一、短文填空
A group of Przewalski's horses are being introduced to the Iberian Highlands in Spain. People hope that the animals will help (1) p wildfires.
The Iberian Highlands is a mountainous area (2) w lots of juniper, oak and pine trees growing there. Wildfires are often a problem in the area, caused by the rising (3) t and the dry plants and trees. The dry plants and trees catch fire very (4) e. The horses' job is to eat the dry leaves and undergrowth(下木层) and keep the (5) g clear, which will slow down the spread of wildfires.
The Przewalski's are from a nature reserve in France. There are seven females and three males now, and the plan is to introduce (6) m of them over time.
Przewalski's, known as "the last truly wild horse", are an ancient and endangered breed. Cave paintings in Spain (7) s horses which look like Przewalski's. Like what we see in the paintings, they have shorter (8) l than most horses and tufty manes. In the 1960s the horses died out in the (9) w, but they have since been reintroduced to parts of China, France, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
Around the world, many other (10) c are using the similar ways to deal with wildfires. In Chile, goats have been grazing the forests of Bosques de Chacay since 2017, and in the Greater Côa Valley, Portugal, traditional breeds of cattle and horses have been reintroduced.

1. prevent 2. with 3. temperature 4. easily 5. ground 6. more 7. show 8. legs 9. wild 10. countries

【分析】
做短文填空时，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词性及语法规则推断单词。第1空依据固定搭配和语境确定；第2空用介词表伴随特征；第3空结合野火原因确定名词；第4空用副词修饰动词短语；第5空结合马的作用确定名词；第6空依据数量补充的语境确定；第7空结合洞穴画的功能确定动词；第8空描述马的身体部位；第9空用固定短语；第10空结合后文举例确定名词。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配help (to) do sth，结合语境“帮助阻止野火”，填prevent；
2. 介词with表“带有、具有”，修饰山地地区的特征，填with；
3. 野火由温度上升和干燥植物引发，填名词temperature；
4. 修饰动词短语catch fire需用副词，结合“干燥植物容易着火”，填easily；
5. 马清理落叶和下木，目的是保持地面干净，填名词ground；
6. 现有7雌3雄，计划后续引入更多，填more；
7. 西班牙洞穴画“展示”出类似普氏野马的马，主语为复数用一般现在时，填show；
8. 描述马的身体特征，比多数马有更短的腿，用复数名词legs；
9. 固定短语in the wild表“在野外”，指普氏野马曾野外灭绝，填wild；
10. 后文提到多国案例，此处指其他国家用类似方法，填复数名词countries。
【答案】
1. prevent 2. with 3. temperature 4. easily 5. ground 6. more 7. show 8. legs 9. wild 10. countries
【知识点】
英语词汇运用，固定搭配，介词用法
【点评】
本题为英语短文填空题，围绕“用动物防控野火”的主题，考查学生对语境的理解、词汇掌握及语法运用，难度适中，需结合上下文逻辑推断单词，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5