36.第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modem age. There are species（物种）that are   36   everyday. The white-naped crane is a typical example. So scientists are trying theirbest to   37   thespecies from going out of existence.

Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helpingendangered cranes with their   38  . Emma, a female crane, has been in their  39  since she arrived in 2004.

Born at an international cranefoundation, Emma was   40   byhuman caretakers. This led to an unexpected   41  ,though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had   42   taken herself as a crane and become deeplyattached to humans. She   43   tolive 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 see 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 productivework. But before they can be   49  , more efforts must be made, because thepopulation 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 separates us fromother animals? Chris and Tim offered us the   53  :human beings took it for granted that their   54    heldall the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better   55  .

36. A. growing             B. migrating                 C. competing                       D. disappearing

37. A. ban                     B. save                        C.split                                D. remove

38. A. abortion             B. recreation                C. reproduction                   D. administration

40. A. found                 B. chosen                      C.raised                             D.seized

41. A. bonus                 B. consequence            C.victory                           D.sacrifice

42. A. never                  B. always                      C. unluckily                        D.cheerfully

43. A. liked                   B. refused                     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

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

50. A. it                        B. rise                          C.agenda                                   D. decline

51. A. In contrast          B.After all                   C. By the way                     D.On the contrary

52. A. leave                 B. bridge                     C. open                               D. identify

53. A. course                B. excuse                      C.answer                                   D. reward

54. A. brains                 B. behaviors                 C. services                           D. projects

55. A. guide                 B. treat                         C. example                          D. companion