Ⅰ. Match the words with the explanations.
()1. lost adj. A. to close something
()2. shut v. B. feeling really afraid and nervous
()3. scared adj. C. a large number of things falling together
()4. smoke n. D. grey or black air coming from burning
()5. shower n. E. that cannot be found or recovered

1. E
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C

【分析】
本题为英语单词与释义匹配题，解题思路为：先明确每个单词的词性和核心含义，再逐一理解每个选项的释义，将单词与对应含义匹配，得出正确答案。
【解析】
1. lost（形容词，丢失的）对应E选项“that cannot be found or recovered（找不到或无法找回的）”；
2. shut（动词，关闭）对应A选项“to close something（关闭某物）”；
3. scared（形容词，害怕的）对应B选项“feeling really afraid and nervous（感到非常害怕和紧张）”；
4. smoke（名词，烟）对应D选项“grey or black air coming from burning（燃烧产生的灰或黑色气体）”；
5. shower（名词，阵雨）对应C选项“a large number of things falling together（大量事物一起落下）”。
【答案】
1. E
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
【知识点】
英语单词词义匹配、常用单词释义
【点评】
本题考查基础英语单词的核心含义，属于简单的词义匹配题，只要掌握常用单词的基本释义即可轻松作答。
【难度系数】
0.2

Ⅱ. Complete the passage with the proper form of the words in Exercise Ⅰ.
A big hurricane(飓风）was coming. I quickly got in a rescue coach as the wind blew hard. Outside, there was a lot of 1. in the air. Little stones, dirt and leaves were flying around, down to the ground in heavy 2. . The driver immediately 3. the emergency door to keep strong wind out. Everyone in the coach was 4. . As the rescue coach slowly moved forward, I suddenly saw my 5. dog in a corner. I then reached out to hold him close, hoping we’d make it through the hurricane together.

1. smoke
2. showers
3. shut
4. scared
5. lost

【分析】
首先通读全文，把握文章讲述飓风来临时的场景，结合每个空格的上下文语境、词汇搭配及全文过去时态的特点，选择合适的单词填入，确保语句通顺、符合逻辑。
【解析】
1. 句意为“空中有很多________”，飓风来临时空中会有烟雾等杂物，结合语境填不可数名词smoke；
2. 句意为“小石子、泥土和树叶四处飞舞，像大________一样落到地上”，heavy showers表示“大阵雨”，此处指杂物像阵雨般落下，填复数名词showers；
3. 全文为过去时态，句意为“司机立刻________紧急门来阻挡强风”，“关闭”的过去式是shut，填shut；
4. 句意为“车里的每个人都很________”，飓风来临时人们会感到害怕，填形容词scared作表语；
5. 句意为“我突然看到我的________狗在角落里”，lost表示“丢失的”，符合语境，填lost；
【答案】
1. smoke
2. showers
3. shut
4. scared
5. lost
【知识点】
英语词汇运用；语境理解
【点评】
本题结合飓风场景考查词汇在具体语境中的正确运用，需结合上下文逻辑、词汇搭配及时态等知识，难度适中，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅲ. Read and answer the questions.
I am a baby opossum(负鼠) living in the Australian bush. Every evening, my family climbs tall gum trees to eat leaves before sleeping in our nest. Life was peaceful until the bush fire came.
First came the strange smell of smoke. Then the sky turned orange and dark. The forest froze(因恐惧忽然停住)—no birds sang, no animals moved. My heart beat fast as the hot air touched our trees. “Quick! Down the tree!” Mama cried. Unlike koalas that move slowly, we opossums can run fast on the ground when in danger.
We hurried down the burning tree. All around us, animals were running away in different ways: big kangaroos were jumping powerfully through the smoke. A family of wombats were running into their deep underground home. A frightened goanna lizard was climbing onto a smooth, cool rock. “▲” Papa shouted.
We then jumped carefully from one rock to another. The rocks’ cool surfaces(表面) protected our small feet from the hot ground. The air burned our noses.
Then we saw our safe place—a huge white ants’ home! Its hard clay walls stayed cool even with surrounding fire. We moved close to the walls as fire passed on both sides.
When the fire finally passed, we saw that the beautiful forest was now black and smoking. Luckily, near the white ants’ house, some green bushes survived! We ate their leaves gratefully—our first meal in two days.
()1. What can we learn about the opossum from the passage?
A. It lives in American bush.
B. It always sleeps underground.
C. It can run as fast as the koala.
D. It feeds on the gum tree leaves.
()2. Which of the following can be put in “▲” in Paragraph 3?
A. Follow the line of rocks!
B. Climb to the top of the tree!
C. Jump into the river quickly!
D. Run with the wombats fast!
()3. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. What really caused the forest fire.
B. How different animals ran away from the fire.
C. How the opossum family survived the forest fire.
D. What different animals did to help each other in the forest.
4. How did the opossum feel in the end?

1. D
2. A
3. C
4. One possible version: It felt very thankful because it said: We ate their leaves gratefully—our first meal in two days.

【分析】首先通读全文，明确文章围绕负鼠一家在森林火灾中逃生的经历展开。第1题是细节理解题，需定位原文关于负鼠的栖息地、习性等信息，逐一排除错误选项；第2题是句子还原题，需结合上下文动作逻辑选择合适语句；第3题是主旨大意题，需概括全文核心内容；第4题是情感推断题，需从原文找体现情感的关键词。
【解析】
1. 第1题：A选项，原文提到负鼠住在Australian bush，而非American bush，排除；B选项，原文说负鼠睡在巢中，并非地下，排除；C选项，原文明确考拉移动慢、负鼠能快速奔跑，排除；D选项，原文提到负鼠以桉树叶子为食，符合描述，故选D。
2. 第2题：后文提到“jumped carefully from one rock to another”，说明前文是指引跟着岩石线行动，A选项符合逻辑；B选项爬树与逃生动作不符，C选项文中未提及河流，D选项负鼠逃生方式与袋熊不同，排除，故选A。
3. 第3题：全文围绕负鼠一家在森林火灾中逃生、找到安全处的过程展开，A选项火灾原因未提及，B选项仅概括部分内容，D选项未体现动物互助，故选C。
4. 第4题：原文最后一段提到“ate their leaves gratefully”，说明负鼠最后很感激，故答案为It felt very thankful.
【答案】1.D 2.A 3.C 4.It felt very thankful.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解的细节定位、逻辑推理、主旨概括能力，需学生仔细阅读原文提取关键信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6