一、根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)
1. I think there is something (可疑) about his excuse for being late today.
2. The dolphin is a very smart and friendly (动物) that lives in the ocean.
3. We saw a (模样奇怪) animal with big eyes and long ears in the forest.
4. A (水母) is a soft sea animal that can move slowly in the water.
5. The clever (鹦鹉) can copy many words and even short sentences that people say.
6. In many old stories, a (美人鱼) has a human body and a fish tail.
7. A fish uses its (鱼鳍) to keep balance and swim freely in the water.
8. Our school has a (长久持续) tradition of holding a sports meeting every autumn.

1. fishy 2. creature 3. strange-looking
4. jellyfish 5. parrot 6. mermaid 7. fins
8. long-standing

【分析】本题为根据汉语提示填写正确英语单词的题型，解题思路是：先理解每句句意，结合括号内汉语提示确定所需单词的词性，再准确拼写单词，同时注意特殊形式（如复合形容词、名词单复数），确保符合句子语法要求。
【解析】1. 句意：我觉得他今天迟到的借口有点可疑。“可疑”修饰不定代词something，需用形容词fishy。2. 句意：海豚是生活在海洋里的聪明友好的生物，此处侧重生物属性，用creature。3. 句意：修饰名词animal的“模样奇怪”是复合形容词strange-looking。4. “水母”对应名词jellyfish。5. “鹦鹉”对应名词parrot。6. “美人鱼”对应名词mermaid。7. 鱼的鳍不止一个，需用名词复数fins。8. 修饰名词tradition的“长久持续”是复合形容词long-standing。
【答案】1. fishy 2. creature 3. strange-looking 4. jellyfish 5. parrot 6. mermaid 7. fins 8. long-standing
【知识点】英语单词拼写、形容词用法、名词单复数
【点评】本题考查基础词汇的掌握，涉及常见动物类名词、形容词的拼写，需注意复合形容词和名词复数的特殊情况，属于英语基础题型，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.7

二、单句语法填空
1. Many scientists want (explore) the deep sea and find new living things.
2. Science (interest) me most, so I spend much time reading science books.
3. He grew in a small town near the sea and loved all kinds of sea animals.
4. Most children (draw) to stories about strange and magic places.
5. my surprise, the little boy could name all kinds of fish correctly.
6. Scientists are trying to find more secrets about the deep sea and its life.
7. (curious) can make people ask questions and learn more about the world.

1. to explore 2. interests 3. up 4. are drawn
5. To 6. out 7. Curiosity

【分析】
本题为英语单句语法填空题，需结合固定搭配、语法规则（主谓一致、词性转换等）逐一分析：1. 考查want的固定搭配want to do sth；2. 考查主谓一致，主语science为单数，需用动词第三人称单数形式；3. 考查固定短语grow up；4. 考查固定搭配be drawn to的被动结构，主语children为复数，需用一般现在时的被动形式；5. 考查固定短语to one's surprise；6. 考查固定搭配find out；7. 考查词性转换，此处需用名词作主语，对应形容词curious的名词形式。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配want to do sth，故填to explore；
2. 主语science为单数，一般现在时中谓语动词用第三人称单数，故填interests；
3. 固定短语grow up表示“长大”，故填up；
4. 固定搭配be drawn to表示“被吸引”，主语children为复数，一般现在时，故填are drawn；
5. 固定短语to one's surprise表示“令某人惊讶的是”，句首单词首字母大写，故填To；
6. 固定搭配find out表示“查明、找出”，故填out；
7. 此处需名词作主语，curious的名词形式为Curiosity，句首首字母大写，故填Curiosity。
【答案】
1. to explore 2. interests 3. up 4. are drawn 5. To 6. out 7. Curiosity
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词形式、词性转换
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法与词汇的核心考点，题型常规，侧重对常见短语和基础语法的掌握，是英语学习中的典型基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.7

三、将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次
interest, learn, strange-looking, scientific, grow up, mermaid
Many of us are interested in 1. creatures. Some are real, like the colourful parrot. Others are imaginary, such as the beautiful 2. . We always wonder about the secrets of nature.
As we 3. , some of us want to do scientific research. We spend time 4. about different living things. Imagination helps us think of new ideas, while 5. studies help us find the truth. Whether they are real or not, strange creatures always 6. us. They drive us to explore the world and learn more about nature.

1. strange-looking 2. mermaid 3. grow up
4. learning 5. scientific 6. interest

【分析】
首先通读短文把握整体语境，明确每个空缺处所需的词性和语义；再结合方框内给出的词语，根据语境匹配合适的词，并注意词形的适当变化（如动名词、形容词等），确保每词仅用一次。
【解析】
1. 空后是名词creatures，需形容词修饰，方框中strange-looking（外形奇特的）为形容词，符合“外形奇特的生物”的语境，故填strange-looking。
2. 空前是形容词beautiful，需名词，方框中mermaid（美人鱼）是名词，对应前文“虚构的生物”，故填mermaid。
3. 此处为时间状语从句，主语为we，谓语用动词短语原形，grow up（长大）符合“当我们长大时”的语境，故填grow up。
4. 固定搭配spend time (in) doing sth，方框中learn的动名词形式为learning，符合“花时间了解不同生物”的语境，故填learning。
5. 空后是名词studies，需形容词修饰，方框中scientific（科学的）为形容词，对应“科学研究”的语境，故填scientific。
6. 此处缺谓语动词，主语strange creatures为复数，方框中interest作动词意为“使感兴趣”，符合“奇特的生物总是让我们感兴趣”的语境，故填interest。
【答案】
1. strange-looking 2. mermaid 3. grow up 4. learning 5. scientific 6. interest
【知识点】
词汇运用；短文填空；词形变化
【点评】
本题为选词填空类词汇运用题，侧重考查学生对语境的理解能力及词形变化的掌握，需结合上下文语义和固定搭配分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5