三、短文填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短文,从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词,每词仅用一次。
connection without protect cause part
few die become search idea
What will our world be like if there are no insects? Maybe it will give you much pleasure when there are no bad insects in your everyday life. But this could many problems in fact.
The number of insects keeps down these years. There are also places for insects to live in than before. It a worrying natural problem now.
What will happen if all insects die out? I think it will be really serious. That's because there is a between humans and insects. We need insects to break down(分解) plants and animals and turn them into new things. It provides(提供) us with the healthy soil(土壤). Besides, insects are food for lots of animals. The animals will be hungry or die them. Insects play an important in the ecosystem of our planet.
Then what should we do? The scientists spend lots of time ______ for better ways to control the terrible situation. One of the suggestions(建议) is that people should understand nature and change their ______ about insects as soon as possible. As students, we should ______ our mother nature from an early age and begin in small ways.
36. 37. 38.
39. 40. 41.
42. 43. 44.
45.

36. cause 37. fewer 38. becomes 39. connection 40. dead 41. without 42. part 43. searching 44. ideas 45. protect

四、读写结合(共两节,满分25分)
第一节 任务型阅读(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读短文,用英文填空或回答问题。(注意每小题的词数要求)
Yunnan's migrating(迁徙) elephant herd(象群) headed back home. Since last year, the herd has got attention worldwide for its unusual migration. On March 15th, the
herd began to move north from their home in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province.
On the travel, the herd visited villages and towns and welcomed two new babies into the family. After a 17-month long walk, the herd finally decided, "East or west, home is best."
During the travel, the government(政府) gave them food and followed them with flying drones(无人机). With the help of the police, more than 150,000 people moved away from the herd. Even as the herd took up many communities(社区) along the way, they left zero injuries(受伤) because the government and people worked together to make sure(确保) of the safety(安全) of both animals and humans.
While the reason why the herd has this travel is still unknown, we do know the home of the elephants is in danger and they have to find a better one.
In fact, the Chinese government is taking action to protect the environment. Thanks to the work of the government, we can see some deserts turn into green land. More and more wild animals come back. Humans and wild animals can enjoy the warm sunshine together again.
As the elephants are on the road to a greener home, we humans are also on the way to a brighter future.
46. The elephant herd started to move north on . (不超过4词)
47－49. Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
| Why did the elephant herd leave no injuries? | Because the government and people worked together to make sure that 47. . (不超过10词) |
| What happens after the Chinese government takes action to protect the environment? | • We can see some deserts turn into 48. (不超过3词) • More and more wild animals come back. • Humans and wild animals can 49. . (不超过10词) |
50.【新考法·开放性试题】What do you think "a brighter future" in the last paragraph means?

(不超过20词)

46. March 15(th)/15(th) March/the 15th of March
47. both animals and humans were safe
48. green land
49. enjoy the warm sunshine together again
50. A brighter future means a better environment, more animals, and people living well with nature.(答案合理即可)