四、阅读短文,从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项
Rising temperatures could mean the end of some migrating animals. Birds may fly from one part of the world to another. 36 Recently, a report said that changes in any of the places can cause serious problems. “These animals have developed their migration routes (路线) over thousands of years. 37 It seems impossible for them to change their habits in decades,” said the report writer Dr Robert Hepworth.
38 Scientists find that with higher temperatures, far more female (雌的) turtles were born than male turtles. 39 Also, turtles are more likely to get sick as the water gets warmer. More illnesses will be common in the hot environment.
40 Now some projects are already working! “We need governments all over the world to start taking action. We should make full use of every minute,” said Dr Hepworth.
A. It is not all bad news, though.
B. These animals will change their habits fast.
C. Whales may travel through huge areas of the ocean.
D. Turtles are largely affected by ing temperatures.
E. For whales, the main problem is the warming water.
F. In parts of Malaysia, almost all turtle hatchlings (幼龟) are female.
G. But the climate will change very fast over the next 25 to 50 years.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

36.C 37.G 38.D 39.F 40.A

【分析】
本题为英语七选五题型，解题思路是结合上下文语境与逻辑关系匹配选项。步骤如下：1. 分析36题：前文提及鸟类迁徙，后文讲“这些动物”的迁徙问题，需选与迁徙动物相关的选项；2. 分析37题：前文说动物迁徙路线历经千年，后文讲几十年内无法改习惯，需选衔接气候快速变化的选项；3. 分析38题：后文围绕海龟受温度影响展开，需选引出海龟话题的选项；4. 分析39题：前文说温度高导致雌龟偏多，需选具体例证的选项；5. 分析40题：后文讲有项目行动，需选转折引出积极内容的选项。
【解析】
36题：前文提到鸟类迁徙，后文指代“这些动物”，选项C（Whales may travel through huge areas of the ocean）属于迁徙动物，承接上文动物迁徙的话题，故36选C；
37题：前文说明动物迁徙路线历经千年，后文指出几十年内无法改变习惯，选项G（But the climate will change very fast over the next 25 to 50 years）转折说明气候快速变化，衔接上下文逻辑，故37选G；
38题：后文围绕海龟受温度影响展开，选项D（Turtles are largely affected by rising temperatures）引出海龟受温度影响的话题，故38选D；
39题：前文提到温度高导致雌龟多于雄龟，选项F（In parts of Malaysia, almost all turtle hatchlings are female）是具体例证，承接上文内容，故39选F；
40题：后文说有项目在行动，选项A（It is not all bad news, though）转折引出积极内容，衔接下文，故40选A。
【答案】36.C 37.G 38.D 39.F 40.A
【知识点】英语七选五，语境衔接，逻辑推理
【点评】本题考查英语语篇连贯性的理解，要求学生结合上下文逻辑选择合适选项，注重对语篇结构的把握，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5

五、根据首字母提示完成短文,每空一词
A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them for money. The monkeys, however, were
very c 41. The man’s plan failed again and again.
A little boy noticed the man’s e 42 over the past few days and said he could help. He took a pot (壶) w 43 a thin neck and put peanuts (花生) in it. He then took the pot under a tree and told the man, “We are going to have a m 44 in a few hours.”
Some monkeys soon found the pot. One of them put its hand into the pot to get peanuts. But soon it found that it couldn’t pull its h 45 out of the pot with the peanuts. The monkey was very afraid and started to cry. Other monkeys tried to help it but failed.
The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag, the other monkeys all ran away except the o 46 with its hand in the pot. The boy caught the monkey e 47 because it’s almost impossible for it to run with a pot. The man was s 48 and asked the boy, “Why was it so h 49 for the monkey to get its hand out?” The boy laughed and said, “The monkey could get its hand out if it let go of the peanuts in the pot, but it just wasn’t w 50 to let go. They never are.”
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

41. clever 42. efforts 43. with
44. monkey 45. hand 46. one
47. easily 48. surprised 49. hard
50. willing

【分析】
先通读短文理解全文大意，短文讲述了男孩利用猴子的贪心帮助他人抓猴子的故事。解题时需结合每个空的上下文语境、首字母提示，同时考虑词汇的词性、形式及固定搭配，逐一确定每个空的单词。
【解析】
41. 前文提到男人抓猴子的计划一次次失败，可知猴子很聪明，结合首字母c，填clever；
42. 男孩注意到男人过去几天的努力，结合首字母e，此处用名词复数efforts表示“努力”；
43. 此处表示“带有细颈的壶”，介词with可表“带有”，结合首字母w，填with；
44. 男孩告知男人要抓猴子，结合首字母m，填monkey；
45. 猴子伸手进壶拿花生，拿不出手，结合首字母h，填hand；
46. 其他猴子都跑了，只剩手在壶里的那只，结合首字母o，填one；
47. 猴子带壶无法逃跑，男孩很容易抓住它，副词修饰动词caught，结合首字母e，填easily；
48. 男人看到这一场景很惊讶，结合首字母s，填surprised；
49. 男人问猴子为何很难拿出手，结合首字母h，填hard；
50. 猴子不愿意放手，固定搭配be willing to，结合首字母w，填willing。
【答案】
41.clever 42.efforts 43.with 44.monkey 45.hand 46.one 47.easily 48.surprised 49.hard 50.willing
【知识点】
英语词汇运用；语境理解；固定搭配
【点评】
本题为记叙文类首字母填空题，通过趣味故事考察学生对词汇的掌握及上下文语境的理解能力，需结合语境、首字母及词汇用法准确作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6