短文填空。
as come size take tool pay
cut because similar always of lucky

Many people like to eat durians(榴莲), while some don't like them 1 of their strong smell. The word “durian” 2 from the Malay language. It means “fruit with thorns”. The durian looks 3 to the jack fruit(菠萝蜜).

Durians have many shapes and 4. Some are big and some are small. Big durians are not 5 the best ones. They have very big seeds. Some small durians have much yellow flesh(果肉). Their seeds are small and their flesh is thick. Many durian lovers are pleased 6 a lot of money for good durians.
Durians grow on the trees. The trees are tall and they have big branches. People climb up and 7 durians from the trees. Then they drop them from the trees to the people under the trees. They have some 8 in their hands. They know how to cut durians from the trees.
People can eat durians directly after buying them and 9 them home. They say durians are sweet and delicious. Some people even use durians to make different kinds of foods such 10 durian cakes and durian mooncakes. Do you love to eat durians?
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1. because 2. comes 3. similar 4. sizes 5. always 6. to pay 7. cut 8. tools 9. taking 10. as

【分析】这是一道英语短文选词填空题，解题思路为：首先通读全文理解短文大意，再结合每个空格前后的语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如时态、词性、单复数、非谓语形式等），从给定的备选词汇中筛选出合适的词，并根据句子需要调整词形，最终完成填空。具体每个空的思考：1. 由因果关系和固定搭配because of确定；2. 主语为单数，一般现在时，动词用第三人称单数；3. 固定搭配look similar to；4. many后接可数名词复数；5. 结合语境选副词always；6. 固定搭配be pleased to do sth及pay for；7. 并列动词原形；8. some后接可数名词复数；9. 并列动名词；10. 固定搭配such as。
【解析】1. 考查固定搭配。句意：有些人不喜欢榴莲因为它们强烈的气味。because of是固定短语，意为“因为”，后接名词短语，故填because。
2. 考查动词时态。句意：“durian”一词来自马来语。主语the word为单数，描述客观事实用一般现在时，come的第三人称单数形式为comes，故填comes。
3. 考查固定搭配。句意：榴莲看起来和菠萝蜜相似。look similar to是固定搭配，意为“看起来与……相似”，故填similar。
4. 考查名词复数。句意：榴莲有很多形状和尺寸。many修饰可数名词复数，size的复数形式为sizes，故填sizes。
5. 考查副词。句意：大的榴莲并不总是最好的。结合语境，此处表示“总是”，always符合句意，故填always。
6. 考查固定搭配。句意：很多榴莲爱好者乐于为好榴莲花很多钱。be pleased to do sth是固定搭配，意为“乐于做某事”，pay...for...意为“为……付款”，故填to pay。
7. 考查动词。句意：人们爬上树从树上砍榴莲。climb up and连接并列的动词原形，cut符合语境，故填cut。
8. 考查名词复数。句意：他们手里有一些工具。some修饰可数名词复数，tool的复数形式为tools，故填tools。
9. 考查非谓语动词。句意：人们买了榴莲带回家后可以直接食用。and连接buying与take的动名词形式，take的动名词为taking，故填taking。
10. 考查固定搭配。句意：有些人甚至用榴莲制作不同种类的食物，比如榴莲蛋糕和榴莲月饼。such as是固定短语，意为“比如”，故填as。
【答案】1. because 2. comes 3. similar 4. sizes 5. always 6. to pay 7. cut 8. tools 9. taking 10. as
【知识点】英语选词填空、固定搭配、名词单复数
【点评】本题为英语短文选词填空，侧重考查学生对常用词汇、固定搭配及基础语法（时态、非谓语、名词单复数）的掌握，需结合语境分析，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

根据下面的提示，以“Amazing Animals”为题目写一篇短文。词数70左右。
提示:1.世界上最大的动物不是大象,而是蓝鲸(blue whale);
2.世界上最大的动物在海洋里,但不是鱼;
3.它们通常有大约30米长,重大约150 000千克;
4.它们是世界上最聪明的动物之一,它们可以相互交流。当然,我们是听不懂的。
Amazing Animals

One possible version:
Amazing Animals
Elephants are not the biggest animals in the world. The world's biggest animals are in the sea and they are not fish. They are usually about 30 metres long and weigh about 150, 000 kilos. They're one of the cleverest animals in the world. They can talk to each other, but people don't know what they are saying. What are they? They're the blue whales.

【分析】
本次写作主题为“Amazing Animals”，需紧扣4个提示要点展开：①世界最大动物是蓝鲸而非大象；②最大动物在海洋且不是鱼；③体型约30米长、150000千克重；④是最聪明动物之一，能相互交流但人类听不懂。写作时需先引出话题，依次介绍蓝鲸特征，最后点明主体，控制词数在70左右，确保语句连贯通顺。
【解析】
按照分析思路，将提示要点串联成符合要求的短文，完整覆盖所有提示信息，语言简洁流畅，词数达标。具体内容如下：Elephants are not the biggest animals in the world. The world's biggest animals are in the sea and they are not fish. They are usually about 30 metres long and weigh about 150, 000 kilos. They're one of the cleverest animals in the world. They can talk to each other, but people don't know what they are saying. What are they? They're the blue whales.
【答案】One possible version:
Amazing Animals
Elephants are not the biggest animals in the world. The world's biggest animals are in the sea and they are not fish. They are usually about 30 metres long and weigh about 150, 000 kilos. They're one of the cleverest animals in the world. They can talk to each other, but people don't know what they are saying. What are they? They're the blue whales.
【知识点】英语应用文写作、词汇运用
【点评】本文紧扣题目要求，完整覆盖所有提示要点，结构清晰，语言简洁流畅，符合词数要求，是一篇合格的说明文写作。
【难度系数】0.6