二、根据课文内容完成下面短文
Life begins again in spring. The snow 1. ______ , and nature 2. ______ up after the long winter. People like to take a 3. ______ in the countryside in springtime.
Summer is bright and 4. . The weather is 5. . The sun 6. brightly. There is often thunder and 7. in the afternoon. Many people like to go swimming in the sea. It is nice to eat ice cream or 8. fruit in summer.
Autumn is 9. of colour. The weather is cool and 10. . In autumn, leaves 11. brown, red or yellow. Farmers are 12. with the harvest. It is great to go on a family 13. in autumn.
Winter is 14. and fun. It is cold and 15. in many places. Some animals find warm places to 16. . Children love to play in the snow.

1. melts 2. wakes 3. trip 4. noisy 5. hot 6. shines 7. lightning 8. fresh 9. full 10. dry 11. turn 12. busy 13. outing 14. peaceful 15. snowy 16. sleep

【分析】
本题为根据课文内容完成短文的词汇填空题，需结合四季的特点、固定搭配及语境填写合适的单词。解题思路：先通读短文，明确每个空格所在句子的语境（如春天雪融化、夏天的天气特点等），再结合课文常见词汇、固定短语（如take a trip、be full of等）及动词的正确形式（第三人称单数、原形等）逐一确定答案。
【解析】
1. 春天雪融化，主语snow为第三人称单数，故填melts；
2. 春天自然苏醒，主语nature为第三人称单数，故填wakes；
3. 固定搭配take a trip表示“旅行”，故填trip；
4. 夏天明亮又嘈杂，填形容词noisy；
5. 夏天天气炎热，填形容词hot；
6. 太阳照耀，主语the sun为第三人称单数，故填shines；
7. 固定搭配thunder and lightning表示“雷电”，故填lightning；
8. 夏天吃新鲜水果，填形容词fresh；
9. 固定搭配be full of表示“充满”，故填full；
10. 秋天天气凉爽干燥，填形容词dry；
11. 树叶变色，主语leaves为复数，动词用原形，故填turn；
12. 固定搭配be busy with表示“忙于”，故填busy；
13. 固定搭配go on a family outing表示“家庭郊游”，故填outing；
14. 冬天宁静又有趣，填形容词peaceful；
15. 冬天寒冷多雪，填形容词snowy；
16. 动物找地方睡觉，填动词原形sleep。
【答案】
1. melts 2. wakes 3. trip 4. noisy 5. hot 6. shines 7. lightning 8. fresh 9. full 10. dry 11. turn 12. busy 13. outing 14. peaceful 15. snowy 16. sleep
【知识点】
四季词汇运用、固定搭配、动词形式
【点评】
本题考查学生对四季相关英语词汇的掌握，以及结合语境和固定搭配填空的能力，是基础类词汇题，需熟悉课文常用表达。
【难度系数】
0.5

三、阅读文段并完成文段后的练习
The Big Five
The Earth's atmosphere(大气层) is made up of five different layers. The layer closest to the Earth is known as the troposphere, containing air and oxygen. The layer above it is called the stratosphere and the ozone layer(臭氧层) is here. The next layer is known as the mesosphere, which has low and cold temperatures. Then comes the thermosphere, which is again a cold, thin layer. This layer is considered to be outer space. The final layer of the atmosphere is the exosphere. This is the highest layer of all.

1. What does the title "The Big Five" mean?

2. In which layer can people live?

1. It means five layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. 2. People can live in the troposphere.

【分析】
本题为阅读理解题，需结合文段内容提取关键信息作答。第1题需找到标题对应的核心内容，文段明确提到地球大气层由五层构成，对应标题“The Big Five”；第2题需找到人类生存所需的空气、氧气所在的大气层层次，文段指出最靠近地球的对流层包含空气和氧气，是人类生存的区域。
【解析】
1. 文段第一句“The Earth's atmosphere is made up of five different layers.”说明地球大气层有五层，因此标题“The Big Five”指的是地球大气层的五层。
2. 人类生存需要空气和氧气，文段提到最靠近地球的对流层（troposphere）包含空气和氧气，所以人们生活在对流层。
【答案】
1. It means five layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. 2. People can live in the troposphere.
【知识点】
阅读理解、地球大气层
【点评】
本题结合阅读材料考查地球大气层的基础知识，需准确提取文段关键信息，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.3