五、词汇运用。
根据课文改编内容和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。
At the back of our house, there was a small u 1 piece of land. “It's a p 2 to let it go to waste,” Mother said. Since we all loved peanuts, we turned it into a peanut field. We bought seeds, d 3 up the ground, and watered the plants. After a c 4 of months, we had a big harvest!
To celebrate, Mother cooked peanuts in different ways and held a garden c 5. Father asked what peanuts were good for. My sister said they were delicious, my brother noted they made good o 6, and I said they were cheap for everyone.
Then Father shared a special lesson. U 7 apples and peaches that show their colourful fruits above ground, peanuts b 8 their fruits hidden in the earth. You can't tell if they're fruitful by their thin stem until you dig them up. He said peanuts were useful but not very a 9. He hoped we could understand that c 10 with being useful, seeking others' attention isn't important.
We ate all the peanuts that night, but Father's words have stayed with me ever since.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. unused 2. pity 3. dug 4. couple 5. celebration
6. oil 7. Unlike 8. bear 9. attractive 10. compared

【分析】
做这类首字母填空题，需结合语境、首字母提示，同时关注固定搭配、时态和词性。1. 修饰土地，结合“浪费”的语境及首字母u，需填形容词；2. 涉及固定句型，表“做某事可惜”；3. 是挖掘土地的短语，需用过去式与前文动词并列；4. 是表“几个”的固定搭配；5. 结合“庆祝”的语境需填名词；6. 结合花生的用途及首字母o作答；7. 用于对比苹果、桃子与花生的特点；8. 是表“结果实”的短语，主语为复数需用原形；9. 结合“不显眼”的语境填形容词；10. 是表“和…相比”的固定搭配。
【解析】
1. 此处需形容词修饰land，结合后文“浪费”及首字母u，填unused；
2. 固定句型It's a pity to do sth意为“做某事很可惜”，符合语境，填pity；
3. 短语dig up表示“挖掘”，与bought并列需用过去式dug；
4. 固定搭配a couple of months意为“几个月”，填couple；
5. 结合前文“庆祝”的语境，此处需名词，填celebration；
6. 花生可榨油，结合首字母o，填oil；
7. 此处用于对比苹果、桃子与花生的不同，填介词Unlike；
8. 短语bear fruits表示“结果实”，主语peanuts为复数，一般现在时用原形bear；
9. 结合语境“不显眼”，填形容词attractive；
10. 固定搭配compared with意为“和…相比”，填compared。
【答案】
1. unused 2. pity 3. dug 4. couple 5. celebration 6. oil 7. Unlike 8. bear 9. attractive 10. compared
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、词性辨析
【点评】
本题为课文改编的首字母填空题，重点考查学生对常用词汇、固定搭配的掌握及语境理解能力，需结合上下文逻辑和首字母提示准确作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、跨生物—椰子 阅读理解。
You can put a stamp on it, you can write an address on it, and you can send it through the mail. No, it's not a package(包裹). It's the amazing coconut(椰子)! The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful. People have been using coconuts in many different ways. Here are some of them.
One exciting use of the coconut is as a kind of energy. Scientists are working on using coconuts for energy because they are cheap and clean. Coconut oil has already been made into fuel (燃料). It can power cars, trucks, ships and many more.
Students at Baylor University find that coconut husks(外壳) can take in water very well. So mixing coconut husks with dry soil helps the soil to hold onto more of the water. The students also find that coconut husks can take the place of plastic in some cases. If this is possible, it will help people use less plastic.
The husk of the coconut is a perfect package. It protects the coconut from harm. That's why some countries allow people to send the coconut without any packaging. Each year, tourists post about 3,000 of these "coconut postcards".
Coconuts grow naturally in over 80 countries of the world. They require only sun and proper rain. No special care is needed. Every year, more than 61 million tons of coconuts are produced. It is not surprising, then, that people want to find so many uses for the coconut.
()1. Why is the coconut different from most other fruits?
A. Stamps can be put on it. B. Every part of it is useful.
C. People send it in a package. D. Addresses can be written on it.
()2. What does the underlined word "power" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Make room for. B. Add value to. C. Provide energy for. D. Put weight on.
()3. In which part of the magazine could we read the passage?
A. Story Time. B. History World. C. Sports News. D. Amazing Nature.
()4. What's the main purpose of the passage?
A. To advise people to protect coconuts. B. To ask people to grow more coconuts.
C. To show the value and uses of coconuts. D. To introduce a fuel made from coconuts.
()5. What would be the best structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1 ...)

1. B 【点拨】根据“The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful.”可知,椰子与其他水果的不同之处在于它的每个部分都有用。故选 B。
2. C 【点拨】根据“Coconut oil has already been made into fuel(燃料). It can power cars, trucks, ships and many more.”可知,椰子油被制成燃料后能为车辆、船只等提供动力,因此 power 意为“提供能源”。故选 C。
3. D 【点拨】通读全文可知,全文围绕椰子的自然属性和多种用途展开,与自然相关,最可能出现在杂志的“Amazing Nature”(奇妙的大自然)版块。故选 D。
4. C 【点拨】通读全文可知,文章从多个角度(能源、环保、邮寄等)展示了椰子的实用价值,故其主要目的是展示椰子的价值和用途。故选 C。
5. B 【点拨】通读全文可知,第一段总述椰子特点,第二、三、四段分述其用途(能源、环保、邮寄),第五段总结产量和实用性,故文章结构为“总—分—总”。故选 B。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读原文把握大意，再针对每道小题的问题，定位原文对应内容，对比选项选出正确答案。具体思路：1题定位第一段找椰子与其他水果不同的原因；2题结合第二段语境猜测词义；3题根据文章内容判断所属版块；4题梳理各段内容确定主旨；5题划分段落逻辑分析文章结构。
【解析】
1. 根据第一段“The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful.”可知，椰子与其他水果的不同在于每个部分都有用，故选B。
2. 第二段提到椰子油被制成燃料，能为汽车、卡车、船只等提供动力，故“power”意为“提供能源”，选C。
3. 全文围绕椰子的自然属性和多种用途展开，与自然相关，最可能出现在“Amazing Nature”版块，选D。
4. 文章从能源、环保、邮寄等角度展示椰子的实用价值，主要目的是介绍椰子的价值和用途，选C。
5. 第一段总述椰子特点，第二、三、四段分述用途，第五段总结产量和实用性，结构为“总—分—总”，对应选项B。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.B
【知识点】
阅读理解，词义猜测，文章结构
【点评】
本文介绍了椰子的多种实用价值，题目涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意和文章结构分析，需学生仔细阅读原文，精准定位关键信息完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.6