三、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Kim started the Seabreeze Quilters sixteen years ago because she wanted a fun and creative way to meet new people. The group 1. (have)over 90 members so far. They use their sewing(缝纫)skills to help those in need.
One day, a woman asked the Seabreeze Quilters if they could make adult bibs(围兜)for her daughter 2. the bibs were expensive to buy. A kind member of the group bought some 3. (tool)like a sewing machine and made 25 bibs. This is just an example of how the Seabreeze Quilters help their community.
Fourteen years ago, the Seabreeze Quilters worked with the Women’s Health West(now called the GenWest). 4. first, they misunderstood the GenWest’s instructions(指示). They provided everything the GenWest needed for the care packages instead of just 5. (choose)a few things! Now, it is a special tradition for the Seabreeze Quilters to offer care packages to the GenWest. The Seabreeze Quilters also make beautiful quilts for children who use the GenWest services and for charities that sell them to raise money.
Kim encourages everyone to volunteer in 6. (create)ways. She believes that helping others not only does good to the community but also builds friendships. If a Seabreeze Quilter is going through a hard time, another will offer help in time. In fact, helping others is helping 7. (our).
Looking back on her 40 years of volunteering, Kim says, “I volunteer because it fills my heart. It’s unbelievable that volunteering has 8. (true)brought me so much joy. To be honest, it is one of the 9. (meaning)things I’ve done. ” The Seabreeze Quilters show us that small acts of kindness can make 10. big difference.

三、1. has had 2. because 3. tools 4. At 5. choosing 6. creative 7. ourselves 8. truly 9. most meaningful 10. a

【分析】
1. 第1空：时间状语so far（到目前为止）是现在完成时的标志，主语The group为单数，需用“has + 过去分词”结构，故填has had。
2. 第2空：前后句为因果逻辑，前句说请求制作围兜，后句说明原因（买围兜贵），故填连词because。
3. 第3空：some后接可数名词复数，tool是可数名词，复数形式为tools，故填tools。
4. 第4空：固定搭配at first（首先），句首首字母需大写，故填At。
5. 第5空：instead of是介词短语，后接动词的动名词形式，choose的动名词为choosing，故填choosing。
6. 第6空：此处修饰名词ways，需用形容词，create的形容词形式为creative，故填creative。
7. 第7空：主语是helping others，此处表示“帮助我们自己”，需用反身代词，our的反身代词为ourselves，故填ourselves。
8. 第8空：此处修饰动词brought，需用副词，true的副词形式为truly，故填truly。
9. 第9空：固定结构“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”，meaning的最高级为most meaningful，故填most meaningful。
10. 第10空：固定搭配make a big difference（产生很大影响），需用不定冠词a，故填a。
【解析】
1. has had：so far提示用现在完成时，主语为单数，故用has had。
2. because：前后句为因果关系，用连词because连接。
3. tools：some后接可数名词复数，tool变复数为tools。
4. At：固定短语at first，句首首字母大写。
5. choosing：instead of后接动名词，choose的动名词为choosing。
6. creative：形容词修饰名词ways，create转换为形容词creative。
7. ourselves：反身代词作宾语，表“我们自己”。
8. truly：副词修饰动词brought，true转换为副词truly。
9. most meaningful：one of后接形容词最高级，meaning的最高级为most meaningful。
10. a：固定搭配make a big difference，填不定冠词a。
【答案】
1. has had 2. because 3. tools 4. At 5. choosing 6. creative 7. ourselves 8. truly 9. most meaningful 10. a
【知识点】
现在完成时；词性转换；固定搭配
【点评】
本题为英语语法填空题，考查时态、词性变化、固定搭配等基础语法知识，需结合语境分析句子逻辑与结构，难度适中，适合巩固基础语法。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、(原版外刊)阅读理解。
关于金枪鱼的趣事
Tuna are amazing sea creatures(生物)with many surprising facts. When the water is warmer than 20℃, adult tuna lay millions of eggs and let baby tuna into the ocean.
Life is not easy for baby tuna. Most of the tiny baby fish get eaten by bigger animals. Some young tuna even eat each other! Only 1 out of 30 million baby tuna grows up to be an adult. It takes them four to five years to become mature(成熟的)enough to have their own babies. This tells us how important it is to protect tuna that can reproduce(繁殖).
Spawning is very tiring for tuna. They can lose 20 to 40 kilograms during this time. After spawning, they need to eat fatty food to get strong again. Every year, some recorded tuna swim from the Mediterranean Sea(地中海)to the Oresund. They go there for a big “meal” with lots of food.
Scientists like Jeppesen and Katrine Larsen study tuna. They once saw 300 tuna in one evening—the sea looked like it was boiling! They record when and where they see tuna using their phones. Larsen wants to do a research project on tuna’s living habits. Marine biologists(海洋生物学家)still don’t know much about tuna, but that’s what makes studying them so exciting.
(素材选自 Reader’s Digest India)
()1. When do adult tuna lay millions of eggs?
A. When the water is colder than 20℃.
B. When the water is warmer than 20℃.
C. After eating fatty food.
D. After swimming in the Mediterranean Sea.
()2. Why is it important to protect tuna that can reproduce?
A. Because they are the biggest sea creatures.
B. Because very few baby tuna can grow into adults.
C. Because they lose much weight when spawning.
D. Because scientists want to study their living habits.
()3. What does the word “Spawning” probably mean in the passage?
A. Looking for food.
B. Laying eggs.
C. Moving to another place.
D. Growing up.
()4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How scientists study tuna in the ocean.
B. Why tuna need to eat fatty food after spawning.
C. Some interesting facts about tuna’s life and research on them.
D. How tuna swim from the Mediterranean Sea to the Oresund.

四、1~4. BBBC

【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握大意，再针对每个题目，通过题干关键词定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项：第1题需定位成年金枪鱼产卵的时间，对应第一段内容；第2题找保护繁殖期金枪鱼的原因，对应第二段内容；第3题猜词需结合上下文语境，定位第三段内容；第4题主旨题需概括各段核心信息。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“When the water is warmer than 20℃, adult tuna lay millions of eggs...”可知，成年金枪鱼在水温高于20℃时产卵，对应选项B。
2. 细节理解题：原文第二段提到“Only 1 out of 30 million baby tuna grows up to be an adult... This tells us how important it is to protect tuna that can reproduce.”，即幼鱼存活率极低，所以保护繁殖期金枪鱼很重要，对应选项B。
3. 词义猜测题：前文讲成年金枪鱼产卵，第三段提到“Spawning is very tiring for tuna. They can lose 20 to 40 kilograms during this time. After spawning, they need to eat fatty food to get strong again.”，结合上下文可知spawning意为“产卵”，对应选项B。
4. 主旨大意题：全文先介绍金枪鱼的有趣事实（产卵条件、幼鱼存活情况、产卵后的需求），再讲述科学家对金枪鱼的研究，对应选项C。
【答案】
BBBC
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本文为外刊改编的科普类阅读理解，题型涵盖细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意，考查学生定位原文信息、理解文章主旨的能力，内容贴近海洋生物主题，易于学生理解。
【难度系数】
0.7