一、词汇运用
1. The round and fat bodies of the ______（企鹅）are like small black and white balls.
2. Plants and animals live in peace in the forest and form a perfect ______（生态系统）.
3. In the underwater world, coral ______（礁）are like many beautiful palaces.
4. Nanjing has a pleasant ______（气候）, so it is comfortable to live here.
5. In deserts, there's a huge ______（different）in temperature between day and night.

penguins
; ecosystem
; reefs
; climate
; difference

二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次
wet easy be home to cut down climate change
The Amazon Rainforest is in South America. It covers about 7 million square kilometres. It 1. ______ many different kinds of animals and plants.
However, 2. ______ makes the rainforest "sick". Actually, the rainforest can fix itself. But now, it feels too "tired" to get better. The Amazon is one of the world's 3. ______ places. But since 2005, three droughts（干旱）have hit the Amazon Rainforest. The trees don't have enough water to grow. What's worse, they can catch fire when they become dry. People 4. ______ rainforest trees mostly for wood. They burn（烧毁）the forest to make farmland. All these human activities 5. ______ harm the rainforest.
Researchers are thinking of better ways to save the Amazon Rainforest. Hope we can solve the problems in the near future.

is home to
; climate change
; wettest
; cut down
; easily

( ) 1. The chart below shows the average monthly rainfall (降雨量) in City A and City B.

Which statement is TRUE according to the chart?
A. City B has more rainfall than City A in June.
B. The driest month in City B is September.
C. Both cities have the least rainfall in December.
D. City B's rainfall in December is twice that of City A.

D

( ) 2. — What's the ______ like in your city? — It often rains in summer.
A. degree
B. temperature
C. climate
D. environment

C

( ) 3. The game is full of fun. Half of the class ______ interested in it.
A. is
B. are
C. have
D. has

B

( ) 4. — I want to write a report about Arctic. Could you tell me something about it?
— Sorry, I know ______ about it. You can look for some information on the internet.
A. little
B. a little
C. few
D. a few

A

( ) 5. — How do you like the movie Ne Zha 2?
— It is ______ wonderful ______ I'd like to see it again.
A. such; that
B. so; that
C. enough; to
D. too; to

B

( ) 6. — I think the best thing about travelling is that you can learn a lot along the way.
— ______. I learnt much about grasslands when I went to Xinjiang last time.
A. It's up to you
B. I'm afraid so
C. I have no idea
D. That's true

D