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配对阅读。左栏是五个人喜爱的动物，右栏是对七种动物的特征描述，请为左栏的每种动物选择合适的描述。选项中有两项为多余项。

31. Giraffes are Tom's favourite animals. He thinks they are tall and beautiful.
32. Lily loves dolphins best, and she thinks they are smart.
33. Tony thinks tigers are the best because they are strong.
34. Lisa likes elephants because they are strong and helpful.
35. The cute koalas are always Mary's favourite.
A. They like cold weather. They live on the ice.
B. They are smart and friendly. They live in water.
C. They have long necks and they are very tall. They eat leaves on the tree.
D. They sleep in the daytime. They are very cute. They're from Australia.
E. They are big and they have long noses. They can help people with difficult work.
F. They have strong teeth and they eat meat. They are scary. Don't go near them.
G. They are from China. They're very beautiful and very shy.

31.C 32.B 33.F 34.E 35.D

【分析】
本题为配对阅读题，解题思路是先明确左栏每种动物的核心特征（外形、习性、特点等），再逐一匹配右栏描述对应特征的选项，确保动物特点与选项描述完全吻合，完成五组配对。
【解析】
1. 31题：左栏动物是长颈鹿，核心特征是“高”，右栏选项C提到“长脖子、很高”，符合长颈鹿特点，故31选C。
2. 32题：左栏动物是海豚，核心特征是“聪明”，右栏选项B提到“聪明友好、生活在水里”，符合海豚特点，故32选B。
3. 33题：左栏动物是老虎，核心特征是“强壮”，右栏选项F提到“强壮的牙齿、吃肉、吓人”，符合老虎特点，故33选F。
4. 34题：左栏动物是大象，核心特征是“强壮且有帮助”，右栏选项E提到“大、长鼻子、帮人干活”，符合大象特点，故34选E。
5. 35题：左栏动物是考拉，核心特征是“可爱”，右栏选项D提到“白天睡觉、可爱、来自澳大利亚”，符合考拉特点，故35选D。
【答案】
31.C 32.B 33.F 34.E 35.D
【知识点】
动物特征匹配、英语阅读理解、词汇运用
【点评】
本题为基础配对阅读题，结合常见动物的外形、习性等特点匹配，考查学生对动物相关英语表达的理解，难度较低，是初中英语基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.8

四、短文填空
请从方框内选择适当的词，并根据需要用其正确形式填空，使文章语法正确、完整连贯。注意：每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。
feel kill an they what giraffe buy danger friend but drink ivory
Hi, friends! I'm Gorden. I am from Africa. 36 now I live in a zoo in New York. In this zoo, there are many animals, like 37, lions and tigers. People always say that we are 38 friends. It's true that most people are 39 to us. They usually come to see us. But I don't 40 happy because I worry about(担心) my family and friends in Africa. Now they are in great 41. Some people want to 42 them for their ivory. They are living a terrible life.
Do you know 43 animal I am? Yes, I'm 44 elephant. We need your help. Would you like to help us? Please save us. Don't buy any things made of 45. We want to live happily.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

36. But 37. giraffes 38. their
39. friendly 40. feel 41. danger
42. kill 43. what 44. an 45. ivory

【分析】
本题为短文填空，需结合语篇逻辑、语法规则、固定搭配及词汇含义选词并变形。解题思路：1. 通读全文，理解主旨（来自非洲的大象Gorden讲述自身处境及非洲同伴的危险，呼吁保护动物）；2. 逐个分析空格：根据前后文逻辑关系选连词、根据名词并列规则变复数、根据修饰关系选合适代词/形容词、根据固定搭配填短语、根据语法结构（如want to后接动词原形、元音开头名词用an）确定词汇；3. 核对是否符合“每空一词、每词仅用一次”要求。
【解析】
36. 前文“来自非洲”与后文“现住纽约动物园”为转折关系，填连词But。
37. 动物园动物举例需与lions、tigers形式一致，方框中动物类词giraffe变复数giraffes。
38. 修饰名词friends，需用形容词性物主代词，方框中their符合。
39. 固定搭配be friendly to表示“对……友好”，填friendly。
40. don’t后接动词原形，结合语境“不感到开心”，填feel。
41. 固定短语in great danger表示“处于极大危险中”，填danger。
42. want to后接动词原形，结合“获取象牙”，填kill。
43. 引导宾语从句询问“什么动物”，填疑问词what。
44. 表示“一头大象”，elephant以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an。
45. 结合语境“象牙制品”，填名词ivory。
【答案】
36. But 37. giraffes 38. their 39. friendly 40. feel 41. danger 42. kill 43. what 44. an 45. ivory
【知识点】
固定搭配、名词单复数、冠词用法
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇运用与语篇理解，侧重固定搭配、语法规则的实际应用，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5