Animals are our best friends. My favorite animals are elephants. Elephants are friends 1 the Earth. They're very important to the Earth.

Elephants love to eat plants. 2 they eat leaves and grass, they help keep the forests and grasslands(草地) healthy. They also make ways as they cross the 3. This helps other animals, like zebras and rabbits, get home. Elephants use their long noses to make water holes(坑). This helps other animals find 4 to drink.
But do you know that elephant poop(粪便) is also 5? Are you surprised? An elephant's poop makes the ground better for plants to 6. Elephants also move seeds(种子) through 7 poop. When elephants walk and then poop, they 8 the seeds to new places. This helps new plants grow!
But we need to 9 the elephants. Five hundred years ago, there were millions of elephants on the Earth. Now there are only about 490,000. That's too 10. Let's do what we can to protect(保护) them!
()1. A. with B. of C. for D. at
()2. A. Before B. So C. When D. If
()3. A. river B. forest C. garden D. park
()4. A. water B. lake C. sea D. ice
()5. A. playful B. thankful C. careful D. helpful
()6. A. rest B. sell C. fall D. grow
()7. A. your B. their C. our D. his
()8. A. share B. make C. take D. buy
()9. A. look after B. look for C. look at D. look out
()10. A. dangerous B. difficult C. expensive D. important
词句积累
◎重点词汇
1. animal (n.)
2. elephant (n.)
3. plant (n.)
4. leaf (n.)
5. grass (n.)
6. forest (n.)
7. healthy (adj.)
8. rabbit (n.)
9. nose (n.)
10. surprised (adj.)

11. move (v.)
12. grow (v.)
◎重点词组
13. love to do sth. 喜欢做某事
14. millions of 数百万的
◎写作佳句
15. They're very important to the Earth. 它们对地球非常重要。(适用于“环境保护”类写作)
16. Let's do what we can to protect them! 让我们尽我们所能来保护它们!
(适用于“环境保护”类写作)
参考答案见详解详析册 P23

Day 1
【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了作者最喜欢的动物——大象。旨在引导学生了解大象对生态环境的重要作用，增强保护动物的意识。
1. B 考查介词的用法—瞻前顾后巧求索。with和……一起；of……的；for为了；at在。根据“the Earth”可知，此处表示“大象是地球的朋友”，为所属关系。
2. C 考查连词的用法—句间关系判逻辑。Before在……之前；So所以；When当……时候；If如果。“they eat leaves and grass”和“they help keep the forests and grasslands(草地) healthy”是时间上的伴随关系，当大象吃树叶和草的时候，它们有助于保持森林和草地的健康，用“When”。
3. B 考查名词词义辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。river河流；forest森林；garden花园；park公园。根据上文“Elephants love to eat plants... help keep the forests and grasslands(草地) healthy.”以及下文“This helps other animals, like zebras and rabbits, get home.”可知，大象穿过的是森林，它们在森林中开辟道路，帮助其他动物回家。
4. A 考查名词词义辨析—词汇复现定答案。water水；lake湖泊；sea海洋；ice冰。根据“Elephants use their long noses to make water holes(坑).”可知，大象用鼻子挖水坑可以帮助其他动物找到水喝。此处为上文中“water”的同词复现。
5. D 考查形容词词义辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。playful有趣的；thankful感激的；careful小心的；helpful有帮助的。根据第三段内容可知，大象的粪便对植物生长和种子传播有帮助。
6. D 考查动词词义辨析—词汇复现定答案。rest休息；sell售卖；fall落下；grow生长。根据下文“This helps new plants grow!”可知，大象的粪便让土地更适合植物生长。此处为grow的同词复现。
7. B 考查代词的用法—瞻前顾后巧求索。your你的，你们的；their他/她/它们的；our我们的；his他的。这里指代前面的“Elephants”，用“their”。
8. C 考查动词词义辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。share分享；make制作；take带走；buy买。根据“When elephants walk and then poop, they $\underline{8}$ the seeds to new places.”可知，大象边走边排便，把种子带到新的地方。
9. A 考查动词短语辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。look after照顾；look for寻找；look at看；look out小心。根据“Five hundred years ago... only about 490,000.”可知，大象数量减少，我们需要照顾它们。
10. A 考查形容词词义辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。dangerous危急的；difficult困难的；expensive昂贵的；important重要的。根据上文内容可知，五百年前有数百万头大象，现在只有大约49万头，数量变少，形势很危急。
词句积累
1. 动物 2. 大象 3. 植物 4. 树叶 5. 草
6. 森林 7. 健康的 8. 兔子 9. 鼻子
10. 惊奇的 11. 移动 12. 生长