【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. 第1空：数词five表示“五”，后接可数名词复数，fox是以x结尾的名词，变复数加-es，故填foxes。
2. 第2空：不定冠词a后接可数名词单数，故填giraffe。
3. 第3空：不定冠词a后接可数名词单数，故填snake。
4. 第4空：此处泛指蛇这一类动物，后文中的their指代复数名词，所以snake要变复数snakes。
5. 第5空：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. 第6空：主语是They，指代前文的绵羊，是复数，所以animal要变复数animals。
7. 第7空：How many用于提问可数名词的数量，后接可数名词复数，elephant的复数形式是elephants。
8. 第8空：数词three表示“三”，后接可数名词复数，elephant变复数为elephants。
9. 第9空：不定冠词a后接可数名词单数，故填elephant。