Ⅱ. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the words and expressions in the box.
now, in the past, after that, firstly, then, finally
Nairobi National Park is one of the most special protected areas in Kenya.
1. , it sits just a few kilometers from the capital city, with mountains and rivers running through it. 2. , some parts of the park have no high fences, so wild animals can move freely.
3. , lions often leave the park at night. They walk into nearby farms to hunt cows and other animals. 4. , farmers feel very worried. They kill the lions to protect their own cows.
5. , there were about 15,000 lions living in Kenya. But 6. , fewer than 2,000 of them remain. We must take action to help these amazing animals.

1. Firstly 2. Then 3. After that 4. Finally 5. In the past 6. now

【分析】
本题要求用方框内的时间、顺序类副词填空，需结合句子的逻辑顺序（事件先后、时间对比）选择合适词汇。首先明确各词汇的用法：firstly表列举的“首先”，then表承接的“然后”，after that表时间上“在那之后”，finally表最终的“最后”，in the past表“在过去”，now表“现在”。再逐句分析逻辑：第1句是介绍公园的第一个特征，用表起始顺序的词；第2句承接上文的特征，用表承接的词；第3句说明狮子离开公园的后续情况，用表时间先后的词；第4句说明最终结果，用表最终的词；第5句提及过去的狮子数量，用表过去时间的词；第6句对应现在的数量，用表现在时间的词。
【解析】
1. 第1句是介绍内罗毕国家公园的第一个特点，需用表列举顺序的副词，故填Firstly；
2. 第2句承接上文介绍公园的另一特点，需用表承接的副词，故填Then；
3. 第3句说明狮子离开公园后发生的情况，需用表时间先后的短语，故填After that；
4. 第4句说明上述情况导致的最终结果，需用表最终的副词，故填Finally；
5. 第5句提及过去肯尼亚狮子的数量，需用表过去时间的短语，故填In the past；
6. 第6句对应现在狮子的剩余数量，需用表现在时间的副词，故填now。
【答案】
1. Firstly 2. Then 3. After that 4. Finally 5. In the past 6. now
【知识点】
英语副词辨析、语境选词填空
【点评】
本题考查时间与顺序类副词的语境运用，难度适中，学生只要理清句子间的逻辑关系（顺序、时间先后），掌握各词汇的基本用法即可正确作答，是基础型的词汇运用题。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅲ. Complete the passage with proper words or the proper forms of the words given.
Near a national park in Kenya, lions are a big problem. The park is very large, 1. mountains and rivers, so there are no 2. (fence) in some parts. Lions often go out of the park at night to the farms and eat the cows. As a result, farmers have to kill the lions 3. (protect) their cows. In 1990, about 15,000 lions lived in Kenya, but now there are far 4. (few) lions.
Luckily, 5. 11-year-old Kenyan boy named Richard Turere helped solve this problem. He tried many ways. 6. (one) he used a scarecrow, but the lions soon knew it wasn't a real person. Then he 7. (hide) the cows, but the lions could still smell 8. . He didn't give up. One night, he found lions were scared of the moving light.
He put lights on the fences and made them go on and 9. . It worked! Now his invention is used widely. 10. he is young, he is good at thinking and creating.

1. with 2. fences 3. to protect 4. fewer 5. an 6. First 7. hid
8. them 9. off 10. Though

【分析】
本题为英语语篇填空题，需结合上下文语境、语法规则、词性变化及固定搭配完成填空。解题时先通读全文把握大意，再逐句分析每个空格：1题需表“带有”的介词；2题根据be动词are确定名词复数；3题用不定式表目的；4题由时间对比用形容词比较级；5题根据元音音素开头确定冠词；6题对应后文Then用序数词；7题结合全文过去时态用动词过去式；8题指代前文名词用代词宾格；9题考固定搭配；10题表让步用连词。
【解析】
1. 句意：公园很大，有山和河，表“带有”用介词with；
2. 前面be动词为are，名词fence需变复数fences；
3. 农民杀狮子的目的是保护牛，用不定式to protect作目的状语；
4. 1990年和现在的狮子数量对比，用few的比较级fewer；
5. 11-year-old以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an；
6. 对应后文的Then，用序数词First；
7. 全文为过去时态，hide的过去式为hid；
8. 指代前文的cows，用宾格them；
9. 固定搭配on and off表示“断断续续地”；
10. 表让步“虽然他年轻”，用连词Though。
【答案】
1. with 2. fences 3. to protect 4. fewer 5. an 6. First 7. hid 8. them 9. off 10. Though
【知识点】
语篇填空、介词与冠词用法、动词形式变化
【点评】
本题考查基础英语语篇填空，侧重语境理解和核心语法、词汇的运用，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6