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 36 , and when the buyer asked to see the goods, they brought out a small duffel bag and unzipped it. Inside was a 37 one-year-old baby gorilla. The poachers had likely killed the little female’s parents a
nd 38 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 C
hris 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 rescued 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 of loving care that included around-the-clock attention, a good diet, and a 51 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 is growing 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. warned D. scared
55. A. home B. forest C. caretakers D. corner