Ⅳ. 语法填空。
A mother camel and her baby lay quietly in their zoo. The warm sun was shining softly around them. The little camel looked at his mother and(1)(ask), “Why do camels have humps(驼峰)?” The mother camel smiled and said, “Well, son, we are desert(2)(animal). Our humps store water. They help us walk a long way without(3)(drink). ”
The baby camel thought for a moment and asked, “Ok, but why are our legs so long and our feet so round?” The mother camel explained(4)(proud), “Our long legs and round feet help us walk easily(5) the desert sands. They give us balance and speed. ”
Still deep in thought, the little camel asked, “And what about our long eyelashes? They always seem to get（6） the way of my sight. ” The mother camel smiled warmly and said, “Ah, those eyelashes are one of our best（7）（protect）. They protect our eyes（8） the strong desert wind and sand. Everything about us is to help us live in the desert. ”
The baby camel thought about this carefully. He then asked, “If our humps store water, our legs help us walk through the desert,(9) our eyelashes protect us from the sand, then(10) are we doing here in the zoo?” The mother camel paused(停顿), her eyes showing a mix of wisdom and sadness.

Ⅳ. 1. asked 2. animals 3. drinking 4. proudly 5. through 6. in 7. protections 8. from 9. and 10. why 

【解析】
1. 第(1)空：and连接并列谓语，前面looked为一般过去式，故ask用过去式asked。
2. 第(2)空：we指代骆驼这类动物，为复数概念，故animal变为复数形式animals。
3. 第(3)空：without是介词，后接动词的动名词形式，故drink变为drinking。
4. 第(4)空：此处需用副词修饰动词explained，proud的副词形式为proudly。
5. 第(5)空：walk through为固定搭配，意为“穿过”，符合语境，故填through。
6. 第(6)空：get in the way of是固定短语，意为“妨碍”，故填in。
7. 第(7)空：one of后接可数名词复数，protect的名词形式为protection，复数是protections。
8. 第(8)空：protect...from...是固定搭配，意为“保护……免受……”，故填from。
9. 第(9)空：此处连接并列的条件内容，表并列关系，故填and。
10. 第(10)空：根据语境是询问原因，故填why。
【答案】
1. asked 2. animals 3. drinking 4. proudly 5. through 6. in 7. protections 8. from 9. and 10. why
【知识点】
动词形式变化、固定短语搭配、词性转换
【点评】
本题以骆驼母子的对话为语境，考查基础语法知识，涵盖动词形式、词性转换及固定短语等内容，贴近生活，注重对语法基础知识和语境理解能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.7