四、阅读表达 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过7个单词 (除第5小题外)。
We usually think plants are quiet. They never speak. They can’t walk. And they can’t think like us. However, The Green Planet shows plants are just like animals. They always fight for food and light. The documentary (纪录片) uncovers the secret lives of plants.
“Plants are as competitive (竞争的) as animals,” says Sir David Attenborough, narrator of the documentary. Plants fight against each other to live. In rainforests, different kinds of plants fight for sunlight. The forest floor is a “battlefield” as only 2% of the sunlight reaches there. Each species follows its own rules to get light. Some plants spread their big leaves, but a vine (藤蔓) tries to take a free ride. Finally, a fast-growing tree catches up with them. The tree has slippery (滑的) leaves, which stop the vine from getting a hold.
In The Green Planet, we can see a wonderful world of plants. They fight, they hunt, they cheat, they communicate with each other, they protect themselves and their neighbours, and they even kill animals. The documentary also helps us know how important the natural world is to us all. “Plants are the basis of all life, including ourselves,” says Sir David Attenborough. “We depend on them for food and fresh air. The earth takes care of us, and we must do the same. It is for the next generation.”
1. Is The Green Planet about the secret lives of plants?

2. How do vines get sunlight in rainforests?

3. What’s plants’ role in life?

4. What should we do according to Sir David Attenborough?

5. Do you think people have realized the importance of trees? Why or why not?

1. Yes (, it is).
2. They try to take a free ride.
3. They are life’s basis.
4. We should take care of the earth.
5. Yes, they do. Because many people have watched the documentary about plants.
(答案不唯一，言之有理即可)

【分析】
做阅读表达题时，先通读短文把握主旨，再针对每个问题回到原文定位对应内容，提取关键信息，注意第1-4小题答案不超过7个单词，第5小题需结合原文合理作答，确保答案与原文表述一致。
【解析】
1. 问题询问《绿色星球》是否关于植物的秘密生活，定位原文第一段最后一句“The documentary uncovers the secret lives of plants.”，可得出对应答案；
2. 问题询问雨林中藤蔓如何获取阳光，定位第二段“but a vine tries to take a free ride”，提取关键表述；
3. 问题询问植物在生命中的角色，定位第三段“Plants are the basis of all life”，提取对应内容；
4. 问题询问David认为我们该做什么，定位第三段“we must do the same”（指代前文“the earth takes care of us”即照顾地球），提取答案；
5. 结合原文提到纪录片让人们了解自然重要性，给出合理开放性回答，符合要求。
【答案】
1. Yes (, it is).
2. They try to take a free ride.
3. They are life’s basis.
4. We should take care of the earth.
5. Yes, they do. Because many people have watched the documentary about plants.
【知识点】
阅读理解、信息提取
【点评】
本题考查学生从短文中精准提取关键信息的能力，需严格遵循答题字数限制，第5小题为开放性试题，言之有理即可，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、综合阅读 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，含动词时态语态变化和非谓语形式。
Coral reefs are amazing ecosystems that (1) (be) home to thousands of sea creatures (生物). Many people think they are just rocks, but they actually live and grow (2) (slow).
However, coral reefs (3) (face) serious problems now. Ocean pollution (4) (cause) by human activities is making the water dirty. This (5) (make) corals die. What’s (6) , climate change is (7) (great) damaging their environment.
(8) (protect) coral reefs, scientists are working hard. They are trying to find ways to keep the ocean clean. We can also help by using environment-friendly (9) (produce). Remember, (10) (health) reefs mean a green planet for all of us!
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

1. are
2. slowly
3. are facing
4. caused
5. makes
6. more
7. greatly
8. To protect
9. products
10. healthy

【分析】
这是一道英语语法填空题，需结合句子结构、词性变化、时态语态、固定搭配等知识解题。具体思路：1. 第1空：定语从句先行词是复数名词，结合时态确定谓语形式；2. 第2空：修饰动词需用副词；3. 第3空：时间状语now提示用现在进行时；4. 第4空：名词与动词是被动关系，用过去分词作定语；5. 第5空：主语单数，结合时态确定谓语形式；6. 第6空：考查固定搭配；7. 第7空：修饰动词需用副词；8. 第8空：表目的用不定式；9. 第9空：形容词后接名词，需用名词复数；10. 第10空：修饰名词需用形容词。
【解析】
1. 定语从句先行词ecosystems为复数，主句为一般现在时，从句谓语用are，故填are；
2. 修饰动词grow需用副词，slow的副词形式为slowly，故填slowly；
3. 时间状语now提示用现在进行时，主语coral reefs为复数，故填are facing；
4. Ocean pollution与cause是被动关系，用过去分词作后置定语，故填caused；
5. 主语this为单数，时态为一般现在时，谓语用第三人称单数形式makes，故填makes；
6. 固定搭配what's more表示“而且”，故填more；
7. 修饰动词damaging需用副词，great的副词形式为greatly，故填greatly；
8. 表目的用不定式作目的状语，故填To protect；
9. 形容词environment-friendly后接名词，produce的名词复数形式为products，故填products；
10. 修饰名词reefs需用形容词，health的形容词形式为healthy，故填healthy。
【答案】
1. are
2. slowly
3. are facing
4. caused
5. makes
6. more
7. greatly
8. To protect
9. products
10. healthy
【知识点】
动词时态语态；副词与形容词用法；非谓语动词
【点评】
本题为英语语法填空基础题，考查词性转换、时态语态、固定搭配及非谓语动词的基本用法，知识点覆盖全面，难度适中，适合巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6