C.behavior D.appearance
50.A.reaction
B.action
C.expression D.description
51.A.comfortable B.natural
C.private D.ordinary
52.A.shy B.healthy
C.strange D.typical
53.A.satisfaction B.confidence C.interest D.patience
54.A.touched
B.left C.wamed D.scared
55.A.home
B.forest
C.caretakers D.comer