【Language Focus】
A. 词汇与语法。
Fun in the Wildlife Park
On a sunny morning, I visited the wildlife park with my family. As we walked through the forest, we saw five 1. (fox) hiding behind the trees. They were very clever and moved quietly. Suddenly, a 2. (giraffe) appeared(出现) from the tall trees. It had a long neck and unique spots(独一无二的斑点) on its body, which looked beautiful. My little cousin cried when he saw a 3. (snake) on the ground. He was afraid of 4. (snake) because of their smooth skin.
We then walked on the grassland where many 5. (sheep) were eating grass quietly. They are gentle(温和的) 6. (animal) that feed on grass all day. Finally, we reached the elephant park. I asked the guide, “How many 7. (elephant) are there in the park?” He smiled and said, “There are three 8. (elephant) here, but you can also see a baby 9. (elephant) over there.”

1. foxes 2. giraffe 3. snake 4. snakes 5. sheep 6. animals 7. elephants 8. elephants 9. elephant

本题考查可数名词的单复数变化规则：
1. 空格前有数词five（五），大于1的数词后接可数名词复数，以x结尾的名词变复数需加-es，fox的复数形式为foxes。
2. 空格前有不定冠词a，不定冠词后接可数名词单数，填giraffe。
3. 空格前有不定冠词a，不定冠词后接可数名词单数，填snake。
4. 空格后有形容词性物主代词their（它们的），指代多只蛇，此处表泛指蛇这一类动物，要用可数名词复数，snake的复数形式为snakes。
5. 空格前有many（许多），many后接可数名词复数，sheep是单复数同形的名词，复数形式仍为sheep。
6. 句子主语是They，指代前文的绵羊，为复数概念，说明这类动物的属性，要用可数名词复数，animal的复数形式为animals。
7. How many（多少）后必须接可数名词复数，elephant的复数形式为elephants。
8. 空格前有数词three（三），大于1的数词后接可数名词复数，填elephants。
9. 空格前有a baby，不定冠词a后接可数名词单数，填elephant。