Ⅲ.阅读短文,根据短文内容或提示词填空。
Nature is full of amazing things that make us curious. From big mountains to wide oceans, these 1. (nature) wonders are always waiting for us to explore. But sometimes, exploring can be 2. (risk) too.
Think about the Amazon Rainforest. It's not 3. usual place—there are so many plants and animals there, 4. (include) colourful birds and strange insects! Some 5. (explore) go there to find new things. They walk through thick forests and might meet wild animals like jaguars or noisy monkeys. It's dangerous, but their 6. (curious) makes them brave. Though some trips are hard, people never stop 7. (learn) about nature.
When people 8. (success) find a wonder of nature, it's so exciting! For example, scientists study volcanoes to know how they work. This helps keep people safe. Exploring caves or glaciers also 9. (tell) us about the Earth's past.
Nature's wonders are beautiful and special. Just remember: exploring is fun, 10. we must be careful too!

1. natural 2. risky 3. a 4. including 5. explorers
6. curiosity 7. learning 8. successfully 9. tells 10. but

【分析】
做此类短文填空需先分析每个空在句中的成分，判断所需词性，再结合提示词、固定搭配或语境推导答案：1. 空后是名词，需用形容词修饰；2. be动词后需形容词作表语；3. 泛指单数可数名词，需考虑冠词；4. 此处表“包括”，用介词形式；5. 需指人的名词，结合some用复数；6. 形容词性物主代词后需名词；7. 考查固定搭配；8. 修饰动词需副词；9. 动名词作主语时谓语用单数；10. 前后句为转折关系，需转折连词。
【解析】
1. 修饰名词wonders，用nature的形容词形式natural；
2. be动词后需形容词，risk的形容词是risky；
3. usual以辅音音素开头，泛指“一个”用不定冠词a；
4. 此处用介词including表“包括”；
5. 指“探索者”，some后接可数名词复数，explore的名词复数是explorers；
6. their后需名词，curious的名词是curiosity；
7. 固定搭配stop doing sth（停止做某事），故填learning；
8. 修饰动词find用副词，success的副词是successfully；
9. 动名词短语作主语，谓语动词用单数，故填tells；
10. 前后句为转折关系，用连词but。
【答案】
1. natural 2. risky 3. a 4. including 5. explorers 6. curiosity 7. learning 8. successfully 9. tells 10. but
【知识点】
词性转换、冠词用法、固定搭配
【点评】
本题围绕自然探索主题，考查基础词汇的词性转换及常用语法知识，难度适中，需学生掌握词汇的不同形式和基本语法规则。
【难度系数】
0.6