四、短文填空
请从方框内选择适当的单词，并根据需要用其正确形式填空，使文章语法正确、完整连贯。
注意:每空一词,每词仅用一次,有两词为多余项。
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You must have heard of the legend(传说) of Yu Gong, who tried to move two mountains. The Taihang Mountain was one of the two mountains.
The Taihang Mountain 36 through the areas of Hebei, Shanxi, Henan and Beijing. It is about 500 kilometres long. It is a large mountain range(山脉) in North China, and it 37 called “the backbone(脊梁) of China” in ancient times.
Many of the legends about the very beginning of human civilization come ______ 38 ______ the Taihang area. For example, Nü Wa used stones to repair the sky to make sure that humans would have a ______ 39 ______ future; Hou Yi protected everyone by ______ 40 ______ the suns; Shen Nong, a Chinese ruler, tried large numbers of herbs(草药) and taught people how to use them to ______ 41 ______ diseases.
The Taihang Mountain is not only where the ancient stories happened, but also a place where tens of 42 of fossils(化石) were found. These fossils show how the earth has changed over time. At the same time, we can also learn about how ancient humans lived from the 43 around the area.
Nowadays, there are 44 forests around the area with beautiful colours in four seasons. It is home to many animals and plants as well.
45 you need a trip that helps you learn different things about history, culture and other important knowledge, you can go to the Taihang Mountain.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

36. passes 37. was 38. from
39. better 40. shooting 41. treat
42. thousands 43. discoveries
44. natural 45. If

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章大意：本文介绍了太行山的地位、相关神话传说、化石发现及自然景观，最后推荐去太行山旅行。解题时，需分析每个空所在句子的语法结构（时态、语态、词性、固定搭配等），结合语境从方框内选词，并根据需要调整单词形式（如动词第三人称单数、动名词、名词复数、形容词转换等），注意每词仅用一次，有两词多余。
【解析】
36. 句子描述太行山穿过多省份，是客观事实，用一般现在时，主语The Taihang Mountain为单数，故填pass的第三人称单数形式passes。
37. 句意为“在古代被称为中国的脊梁”，是一般过去时的被动语态，主语it为单数，故填be动词的过去式was。
38. 固定搭配come from意为“来自”，符合语境“人类文明起源于太行地区”，故填from。
39. 女娲补天是为了让人类有更好的未来，good的比较级better表示“更好的”，符合语境，故填better。
40. by是介词，后接动名词，后羿射日的“射”用shoot的动名词形式shooting，故填shooting。
41. 句意为“教人们如何用草药治疗疾病”，treat意为“治疗”，to后接动词原形，故填treat。
42. 固定搭配thousands of意为“成千上万的”，修饰可数名词复数，故填thousands。
43. 句意为“从该地区的发现物中了解古代人类的生活”，discovery意为“发现物”，此处用复数形式discoveries，故填discoveries。
44. 此处需要形容词修饰名词forests，nature的形容词形式natural意为“自然的”，符合语境“自然森林”，故填natural。
45. 此处引导条件状语从句，意为“如果”，故填If。
【答案】
36. passes 37. was 38. from 39. better 40. shooting 41. treat 42. thousands 43. discoveries 44. natural 45. If
【知识点】
动词时态、固定搭配、词性转换
【点评】
本题结合文化常识与词汇运用，考查学生对短文语境的理解及单词形式的灵活运用，需掌握基础的语法和词汇知识，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

请阅读下面的短文,根据所提供的信息回答五个问题,要求所写答案语法正确、信息完整切题。
New Zealand is an island country in the southern hemisphere(南半球). It has got two main islands. One is the North Island and the other is the South Island. There are many different areas of natural things to see on both islands.
The North Island is about 113,729 square kilometres. There are fantastic beaches on the west coast. There are rainforests. You can see special plants and wildlife there. There are mountains and lots of volcanoes(火山). The largest active volcano in New Zealand is called Mount Ruapehu. It is about 2,797 metres high. New Zealand's largest lake is on the North Island. It is called Lake Taupo. And one of the most popular tourist attractions is the Waitomo Caves.
The South Island is about 150,437 square kilometres. It has more mountains than the North Island. The Southern Alps is a mountain range. It starts in the north of the South Island and finishes in the south. Mount Cook is in the Southern Alps. It is about 3,724 metres high, and it is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Fiordland National Park is the country's largest national park. You can see mountains, glaciers, valleys, and lakes in the park, so it is very popular with climbers and hikers.
46. Where is New Zealand?

47. How many main islands has New Zealand got?

48. Which is smaller, the North Island or the South Island?

49. How high is the highest mountain in New Zealand?

50. Why is Fiordland National Park popular with climbers and hikers?

46. New Zealand / It is in the southern hemisphere. / In the southern hemisphere.
47. New Zealand / It has got two main islands. / Two.
48. The North Island is smaller. / The North Island.
49. The highest mountain in New Zealand / It is about 3,724 metres high. / About 3,724 metres.
50. Because there are mountains, glaciers, valleys, and lakes in the park.

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解细节题，需根据每个问题的关键词回到原文定位对应信息，提取并整理符合要求的答案，确保语法正确、信息完整。具体步骤：1. 针对每个问题明确关键词；2. 在原文中查找含关键词的句子；3. 提取关键信息并组织成规范答案。
【解析】
46. 定位原文第一段第一句，可知新西兰位于南半球；
47. 定位原文第一段第二句，可知新西兰有两个主要岛屿；
48. 对比原文中北岛（约113729平方公里）和南岛（约150437平方公里）的面积，可知北岛更小；
49. 定位原文第三段关于库克山的描述，可知新西兰最高山高度约3724米；
50. 定位原文第三段最后一句，可知该公园受欢迎的原因是有山脉、冰川、山谷和湖泊。
【答案】
46. It is in the southern hemisphere.
47. Two.
48. The North Island.
49. About 3,724 metres.
50. Because there are mountains, glaciers, valleys, and lakes in the park.
【知识点】英语阅读理解，信息定位提取
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解细节信息查找能力，题型基础，答案均来自原文直接信息，只要认真阅读短文、准确定位关键词即可完成作答。
【难度系数】0.8