Ⅳ. Complete the passage with the sentences in the box (one extra option), and answer the question.
Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Some areas have so many plants. But some don’t have any plants at all.
To grow, plants need some things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Another is water. 25. So dry deserts have almost no trees or grass.
Plants must also have a place to put down their roots and grow. 26. If a town is on hard land, the plants here can only find the soil between the cracks of stones to grow in.
27. But what will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand. 28. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants every day, many of them will die because the sand on the beach has almost no nutrients for plants.

A. In very dry parts, only some unusual plants can grow.
B. Most plants won't grow on the beach.
C. Try to take good care of plants.
D. Plants must have nutrients to grow.
E. It is difficult for plants to grow on hard land.
29. What is your favourite plant? Why? (Answer within 15 words)

25. A 26. E 27. D 28. B 29. My favourite plant is the rose. Because I think it is sweet and beautiful.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）

【分析】
完成句子填空需结合每个空的上下文逻辑，通过前后文的关键词匹配对应选项。25空关联植物需水与沙漠缺水的语境，26空关联扎根需求与硬土地的例子，27空关联营养与沙滩缺养分的内容，28空关联沙滩植物数量的描述，29题为开放题需合理作答。
【解析】
25. 前文说明植物生长需要水，后文指出干燥的沙漠几乎没有植物，A选项“在非常干燥的地方，只有一些不寻常的植物能生长”衔接沙漠缺水的语境，符合逻辑，故选A。
26. 前文提到植物需要扎根的地方，后文举例硬土地上植物只能在石缝生长，E选项“植物在硬土地上很难生长”承接上下文，故选E。
27. 后文提到沙滩的沙子几乎没有植物所需的营养，D选项“植物生长必须有营养”引出该内容，符合逻辑，故选D。
28. 前文说明沙滩上只有少数植物能生长，B选项“大多数植物不能在沙滩生长”衔接该语境，故选B。
29. 此题为开放题，需结合自身喜好作答，言之有理即可。
【答案】
25.A 26.E 27.D 28.B 29.My favourite plant is the rose. Because I think it is sweet and beautiful.（答案不唯一，合理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、句子逻辑推理
【点评】
本题考查学生对文章上下文逻辑的理解能力，需通过前后文关键词匹配选项，难度适中，开放题部分鼓励学生结合实际作答。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅴ. Cloze test.
A long time ago, there was a garden. Many vegetables grew in the garden. And there was a big near the vegetables.
The vegetables and the big tree didn’t like each other. The vegetables drank a lot of water, so the tree couldn’t drink water. The big tree looked at the vegetables , and he decided to teach the vegetables a lesson.
On a summer day, the was shining in the sky. The big tree decided not to share its shadow with the vegetables. It made the vegetables very hot. There was not enough water to so they soon became very dry and ugly. At that time, the
gardener came to see these . He was very sad, because almost all the vegetables were . Then he decided to build a(n) garden.
It took the gardener too much time to build the new garden. He was so that he couldn’t take of the old garden. The big tree felt very regretful, because he chose a wrong way to teach the vegetables a lesson.
()30. A. river B. flower C. tree D. pool
()31. A. enough B. some C. no D. little
()32. A. happily B. angrily C. kindly D. warmly
()33. A. star B. moon C. sun D. earth
()34. A. eat B. wash C. cook D. drink
()35. A. vegetables B. trees C. seeds D. roots
()36. A. dark B. dry C. beautiful D. healthy
()37. A. new B. old C. magic D. natural
()38. A. free B. busy C. silly D. lucky
()39. A. advantage B. place C. part D. care

30. C 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. D

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握故事主旨，再结合空格前后的语境逻辑、词义辨析及固定搭配逐一分析选项，最后验证答案是否符合文意。
【解析】
30. 根据下文“The vegetables and the big tree”可知，此处指大树，选C。
31. 蔬菜消耗大量水，导致树无法喝到足够的水，enough符合语境，选A。
32. 树因缺水对蔬菜不满，会生气地看它们，angrily符合情绪，选B。
33. 夏天天空中照耀的是太阳，sun符合季节和语境，选C。
34. 前文提到水，此处指没有足够的水喝，drink搭配合理，选D。
35. 园丁来看的是前文提到的蔬菜，vegetables符合指代，选A。
36. 蔬菜缺水变得干枯，dry符合状态，选B。
37. 因为蔬菜干枯，园丁决定建一个新花园，new符合语境，选A。
38. 建花园耗时多，园丁因此很忙，busy符合逻辑，选B。
39. 固定搭配take care of（照顾），此处指没时间照顾旧花园，选D。
【答案】
30.C 31.A 32.B 33.C 34.D 35.A 36.B 37.A 38.B 39.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文通过大树与蔬菜的故事传递友好相处的道理，解题需结合上下文语境，注重词义和固定搭配的运用，是难度适中的完形填空题。
【难度系数】
0.6