World Animal Day falls on 4th October. It is to make the world a better place for all animals.
Protecting animals has got much attention all 1. o the world. Every year IUCN(国际自然保护联盟）reports some important information about the plants and animals in 2. d. The giraffe is one of them. Over the last 30 years, the 3. n of giraffes has dropped by 40%. And many other animals are 4. l their lives because of human activities. Animals are often killed for their meat, teeth or even just for 5. f.
Animals will get more help if 6. e starts to do something. Here are the things you can do.
• Love animals. You could 7. g them a hand when it is necessary.
• Go 8. o to see wildlife. If you take a walk in nature, you can enjoy seeing all the plants and animals around you.
• Speak up for wildlife. Animals can't speak for themselves. You can be a 9. v for your animal friends.
• Learn more about animals' 10. d situations. By learning about their problems and pains, you can find new ways to help them.

1. over 2. danger 3. number 4. losing 5. fun 6. everyone/everybody 7. give 8. outside/out/outdoors 9. voice 10. difficult

【分析】
本题是一篇关于保护动物的英语短文填空，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及语法规则完成单词填写。解题时先通读全文把握主题（保护动物），再逐个分析每个空格的线索：如固定搭配、语境提示、语法结构等，从而确定每个空应填的单词。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配all over the world，意为“全世界”，故填over；
2. 固定搭配in danger，意为“濒危”，IUCN报告濒危动植物的相关信息，故填danger；
3. 固定搭配the number of，意为“……的数量”，此处指长颈鹿的数量下降，故填number；
4. 现在进行时结构“are + 现在分词”，lose their lives意为“失去生命”，故填losing；
5. 固定搭配for fun，意为“为了好玩”，是猎杀动物的原因之一，故填fun；
6. 结合语境，每个人行动起来动物会得到更多帮助，故填everyone/everybody；
7. 固定搭配give sb a hand，意为“帮助某人”，could后接动词原形，故填give；
8. 结合语境，去户外看野生动物，go outside/out/outdoors均符合，故填outside/out/outdoors；
9. 结合前文“speak up for wildlife（为野生动物发声）”，此处指成为动物朋友的代言人，a voice意为“代言人”，故填voice；
10. 结合语境，了解动物的困难处境，difficult situations符合，故填difficult。
【答案】
1. over 2. danger 3. number 4. losing 5. fun 6. everyone/everybody 7. give 8. outside/out/outdoors 9. voice 10. difficult
【知识点】
英语固定搭配、英语完形填空、英语词汇运用
【点评】
本文围绕保护动物主题展开，通过填空考查学生对固定搭配、语境词汇的掌握，需结合上下文和日常积累的短语解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

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[2026 盐城期末改编] Last week in Geography class, we learnt that if all the ice in the North and South Poles melted, sea level around the world would rise, and many cities would be flooded and disappear(消失). It started to 1. w me. What would happen if there was a flood in our city? Would everyone be 2. a? Last night, I had a dream about a great flood.
It was nine o'clock in the morning. My bedroom floor was a pool of water. I looked out of the window. Water was 3. e. It covered roads, parks and small houses. Large objects, such as coaches and boats, passed by my window. They were floating(漂浮) in the water. I was 4. s. But I knew I could not just stand there. I had to do something!
I tried to call my dad, but the line was dead. My computer was still working, 5. s I sent him an email. I wrote, "Dad, there's a flood! What should we do?" He sent me an email back, "Kevin, my boss has given me some important work. I don't have 6. t to worry about the flood." Then I emailed my best friend, "What should we do about the 7. f?" My friend replied, "I am busy playing computer games." I 8. s, "The WATER! Look at the WATER!" But my cries fell on deaf(聋) ears. In offices and homes, people just sat and looked at their computer screens. It seemed that they did not want to leave. Computers were more 9. i than the flood. Soon the water came into people's rooms. It poured(涌流) onto their desks and 10. c their computers. People finally started to notice the flood, but it was too late. Then I woke up. There was no water. I was safe—for now.

1. worry 2. alive 3. everywhere 4. scared 5. so 6. time 7. flood 8. shouted 9. important 10. covered

【分析】
本题是首字母型完形填空，解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握文章主旨（作者讲述自己做的一场关于城市遭遇洪水的梦，人们沉迷电脑忽视险情的故事）；接着逐句分析每个空格的上下文语境、语法结构，结合首字母提示，选择符合语义和逻辑的单词，确保填写后语句通顺、文意连贯。
【解析】
1. 上文提到南北极冰融化会导致城市被淹没，这件事开始让作者担忧，“start to do sth”为固定结构，结合首字母w，填worry；
2. 作者担心城市发洪水时人们是否还活着，“be alive”表示“活着的”，符合语境，填alive；
3. 窗外的水覆盖了道路、公园、小房子，说明水到处都是，结合首字母e，填everywhere；
4. 看到到处是水，作者感到害怕，结合首字母s，填scared；
5. 电脑仍能使用，因此作者给爸爸发邮件，so表因果关系，填so；
6. 爸爸称有重要工作，没时间担心洪水，结合首字母t，填time；
7. 作者向朋友询问关于洪水的应对办法，结合首字母f，填flood；
8. 作者呼喊提醒朋友，结合后文“cries”及首字母s，填shouted；
9. 人们沉迷电脑，认为电脑比洪水更重要，结合首字母i，填important；
10. 水涌到桌子上，覆盖了电脑，结合首字母c，填covered。
【答案】
1. worry 2. alive 3. everywhere 4. scared 5. so 6. time 7. flood 8. shouted 9. important 10. covered
【知识点】
首字母型完形填空、词汇运用、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本题为期末改编的首字母完形填空，围绕“洪水梦”的语境展开，考查学生对语境的把握和基础词汇的运用能力，难度适中，能帮助学生理解语境与词汇的关联。
【难度系数】
0.5