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四、（2026·南京市科利华中学期末）完形填空。
“Save the tigers” is a group of volunteers. These volunteers hope to save the tigers of the ______ 1 ______ . At the beginning of the 20th century, the number of tigers in the wild was around 100, 000. But today that number has ______ 2 ______ to a few thousand.
Tigers live in the forests of Asia. They usually have orange fur and dark stripes. Tigers are symbols of strength and courage. In many stories, they are brave. Tigers are at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in 3. For this reason, tigers are important to the environment.
In recent years, tigers have been in danger of disappearing(消失). Some people 4 and kill tigers for money. People cut down a lot of trees as well. As 5 disappear, tigers lose their homes. The number of tigers in the wild is quickly decreasing and we must do 6 about it.
To protect tigers, people take 7 but useful steps. Many countries make laws to stop tiger hunting and the sale of tiger products. They also 8 special areas to protect tigers' homes and stop people from cutting down trees there. Schools and media tell people 9 tigers are important, and many volunteers help watch over tiger groups.
If we work together—follow laws, protect their homes, and 10 them, we can keep tigers from disappearing. Let's help save tigers, because their lives are linked to our planet's health.
1. A. zoo B. world C. country D. village
2. A. stayed B. grown C. led D. dropped
3. A. order B. trouble C. balance D. silence
4. A. hide B. hunt C. shake D. fight
5. A. laws B. groups C. forests D. volunteers
6. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
7. A. simple B. popular C. important D. meaningful
8. A. set up B. put up C. make up D. clean up
9. A. how B. why C. when D. what
10. A. talk about B. hear about C. care about D. worry about
“Save the tigers” is a group of volunteers. These volunteers hope to save the tigers of the ______ 1 ______ . At the beginning of the 20th century, the number of tigers in the wild was around 100, 000. But today that number has ______ 2 ______ to a few thousand.
Tigers live in the forests of Asia. They usually have orange fur and dark stripes. Tigers are symbols of strength and courage. In many stories, they are brave. Tigers are at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in 3. For this reason, tigers are important to the environment.
In recent years, tigers have been in danger of disappearing(消失). Some people 4 and kill tigers for money. People cut down a lot of trees as well. As 5 disappear, tigers lose their homes. The number of tigers in the wild is quickly decreasing and we must do 6 about it.
To protect tigers, people take 7 but useful steps. Many countries make laws to stop tiger hunting and the sale of tiger products. They also 8 special areas to protect tigers' homes and stop people from cutting down trees there. Schools and media tell people 9 tigers are important, and many volunteers help watch over tiger groups.
If we work together—follow laws, protect their homes, and 10 them, we can keep tigers from disappearing. Let's help save tigers, because their lives are linked to our planet's health.
1. A. zoo B. world C. country D. village
2. A. stayed B. grown C. led D. dropped
3. A. order B. trouble C. balance D. silence
4. A. hide B. hunt C. shake D. fight
5. A. laws B. groups C. forests D. volunteers
6. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
7. A. simple B. popular C. important D. meaningful
8. A. set up B. put up C. make up D. clean up
9. A. how B. why C. when D. what
10. A. talk about B. hear about C. care about D. worry about
答案
1. B 2. D
3. C 【解析】根据前句“Tigers are at the top of the food chain.”可知,处于食物链顶端的动物能调节其他动物的数量,维持生态平衡。keep... in balance为固定短语,意为“保持……的平衡”。
4. B 5. C
6. C 【解析】根据空前的“The number of tigers in the wild is quickly decreasing”可知,情况危急,我们需要采取行动做一些事情,本句为肯定句,空处应用something。
7. A 【解析】根据转折词“but”可知,此处应填与“useful”形成对比的词,simple符合语境,指人们采取简单却很有用的措施。
8. A 【解析】根据空后的“special areas to protect tigers' homes”可知,他们还建立(set up)特殊区域来保护老虎的家园,并阻止人们在那里砍伐树木。
9. B 【解析】根据空后的“tigers are important”可知,学校和媒体是在向人们解释老虎重要的原因,即告诉人们“为什么”老虎重要。
10. C 【解析】根据空前的“follow laws, protect their homes”可知,此处是保护老虎的具体行动。care about意为“关心”,符合语境,表示“如果我们共同努力——遵守法律,保护它们的家园,关心它们,我们就能阻止老虎消失”。
3. C 【解析】根据前句“Tigers are at the top of the food chain.”可知,处于食物链顶端的动物能调节其他动物的数量,维持生态平衡。keep... in balance为固定短语,意为“保持……的平衡”。
4. B 5. C
6. C 【解析】根据空前的“The number of tigers in the wild is quickly decreasing”可知,情况危急,我们需要采取行动做一些事情,本句为肯定句,空处应用something。
7. A 【解析】根据转折词“but”可知,此处应填与“useful”形成对比的词,simple符合语境,指人们采取简单却很有用的措施。
8. A 【解析】根据空后的“special areas to protect tigers' homes”可知,他们还建立(set up)特殊区域来保护老虎的家园,并阻止人们在那里砍伐树木。
9. B 【解析】根据空后的“tigers are important”可知,学校和媒体是在向人们解释老虎重要的原因,即告诉人们“为什么”老虎重要。
10. C 【解析】根据空前的“follow laws, protect their homes”可知,此处是保护老虎的具体行动。care about意为“关心”,符合语境,表示“如果我们共同努力——遵守法律,保护它们的家园,关心它们,我们就能阻止老虎消失”。
解析
【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（拯救老虎、保护生态），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配选择答案，每道题要联系前后文逻辑推导，确保选项符合语境与语法要求。
【解析】1. 志愿者拯救的是世界范围内的老虎，故选B。2. 野生老虎数量从约10万降到几千，dropped表示数量下降，故选D。3. 固定搭配keep... in balance意为“保持……平衡”，符合食物链顶端动物维持生态平衡的语境，故选C。4. hunt意为“猎杀”，符合为牟利猎杀老虎的语境，故选B。5. 森林消失导致老虎失去家园，故选C。6. 情况危急需采取行动，肯定句中用something表示“一些事”，故选C。7. simple与useful形成转折，指简单却有效的措施，故选A。8. set up意为“建立”，符合建立保护区域的语境，故选A。9. 学校和媒体向人们解释老虎重要的原因，用why引导宾语从句，故选B。10. care about意为“关心”，属于保护老虎的具体行动，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.C
【知识点】完形填空、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】本题围绕保护老虎展开，考查学生对上下文逻辑的理解、词汇辨析及固定搭配的运用，需结合文章主旨逐一分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5
【解析】1. 志愿者拯救的是世界范围内的老虎，故选B。2. 野生老虎数量从约10万降到几千，dropped表示数量下降，故选D。3. 固定搭配keep... in balance意为“保持……平衡”，符合食物链顶端动物维持生态平衡的语境，故选C。4. hunt意为“猎杀”，符合为牟利猎杀老虎的语境，故选B。5. 森林消失导致老虎失去家园，故选C。6. 情况危急需采取行动，肯定句中用something表示“一些事”，故选C。7. simple与useful形成转折，指简单却有效的措施，故选A。8. set up意为“建立”，符合建立保护区域的语境，故选A。9. 学校和媒体向人们解释老虎重要的原因，用why引导宾语从句，故选B。10. care about意为“关心”，属于保护老虎的具体行动，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.C
【知识点】完形填空、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】本题围绕保护老虎展开，考查学生对上下文逻辑的理解、词汇辨析及固定搭配的运用，需结合文章主旨逐一分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5
