四、短文填空
阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给的单词提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
The Yangtze finless porpoise (江豚) lives in the waters of the Yangtze River. It is 30. (know) as the "smiling angel". Nowadays, however, it is difficult 31.
the animal to smile. With only around 1,000 finless porpoises left, volunteers are 32. (work) hard to protect this kind of animal. Tan Ge is one of 33. (they) in Yueyang Finless Porpoise Protection Association in Hunan Province. At first, Tan donated food and things like hats 34. gloves to the volunteers. As she got closer 35. them and their work, she had a 36. (good) understanding of the finless porpoise and realized that perhaps a lot of people had little knowledge of the animal. So, in 2018, she joined the association. Over the next 37. (year), she has taken part in over 350 field trips to deal with illegal (非法) fishing, saving not only finless porpoises, but also other wildlife in 38. area. Besides, she has tried to raise people's awareness about the animal. She has led more 39. 100 educational field trips—from primary school level to university students—in the Dongting Lake area, telling them about the finless porpoise.

30. known 31. for 32. working
33. them 34. and 35. to 36. better
37. years 38. the 39. than

【分析】
本题为短文填空，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则（时态、代词、比较级、冠词等）解题。具体思路：30题考查固定搭配be known as；31题考查固定句型it's difficult for sb to do sth；32题考查现在进行时结构；33题考查介词后人称代词用宾格；34题考查并列连词连接并列名词；35题考查固定搭配get close to；36题考查形容词比较级用法；37题考查名词复数运用；38题考查定冠词特指用法；39题考查固定搭配more than。
【解析】
30. 固定搭配be known as意为“被称为”，此处表示江豚被称为“微笑天使”，故填known。
31. 固定句型it's difficult for sb to do sth意为“对某人来说做某事很难”，故填for。
32. 句子时态为现在进行时，结构为“am/is/are + 现在分词”，work的现在分词是working，故填working。
33. 介词of后需接人称代词宾格，they的宾格为them，故填them。
34. hats和gloves是并列物品，需用并列连词and连接，故填and。
35. 固定搭配get close to意为“接近”，此处表示她接近志愿者和他们的工作，故填to。
36. 语境表示“对江豚有了更好的理解”，需用形容词good的比较级better，故填better。
37. over the next years表示“在接下来的几年里”，year需用复数形式，故填years。
38. 此处特指洞庭湖地区，需用定冠词the，故填the。
39. 固定搭配more than意为“超过”，此处表示超过100次教育实地考察，故填than。
【答案】
30. known 31. for 32. working 33. them 34. and 35. to 36. better 37. years 38. the 39. than
【知识点】
固定搭配、时态运用、代词用法
【点评】
本题围绕江豚保护主题设空，考查初中英语核心的固定搭配、语法（时态、代词、比较级、冠词）及词汇形式变化，需结合语境分析，难度适中，能有效考查学生的基础语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

一、完形填空
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
My best friend Bill always tries something new to help the environment. One sunny afternoon, he 1 some green cakes to school. At lunch, he cut them into pieces and shared them with our classmates.
"It tastes like summer!" Lily said, smiling. "How did you make it?" Tim asked. Everyone wanted to know his 2.
It started three weeks ago. Bill’s family loves fruit, 3 watermelons. His dad can eat half a watermelon at one time! 4 after eating the sweet red part, they always threw away the thick green skins.
One hot day, Bill saw Mr. Wilson, the community 5, carrying a heavy waste bin. It was full of food waste, and the old man looked very 6. That night, Bill looked at the watermelon skin pieces in the kitchen. He thought, "Can I make something with these?"
The next day, Bill tried. He washed the skin pieces, cut them into smaller pieces, and turned them into juice. Then he mixed the juice 7 flour, sugar, and a little honey. His first try was bitter, but he didn’t 8. He added more sugar and tried again. This time, the cake was 9—green and sweet, with a fresh smell.
Now, our class saves fruit skin pieces for Bill, and everyone always wants more of his special 10. Bill showed us that with a little creativity, waste can become something delicious—and good for our planet.
()1. A. took B. brought C. sent D. lifted
()2. A. secret B. dream C. hobby D. job
()3. A. actually B. suddenly C. especially D. finally
()4. A. And B. But C. So D. Though
()5. A. teacher B. farmer C. worker D. cleaner
()6. A. tired B. happy C. excited D. relaxed
()7. A. to B. of C. with D. in
()8. A. get up B. use up C. give up D. cut up
()9. A. perfect B. awful C. cheap D. expensive
()10. A. watermelon B. fruit C. bread D. cakes

