三、选词填空
从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空，每个单词或短语限用一次。
lay discuss mean excite even though agree eight complete clear create
Last summer, I volunteered at a community centre to help organize a summer camp for children. On the 1 day of the camp, we faced a big challenge: to plan an outdoor activity. Our team had several 2 about what to do and where to go. At first, we were unable to reach an 3. Some wanted to visit a park, while others suggested a museum. After 4 our thoughts, we finally decided to go to a nearby nature reserve.
We made special signs to guide the children and make sure everyone stayed together. During the trip, the children were shocked by the beauty of nature. They took photos and collected leaves as souvenirs. 5 it was tiring, we enjoyed ourselves.
As the sun began to set, we found a perfect spot for the children 6 their picnic blankets. They shared stories and snacks, 7 a warm and friendly atmosphere. Their voices grew louder with 8. Managing a group of energetic kids was challenging, but seeing their shining faces made it all worthwhile. We not only 9 our tasks but also created wonderful memories for the children. The experience was a light in my summer, showing me how 10 volunteer work can be.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了去年夏天“我”做志愿者组织儿童夏令营，克服困难开展活动，既完成任务又感受志愿工作价值。
1. eighth 2. discussions 3. agreement 4. clearing
5. Even though 6. to lay 7. creating 8. excitement
9. completed 10. meaningful

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章是关于作者去年夏天参与志愿者组织夏令营的经历，整体时态以一般过去时为主。然后逐个空分析：
1. 第1空，根据“the”和“day”可知需要序数词，从方框中选eight并转换为序数词形式；
2. 第2空，several后接可数名词复数，结合“about what to do”可知是“讨论”，将discuss转换为名词复数；
3. 第3空，固定短语“reach an agreement”表示达成一致，用agree的名词形式；
4. 第4空，after是介词，后接动名词，结合“our thoughts”是理清思绪，用clear的动名词；
5. 第5空，根据句子“很累但很开心”的让步逻辑，用even though引导从句，注意首字母大写；
6. 第6空，“find a spot for sb to do sth”是固定结构，用lay的不定式形式表示目的；
7. 第7空，此处是伴随状语，主语和create是主动关系，用create的现在分词；
8. 第8空，with后接名词，用excite的名词形式表示“兴奋地”；
9. 第9空，文章是一般过去时，用complete的过去式表示完成任务；
10. 第10空，需要形容词作表语，说明志愿工作的性质，用mean的形容词形式。
【解析】
1. 句意为“在夏令营的第八天”，定冠词the后需用序数词，eight的序数词为eighth，故填eighth。
2. several后接可数名词复数，discuss的名词形式是discussion，其复数discussions符合“have discussions about（讨论关于……）”的搭配，故填discussions。
3. 固定短语reach an agreement意为“达成一致”，agree的名词形式是agreement，故填agreement。
4. after是介词，后接动名词，clear one's thoughts表示“理清思绪”，clear的动名词为clearing，故填clearing。
5. 句子“it was tiring, we enjoyed ourselves”是让步关系，even though可引导让步状语从句，句首首字母大写，故填Even though。
6. 固定结构find a spot for sb to do sth表示“为某人找到做某事的地方”，此处用lay的不定式to lay表示让孩子们做的动作，故填to lay。
7. 此处用现在分词作伴随状语，主语they与create是主动关系，create的现在分词为creating，故填creating。
8. with是介词，后接名词，excite的名词形式excitement符合“with excitement（兴奋地）”的搭配，故填excitement。
9. 文章整体为一般过去时，complete的过去式completed表示“完成任务”，故填completed。
10. 此处需要形容词作表语，mean的形容词形式meaningful表示“有意义的”，用来描述志愿工作的价值，故填meaningful。
【答案】
1. eighth
2. discussions
3. agreement
4. clearing
5. Even though
6. to lay
7. creating
8. excitement
9. completed
10. meaningful
【知识点】
1. 词性转换
2. 固定短语搭配
3. 非谓语动词
【点评】
本题通过记叙文语境考查词汇的形式变换与运用，需要结合语法规则（如序数词、介词后接动名词、时态）和固定短语，同时要理解语篇逻辑，对学生的词汇掌握和语篇理解能力有综合考查。
【难度系数】
0.4

