Ⅴ. 阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
but they ant care feel work watch quick carry under
In a big green forest, there live thousands of 1. Every morning, they 2 early. They are not just workers—they are also excellent builders. For several years, these small insects have made their homes 3 the ground.
One day, a girl named Lily sat down quietly and 4 them. She noticed that 5 home was not one hole 6 many rooms connected by tiny tunnels. The ants moved 7 and in good order. Lily thought they were very 8 with their work.
She watched them for almost two hours and 9 very happy. “These ants are teaching me a lesson,” she said. “One ant 10 a leaf much bigger than itself. Another helps when the way is difficult. So even small things can do great work if they work together.”
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. ants 2. work 3. under 4. watched 5. their
6. but 7. quickly 8. careful 9. felt 10. carries

【分析】
解题时先通读短文理解整体语境，再结合方框内的词汇，根据每个空的语法要求（词性、时态、单复数等）、固定搭配及上下文逻辑确定答案：1. thousands of后需接可数名词复数；2. 主语为复数时用一般现在时动词原形；3. 结合语境选表方位的介词；4. 由前文动词过去式确定时态；5. 修饰名词用形容词性物主代词；6. 表转折选连词；7. 修饰动词用副词；8. 依据固定搭配确定形容词；9. 由前文时态确定动词过去式；10. 主语为第三人称单数时用动词三单形式。
【解析】
1. 方框中ant是名词，thousands of后接可数名词复数，故填ants；
2. 方框中work是动词，主语they为复数，一般现在时谓语用原形，故填work；
3. 方框中under是介词，under the ground是固定搭配，意为“在地下”，符合语境，故填under；
4. 方框中watch是动词，由前文sat（过去式）可知时态为一般过去时，watch的过去式是watched，故填watched；
5. 方框中they是人称代词，修饰名词home需用形容词性物主代词their，故填their；
6. 方框中but是连词，not...but...是固定结构，意为“不是...而是...”，符合“不是一个洞而是许多房间”的语境，故填but；
7. 方框中quick是形容词，修饰动词moved需用副词quickly，故填quickly；
8. 方框中care是名词/动词，be careful with是固定搭配，意为“对...认真”，故填careful；
9. 方框中feel是动词，由前文watched（过去式）可知时态为一般过去时，feel的过去式是felt，故填felt；
10. 方框中carry是动词，主语one ant是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语用三单形式carries，故填carries；
【答案】
1. ants 2. work 3. under 4. watched 5. their 6. but 7. quickly 8. careful 9. felt 10. carries
【知识点】
动词时态、固定搭配、词性转换
【点评】
本题为语篇型词汇填空，考查学生对词汇的语境运用能力，需结合语法知识、固定搭配及短文逻辑解题，是基础题型，能有效检验学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6