五、完形填空
You must know a popular song about Lake Baikal. Then what do you 1 about Lake Baikal?
Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the most 2 lakes in the world. It has a history of 25 million years. It's also the deepest freshwater lake in the world. It's up to 1,637 metres deep. 3, it's not only a lake but also a vast body of water holding nearly 20% of the fresh water in the world. The water is 4 clean that people can drink it directly(直接地).
Lake Baikal is in the 5 of a banana and people also think it looks like a crescent(月牙形) moon. Lake Baikal is beautiful and a lot of 6 come to visit it every year. They usually come in summer. It is not cold then. They can 7 the blue water and the green mountains. However, some visitors prefer to come in winter. 8 it is freezing, they can have fun on the ice. The ice can be up to 60 cm 9. They feel free to do whatever they like, without worrying about 10 into the water.
()1. A. worry B. dream C. know
()2. A. common B. ancient C. difficult
()3. A. At first B. For example C. In fact
()4. A. so B. too C. such
()5. A. shape B. place C. front
()6. A. volunteers B. climbers C. tourists
()7. A. enjoy B. repair C. copy
()8. A. Because of B. Even though C. So that
()9. A. long B. large C. thick
()10. A. throwing B. cutting C. falling

1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C

【分析】
本题为关于贝加尔湖的完形填空，解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨（介绍贝加尔湖的特点及游客的游览情况），再结合每个空格的上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等知识逐一确定答案。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到“你一定知道关于贝加尔湖的流行歌曲”，此处询问“你对贝加尔湖了解什么”，know（了解）符合语境，选C。
2. 第2空：后文提到贝加尔湖有2500万年的历史，说明它是古老的湖泊，ancient（古老的）符合，选B。
3. 第3空：前文说明贝加尔湖是最深的淡水湖，后文补充它还拥有世界近20%的淡水，in fact（事实上）用于补充说明，符合逻辑，选C。
4. 第4空：固定搭配“so + 形容词 + that从句”表示“如此……以至于……”，此处指水如此干净可直接饮用，选A。
5. 第5空：后文提到“看起来像月牙”，可知此处描述形状，shape（形状）符合，选A。
6. 第6空：后文提到“来参观它”，来参观的人是游客，tourists（游客）符合，选C。
7. 第7空：游客来欣赏蓝色的水和绿色的山，enjoy（欣赏）符合语境，选A。
8. 第8空：前文说一些游客喜欢冬天来，后文说结冰可在冰上玩，是让步关系，even though（即使）符合，选B。
9. 第9空：描述冰的厚度，thick（厚的）符合，选C。
10. 第10空：固定搭配fall into（掉进），介词about后接动名词，故用falling，选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕贝加尔湖展开，考查学生对词汇的词义辨析、固定搭配及上下文语境的理解，内容贴近常识，难度适中，学生结合日常积累和文章逻辑即可完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或词组并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。(每词或词组限用一次。)
grow,begin,go,turn to,think
One day, a little boy and his father 1 out after supper. While they were
having a walk in the park, it suddenly 2 to rain. They didn't have raincoats, so soon they got very wet. The little boy felt unhappy.
While they were walking home in the rain, the boy thought of something. Then he 3 his father and asked, "Why does it rain? Do you think it is nice?"
"It isn't nice, I think. But it's useful," answered his father. "It rains to make flowers and vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass 4 for cows and sheep."
The boy 5 about this for a few seconds, and then said, "Then, why does it rain on the road too, Dad?"
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.

1. went 2. began 3. turned to 4. grow 5. thought

【分析】
这道题是英语选词填空题，解题思路如下：首先通读短文，明确短文讲述的是过去发生的故事，整体时态以一般过去时为主；接着逐个分析每个空的语境，结合方框内的词汇，匹配合适的词并调整形式（注意固定搭配和特殊用法，如make后接动词原形）；最后验证填入后短文是否通顺。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配go out表示“出去”，结合过去时态，go的过去式为went，故填went；
2. 固定搭配begin to do sth表示“开始做某事”，此处描述过去的动作，begin的过去式为began，故填began；
3. 固定搭配turn to sb表示“转向某人”，结合过去时态，turn的过去式为turned to，故填turned to；
4. 固定结构make sth do sth表示“让某物做某事”，此处需用动词原形，故填grow；
5. 固定搭配think about表示“思考”，结合过去时态，think的过去式为thought，故填thought；
【答案】
1. went 2. began 3. turned to 4. grow 5. thought
【知识点】
一般过去时、动词固定搭配、make的用法
【点评】
本题考查基础动词的时态变化及常用短语，需结合语境判断动词形式，是初中英语的基础题型，难度适中，能帮助学生巩固词汇与语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6