一、选词填空。
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项仅使用一次，有一个多余选项。
month their cold activities low
swimming people few buildings
high
Every year, on 5 January, the city Harbin in Northeast China changes into a winter wonderland. Tourists from all over the world 1. Harbin and take part in this wonderful ice and snow festival.
The festival started in 1963. It often lasts for about one 2. . However, if the weather stays 3. and dry, it will go on for a 4. more days. Temperatures are usually very 5. . They can drop to −17 ℃.
Ice sculptors(雕塑家) use different tools to carve the ice. These sculptors display(展示) 6. works in two main areas. “Sun Island” has huge snow sculptures of 7. and animals. “Ice and Snow World” has sculptures of 8. . At night, these buildings light up.
Visitors can do some other 9. , such as skiing and ice sliding.
They can also go 10. in the icy water of the Songhua River.

1. visit
2. month
3. cold
4. few
5. low
6. their
7. people
8. buildings
9. activities
10. swimming

【分析】
这是一道选词填空题，需先通读短文理解大意，再结合每个空的语法结构、语境含义，从给定单词中选择合适的词，且每个词仅用一次。解题时要关注词性、固定搭配及上下文逻辑，逐一匹配每个空格的需求。
【解析】
1. 句子缺少谓语动词，主语Tourists是复数，结合语境“来自世界各地的游客______哈尔滨”，选动词visit；
2. 由one可知需填可数名词单数，结合“持续大约一______”，选month；
3. 此处形容天气，与dry并列，选形容词cold；
4. 固定搭配a few more days表示“再多几天”，选few；
5. 描述温度低，用形容词low；
6. 修饰名词works，需用形容词性物主代词，选their；
7. 与animals并列，指雕塑包含人物和动物，选people；
8. 后文提到these buildings，结合语境选buildings；
9. other后接名词复数，指其他活动，选activities；
10. 固定搭配go swimming表示“去游泳”，选swimming。
【答案】
1. visit
2. month
3. cold
4. few
5. low
6. their
7. people
8. buildings
9. activities
10. swimming
【知识点】
选词填空、词汇运用、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查学生对词汇的掌握及语境理解能力，需结合语法和上下文逻辑选择合适词汇，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、语法填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nature’s Weather Forecasters(预报员)
Do you know how to find out the weather? You can listen to the radio, use your phone’s weather apps, or watch TV. But do you know animals can 1. (be) great weather reporters too?
Many animals can feel weather changes before people 2. (do). Let’s learn about some of these “animal forecasters”:
Busy bees
Bees “talk” by 3. (dance)! On 4. (sun) days, they fly out 5. (get) nectar(花蜜) from flowers. When rain comes, they stay in their hives(蜂巢). Why? Raindrops make their wings too heavy. People say: “Bees in the hive, rain will arrive soon!”
Dragonflies(蜻蜓) close to ground
If you see dragonflies 6. (fly) low near the ground, it may rain! Wet air 7. (make) their wings feel heavy, and they can’t fly high.
Ants moving food
Watch ants 8. (careful). If they carry food to high places, a storm may
9. (be) on the way. They want to keep their food safe from the rain.
Frogs’ loud songs
Do you hear frogs croak(呱呱叫) loudly 10. night? That usually means the next day will be warm and sunny. Frogs love good weather!
These animals are not just cute—they help us understand nature. Next time you go out, look around. Are bees staying in their hives? Are dragonflies flying low? Nature might tell you something about the weather!

1. be
2. do
3. dancing
4. sunny
5. to get
6. flying
7. makes
8. carefully
9. be
10. at

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语境和语法规则逐个分析空白处：1. 情态动词后接动词原形；2. 用助动词do替代前文的动词避免重复；3. 介词后接动名词；4. 修饰名词需用形容词；5. 动词不定式作目的状语；6. 固定搭配see sb doing sth；7. 不可数名词作主语时谓语用三单形式；8. 修饰动词需用副词；9. 情态动词后接动词原形；10. 固定搭配at night。
【解析】
1. 情态动词can后需接动词原形，故填be；
2. 此处用助动词do替代前文的feel，避免重复表述，符合语境，故填do；
3. 介词by表方式，其后接动名词作宾语，dance的动名词为dancing，故填dancing；
4. 修饰名词days需用形容词，sun的形容词形式为sunny，故填sunny；
5. 此处用动词不定式作目的状语，说明蜜蜂飞出去的目的，故填to get；
6. 固定搭配see sb doing sth意为“看见某人正在做某事”，故填flying；
7. 主语Wet air为不可数名词，一般现在时中谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，make的三单为makes，故填makes；
8. 修饰动词watch需用副词，careful的副词形式为carefully，故填carefully；
9. 情态动词may后需接动词原形，故填be；
10. 固定搭配at night意为“在晚上”，故填at。
【答案】
1. be
2. do
3. dancing
4. sunny
5. to get
6. flying
7. makes
8. carefully
9. be
10. at
【知识点】
情态动词用法、非谓语动词、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法知识，结合短文语境覆盖核心语法考点，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生巩固语法应用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6