五、首字母填空
根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
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Every year, there are 400 or more bad storms and other natural disasters around the world. These disasters kill 90,000 people. Other 200 million people are s 1 hurt. When people know a storm is coming, they leave for shelters(避难所) or s 2 areas. But what happens to the animals?
D 3 for Animals
During storms and other disasters, animals cannot usually go to shelters without help. Storms can hurt animals in d 4 ways. High water in streets and houses can kill dogs and cats. Electrical wires fall in the water and kill fish. Strong winds push birds far away from their homes.
Why don't people take their animals with them? Some shelters don't have enough space or don't take pets. Sometimes, terrible things can happen. In 2005, 600,000 pets died in New Orleans, USA, during Hurricane Katrina because their owners left them b 5. The animals couldn't swim. They didn't have food, either.
Ways to Help
Many people help animals before, during, and after disasters. Before storms, some volunteers warn people to take pets and farm animals to the shelters. During a storm, they look for animals and save them. Some volunteers also help w 6 animals, such as birds, deer and even koalas in Australia. They give the animals medical care. After the storm, many pets and animals are scared and get wounded. High water is very dirty and can make animals s 7. They give the animals medicine. They help the animals feel better.
R 8 to Help
Animals are part of our communities and they should get help from people. Most people don't want animals to die. It's expensive to l 9 farm animals. Also, dead animals bring disease. In addition, some people die because they stay with their animals during a disaster. As a r 10, taking care of animals during storms is important. This helps the animals, and it helps people, too.
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1. seriously 根据上文“These disasters kill 90,000 people.”可知自然灾难造成9万人死亡，另有2亿人受重伤；修饰hurt，应用副词。故填seriously。
2. safe(r) 根据空前“they leave for shelters”可知当暴风雨即将来临时，人们会前往避难所或安全区域。故填safe(r)。
3. Danger 根据第二段“Storms can hurt animals in d 4 ways.”和第三段“Sometimes，terrible things can happen.”可知本部分介绍动物面临的危险；“danger”泛指“危险”时，通常作不可数名词，小标题首字母需大写。故填Danger。
4. different 根据下文“High water in streets and houses can kill dogs and cats ... Strong winds push birds far away from their homes.”可知暴风雨会以不同的方式伤害动物。故填different。
5. behind 根据空前“600,000 pets died”和下文“The animals couldn't swim. They didn't have food，either.”可知60万只宠物不会游泳，也没有食物，因为被主人抛下而死亡；leave behind表示“抛下”。故填behind。
6. wild 根据空后“such as birds，deer and even koalas in Australia”可知志愿者还帮助澳大利亚的鸟类、鹿甚至考拉等野生动物。故填wild。
7. sick 根据下文“They give the animals medicine.”可知志愿者给动物吃药，由此可知高水位会让动物生病。故填sick。
8. Reasons 根据最后一段“Animals are part of our communities and they should get help from people.”和“Also，dead animals bring disease.”可知本部分介绍帮助动物的原因；此处用名词的复数形式表泛指，小标题首字母需大写。故填Reasons。
9. lose 根据上文“Most people don't want animals to die.”可知大多数人不希望动物死亡，失去农场动物代价高昂。故填lose。
10. result 根据空后“taking care of animals during storms is important”并结合上文的内容可知，因此，在暴风雨中照顾动物很重要；as a result表示“因此”。故填result。

【分析】
解答首字母填空题，需先通读全文把握语篇主题（本文围绕自然灾害中动物的处境及帮助动物的方式展开），再逐空结合上下文语境、词汇的词性要求、固定搭配及首字母提示确定单词，同时注意名词的单复数、小标题首字母大写等细节，确保填入的单词使文意通顺。
【解析】
1. 空格处修饰动词hurt，需用副词；根据上文“These disasters kill 90,000 people”可知，另有2亿人受重伤，故填seriously。
2. 空格修饰名词areas，需用形容词；根据“leave for shelters”可知，人们前往避难所或安全区域，故填safe(r)。
3. 此处为段落小标题，需用名词；结合下文介绍动物面临的灾害危险，且首字母需大写，故填Danger。
4. 空格修饰名词ways，需用形容词；下文列举了洪水、电线、强风等不同伤害方式，故填different。
5. 结合语境“600,000 pets died”及固定搭配leave behind（抛下），可知宠物因被主人抛下死亡，故填behind。
6. 空格后列举的鸟类、鹿、考拉属于野生动物，需用形容词修饰animals，故填wild。
7. 根据下文“They give the animals medical care”可知，高水位会让动物生病，需用形容词作宾补，故填sick。
8. 此处为段落小标题，需用名词复数表泛指；结合下文介绍帮助动物的原因，且首字母需大写，故填Reasons。
9. 固定句型it's + adj. + to do sth.，需用动词原形；根据“Most people don't want animals to die”可知，失去农场动物代价高昂，故填lose。
10. 固定搭配as a result（因此），结合上下文逻辑，此处表结果，故填result。
【答案】
1. seriously 2. safe(r) 3. Danger 4. different 5. behind 6. wild 7. sick 8. Reasons 9. lose 10. result
【知识点】
语篇理解、词汇运用、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是关于自然灾害中动物保护的说明文，首字母填空题型考查学生的语篇理解能力、词汇掌握及固定搭配运用能力，需结合上下文逻辑分析，难度较高，要求学生具备扎实的英语基础和较强的语境分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.4