一、根据汉语意思写单词。
1. We found a （模样奇怪的）plant in the forest when we took a field trip.
2. When something looks （可疑的）, you need to be careful right away.
3. Many （研究者）keep studying wild animals to protect them better.
4. His （好奇心）is so strong that he always wants to explore new things.
5. There's still much to explore about （非植物生物）in the deep sea.

1.strange-looking 2.fishy 3.researchers
4.curiosity 5.creatures

【分析】
做此类根据汉语意思写单词的题目时，需先分析句子结构，确定空格处所需单词的词性，再结合语境匹配对应的英语单词，同时注意单词的正确形式（如名词复数等）。
【解析】
1. 空格处修饰名词plant，需填形容词，“模样奇怪的”对应形容词strange-looking；
2. 空格处作系动词looks的表语，需填形容词，“可疑的”对应形容词fishy；
3. 空格前有修饰词Many，需填名词复数，“研究者”对应名词复数researchers；
4. 空格处作主语，需填名词，“好奇心”对应名词curiosity；
5. 空格处指“非植物生物”，对应名词creatures。
【答案】
1.strange-looking 2.fishy 3.researchers 4.curiosity 5.creatures
【知识点】
英语单词拼写、词汇运用
【点评】
本题考察基础英语词汇的汉译英，需掌握常见形容词、名词的正确形式，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7

二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
6. Nothing can drive me (give) up my dream.
7. Dad added up his money in and agreed to buy the toy. (total)
8. It is to watch shows with my friends. (fun)
9. John studies hard every day because he hopes to become a . (biology)
10. He carefully, and I to his paintings as soon as I saw them. (draw)

6.to give 7.total;totally 8.fun;funny
9.biology;biologist 10.drew;was drawn

【分析】
本题考查英语词汇的固定搭配、词性转换、时态及被动语态的运用，需结合句子结构和语境逐一分析：
1. 第6题：固定搭配drive sb to do sth意为“迫使某人做某事”，需用动词不定式；
2. 第7题：第一空为固定短语in total（总共），第二空修饰动词agreed，需用形容词total对应的副词；
3. 第8题：第一空为固定句型It is + 名词 + to do sth，fun作名词表示“有趣的事”；第二空修饰名词shows，需用fun的形容词形式；
4. 第9题：第一空study后接学科名词biology（生物学）；第二空表示职业“生物学家”，需用biology的名词变形；
5. 第10题：由后半句的saw（过去式）可知句子为一般过去时，第一空用draw的过去式；第二空为固定搭配be drawn to（被吸引），结合主语I和过去时态，用被动语态的过去式。
【解析】
6. 固定搭配drive sb to do sth，故填to give；
7. 第一空用固定短语in total，填total；第二空修饰动词agreed，用副词totally，故填total; totally；
8. 第一空符合句型It is + 名词 + to do，填fun；第二空修饰名词shows，用形容词funny，故填fun; funny；
9. 第一空study后接学科名词biology，填biology；第二空表示职业“生物学家”，填biologist，故填biology; biologist；
10. 由saw确定为一般过去时，第一空用draw的过去式drew；第二空用被动语态的过去式was drawn，故填drew; was drawn。
【答案】
6.to give 7.total;totally 8.fun;funny 9.biology;biologist 10.drew;was drawn
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、时态语态
【点评】
本题为英语基础词汇运用题，考查初中阶段核心的固定短语搭配、词性转换及一般过去时、被动语态的运用，是日常学习中的基础题型，需学生熟练掌握常见词汇的变形规则和常用句型。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、阅读理解。
In the warm waters of Western Australia's Shark Bay, bottlenose（宽吻）dolphins have been found doing something very clever: wearing sea sponges（海绵）like masks on their noses. Sponges are soft, simple sea animals, and the dolphins use them as handy tools while hunting for food.
Here's how it works: A dolphin picks up a sponge and holds it over its snout. Then, it uses the sponge to gently stir up the sandy seabed. This helps it find small fish hiding in the sand, without being hurt by sharp（锋利的）rocks or shells. Once it finds a fish, the dolphin drops the sponge, eats its meal, and then picks up the sponge again to keep hunting. Scientists call this special behaviour "sponging".
This skill isn't something every dolphin knows — only about 5% of the dolphins in Shark Bay do it. Researchers believe sponging is passed down from mother dolphins to their young. Baby dolphins stay with their mothers for three to six years, learning important life skills like how to use tools to find food.
▲ While holding the sponge, dolphins find it harder to use echolocation（回声定位）— their natural ability to send out sound waves and listen for echoes to locate objects. But for these clever dolphins, the benefit of finding food safely seems to be worth it.
This fascinating behaviour shows just how smart dolphins are, and how they can learn and share useful skills across generations, much like humans do.
() 11. Why do dolphins wear sponges on their noses while hunting?
A. To play with other dolphins in the water.
B. To protect their noses from sharp objects.
C. To help them swim faster in the ocean.
D. To talk with their mothers more easily.
() 12. What can we learn about sponging from the passage?
A. It is a skill taught within dolphin families over time.
B. It is a recent behaviour dolphins learned from humans.
C. It is a skill all bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay know.
D. It hasn't influenced dolphins' ability of using echolocation.
() 13. Which sentence can be put into the ▲ in Paragraph 4?
A. So, why would bottlenose dolphins choose to do this?
B. However, sponging does have a small disadvantage for dolphins.
C. Scientists are still studying how dolphins deal with this problem.
D. This means using a sponge is not always the best choice for hunting.
() 14. What's the best title for the passage?
A. The Life of Bottlenose Dolphins in Australia
B. Amazing Dolphins: Using Echolocation to Find Food
C. The Importance of Sea Sponges to Sea Animals
D. Clever Dolphins: Wearing Sponges to Hunt Safely

11.B 12.A 13.B 14.D

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读文章把握主旨，再针对每个小题的问题定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息进行判断。具体思路：11题问海豚戴海绵的原因，定位第二段找目的；12题问“sponging”的相关信息，定位第三段；13题是句子还原题，需结合空格前后逻辑（后文讲缺点）选过渡句；14题选标题，需概括全文核心内容。
【解析】11题：根据第二段关键句“This helps it find small fish hiding in the sand, without being hurt by sharp（锋利的）rocks or shells.”可知，海豚用海绵是为了保护鼻子不被锋利物体伤害，对应选项B。12题：根据第三段“Researchers believe sponging is passed down from mother dolphins to their young.”可知，该技能由海豚家族代代相传，对应选项A。13题：空格后内容指出“用海绵时海豚更难使用回声定位”，这是“sponging”的缺点，因此空格处需引出缺点，对应选项B。14题：全文围绕鲨鱼湾的宽吻海豚用海绵保护鼻子安全捕猎的特殊行为展开，核心是“聪明的海豚用海绵安全捕猎”，对应选项D。
【答案】11.B 12.A 13.B 14.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解、句子还原、主旨大意）
【点评】本题选取动物行为相关的英语阅读材料，考查学生的信息定位、逻辑推理和主旨概括能力，题目设置贴合初中英语阅读的常见考点，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6