三、语篇填空(共 10 小题，每小题 1 分；满分 10 分)
阅读短文，从空白处填入一个适当的词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
Now a lot of families keep pets in their houses. Most pets are small animals, such as cats, dogs, fish, snakes, birds and so on.
The dog is the favourite pet and 31. second favourite is the cat. These small animals are very cute and 32. (friend). People usually have them as their family members. They look after them 33. (good). They let them wear beautiful clothes and they give them nice names. They also offer(提供)their pets nice food. They buy food 34. their pets in pet shops. They keep 35. (they)clean every day.
Pets are all very happy. Many pets have their 36. (house)and beds. They often go out 37. (relax)with people in the park in the morning.
Some children like pets 38. they need a friend to play with at home. Many old people only live alone(独自)and they keep pets at home because they often feel lonely(孤独的). They treat(对待)them as their 39. (child)and they love them very much, so pets are very important. I think every family 40. (need)a pet.

31. the 32. friendly 33. well 34. for 35. them 36. houses 37. to relax 38. because 39. children 40. needs

【分析】
本题为英语语篇填空题，需结合短文语境、语法规则及固定搭配解题。解题思路：先通读全文理解主旨（介绍家庭养宠物的相关情况），再逐句分析每个空格的语法成分、所需词性或固定搭配，结合括号内提示词或上下文逻辑关系确定答案。具体思考方向：31题涉及序数词的用法；32题需形容词作表语；33题用副词修饰动词短语；34题是固定搭配；35题需代词宾格；36题many后接可数名词复数；37题用不定式表目的；38题需因果连词；39题需名词复数；40题考查主谓一致。
【解析】
31. 序数词second前需加定冠词the，表顺序，故填the；
32. 此处需形容词作表语，friend的形容词形式为friendly，故填friendly；
33. 修饰动词短语look after需用副词，good的副词形式为well，故填well；
34. 固定搭配buy sth for sb意为“为某人买某物”，此处指为宠物买食物，故填for；
35. keep后需接宾格代词指代前文的pets，they的宾格为them，故填them；
36. many后接可数名词复数，house的复数形式为houses，故填houses；
37. 此处用不定式作目的状语，表“出去放松”的目的，故填to relax；
38. 前后句为因果关系，前果后因，需用because引导原因状语从句，故填because；
39. their后需接名词复数，child的复数形式为children，故填children；
40. 主语every family为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式，need的三单形式为needs，故填needs。
【答案】
31. the 32. friendly 33. well 34. for 35. them 36. houses 37. to relax 38. because 39. children 40. needs
【知识点】
序数词用法；词性转换；主谓一致
【点评】
本题考查语篇语境下的基础语法与词汇运用，需学生结合上下文分析句子结构，掌握核心语法规则，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、阅读与表达（共 4 小题，41—43 小题，每小题 2 分，44 小题 4 分；满分 10 分）
阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。
Which one do you think is "the king of the animals", the elephant, the lion or the tiger? They are all smart and strong. But I think the tiger is "the king of the animals". If you take a look at the tiger, you can find a Chinese character（汉字）"Wang" on the tiger's forehead. The character means "the king" in Chinese.
Most tigers come from China and India. They look scary. They like eating meat. Tigers can run very fast and they are also good swimmers. Tigers need lots of sleep, and they sleep for about 15 hours every day.
Some people think they are dangerous. But they don't know tigers are in danger now. In the early 20th century, the number of tigers was about 100,000. But today the number is only a few thousand. People kill tigers for money. People also cut down too many trees. So many tigers lose their lives and homes!
There are many people around the world trying to help save tigers. It is of great importance for everyone to save tigers. Let's take action now!
41. What does the character on the tiger's forehead mean in Chinese?

42. Where do most tigers come from?

43. How long do tigers sleep every day?

44. Why do many tigers lose their lives and homes? What should we do to protect（保护）them?

41. The king.
42. China and India.
43. For about 15 hours.
44. Because people kill tigers for money and cut down too many trees. We shouldn't cut down trees so they can have homes to live in. It's important for us to know the importance of saving the tigers. We should also tell the people around us to save tigers. (开放试题, 言之有理, 言之有物即可)

【分析】
解答本题需先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个问题定位原文对应内容：41题定位老虎额头汉字的含义，42题定位老虎的来源，43题定位老虎的睡眠时间，44题先找老虎失去生命和家园的原因，再结合短文呼吁给出合理的保护措施，开放题需言之有理。
【解析】
41题：根据短文第一段最后一句“The character means 'the king' in Chinese.”，可直接得出答案；
42题：根据短文第二段第一句“Most tigers come from China and India.”，可直接得出答案；
43题：根据短文第二段最后一句“they sleep for about 15 hours every day.”，可直接得出答案；
44题：原因部分依据短文第三段“People kill tigers for money. People also cut down too many trees.”，保护措施结合短文最后一段呼吁，如不滥砍树木、宣传保护老虎等，符合开放要求即可。
【答案】
41. The king.
42. China and India.
43. For about 15 hours.
44. Because people kill tigers for money and cut down too many trees. We shouldn't cut down too many trees to give tigers homes, and we should call on more people to save tigers.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，开放型表达
【点评】
本题为英语阅读基础题，考查学生对短文细节信息的查找能力及开放表达能力，难度较低，适合巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.8