第二节完型填空（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
A “Panda Express” plane carrying Mei Lan, three, and Tai Shan, four, landed in Chengdu, where the   36   will join China’s panda – breeding programme.
The pandas were   37  while the two sets of parents were borrowed from China to US zoos. Lent pandas and their young babies must eventually   38   to China.
They both will experience a period of   39   to help themselves deal with the change of language and   40  . Zoo – keepers have advertised for an English – Chinese   41   to teach Mei Lan the Sichuan dialect so that she can understand basic   42  . In Chengdu, mei Lan, from Zoo Atlanta, and Tai Shan, a male from Washington, will have their high – fibre US diet   43   with steamed bread and bamboo shoots.
Since the days of the Cold War China has   44   lent pandas as goodwill gestures, giving rise to the term “panda diplomacy (外交)”. Tai Shan’s   45   will remain at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington and,   46  , will return to China at the end of their 10 – year loan.
Animal keeper Nicole Meese, who held Tai Shan as a baby, traveled with the animals on the “Panda Express” to China. “Mei Lan was a little   47  , but basically they were both OK,” she said. “I’m going to   48  him terribly.”
She has   49   Tai Shan to understand   50   and prepared a booklet of hand signals to help his new   51   at the Bifengzia Breeding Base in Ya’an, Sichuan.
She was the first baby panda born at Zoo Atlanta, bringing thousands more   52   to the zoo and to its webcam online. And she is expected to stay a media   53  in China: people are being asked to   54   potential mates (配偶) via a website. Superman Kobe and Young Yong, or Doubly Brave, are among the   55  . Experts will also add to more into the choice.
36．A．hosts         B．guests          C．couple         D．pair
37．A．exchanged          B．purchased     C．born         D．raised
38．A．return          B．reflect         C．appeal         D．explain
39．A．recovery      B．adjustment       C．hardships     D．growth
40．A．creature clock  B．climate        C．character      D．food
41．A．school         B．dictionary     C．interpreter     D．teacher
42．A．attitudes      B．commands       C．conditions     D．knowledge
43．A．replaced      B．recycled       C．compared     D．combined
44．A．offered        B．created        C．displayed     D．borrowed
45．A．roommates       B．acquaintances   C．keepers        D．parents
46．A．otherwise     B．therefore      C．too           D．anyway
47．A．curious        B．lonely          C．desperate     D．nervous
48．A．mourn         B．tolerate        C．miss         D．pity
49．A．guaranteed       B．trained         C．expected      D．advised
50．A．gestures       B．movements      C．functions     D．pictures
51．A．colleagues     B．keepers        C．researchers       D．owners
52．A．pandas         B．visitors        C．reporters      D．dollars
53．A．problem      B．phenomenon    C．task          D．star
54．A．suggest        B．select         C．match          D．accuse
55．A．electors       B．partners       C．candidates     D．Employers