Ⅲ. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
tiny, important, disappoint,
mushroom, happy
1. The of birds is clear when they fly freely.
2. Some animals search for in the forest after the rain.
3. Scientists are because the number of wild tigers is still dropping.
4. Everyone should know the of protecting wild animals.
5. Among the bugs, the ones often hide under leaves.

1. happiness 2. mushrooms
3. disappointed 4. importance
5. tiniest

【分析】
通读每个句子，分析空格处所需词性，结合方框内单词的词义和变形规则填空：1. 空格在定冠词the后，需填名词；2. search for后接名词，结合语境用可数名词复数；3. be动词后需修饰人的形容词；4. 空格在the和of之间，需填名词；5. among表三者及以上范围，需用形容词最高级。
【解析】
1. 句中“the + 名词 + of”结构，happy的名词形式为happiness，故填happiness；2. search for后接可数名词复数，mushroom的复数是mushrooms，故填mushrooms；3. 主语是表示人的scientists，be动词后用-ed结尾的形容词修饰人，disappoint的形容词为disappointed，故填disappointed；4. “the + 名词 + of”结构，important的名词形式为importance，故填importance；5. among表三者以上，形容词用最高级，tiny的最高级是tiniest，故填tiniest。
【答案】
1. happiness 2. mushrooms 3. disappointed 4. importance 5. tiniest
【知识点】
名词转换、形容词变形、形容词最高级
【点评】
本题考查单词适当形式变化，涵盖词性转换、名词复数、形容词最高级的基础用法，需结合句子结构和语境判断，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅳ. 根据上下文意思，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语并用其适当形式补全短文。
protect, home to, weigh,
in order to, action, large,
without, climate, eat,
for this reason
The Arctic is a tough place. The
land is often covered with thick ice and snow, and the temperatures can drop to extremely low levels, but it is 1. some really cool animals.
The polar bear is one of the 2. animals there. Adult male polar bears can 3. as much as 600 kilograms. They are strong hunters and mainly 4. seals.
In fact, their fur and fat are so thick that they are good at living in the cold 5. . But as the climate changes, the Arctic sea ice is melting. 6. , polar bears are losing their hunting places. They hunt for seals, travel and rest on the sea ice. 7. enough ice, they have to swim longer distances 8. find food, which tires them out and makes it harder to catch enough seals.
We humans need to take 9. to help 10. these amazing animals.

1. home to 2. largest 3. weigh
4. eat 5. climate
6. For this reason 7. Without
8. in order to 9. action
10. protect

【分析】首先通读短文，理解全文关于北极及北极熊的语境；接着分析每个空格的句子结构、语法要求（如词性、固定搭配、句式），再结合方框内单词/短语的词义，逐一匹配空格：1. 表达“是…的栖息地”，对应短语home to；2. one of后需形容词最高级，large变largest；3. 情态动词can后接动词原形，表体重用weigh；4. 主语they是复数，一般现在时，表“吃”用eat；5. 寒冷的气候，填climate；6. 前后为因果关系，表“因此”用For this reason；7. 表达“没有足够的冰”，用介词Without；8. 表目的“为了”，用in order to；9. 固定搭配take action（采取行动）；10. help后接动词原形，表“保护”用protect。
【解析】1. 考查固定搭配be home to，意为“是…的栖息地”，符合北极是众多动物家园的语境，故填home to；2. 考查形容词最高级，“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”为固定结构，此处指“最大的动物之一”，故将large变为largest；3. 考查动词，情态动词can后接动词原形，weigh意为“重量为”，符合成年雄性北极熊体重的描述，故填weigh；4. 考查动词时态，主语they为复数，一般现在时谓语用原形，eat意为“吃”，符合北极熊以海豹为食的语境，故填eat；5. 考查名词，climate意为“气候”，此处指寒冷的气候，符合语境，故填climate；6. 考查逻辑短语，前文提到北极海冰融化，后文说北极熊失去捕猎地，为因果关系，For this reason意为“因此”，故填For this reason；7. 考查介词，Without意为“没有”，此处指没有足够的冰，符合语境，故填Without；8. 考查目的短语，in order to意为“为了”，表目的，符合北极熊游更远找食物的语境，故填in order to；9. 考查固定搭配take action，意为“采取行动”，故填action；10. 考查动词，help do sth为固定搭配，protect意为“保护”，符合帮助保护动物的语境，故填protect。
【答案】1. home to 2. largest 3. weigh 4. eat 5. climate 6. For this reason 7. Without 8. in order to 9. action 10. protect
【知识点】英语选词填空、固定搭配、形容词最高级
【点评】本题为英语选词填空题，侧重考查词汇在语境中的运用，涉及固定搭配、词性变化、逻辑关系等基础知识点，需结合上下文语境和语法规则完成填空，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅴ. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
The red panda is a cute and interesting animal. It is small and has red-brown fur. Many red pandas live in the forests of Sichuan and Yunnan in China. They spend most of their time in the trees. They like to climb trees and are very good at it. The red panda has a big tail and it helps to keep its balance（平衡）when it climbs.
The red panda eats bamboo, just like the giant panda. It also eats fruit and eggs. The red panda goes out to play and look for food at night and sleeps during the day. It doesn’t like to be together with other red pandas.
Sadly, red pandas are in danger now. Their homes become smaller and sometimes they can’t find food because people cut down trees for farming. Also, many people kill red pandas for their beautiful fur.
The red pandas are special and beautiful animals. We should all do what we can to help save them.
1. What colour is the red panda's fur?

2. Where do red pandas spend most of their time?

3. What helps the red panda keep its balance when it climbs?

4. When do red pandas look for food?

5. Why can't red pandas find food sometimes?

1. Red-brown./Its fur is red-brown.
2. In the trees./They spend most of their time in the trees.
3. Its big tail (helps it keep its balance when it climbs).
4. At night./They look for food at night.
5. Because people cut down trees for farming.

【分析】
本题为根据短文内容回答问题的阅读理解题，解题思路是先通读全文，针对每个问题定位原文中对应的关键信息句，提取准确内容作为答案，确保回答符合原文表述且简洁清晰。
【解析】
1. 问题询问小熊猫皮毛的颜色，定位原文第一段第二句“It is small and has red-brown fur.”，提取信息得出答案；
2. 问题询问小熊猫大部分时间待的地方，定位原文第一段“They spend most of their time in the trees.”，提取信息得出答案；
3. 问题询问小熊猫爬树时保持平衡的辅助部位，定位原文第一段最后一句“The red panda has a big tail and it helps to keep its balance（平衡）when it climbs.”，提取信息得出答案；
4. 问题询问小熊猫寻找食物的时间，定位原文第二段“The red panda goes out to play and look for food at night and sleeps during the day.”，提取信息得出答案；
5. 问题询问小熊猫有时找不到食物的原因，定位原文第三段“sometimes they can’t find food because people cut down trees for farming.”，提取信息得出答案。
【答案】
1. Red-brown./Its fur is red-brown.
2. In the trees./They spend most of their time in the trees.
3. Its big tail (helps it keep its balance when it climbs).
4. At night./They look for food at night.
5. Because people cut down trees for farming.
【知识点】
阅读理解细节提取、根据短文内容回答问题
【点评】
本题为基础阅读理解细节题，主要考查学生定位原文关键信息的能力，只要认真阅读短文即可准确作答，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8