一、用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次
be home to alive variety
explore big lung
The Amazon Rainforest is
1 rainforest on earth. It lies in South America and covers 6 million square kilometres. This amazing forest
2 one in ten of all the known animals in the world. It is called "the
3 of our earth" because it helps clean the air for our planet.
If you visit this forest, you will see the largest 4 of plants and animals in the world. You can find colourful parrots flying, funny monkeys jumping, and many special insects. The trees are so tall and green, making everything feel fresh and 5 .
For nature lovers, the Amazon is the most exciting place to 6 . We should all work together to protect this important and wonderful forest.

1. the biggest 2. is home to 3. lungs 4. variety
5. alive 6. explore

【分析】
首先通读全文理解语境，明确每个空所需的词性和语义，结合方框中所给词语的适当形式逐一分析：1空需形容词最高级修饰名词rainforest；2空需谓语短语；3空需名词复数；4空需名词；5空需形容词作表语；6空需动词原形。
【解析】
1. 句意为“亚马逊雨林是地球上最大的雨林”，由范围on earth可知用形容词最高级，big的最高级为the biggest，故填the biggest。
2. 句意为“这片神奇的森林是世界上已知动物的十分之一的家园”，be home to是固定短语，意为“是……的家园”，主语the amazing forest为单数，一般现在时，故填is home to。
3. 句意为“它被称为‘地球的肺’”，lung表示“肺”，此处指雨林对地球的作用，常用复数形式，故填lungs。
4. 句意为“你会看到世界上最多种类的动植物”，the largest后接名词，variety意为“种类”，符合语境，故填variety。
5. 句意为“树木又高又绿，让一切感觉清新有活力”，feel为系动词，后接形容词，alive意为“有活力的”，符合语境，故填alive。
6. 句意为“亚马逊是最令人兴奋的探索之地”，the place to do sth为固定结构，需用动词原形，故填explore。
【答案】
1. the biggest 2. is home to 3. lungs 4. variety 5. alive 6. explore
【知识点】
形容词最高级、固定短语搭配、名词复数
【点评】
本题为选词填空，主要考查词汇的适当形式运用，需结合语境、词性及固定搭配分析，难度适中，是基础题型，学生易掌握。
【难度系数】
0.7

二、语法填空
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
We all know that many kinds of animals and plants are endangered nowadays. What should we do 1(protect) animals or plants that are in danger? Making 2 law is a good way.
In Japan, there is a law 3(call) the "Law for the Protection of Cultural Property". This law 4 ( save) animals and plants that are few in number.
In order to protect animals and plants, Japan has other laws, 5. One is the "Law for Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora". This law protects fifty-one 6(kind) of endangered animals and plants in Japan.
Another law is the "Wildlife Protection and Hunting Law". This law doesn't allow people to hunt 7 kill birds or animals. There are also the "Nature Conservation Law" and "Natural Parks Law". These laws help protect animals and plants 8 protecting the areas where they live.
9, there are people who still hunt or kill animals to make money. Such people are called poachers(偷猎者). Unless all the people around the world play a part in saving them, these plants and animals 10 (die) or disappear.

1. to protect 2. a 3. called 4. saves 5. too
6. kinds 7. or 8. by 9. However 10. will die

【分析】
本题为语境类语法填空题，围绕动植物保护主题展开，需结合句子结构、语法规则及上下文语境完成填空。解题思路：先通读短文把握大意，再逐个分析每个空格的句子成分、所需词性或词形变化：1. 表目的用不定式；2. 泛指“一部法律”用不定冠词；3. 过去分词作定语修饰名词；4. 一般现在时中主语为单数时谓语用三单形式；5. 肯定句句末表“也”用副词；6. 数词大于1时名词用复数；7. 否定句中连接并列成分用or；8. 表方式“通过”用介词；9. 句首表转折用副词；10. unless引导的条件状语从句主句用一般将来时。
【解析】
1. 此处表制定法律的目的，需用动词不定式作目的状语，故填to protect；
2. “make a law”为固定搭配，泛指“一部法律”，law以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a；
3. 名词law与动词call为被动关系，需用过去分词作后置定语，故填called；
4. 主语this law为单数第三人称，句子描述客观事实用一般现在时，谓语动词用三单形式，故填saves；
5. 此处表“也”，位于肯定句句末，用副词too；
6. 数词fifty-one后接可数名词复数，故填kinds；
7. 否定句中连接并列的动词hunt和kill，用or代替and，故填or；
8. 此处表“通过（某种方式）”，用介词by，后接动名词protecting；
9. 前文讲法律保护动植物，后文转折讲仍有人偷猎，句首表转折用副词However；
10. unless引导的条件状语从句遵循“主将从现”原则，主句用一般将来时，故填will die；
【答案】
1. to protect 2. a 3. called 4. saves 5. too 6. kinds 7. or 8. by 9. However 10. will die
【知识点】
非谓语动词、冠词、一般将来时
【点评】
本题考查初中英语核心语法点，结合语境考查词形变化与固定搭配，难度适中，适合巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6