一、图文匹配

1. Polar ice areas are covered in thick ice and snow all year round. It's extremely cold, but penguins and polar bears live here, relying on the icy environment for their survival.
2. Grassland is a large land with lots of green grass. Animals like horses and sheep run and live here. The grass grows well, making it a lively place full of natural energy.
3. Wetland has plenty of water and soft soil. It's a great home for water plants and many birds, such as red-crowned cranes, which come here to live and find food.
4. Desert is dry with little rain. The weather changes a lot—hot in the day, cold at night. Camels and cacti live here, showing amazing ability to survive in the harsh environment.
5. The forest is a lively ecosystem, full of life and natural beauty. Many kinds of animals, like squirrels and various birds, live here. There are also different plants, such as shrubs and flowers.

【解析】：
这是一道英语图文匹配题，考查对不同自然环境描述的理解以及与对应图片的匹配能力。解题的关键在于仔细阅读每个文本描述，抓住关键信息，然后与所给图片进行对比匹配。
1. 对于描述“Polar ice areas are covered in thick ice and snow all year round. It's extremely cold, but penguins and polar bears live here, relying on the icy environment for their survival.”，关键信息是极地冰区、全年被冰雪覆盖、极冷、企鹅和北极熊生存，对应图片A，因为A图中有北极熊和冰雪。
2. 描述“Grassland is a large land with lots of green grass. Animals like horses and sheep run and live here. The grass grows well, making it a lively place full of natural energy.”，关键信息是草原、大量绿草、马和羊生活，对应图片C，C图展示的是草原景象。
3. 描述“Wetland has plenty of water and soft soil. It's a great home for water plants and many birds, such as red - crowned cranes, which come here to live and find food.”，关键信息是湿地、大量水和软土、水生植物和许多鸟类（如丹顶鹤），对应图片E，E图中有湿地和鸟类。
4. 描述“Desert is dry with little rain. The weather changes a lot—hot in the day, cold at night. Camels and cacti live here, showing amazing ability to survive in the harsh environment.”，关键信息是沙漠、干燥少雨、昼夜温差大、骆驼和仙人掌，对应图片B，B图是沙漠景象。
5. 描述“The forest is a lively ecosystem, full of life and natural beauty. Many kinds of animals, like squirrels and various birds, live here. There are also different plants, such as shrubs and flowers.”，关键信息是森林、充满生机、多种动物和植物，对应图片D，D图是森林景象。
【答案】：
1. A
2. C
3. E
4. B
5. D

二、完形填空
Looking back at the history of the earth, thousands of animals have died out. Many 1 disappear when their living environments change. This changes the weather 2 our planet. Some plants and many huge animals are 3.
More animals disappear because of humans. One of the reasons is that animals have no 4 to live. When the number of people becomes big, countries clear land for farming and housing. Forests and grasslands 5 lost. So animals lose their land. In Africa, hundreds of wild animals 6 across the lands in the past. Now, elephants are sharing their space with farmers. Another 7 that large animals face from humans is hunters. The hunters can sell the animals' parts for money. It is really a(n) 8 problem.
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Towards the 19th century, scientists found they needed to protect the animals, 9 they created national parks. The first national park in the world was Yellowstone. 10 now there are more than 100 national parks in 120 countries to protect animals.

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. D