七、首字母短文填空
Bears are thought as one of the most dangerous large predators. It's reported that recently a woman in Yunnan was attacked by an Asiatic black bear in the mountains when she was s 1 for bamboo shoots. Between 1950 and 2019, 765 people died b 2 of Asiatic black bears. As a result, humans are afraid of them a lot.
H 3, bears, including the most dangerous black bears, do not often attack people. Most attacks by bears are defensive reactions(防御反应) to a person who is too close.
An attack can also h 4 when people get too close to baby bears. When black bears are taking care of their b 5, mother bears can get ready to attack anytime.
Moreover, people may find that bears and humans are more likely to meet in recent years. Bears look for f 6 near villages, and this makes more meetings with humans which may bring harm or death.
So, what should you do when there's a bear right in front of you? Play dead(装死)? It may w 7, for the bear may not think you are dangerous. But there are better ways. If you see a bear b 8 it notices you, don't get closer or keep watching it. Just walk away q 9 in another direction. If a bear sees you first, don't run—it might run after you. I 10, move back slowly in the opposite direction and wait for the bear to go away.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. searching 2. because 3. However 4. happen 5. babies 6. food 7. work 8. before 9. quietly/quickly 10. Instead

【分析】
首字母短文填空的解题思路：首先通读全文，把握文章主旨和上下文逻辑关系；其次，结合空格前后的语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如时态、词性、名词单复数等）推断合适的单词；最后，验证单词是否符合文章语义和语法要求。具体到每个空：1. 结合过去进行时结构和固定搭配search for填searching；2. 结合固定短语die because of填because；3. 结合前后转折逻辑填However；4. 结合语境和动词原形用法填happen；5. 结合baby bears的复数对应填babies；6. 结合look for的搭配和语境填food；7. 结合情态动词后接动词原形和语境填work；8. 结合时间逻辑填before；9. 结合副词修饰动词的用法填quietly/quickly；10. 结合替代关系填Instead。
【解析】
1. 空格前有was，构成过去进行时，固定搭配search for表示“寻找”，故填searching；
2. 固定短语die because of意为“因……而死”，符合语境，故填because；
3. 前文讲人类害怕熊，后文讲熊不常攻击人，为转折关系，且空格后有逗号，故填However；
4. 情态动词can后接动词原形，结合语境“攻击也会发生”，故填happen；
5. 前文提到baby bears，此处指母熊照顾它们的宝宝，baby的复数为babies，故填babies；
6. 固定搭配look for food表示“寻找食物”，符合熊在村庄附近觅食的语境，故填food；
7. 情态动词may后接动词原形，work在此处意为“起作用，有效”，符合装死可能有用的语境，故填work；
8. 结合语境“在熊注意到你之前”，故填before；
9. 空格处修饰动词短语walk away，需用副词，结合语境可填quietly（安静地）或quickly（快速地），故填quietly/quickly；
10. 前文说不要跑，后文说慢慢后退，是替代跑的做法，故填Instead。
【答案】
1. searching 2. because 3. However 4. happen 5. babies 6. food 7. work 8. before 9. quietly/quickly 10. Instead
【知识点】
首字母填空、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题为初中英语首字母填空题，考查学生对上下文逻辑、固定短语、语法规则的综合运用能力，需结合文章细节推导单词，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

八、阅读表达
Have you ever seen a koala somewhere? Koalas, which are often called koala “bears”, are tree-climbing animals and are seen as national symbols of Australia. However, recently the Australian government has announced(宣布) that koalas are endangered animals across much of the country.
As a matter of fact, the country lost 30% of its koala population(种群数量) between 2018 and 2021, especially in New South Wales, according to a report from the Australian Koala Foundation. If nothing were done, koalas in New South Wales would die out by 2050, research in June 2020 said. “This must be a wake-up call for Australia and the government to move much faster to protect the cute animals,” Josey Sharrad, a manager with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said seriously.
Koalas are dying out all over the country because of climate change and the fast development of cities. People have seen some places that look like the moon—with dead and dying trees everywhere.
After WWF-Australia and the International Fund for Animal Welfare called on the government to announce koalas as endangered, the government promised they would get more public support and protect koalas’ homes—they live in forests and woodlands.
The Australian government is now doing its best to collect money to protect koalas. On the one hand, it has spent $13 million in helping improve their living places. On the other hand, the government plans to spend another $36 million doing better health research and providing medical support to further help koala programmes over the next four years.
“We should never have allowed things to get to the point where we are at risk of losing a national symbol,” Environment Minister Susan Ley said.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。(每小题答案不超过5个词)
1. What has the Australian government announced recently?

2. When would koalas in New South Wales die out if nothing were done?

3. What has caused koalas to die out all over the country?

4. Where do koalas live in Australia?

5. What may happen to koalas over the next four years?

1. Koalas are endangered animals.
2. By 2050.
3. Climate change and city development.
4. In the forests and woodlands.
5. They will be well protected.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
本题为阅读理解细节查找题，解题思路是先明确每个问题的核心关键词，再带着关键词快速定位原文对应段落，提取符合要求（不超过5个词）的精准信息即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段最后一句“recently the Australian government has announced that koalas are endangered animals across much of the country”，提取核心信息。
2. 定位原文第二段“If nothing were done, koalas in New South Wales would die out by 2050”，直接提取时间。
3. 定位原文第三段“Koalas are dying out all over the country because of climate change and the fast development of cities”，简化表述。
4. 定位原文第四段“protect koalas’ homes—they live in forests and woodlands”，提取居住地点。
5. 定位原文第五段澳大利亚政府投入资金保护考拉，结合语境提炼合理结果。
【答案】
1. Koalas are endangered animals.
2. By 2050.
3. Climate change and city development.
4. In the forests and woodlands.
5. They will be well protected.
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解，信息提取
【点评】
本题为基础阅读理解细节题，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，答案均来自原文，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8