四、任务型阅读
阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后的表格里填入最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。
A national survey was carried out in Australia on how children aged eight to sixteen read news. The survey found children as young as eight were interested in news. However, the spread of wrong information makes it difficult for children to understand events. The survey also found only one third of young people felt they could tell whether the news they read was real or not.
Here are what adults can do to help children critically(批判地) think about the news.
To help decide if a source(来源) can be trusted, they can ask the following questions. Is it clear who created this news? Viewers need to be able to ask the person or organization about why and how they created the story. Does it present facts straight or does it include opinions? If opinions are presented as facts, this may lead to wrong ideas. Does it include all the important people? If a story speaks up for organizations or groups of people, they should have the chance to reply to these opinions.
Some media may make use of people’s feelings. Discussing how children feel about news helps them decide which news programmes to watch. Research shows sensational(耸人听闻的) news titles can receive more clicks online. Adults can also talk to children about why people spread wrong information, such as changing people’s minds on who to vote for or attracting more clicks.
News media talk about events in different ways. Parents and teachers can help children be careful while they are reading stories. In some stories people can’t present their ideas honestly. In these cases, it’s best to find other news sources to consider how they are reporting the story. Discussing what children think of the news can help build their critical thinking skills.
News that can be trusted is important to societies. People depend on it to help make decisions in their lives. Seeing how wrong information is different from real news is a challenge(挑战) for everyone at present. Listening to children’s experiences is a valuable starting point for improving their critical thinking abilities.

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。澳大利亚开展了一项关于 8 至 16 岁儿童如何阅读新闻的全国性调查，旨在帮助孩子批判性地思考新闻，并就这一问题给出了相关建议。
1. interest 2. difficulty 3. Tips 4. creator 5. miss
6. attention 7. information 8. Compare 9. discussion
10. but

【分析】
解题前需先通读全文，把握文章核心：文章先介绍澳大利亚针对8-16岁儿童阅读新闻情况的调查结果，再给出成人帮助孩子批判性看待新闻的具体建议。然后逐个对应表格空格，解题思路如下：
1. 先定位调查结果部分，从原文提取孩子对新闻的态度及面临的问题；
2. 再聚焦成人的建议板块，分别从新闻来源可信度、媒体情感利用、不同报道对比、思维培养方式等角度，结合原文细节提取或转换单词；
3. 最后根据上下文逻辑关系确定连接词。
【解析】
1. 根据第一段“The survey found children as young as eight were interested in news.”，将形容词interested转换为名词形式interest，填入第一空，对应孩子对新闻的兴趣。
2. 由第一段“the spread of wrong information makes it difficult for children to understand events”及“only one third of young people felt they could tell whether the news they read was real or not”可知，孩子在理解新闻、辨别新闻真假上存在困难，故填difficulty。
3. 文章第二段起开始介绍成人帮助孩子批判性看待新闻的方法，用Tips表示“建议、小贴士”，概括这一部分内容。
4. 根据第三段“Is it clear who created this news?”，此处需填表示“创作者”的名词creator，对应判断新闻来源的第一个问题。
5. 第三段“Does it include all the important people?”，若新闻未涵盖所有重要人物，即miss（遗漏）了相关主体，故填miss。
6. 第四段提到“sensational(耸人听闻的) news titles can receive more clicks online”，这类标题的目的是吸引读者的attention（注意力），故填attention。
7. 第四段“talk to children about why people spread wrong information”，直接提取名词information，对应错误信息的传播。
8. 第五段“it’s best to find other news sources to consider how they are reporting the story”，即要Compare（对比）不同新闻来源的报道，故填Compare。
9. 第五段“Discussing what children think of the news can help build their critical thinking skills”，将动词discuss转换为名词discussion，表示通过讨论培养批判性思维。
10. 最后一段前半句“Seeing how wrong information is different from real news is a challenge(挑战) for everyone at present”与后半句“Listening to children’s experiences is a valuable starting point...”为转折关系，故填连词but。
【答案】
1. interest
2. difficulty
3. Tips
4. creator
5. miss
6. attention
7. information
8. Compare
9. discussion
10. but
【知识点】
1. 细节信息提取
2. 词性转换
3. 逻辑关系判断
【点评】
本文是一篇说明文类任务型阅读，考查学生对文章细节的定位、抓取能力，以及词性转换、逻辑分析的综合语言运用能力。解题时需先把握文章主旨，再结合表格结构精准对应原文内容，部分空格需根据语境进行词性转换或逻辑推断，对学生的阅读理解和语言转换能力有一定要求。
【难度系数】
0.6