二、完形填空
The natural world is full of wonders. Have you ever wondered how a tiny seed grows into a big tree? Or how the weather changes with the seasons? These are all part of nature's amazing 1. In spring, the temperature slowly 2 and everything comes back to life. Trees turn green and flowers start to bloom. Birds 3 back from the south, singing happily. People enjoy going out for a picnic or flying kites in the gentle wind.
Summer is hot, but it's also a season full of 4. The sun shines brightly, and the days are long. Many children love going to the beach or swimming in the pool to 5 cool. Sometimes there are heavy rainstorms, which make the air fresh and clean.
Autumn is a harvest season. Leaves turn yellow or red and 6 gently to the ground. Farmers are busy collecting crops like apples and wheat. It is also a great time for hiking because the weather is neither too hot 7 too cold.
Winter is cold and quiet. In some places, snow 8 the ground white. Children enjoy making snowmen and having snowball fights. Animals like bears and snakes 9 the winter sleeping deeply to wait for the next spring.
Nature gives us beautiful views and teaches us to respect life. We should learn to live 10 with nature and protect our environment.
()1. A. problems B. processes C. difficulties D. enjoyment
()2. A. drops B. rises C. stays D. disappears
()3. A. fly B. run C. walk D. swim
()4. A. sadness B. energy C. silence D. worry
()5. A. keep B. feel C. fit D. turn
()6. A. fall B. grow C. rise D. jump
()7. A. and B. but C. or D. nor
()8. A. covers B. paints C. washes D. clears
()9. A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay
()10. A. quickly B. peacefully C. angrily D. carefully

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.B

1. 考查名词辨析。前文提到种子长成大树、季节随天气变化的自然现象，这些都属于自然的奇妙过程。processes意为“过程”，problems（问题）、difficulties（困难）、enjoyment（享受）均不符合语境，故选B。
2. 考查动词辨析。春天到来气温会逐渐上升，万物复苏。rise意为“上升”，drop（下降）、stay（停留）、disappear（消失）不符合春季气温变化的特征，故选B。
3. 考查动词辨析。鸟类的移动方式是飞行，春天候鸟从南方飞回北方。fly意为“飞”，run（跑）、walk（走）、swim（游泳）不符合鸟类的动作特征，故选A。
4. 考查名词辨析。夏季阳光明媚、白昼漫长，孩子们可以尽情外出玩耍，是充满活力的季节。energy意为“活力、能量”，sadness（悲伤）、silence（寂静）、worry（担忧）均不符合语境，故选B。
5. 考查动词辨析。天气炎热时孩子们去海边或者泳池游泳，目的是保持凉爽，keep cool是常用固定搭配，意为“保持凉爽”，feel（感觉）、fit（适合）、turn（变得）不符合此处表达逻辑，故选A。
6. 考查动词辨析。秋季树叶变黄变红，会轻轻飘落到地面。fall意为“落下、掉落”，grow（生长）、rise（上升）、jump（跳）不符合落叶的特征，故选A。
7. 考查固定搭配。neither...nor...是固定结构，意为“既不……也不……”，此处表示秋季的天气既不太热也不太冷，故选D。
8. 考查动词辨析。此处使用拟人手法，将雪拟人成画家，雪把大地涂成白色，paint意为“涂色”，符合“雪后地面全白”的画面感；cover（覆盖）无法直接接颜色作宾语补足语，wash（清洗）、clear（清理）不符合语境，故选B。
9. 考查动词辨析。spend的常用结构为“有生命的主语 + spend + 时长 + doing sth”，此处表示熊、蛇这类动物花一整个冬天深度冬眠，符合spend的用法；take表花费的常用结构是it takes sb some time to do sth，cost主语为物，pay的搭配为pay for，均不符合，故选A。
10. 考查副词辨析。此处表达我们要和自然和平共处、保护环境，peacefully意为“和平地、安宁地”，quickly（快速地）、angrily（生气地）、carefully（小心地）不符合语境，故选B。