Ⅴ. 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每词限用一次。
for get they elephant cut danger save lose smart good
Hello! We are students from Thailand, and we want to save 1. . The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols. Our flag has a white elephant on it. It stands for good luck. Elephants are 2. animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very 3. . People say that an elephant never forgets. Elephants can walk for a long time and never 4. lost. They can also remember places with food and water. This helps 5. to live. But elephants are in great 6. now. People 7. down many trees, and also kill elephants 8. the ivory. Today their homes are 9. . We must do something to 10. them. We shouldn't buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.

1. elephants
2. smart
3. well
4. get
5. them
6. danger
7. cut
8. for
9. lost
10. save

【分析】这是一道英语短文选词填空题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，明确短文主旨是泰国学生呼吁拯救大象；2. 逐个分析每个空格所在句子，结合语境判断空格所需的词性、语法结构或固定搭配；3. 从方框给出的词汇（for、get、they、elephant、cut、danger、save、lose、smart、good）中选择合适的词，根据句子要求调整形式（如名词变复数、形容词变副词、人称代词变宾格等）；4. 代入空格验证，确保短文通顺、语义完整。
【解析】1. 空格处需填名词作save的宾语，结合主旨“拯救大象”，elephant是可数名词，此处用复数形式elephants；2. 空格处修饰名词animals，需用形容词，结合后文“会玩足球或音乐”，选smart（聪明的）；3. 空格处修饰动词draw，需用副词，good是形容词，其副词形式为well；4. 固定搭配get lost（迷路），主语elephants是复数，一般现在时，用动词原形get；5. 空格处作动词help的宾语，需用人称代词宾格，指代大象，故用them；6. 固定搭配in great danger（处于极大危险中），此处填名词danger；7. 固定搭配cut down（砍倒），主语people是复数，一般现在时，用动词原形cut；8. 此处表示“为了象牙而杀大象”，用介词for表目的；9. 结合语境，大象的家园丧失了，be lost表示“失去的”，故填lost；10. 空格处是不定式符号to后接动词原形，结合主旨“拯救它们”，填save。
【答案】1. elephants
2. smart
3. well
4. get
5. them
6. danger
7. cut
8. for
9. lost
10. save
【知识点】英语选词填空、固定搭配、词性转换
【点评】本题为基础英语选词填空题型，围绕“拯救大象”的主题，结合语境和常见固定搭配即可完成，主要考察学生对基础词汇的运用能力和上下文理解能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.4

Ⅵ. 阅读下面短文,根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。
Parrots are some of the most interesting and clever birds in the world. They live in warm places around the world. These colourful birds have strong curved beaks（弯曲的喙）to help them eat food.
Parrots are very special because they are good at talking. Parrots have a special voice box called a syrinx（鸣管）. It lets them copy sounds they hear, such as human words!
Parrots love to live in groups. They always fly, look for food and talk to other parrots. They often eat fruits in the wild. Many people keep parrots as pets because they are friendly and fun to play with.
However, wild parrots are in danger. Some people destroy（摧毁）their homes, and some catch them illegally（非法地）. We need to protect their homes, so these cute birds can keep singing in the wild.
1. Where do parrots live?

2. Why can parrots copy human words?

3. What do parrots often eat in the wild?

4. What can we do to protect wild parrots?

5. 将短文中画线部分翻译成中文。

1. They live in warm places around the world.
2. Because they have a special voice box called a syrinx.
3. They often eat fruits in the wild.
4. We need to protect their homes and stop catching them illegally.
5. 我们需要保护它们的家园,以便这些可爱的鸟儿能继续在野外歌唱。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节信息查找和句子翻译两类题型。解题思路：1. 先通读短文，掌握短文关于鹦鹉的相关内容；2. 针对每个问题，在短文中定位对应关键句子，提取符合问题要求的准确信息；3. 翻译题需结合英文句子结构，准确转换为通顺的中文，注意词汇和逻辑连词的恰当处理。
【解析】
1. 问题1询问鹦鹉的居住地点，定位短文第一段第二句，直接提取答案即可。
2. 问题2询问鹦鹉能模仿人类语言的原因，定位短文第二段第二、三句，可知是因为鹦鹉有特殊的鸣管（syrinx），能复制听到的声音。
3. 问题3询问鹦鹉在野外常吃的食物，定位短文第三段第三句，直接提取答案。
4. 问题4询问保护野生鹦鹉的措施，短文第四段提到野生鹦鹉的威胁是家园被摧毁、被非法捕捉，因此对应措施为保护它们的家园、阻止非法捕捉。
5. 翻译画线句时，需准确翻译词汇：protect（保护）、homes（家园）、cute birds（可爱的鸟儿）、keep singing（继续歌唱）、in the wild（在野外），逻辑连词so转换为中文常用的“以便”，使句子通顺自然。
【答案】
1. They live in warm places around the world.
2. Because they have a special voice box called a syrinx.
3. They often eat fruits in the wild.
4. We need to protect their homes and stop catching them illegally.
5. 我们需要保护它们的家园,以便这些可爱的鸟儿能继续在野外歌唱。
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英译汉（句子翻译）
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础阅读理解题，侧重考查学生从短文中提取关键信息的能力和简单句子的翻译能力，题型常规，难度较低，只要认真阅读短文即可完成作答。
【难度系数】
0.2