1. B
2. A secret 意为“秘密”；dream 意为“梦想”；hobby 意为“爱好”；job 意为“工作”。同学们问 Bill 如何制作蛋糕，想知道的是制作蛋糕的秘诀。故选 A。
3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A
7. C “mix... with...”是固定搭配，意为“把……和……混合”，此处指把果汁和面粉等混合，故选 C。
8. C
9. A perfect 意为“完美的”；awful 意为“糟糕的”；cheap 意为“便宜的”；expensive 意为“昂贵的”。根据后文描述“green and sweet, with a fresh smell”可知蛋糕很完美。故选 A。
10. D

【分析】
首先通读全文，把握文章主旨：本文讲述了Bill利用西瓜皮制作环保蛋糕、践行环保理念的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空，确定最佳选项：
1. 第1空需选表示“带某物到学校”的动词；
2. 第2空需对应同学们询问制作方法时想知道的内容；
3. 第3空需选强调特别喜欢西瓜的副词；
4. 第4空需判断前后句的逻辑关系（转折）；
5. 第5空需结合“提装满垃圾的重垃圾桶”判断职业；
6. 第6空需对应提重物后的状态；
7. 第7空需考查固定搭配；
8. 第8空需对应第一次尝试失败后的态度；
9. 第9空需结合后文描述判断蛋糕的状态；
10. 第10空需对应前文Bill制作的物品。
【解析】
1. 考查动词辨析：A. took（带走）；B. brought（带来）；C. sent（发送）；D. lifted（举起）。根据语境“带绿色蛋糕到学校”，bring sth to school符合表达，故选B。
2. 考查名词辨析：A. secret（秘诀）；B. dream（梦想）；C. hobby（爱好）；D. job（工作）。同学们询问制作方法，想知道的是制作秘诀，故选A。
3. 考查副词辨析：A. actually（实际上）；B. suddenly（突然）；C. especially（尤其）；D. finally（最终）。此处强调特别喜欢西瓜，故选C。
4. 考查连词辨析：A. And（表并列）；B. But（表转折）；C. So（表因果）；D. Though（表让步）。前句说吃西瓜红瓤，后句说扔绿皮，为转折关系，故选B。
5. 考查名词辨析：A. teacher（教师）；B. farmer（农民）；C. worker（工人）；D. cleaner（清洁工）。结合“carrying a heavy waste bin”可知是社区清洁工，故选D。
6. 考查形容词辨析：A. tired（疲惫的）；B. happy（开心的）；C. excited（兴奋的）；D. relaxed（放松的）。提重垃圾桶后老人看起来疲惫，故选A。
7. 考查固定搭配：mix...with...意为“把……和……混合”，此处指把果汁和面粉等混合，故选C。
8. 考查动词短语辨析：A. get up（起床）；B. use up（用完）；C. give up（放弃）；D. cut up（切碎）。第一次尝试失败但不放弃，故选C。
9. 考查形容词辨析：A. perfect（完美的）；B. awful（糟糕的）；C. cheap（便宜的）；D. expensive（昂贵的）。后文描述蛋糕“green and sweet, with a fresh smell”，说明蛋糕很完美，故选A。
10. 考查名词辨析：A. watermelon（西瓜）；B. fruit（水果）；C. bread（面包）；D. cakes（蛋糕）。前文Bill制作的是蛋糕，此处指大家想要更多他的特制蛋糕，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文以环保为主题，贴近生活，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇辨析及固定搭配的掌握，是一道难度适中的完形填空题。
【难度系数】
0.6