Ⅰ.根据句意从方框中选出正确的单词填空。(有两个多余选项)
cubic/pool/experience/appear/environment/miles/total/noise/squares
1. The sign says,"Please do not enter the before taking a shower."
2. When sunlight passes through small water drops in the sky,rainbows .
3. In China,mountain areas take up about 70% of the area of the country.
4. The began to die down as soon as the teacher came into the classroom.
5. It was an unusual for Julia to take part in the Wuhan Marathon this year.
6. The 26th Harbin Ice-Snow World was built with 300,000 metres of ice and snow.
7. Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain isn't far from my home. It's only about five away.

Ⅰ.1.pool 2.appear 3.total 4.noise 5.experience
6.cubic 7.miles

【分析】
本题为选词填空题，需先理解方框内单词的词义，再结合每个句子的语境、固定搭配及常识，逐一匹配合适的单词，同时注意排除多余选项。解题时先通读句子把握句意，再分析单词含义，最后确定每个空的正确答案。
【解析】
首先明确方框内单词词义：cubic（立方的）、pool（泳池）、experience（经历）、appear（出现）、environment（环境）、miles（英里）、total（总的）、noise（噪音）、squares（广场）。
1. 句意：标识提示“洗澡前请勿进入________”，结合常识，洗澡前不能进入泳池，故填pool；
2. 句意：阳光穿过空中小水滴时，彩虹会________，彩虹是出现的，故填appear；
3. 句意：中国山区约占国家________面积的70%，固定搭配“total area”表示总面积，故填total；
4. 句意：老师一进教室，________开始平息，教室中平息的是噪音，故填noise；
5. 句意：参加武汉马拉松对Julia来说是一次不寻常的________，参加赛事属于一种经历，故填experience；
6. 句意：冰雪世界用30万________米的冰雪建成，“cubic metres”表示立方米，符合冰雪用量的表达，故填cubic；
7. 句意：天池离我家不远，只有约五________远，距离单位用英里，故填miles。
【答案】
Ⅰ.1.pool 2.appear 3.total 4.noise 5.experience 6.cubic 7.miles
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、名词词义辨析、动词词义辨析
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇的语境运用，涉及常见名词、动词及固定搭配，难度较低，只要掌握单词含义和句子语境即可轻松解答，适合初中基础阶段练习。
【难度系数】
0.8

Ⅱ.综合填空。
Amy Phelps loves giraffes very much. She met the first giraffe 1. she was three
years old. "My parents knew the giraffe keeper at the zoo," she says. "He showed the magic of
giraffes. They are gentle(温顺的),intelligent and funny."2. (follow) her dream of caring
for giraffes,Amy became a zookeeper after she 3. (finish) college.
Her daily work starts with saying hello to each giraffe and cleaning up the living areas. It can
be 4. (tire),but she feels really happy.
Feeding the giraffes is one of the 5. (big) parts of her job. They eat around 100
pounds of food every day,including branches,fruit and vegetables. She also gives 6.
(they) treats. Besides,Amy takes care of their health. She's amazed by how smart they are and she
teaches them different tricks,such as recognizing(辨认) parts of their 7. (body) and even
painting with a brush.
Amy not only cares for the giraffes in the zoo,8. also protects those in the wild. She
works as a researcher to make sure Africa's giraffes will not 9. (appear). Besides,she
raises money 10. the Wild Animal Foundation(野生动物基金会) on World Giraffe Day
every year.
"My favourite thing is just spending time with giraffes. I love taking people to see the
giraffes," says Amy.

Ⅱ.1.when 2.To follow 3.finished 4.tiring 5.biggest
6.them 7.bodies 8.but 9.disappear 10.for

【分析】
先通读全文，理解Amy对长颈鹿的热爱、她的工作及保护行动的语境，再结合语法规则、固定搭配、时态等知识逐个分析填空：1. 需引导时间状语从句，表“当……时”；2. 表目的，用不定式；3. 主句为过去时，从句用一般过去时；4. 修饰工作，用形容事物的形容词；5. 考查“one of+最高级”结构；6. 动词后用代词宾格；7. 名词复数对应their；8. 固定搭配“not only...but also...”；9. 结合语境用appear的反义词；10. 固定搭配“raise money for”。
【解析】
1. 考查时间状语从句引导词，when引导时间状语从句，符合“当她三岁时遇到第一只长颈鹿”的语境，故填when；
2. 考查不定式作目的状语，句意为“为了追随照顾长颈鹿的梦想，Amy大学毕业后成为动物园管理员”，故填To follow；
3. 考查一般过去时，主句为过去式became，after引导的从句用过去式，finish的过去式为finished，故填finished；
4. 考查形容词，主语it指代工作，修饰物用tiring（令人疲倦的），故填tiring；
5. 考查形容词最高级，“one of+the+形容词最高级+名词复数”结构，big的最高级为biggest，故填biggest；
6. 考查代词宾格，give是动词，后接宾格，they的宾格为them，故填them；
7. 考查名词复数，their后接名词复数，body的复数为bodies，故填bodies；
8. 考查固定搭配“not only...but also...”，意为“不但……而且……”，故填but；
9. 考查动词，结合语境“保护非洲长颈鹿不消失”，appear的反义词为disappear，故填disappear；
10. 考查固定搭配“raise money for...”，意为“为……筹钱”，故填for。
【答案】
1.when 2.To follow 3.finished 4.tiring 5.biggest 6.them 7.bodies 8.but 9.disappear 10.for
【知识点】
时间状语从句；非谓语动词（不定式）；一般过去时；形容词辨析；形容词最高级；代词宾格；名词复数；固定搭配；动词词义辨析
【点评】
本文围绕Amy与长颈鹿的故事展开，综合考查学生对语法规则、固定搭配及语境的理解，需结合上下文逻辑和语法知识完成填空，是基础型综合填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.6